I am 44, about 13 stone and 5ft 5. I stopped training over three years ago, but would like to begin again. Any tips or advice? Is age an issue...
FMA in Manchester There is also Steve Powells JKD on Newton Street in Manchester. The saturday class offers eskrima from the LaCoste-Inosanto...
ITF TKD at Salford UNI MR K.Iqbal 5th Degree teaches at Salford uni - not sure what nights, mon and weds I think....
Very poor technique if any at all! Looks like to me he was doing a ****-take, and his fall guy mate was there to make him look "good".
anyone ever train in wu shu kwan in Manchester UK in the 80's, under a guy named Graham A Phillips, 1st degree? I think he went on to create his...
What about Sayoc and Warriors Eskrima?
To me trapping is useful only if you can apply it in the right situation. In freestyle sparring it is no good as the person is moving around. So...
gunting Hands held high. Fingers in your own hair and keep it tight. Do not let go of the scalp. As soon as that jab comes in just quickly run...
I believe that if a person is too wrapped up in his art, he will fail to see the forest for the trees, such as the karate man who laughed at you...
Hi I have Matt Furey's book, Combat Conditioning...theres nothing wrong with it, and the exercises he talks about are actually quite intense. I...
Hi does anyone know of Goju Ryu classes in Manchester, UK? I knew of a class running at Sugdens but it isn't there anymore and was run by Mark...
Used to 50 a day. nowadays its a **** poor negative 50 :rolleyes:
Man, that is so similar, its almost uncanny.
Cool replies, guys. Lets face it, it isn't every day someone walks in to your take away and asks for some Chinese words for martial moves....
Hi Gaz Its good that you are practicing between classes. Good to practice your ammaras in front of a mirror. Also I would suggest that you...
I think it might be a little different in your case. The instructor I am talking about couldn't make up his mind what to call his system and I...
The reason I ask is in the eighties as an impressionable teenager, we had a local instructor who taught a style called White Wind Fist. To be...
What do you think of bogus instructors who go and mix up mandarin and cantonese names to create a style...?
I have known Steve since 1983. He is a great guy, one of the most down to earth instructors I know. You can't go wrong with him, he's the best. He...
Nice one LJ. Glad you enjoyed the class....
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