In the 1990’s I had also read about Hapkido, a Korean martial art which included similar striking and blocking techniques to TaeKwonDo and joint locks and manipulation similar to Jujitsu. It’s history can be traced back in a Korean linage and Japanese linage which came together over a hundred years ago when Yong Sool Choi […]
Choi Kwang Do
So I starting TaeKwon-Do in 1987, as I progressed I became more and more interested in gaining new knowledge. The easiest way to gain an overall view of the martial arts was to buy magazines, Combat, Martial Arts Illustrated and TaeKwonDo Times. I enjoyed TaeKwonDo but wanted to try different styles. I came across another […]
TaeKwon-Do and Me – The Instructor
After eight years in Taekwondo, in 1995 as I was progressing to Black Belt I was encouraged to start up a Taekwondo club in Banbury. After an International and National Instructors qualification I decided to take on the challenge. The internet wasn’t a popular option for marketing in the mid 1990’s so it was posters […]
Taiho-Jutsu
Police Self Defence – Japanese Arresting Martial Art I joined Thames Valley Police in 1991. As well as a considerable amount of law and procedures to learn the police officer also has to be physically fit to join and also has to undergo a fair amount of physical training in arrest and self defence techniques. […]
TaeKwon-Do and Me
My training in Tae Kwon Do began in 1986 whilst serving in the military at Hereford, I wasn’t in the Special Air Service but I was stationed at their Headquarters as a Staff Clerk. An MOD Policeman, Paul Eden invited me to attend his Tae Kwon Do class in the gym. My only experience in […]
Zing-Zang’s Creation
Zing Zang – where did it begin ? I am Tim Butt and this is my website. After practising Martial Arts since the mid 1980,s I decided to publish by own blog. What do I name it ? I asked myself. The Yin Yang theory came to mind which is particularly relevant to Chinese Martial […]