Site syndication http://nestmartialarts.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:11:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=919&Itemid=2 Three karate kids are fighting their way to the top with help from a local health squad. Central Fitness are backing youngsters Victoria Walker (17), Hannah Peel (16) and Nicole Donoghue (14). The girls, who train twice a week at Sutton Leisure Centre, with additional weekly training at Halewood had a great start to the year with all three being accepted onto the England Kumite Squad for the KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain). Since then Nicole became a National Champion in Birmingham, took first place in both Kata and Kumite at St Helens and a silver medal at the... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:47:42 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=918&Itemid=2 Bicester brother and sister Mitchell and Hollie Roberts will be heading off to Cluj in Romania next month where they will represent England in the European Cup. It follows their success at the World Union of Karate Federations (WUKF) 3rd Cadet and junior world championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hollie, 15, struck gold in the individual kata category with victory over her Italian rival. She then went on to grab two more golds in the female team kumite (fighting) sanbon and female team kumite rotation events. Meanwhile, Mitchell, 16, reached the final of the individual kata category. But he had... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:22:16 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=917&Itemid=2 Melton martial artists Cally Pycroft and Dan Fryer were at it again as they brought home more silverware last week.The Melton Kyokushinkai Karate Club members were competing in the Welsh Regional Championships at Merthyr Tydfill and both fought their way to podium positions.Cally battled her way to victory in the ladies' heavyweight category, while Dan took third position in the men's lightweight division.The pair will next be in the bill of the National Knockdown competition to be staged at the K2 club in Crawley in early October where they could be joined by two fellow members of the Melton club.... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:15:10 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=916&Itemid=2 Derby's Vincent Azzopardi swaps fighting for posing BBC East Midlands Today's Sarah Teale reportsA karate instructor from Allenton has swapped the gym for a catwalk to pursue a career as a top model. 22-year-old Vincent Azzopardi decided to take up the martial art after being targetted by school bullies. Three years ago, a local photographer used him for a sports shoot and the photos ended up being spotted by an Armani talent scout in Milan. Vincent turned this lucky break into a professional career and now works as a model all around the world. He said: I was 19... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:09:31 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=915&Itemid=2 Faith and community groups have teamed up to raise money to help the victims of the Pakistan floods. Bolton Interfaith Council, the British Red Cross and other groups are holding an event at Victoria Hall in Knowsley Street on Saturday. The activities will include peace prayers, henna and face painting, cake decorating, Bollywood dances and karate demonstrations. Previous events organised by the groups for the Burma and Haiti tragedies raised more than £5,500. Chan Parmar, from Bolton Interfaith Council, said: “It is a good way of people from all communities, as the Bolton family, coming together to give support after... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:03:11 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=914&Itemid=2 Some children's physique makes them unsuited to certain types of sports. For example, a child with large and inflexible body cannot be an ideal candidate for a sport like gymnastics. Similarly, a child needs to be introduced to different types of sports, so as to know which sport is best suited for him/her and he/she enjoys it. A child needs to be mentally and physically fit before he/she starts the training. Training for a child should be modified only when he/she is experiencing the growth spurt.Good training or coaching for a child with a good trainer is very essential. A... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:55:17 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=913&Itemid=2 Ferarri Faqiri had a treble success at the World Martial Arts Championships.The 19-year-old from Deepdale won three gold medals in Las Vegas.Faqiri was triumphant in both karate and taekwondo, fighting in the 18-29 age group.His proud dad, Hashmat Faqiri, said: “Going to Vegas and winning three gold medals was such a thrill for him.“He’s worked so hard to get to this level and all that work paid off.“Ferrari has been taking part in martial arts for 14 years now.“In the last four years he’s taken part in nearly 100 tournaments at international level.“His family and coaches are so proud of... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:02:01 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=912&Itemid=2 Fitness fanatics are being given an extra opportunity to take part in a charity challenge.This Sunday hundreds of athletes will be swimming, cycling and running to help raise cash for disabled children in the North East.The Chronicle’s official charity, The Sunshine Fund, will be holding its third triathlon.And despite the official deadline for entries having passed, organisers have now said they have room to accommodate a few last-minute entries.Event organiser Debbie Wilde said: “Each year the triathlon become more and more popular. It’s a great event for novices who have never done a triathlon before and want a chance to... