01st February 2006
Karate, Japanese for 'Open Hand', has probably become the best known martial art in the west, apart from Kung-fu, since the 1930's. However, its complex developmental history spanning over 14 centuries has produced a bewildering plethora of styles.
Fr...
01st February 2006
T'ai Chi ch'uan – Chinese for Grand Ultimate Fist is the quintessential martial art, based on the Way of Heaven, the practitioner gains power or chi through harmonizing the two universal forces of Yin and Yang. Its philosophy originates from two of the gr...
01st February 2006
Taekwon-do is Korean for foot (tae), hand (kwon) and way, or art (do). It can thus be rendered, "the art of fighting using the hands and feet." The word "do", essentially the key to the art itself, implies a totally dedicated way of life, the pursuit of e...
01st February 2006
You might be forgiven for not being familiar with the term, Krav Maga, I know I wasn't. However, I did ask my enigmatic friend whose name I cannot disclose, nor whose profession can I reveal, saving that he was a member of the most élite special forces in...
01st February 2006
For those lacking a decent dictionary, allow me to edify you on the derivation of the term 'martial'; which is: an adjectival form derived from the appellation of the Roman god of war, Mars. As a form of sport or exercise, it serves as training for warfar...
01st February 2006
Let's get this straight. ALL foods are healthy. Assuming the food has been grown, harvested and kept correctly. What is variable is the amount we eat, how the food is prepared, what is added, and the quality of the food. Two ancient sayings my grandm...
01st February 2006
It is an age old social problem, one that taxed even the minds of great men such as Benjamin Franklin and Hippocrates. Ancient physicians who specialized in flatulence and it's avoidance, became known as "pneumatists" – their quest was to find a cure for...
01st February 2006
There is no scientific dispute any longer that what you eat can effect your mood – whether you feel up, or down. Although your food choices may seem based on taste or other conscious criteria, there is evidence that people often make unconscious food cho...
01st February 2006
Creating a personal aerobics exercise program to supplement your health regime is very beneficial to most people. Your choices must satisfy you both mentally as well as physically. Individual tastes must be taken into account if the regime is likely to ...
01st February 2006
More people than ever before travel by airplane nowadays, and more airlines are starting to offer longer non-stop flights. With the addition of modern aircraft, airlines have started scheduled ultra long-haul services of up to eighteen hours. Some example...
16th January 2006
The ancient streets and breath-taking architecture of Istanbul offer an unusual destination for the discerning traveler wishing to avoid the usual christmas commercialism. It is also a great place to buy Christmas gifts.
Turkeys largest covered market,...
16th January 2006
Harry Potter isn't the first youthful hero with super powers who has captured the hearts and minds of children. Back in the 1940s, Billy Batson, a, homeless boy who eked out a living by selling newspapers, could turn into Captain Marvel, an adult superher...
16th January 2006
Thailand prides itself in the fact that it is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been a colony of another country. It also prides itself in its strong Buddhist tradition. Although Christianity was introduced to Thailand by European mission...
