Matthew Sylvester
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Master Choi Jung Hwa – A man on a moral mission
The Past, his Father, his Childhood If you practice Chang-Hun based Taekwondo, Master Choi Jung Hwa’s name is one you should already be aware of. Son of General Choi (pronounced ‘Chay’), the Founder of Taekwondo, Master Choi Jung Hwa carries a heavy burden upon his shoulders. Politics and splits aside (there are now three Taekwondo … Continue reading
Master Choi Jung Hwa – TKD the Art – Part Two of the exclusive intereview
In part one of this enlightening interview, Master Choi was kind enough to share his memories of his father, and his early days learning Taekwondo. In part two we move on to discuss Taekwondo the art and Master Choi’s views on sparring, unification, the Olympics and how he views it as a whole. Taekwondo the … Continue reading
Morne Swanepoel – JKD Unlimited – Background Interview
Combat – What was your first experience of the martial arts? MS – I started training when I was 4 years old. My Father enrolled me into an Amateur Wrestling gym and Karate School. So twice a week I would go train some Wrestling and twice a week some Karate. Was great to start at … Continue reading
Rocky Sondhi – It’s all in the feet!
Rocky Sondhi and Tommy Thompson are two long-running members of the Combat and Fighters correspondent team. They are also well-known authors of the book ‘TVP Comprehensive Boxing Concepts’. Following on from this success they have just produced a DVD with Summersdale. I could tell Rocky was champing at the bit to tell me about the … Continue reading
Brutally Honest – Rick Young’s Cross-training – Long Range Cross Training – Hard hitting
Brutally HonestCross-training – Long Range Cross Training – Hard hittingBy Matthew Sylvester Summersdale Productions are definitely starting to put themselves firmly on the map and this is starting to show in the finer details. Their DVD box-covers continue to improve in design and now even the DVDs themselves are improving with a very new and … Continue reading
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