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 […]