I had an interest in Tai Chi for many years, read a few books on Chi, Tao Te Ching and a few others I can’t remember. Often as with many people, time is a major consideration, we have busy lives so I didn’t get fully involved for some time. The martial art of Tai Chi […]
Praying Mantis Kung Fu
In 2003 I decided to try another change from Taekwondo. Most martial arts in Banbury were Karate, Kick Boxing or Taekwondo. Not much Kung Fu. I found a Kung Fu club which was local in Banbury. The style was Praying Mantis Kung Fu. The lessons were held at Drayton village hall. The Instructor was Sifu […]
A taste of Karate and Jiu Jitsu
Karate I have had very few experiences of Karate, I have probably attended 3 or 4 lessons, the last one about 20 years ago in Banbury. As far as I recall I went to about two different clubs. I was heavily into Taekwondo at the time so I wasn’t serious about taking up Karate, more […]
Torite Jutsu
Pressure Point Seminar In 1999 several articles, interviews and advertisements in Combat Magazine caught my eye. A Grandmaster Rick Moneymaker from the USA was holding training seminars in the UK. He had developed a pressure point syllabus of techniques and theories based on the Chinese theory of Chi, the meridians and the five elements using […]
Hapkido
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 […]