Monday, 16 April 2007

Thursday, 12 April 2007

How to break a brick

This video shows a technique how to break a brick using a trick.

Obviously try at your own risk - Interesting non the less. From a Martial Arts perspective obviously people don't hold the bricks but is interesting in that a party trick gives the impression that it is easy.

Monday, 9 April 2007

IWCA Wing Chun Documentary



Excellent documentary on Wing Chun from the International Wing Chun Academy's Adelaide HQ. Discusses history, key points and benefits (including a section on the specific benefits for women) in a clear concise manner.

Tuesday, 3 April 2007

Jim Fung - IWCA 30th Anniversary Open Day



IWCA 30th Anniversary Open Day - great video of Jim Fung

Memorial Service for Grandmaster Jim Fung

One of the world's best known martial artists and a leading figure in Australia's Chinese business community, Grandmaster Jim Fung, has died in Sydney. Grandmaster Fung, whose International Wing Chun Academy grew from a backyard shed to Australia's largest martial art school, had been fighting cancer for three years.

A special memorial service, marking Grandmaster Jim Fung's contribution to Wing Chun will be held at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, April 14, 2007. The service will run from 10:30am to 1:00pm. Martial artists from throughout Australasia are traveling to Sydney to attend and pay their last respects. All members of the public are welcome to attend the memorial.

more details

Sunday, 1 April 2007

More Tameshigiri

More outstanding slow motion shots

The Cabbage



The Apple in Half Cut



The Apple Shave

Friday, 30 March 2007

Tameshigiri - Slow Motion

Outstanding Slow Motion Sword Cuts

Tomato



Plastic Bottle



Egg

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

UFC to buy Pride

from ESPN.com

"The majority owners of Ultimate Fighting Championship have agreed to buy their biggest mixed martial arts rival, Pride Fighting Championships, in a deal that will establish megafights among the outfits' titleholders and possibly attract huge pay-per-view audiences."

"This is really going to change the face of MMA," Lorenzo Fertitta said. "Literally creating a sport that could be as big around the world as soccer. I liken it somewhat to when the NFC and AFC came together to create the NFL."

You only need to look at the huge size and success of WWE professional wrestling to see that this will eventually be mass market and big - and this is real :)