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Congratulations to the 3 new STMA Black Belts Baloo Chip Tork who know hold the grade of Shodan 1st Degree Black Belt in Shiro Tora Budo Kai White Tiger Martial Arts January 2012 Read Full Story

if you see it taught, you see it fought! Read Full Story

I come to you with only Karate, my empty hands, I have no weapons. But should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honour, should it be a matter of life or death, right or wrong, then here are my weapons, Karate, my Empty Hands. Read Full Story

Dave O Donnell shares his Top Ten KOs of 2011. Interestingly most of these are still punches. There is one kick, a spin backfist, and one brilliant kradot kao flying knee. Through most of the fight clips you see very little except punches. Mark Weir of GTI TKD, a former champion and master kicker, is KOd twice here when his kicks fail to land. Fights that go down come back up and the punching starts again, it doesn't flow into grappling. The message that hand range is still THE range in... Read Full Story

Shiro Tora Budo Kai White Tiger Martial Arts White Tiger Martial Arts will be looking to develop our members in the following phases this year: Karate 5 step, 3 step, one step kumite jiyu ippon - semi free one step 5 star and 5 star step karate sparring no pads we are also looking into further developing SC KB - freestyle karate ABCs and the use of light pads including forearm pads to fill in the gaps in the progressive sparring Savate ABCs: the savate drill list is pretty much set now so... Read Full Story

10 HIA: lop sao jao sao and lo 12 pak, pak pak, lop side step, wedge, pak pak, pak, elbow wrench, 13 pak, lop, wrench, 13, headbutt Against a retreat to punch range: pak, gz, pak Against a retreat to kick range: pak, dte Pak, pak to Thai clinch with foream shiver Read Full Story

newaza: now we all do groundbud, we will work to perfect the drill and add to your list of working ground techniques mat throws: more regular throwing practice 10 locks: 5 Hiji - elbow: ikkyo - oshi taoshi - straight arm bar push down ude gaeshi - figure four arm twist hiki taoshi - inside arm bar push down ude hineri - branch up arm twist waki gatame - arm bar 5 tebuki - wrist: kote gaeshi - wrist twist - supination kote hineri - wrist turn - pronation nikyo - hon gyaku - bent arm wrist bend... Read Full Story

10 boxing ABCs: J C J C J C J C J C C J C J C H RU RH H RU H C J C H J C H RU C Double jab, C Set 1 remains the same and is still the foundation for boxing training - ABCs on pads Set 2 has been worked out to a and b and back into a comprehensive set Set 3 was previously single move defence and counter and has now been expanded to make defensive ABCs that flow together. There is a also a progressive box defence set in the savate syllabus, which is designed for partner work, but can work with... Read Full Story

Savate 10 ABCs: Jab, pied bas, chas bas, revers, cross, fouette figure jab, jab, lo cross, fouette - bas, r bas, figure jab, cross, fou bas, r fou fig, chas bas, spin rev fig jab, hook, r fou bas, rev, spin chas bas jab, cross, chas bas, spin revers jab, chas front, hi fouette, lo rear fouette jab, cross, jab - r chas pied, chas bas, spin rev jab, cross, hook, h fouett, lo rear fo bas, front chas jab, f bas - fouette, C, J, dis chas fou lo/hi, cross, jab, r fou bas, chas front 5 leg def ABCs... Read Full Story

Kali 10 sinawalli - double stick drills: 1 to 9 krabi drill largo mano: more drills in the long range, and use of the longer largo stick Read Full Story