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TAEKWONDO HAS CHANCE OF COMMONWEALTH GAME INCLUSION

TAEKWONDO could become paret of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

It has been made into a category two sport - an optional sport - by the Commonwealth Games Federation.

The rules of the Commonwealth Games Federation allow candidae cities to chose from seven optional sports as part of their bid. They all have to include 10 sports on list one.

The Korean national sport is now one of seven which may make it to the games.

It was announced by the CGF following a visit from a delegation from the World Taekwondo Federation earlier this month led by Philippe Buedo, Chairman of the WTF Games Committee and Anthony Ferguson, president of the Caribbean Taekwondo federation.

In a statement from the WTF, Mr Ferguson said: "This is not only wonderful, but inspiring indeed. I did not expect that the decision would come soon.

"I have no doubt that in time we will become a category one sport."
The Commonwealth Games is the third largest such contest in the world involving multi-sports and disciplines. Only the Olympics and the Asian Games are larger.

It was introduced in 1930 under the title the British Empire Games and now attracts thousands of athletes from its 54 member states.

The next Games are due in October in New Dehli, India, and after that they will be held in Glasgow in 2014.
Australia and Sri Lanka are bidding to hold the 2018 Games.

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BODYGUARDS HIRED AFTER SCHOOL MURDERS

By Martial News Reporter

WORRIED parents in China have hired bodyguards and sent their children to martial arts schools after the latest school murders.

One father from South China has hired a Shaolin Kung Fu master to protect his six-year-old daughter.

This follows a spate of horrific mass murders in schools across China. Since March there have been six attacks by deranged men on pupils in which 27 people have been killed and 80 others.

In one attack the assailent used a hammer to bludgeon his helpless young victims.

Monk Hu Qiong, 38, was hired by the father to take his only daughter to and from school. He said he fretted over her safety but that his wife and himself were too busy running their family printing business in Foshan City, Guangdong Province.

Hu has trained in Kung Fu since he became a Buddhist monk aged eight. According to the Shanghai Daily he is being paid 10,000 yuan ( £1000), with a petrol allowance of 1000 yuan (£100) a month.

As well as hiring bodyguard anxious parents are turning to self-defence classes and martial arts schools.

Chinese state media reported a 20pc increase in martial arts and self-defence classes in Beijing.

In one school they wrere seeing 30 enquiries a week instead of the usual one or two. They also said that parents were enrolling their children immediately on visiting the school.

The Chinese State has said it will "strike hard"against the threat of schools being turned into targets by those intent on mass murder of children.

Schools across the country are hiring security guards and reviewing their safety procedures following the senseless killings.

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DOJO'S TOUGH ANTI-DRUG POLICY

By Martial News Reporter

A MARTIAL arts instructor has instigated a tough anti-drug policy after hearing rumours students could be becoming involved in the scene.

The International Martial Arts Academy, Topside, introduced the zero-tolerance policy in conjuction with parents after rumours started circulating that some students were distributing drugs.

Co-owner David Rogers spoke to 40 parents of some of the 140 students the Academy teaches.

He said: "It is involving younger and younger kids. This is the worst we’ve heard."

At the meeting parents with law enforcement backgrounds explained to the gatherinmg the best way to talk to their kids about drugs and what to look out for.

David added: "It was very nice to open up lines of communication not just among us but the community

"It turned into a really nice discussion about what we can do as parents and what we can do as teachers."

One parent said that hearing the message from a martial arts instructor could have more impact because they were role models.

Under the new rules any student found with drugs or doing drug activities will be banned until they produce a clean drug test results from a doctor.

If there are rumours a student is taking or dealing in drugs then a three step strategy is used. First their parents are phoned, with there are more rumours afterwards then a meeting with the parents and student is held, if there are still rumours it is continuing the pupil is asked to leave until they can produce a clean drugs test

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