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Double British Champion
Members of our Karate club from Basingstoke recently attended the Karate Sport England (KSE) National Championships held in Loughborough. The team included both experienced players and novices of all ages. The KSE championships are open to all...
Encouragement in the Martial Arts
Black Belt Research Project 2013 Introduction by Zane Sewell As part of the preparation for my black belt examination I am going to complete a project looking at how I can help and encourage others to become the best of themselves in their Martial...
Learning a martial art is said to be character building
The project I have to do for my Black Belt grading is “Learning a martial art is said to be character building” and I have three questions that I will have to answer. They are: 1 - How would martial arts help someone who is- 2 - Shy 3 - Aggressive...
The differences between Beginners and Advanced practitioners.
The differences between Beginners and Advanced practitioners. Beginners- White, Orange and Red belts By Jess Muller I feel that beginners should spend the majority of their lesson time working on their fundamentals. This should include: the...
SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS – Hapkido and Bajiquan
REPORT 1 – SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS by Katherine White Hapkido and Bajiquan WHAT IS A MARTIAL ART? Before any Martial Art, hard or soft, can be looked at, it needs to be understood what is meant by these terms. There is no one, definite,...
Non Verbal Communication
Black Belt Grading 2013 Harry van Meerkerk I have been given the topic of Non-verbal communication as my research project for my black belt grading – a) Why are non-verbal communications important to a martial artist b) What...
National All Styles Competition Success
Our team of Karate exponents from Basingstoke entered the National All Style Open Karate Competition in Reading this weekend. We entered children, cadets and adults into the tournament. Our first success came with Louis Kelly (10) entering...
Coaches selected for Karate England National Squad
With the World Karate Championships coming up in June, Karate England have selected three of our Basingstoke based members to compete for the National All Style Karate Squad. Karate England's National Coaches Abdu Shaher and Ian Cuthbert have been...
Basingstoke Sports Awards 2013
A number of the members from our Martial Arts centre in Basingstoke were chosen to attend the Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards 2013. The Sports Awards are organised by Basingstoke Local Sports Council and in particular Kevin Laing and Sue...
The Arts of Communication
The Arts of Communication Grading Project 2013 Aaron Potter My project for my black belt grading is split up into four main areas: a) As a Martial Artist what methods of communication do we use to learn Martial Arts? b) As a Martial Arts...
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