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:18:22 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=911&Itemid=2 He packs some eye-watering punches, kicks and jumps. But there's nothing fake about Dev Patel's moves in new martial arts film The Last Airbender: he is a black belt in taekwon-do. Today his teacher at Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy in Harrow told The London Evening Standard he still came for a workout. “Dev doesn't muck about,” said Stuart Anslow. “He can fight. We're really proud.“He was a child when he first came to me. Some kids are there because their parents want them to be but he was there because he loved it. He was really serious about it. Everyone... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:19:12 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=910&Itemid=2 Essex youngsters are the envy of the karate world after combining to produce England’s best result at the Under-21 Championships in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Karate kids from Epping, North Weald and Chingford came away with a glut of medals from the prestigious championships, contributing half of the national team’s total of 14 medals. Among the star performers were Charlie Collins and Shauna Carroll, who collected 3 medals each. Charlie, from North Weald, claimed an individual gold in the male cadets’ Shobu Sanbon over 80kg event and a bronze medal in the team Shito Ryu Kata event, with Jack Downton. He... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:12:17 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=909&Itemid=2 Kung fu teacher Tim Prescott finds that this remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith feels less Hollywood-ised than the original Unlike the original Karate Kid movie, this remake doesn't feature any karate. The martial art we see here is kung fu. It's set in Beijing, as opposed to LA, and Jackie Chan, playing Mr Han, is teaching 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) kung fu – so he can defend himself against playground bullies. The focus on kung fu is a good thing: karate is just one form of martial art, while kung fu encompasses all of them. Some of... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:18:30 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=908&Itemid=2 The York Martial Arts Academy will be flying the Union Jack with pride when no less than 12 of its kickboxing members represent the country at the WKC World Championships in Portugal. The astounding achievement follows the team’s destructive performances at the WAKO and WKC British Championships in Nottingham and Manchester respectively, where York’s kickboxing elite dominated the field and monopolised the medals. Firstly, at the WAKO Championship in Nottingham, four British champions from York were crowned. Luke Burks, Jay Spain, Connor Crake and Courtney Catterson all returned from the Midlands triumphant after dominating their fields. Burks in particular had... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:30:36 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=907&Itemid=2 A father whose 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, walked 60 miles to raise awareness and funds.Members of the Dragon Martial Arts group of Blaenau Ffestiniog, completed their sponsored walk, in aid of Diabetes UK, from Dolgellau to Barmouth along the Mawddach trail in 16 hours.3 of them managed to go the distance, with 6 others reaching the 40 mile mark, raising £1,000.The team chose to raise funds for Diabetes UK because Eric Williams, who runs the group with his brother Chris, has a daughter who suffers from type 1 diabetes.Anna Lumley-Williams, aged 9, was diagnosed with the... Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:19:50 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=906&Itemid=2 At 75, most of us are looking for a slower pace of life. Not so for one Northern Ireland grandfather who has just shown a clean heel to the significantly younger opposition by picking up a black belt in karate. Robert McCracken was 66 when he joined the Chujo Karate Association, which trains at Coleraine Leisure Centre, in a bid to find a new past-time. And nine years later the Coleraine pensioner has accomplished a feat that many young martial artists only dream of. While Mr McCracken spoke of his surprise at achieving the coveted black belt so early in... Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:46:08 +0100 http://nestmartialarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=905&Itemid=2 Young martial arts expert Niall Erskine is tantalisingly close to becoming the UK's Karate Kid.Niall, from Christ's Hospital, trains at the Kenagi School of Martial Arts in Southwater and is shortlisted in the top ten of the nationwide search, which ties in with the release of the new Karate Kid film.Public voting via Facebook closes tomorrow night so Niall is hours away from discovering his fate.Backed by Sony Pictures, and the English Karate Federation, the overall winner will collect a £5,000 first prize for their local karate group, and win tickets to a screening of the film starring Jackie Chan,... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:03:34 +0100

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