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tai chi sticky hands (click here) 1	KUNG FU LESSONS
T'AI CHI's STICKY HANDS By Howard Gibbon (Sticky hand/Adhering hand) The object of the I Fu Shou exercise is to upset your partner's balance. This is not because it is a competition with a winner and a loser. Although sadly I see that 'pushing Hands competitions' are starting to appear, with some T'ai Chi Organisations subsequently advertising that one of their students won this or that section, presumably in the belief that this will attract more students to their organisation. The types of students that this attracts are the ones who want to win competitions and show off in front of a crowd. I feel this is a retrograde step that moves away from the true spirit of T'ai Chi...CLICK ABOVE	Kong Sai Martial Arts Tradtional Kung Fu freestyle kickboxing 0191 4249977 www.kongsaimartialarts.co.uk
TECHNIQUE OF THE MONTH PART ONE (CLICK HERE) 2	CAGE FIGHT
NINJUTSU KAMAE KATA (PART ONE) By John Atkin pics by Phil Doherty In this first of a double feature, John Atkin of the Advanced Fighting Centre, Newcastle, demonstrates the basic Kamae kata found in Ninjutsu. Applications for Shizen, Ichimonji, Doko and Hicho no kamaes can be found in feature four. John is a 9th Dan Bujinkan Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) exponent who has trained in the art since his teens. He teaches Bujinkan Taijutsu at the Advanced Fighting Centre, High Bridge Street, Newcastle. In Ninjutsu there is a form that takes the practioner through the basic kamae of Tai-jutsu. The kamae are multi-functional and many different attacks and defences can be launched from them...CLICK ABOVE	DFM REIVERS MMA Alnwick Boxing and MMA Club Rennington Alnwick
Technique of the Month PART TWO (click here) 3	AIKIDO LESSONS
NINJUTSU KAMAE KATA - FOURTH FEATURE By John Atkin 9th Dan, and Lee Brebner, 3rd Dan, pics by Phil Doherty (Part Four - see Feature Two for full kata) In this follow on feature John Atkin of the Advanced Fighting Centre, Newcastle, demonstrates three basic techniques that can be used from three movements of the form on feature three. (John is a 9th Dan Bujinkan Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) exponent who has trained in the art since his teens.) The three kamae used in this feature are: Seiza, Suwara Gata, Fundosa and are found in Ninjutsu's Kamae Kata...CLICK ABOVE	Zanshin Aikido Sunderland University Sundays 6 to 8pm Fridays 7 to 9pm The new Cityscape Centre Chester Road Campus Chester Road psethp@yahoo.co.uk www.zanshinaikido.co.uk0191 5226294
dfm reivers mma (click here) 4	KUNG FU SEMINARS
++++CLUB FEATURE++++CLUB FEATURE++++CLUB FEATURE++++CLUB FEATURE+ DFM REIVERS MMA - NORTHUMBRIA'S FIGHTING TEAM By Phil Doherty DFM Reivers MMA is one of the top fighting clubs in the region and is rapidly gaining a reputation for producing quality fighters. Part of DFM Martial Arts the club is run by DFM head coach Robert Currah, a former Karate England squad member who has trained in Kickboxing, Brazilian Jui-jitsu, Judo and Aikido. It is based in Alnwick, Northumberland, and is named after the feared border raiders - The Reivers - who were at the forefront of the 300 year border wars between Scotland and England. Fighters from the club regularly compete in MMA competitions acxross the region including DFM's Cage Fight Nights, the Northern Fight league, Cage Kombat and Total Combat...CLICK ABOVE	Sport injury? Aches and pains? Remedial and sports massage Hannah McDonald Bsc Honours Ost Med At 1 Wagonway Road Alnwick 01665 510760 or 07900 083781