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Tiger Balm 2011

NINE SPARRING CATEGORIES

SKIL point fighting, SKIL & WKC continuous sparring,, padded weapons sparring,
San Shou fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Free Style Grappling & Modified Pankration.

DATESaturday, & Sunday, March 19/20, 2011

SCHEDULE:

Friday night registration 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Capilano University Sportsplex 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Registration (& weight in) begins Saturday & Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Competitors may registeer right up until their division begins
Referee’s meeting Saturday & Sunday at 9:15 a.m. sharp
Eliminations begin Saturday & Sunday with divisions being called at 9:15 and the competition starting at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

Info: http://www.mantiskungfu.com/TigerBalmInternationals.htm

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 18:31 | Comments Off

A little break from home led the Martial Arts Nomad to the Maryland Renaissance Festival south of Annapolis one recent Sunday. The festival is a big medieval fair, apparently the largest such gathering in the US, and there you will find merrye men and ladies, hussards and wenches in costume carrying on in this medieval wonderland. We went through this  the enchanted forest for food, ale and mead, and enjoyed the entertainment. We found even that it is possible to mix alcohol and nasty weapons! We went off to the midway area with our ale and throw either half a dozen knives, stars or axes for a measly $2.oo. What an incredible bargain! The objective is to hit the heart, and you win a prize. I got a bullseye with a throwing star and won a ticket into the maze. I ended up giving it away later.

We wandered some more and found swords, helmets, elephants, turkey legs, and the jousting tournament. Of course its all for the enjoyment of the crowd, but handling a horse in heavy armor waving about a weapon of some kind and making it look real is not as easy as it looks.

It just goes to show that martial arts can be found everywhere.

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Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 14:27 | Comments Off

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Shintokukai Karate & Kobudo is one of only a few traditional Okinawan Karate schools in North America. As they share dojo space with North Shore Aikiaki, they took part in the Kagami Biraki New Years celebrations on January 17, 2009. The presentation was for weapons kata by Shintokukai students. The students delivered 3 tight weapons kata.
Osu!

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Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 15:45 | Comments Off
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