Arjarn Nick Hewitson is from the Petchyindee Muay Thai Boxing Camp International More and more martial artists are turning to mind control techniques to improve there performance. This can be from dealing with fear of getting hurt to mastering complex combinations or katas. Psychological and mental training techniques have been around for a long time; […]
Arjarn Nick Hewitson is from the Petchyindee Muay Thai boxing Camp International I understand that the heading is likely to anger a great number of martial artists, well I'm sorry but its true, Thai boxing or Muay Thai as it is known is the most effective self defense system in the world. It is most […]
Arjarn Nick Hewitson is from the Petchyindee Muay Thai Boxing Camp International Running: Running plays a great part in Thai boxing training, however its benefits are gained though an array of different running methods in order to develop leg strength, speed, endurance, stamina and develop good cardiovascular health. Within this article I will cover the […]
Maipi is the southern indigenous word for what northern iwi/tribes refer to as the taiaha. It is one of several martial tools used by southern warriors to protect their whanau from physical attack during pre-musket warfare. With the advent of firearms the art of maipi and the other weapons fell into decline. However during this […]
May 2005 Firstly please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Terry Taylor, a second dan shotokan karate instructor based here in the UK. To say that karate and the wider issues of martial arts in general is, apart from my family, very central to my life would be an understatement. And here's the journey through […]
Dunedin will be fortunate to host a visit from three of Japan's top classical martial artists. Sekiguchi Komei, his senior student Fuji Katsuko, and Shimizu Nobuko are some of the senior instructors at Tokyo's Komei Jyuku martial arts school. Sekiguchi Sensei is recognised as the current soke, or successor-headmaster, of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaijutsu […]
Just a Piece of Cloth Staying alive in 2005 is the general idea, right? One must be creative in this endeavor. The common place items of mayhem are all too readily recognized by a host of eyes, cameras and snoopy neighbors. It will become even harder by 2006 to stay out of a fix. Because […]
Saturday 18 June saw Sitnarong Thai Boxing and its affiliate club, Morganti Ju Jitsu; hold their first ever combined interclub at their Waltham Road gym, Christchurch. The day featured nine Thai Boxing and seven Submission Grappling matches thorough out the afternoon and was thoroughly enjoyed by all those who participated, and the large crowd who […]
The WORLD ASSOCIATION of KICKBOXING ORGANISATIONS (NZ) held the first NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SEMI-CONTACT/FORMS CHAMPIONSHIPS on 28th May at Te Awamutu, Nr Hamilton. The day was a huge success with clubs from all over the country attending and different styles competing against each other. Goju-Ryu, Kyokushin, Kotaga Ryu, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do and Kickboxing […]
Translated by Robert Leifels Let's try to consider fighting arts from the point of view of the typical person. He/she receives information on fighting arts basically from two sources: cinema and sports. First off I will say that the overall objective of cinema is to be showy and entertaining. Consequently what we see on the […]