This article was originally featured on Sherdog. January 31, 2005 by Portal do Vale Tudo February is starting and "vacation" is a word that no Brazilian fighter wants to hear. There have been enough days of rest for those who fought in the end of the year and the focus for the great combats in […]
From a little Taranaki town called Puniho lives a struggling international artist who's absolutely fanatic about Taekwon-Do. Dale Copeland, aged 60, started learning International Taekwon-Do in a little scout hall in Oakura under the instruction of Mr Murray Smith. At yellow belt Dale and her daughter Toby, started to travel to New Plymouth (approximately ½ […]
Behind all of the martial arts there is a lot of history and myth. Most of this is lost to many of the students of the various arts practiced in New Zealand. In most cases, these are not even thought about. Then there is the true enthusiast, with a quest for knowledge on all that […]
“By following the methods set forth in this book the average man or woman can quickly acquire proficiency. A casual glance through the book will enable the reader to grasp many hither to unknown ways of converting a Walking Stick into a weapon of no mean order should the occasion to employ it arise”. So […]
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (NZ) ended 2004 with a fantastic Semi-Contact and Forms tournament in Te Awamutu in the North Island in November. These tournaments are Semi-Contact Points and gained much interest from clubs all over the North of the island, Clubs from Whakatane, Taupo, Palmerston North, Hamilton and Auckland as well as […]
Reg C = Regional ChampionNat C = National Champion Male Full Contact Light Middle weight 67-71Kg Rank Name Club Wins Lose KO 1 K.Gilbert Te Awamutu Phantoms 1 0 0 2 Darryl Smith Glenview Martial Arts 1 0 1 3 Stefan Crouch Tauranga Phantoms 0 1 0 4 R.Teriini Otorohanga Phantoms 0 1 0 Middle […]
“Sometimes you don’t know how to fit in until you break out.” At 50 years old, Patrick McCarthy is a 5th generation student of Uchinadi1 with an impeccable lineage of Okinawan instructors, starting with his teacher Kinjo Hiroshi 2 and his teacher’s teacher, Hanashiro Chomo3, Itosu Ankoh4 who preceded him, and his master, Matsumura Sokon5, […]
Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. The mission of the United States Marine Corps in combat is to close with, and destroy the enemy, by fire and maneuver, […]
The original concept of the 'Ultimate' Martial Arts Board came to fruition in the 1980's. After many years of design and development, the first aluminum prototype mold was built in the early 90's. Following several years of design improvement and an exhaustive search for the proper material, the current design of the 'Ultimate' Martial Arts […]
Following are the dates for Wushu events in 2005. The details will be confirmed by February 14th 2005 and further information will be available on this website www.1wushu.co.nz Saturday 30th April 2005 World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day Saturday 28th May 2005 Auckland Wushu Festival Saturday 30th July 2005 Auckland Sanshou Tournament August 19,20 […]