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  • ECW - A WWE Money Maker or Not?
    Is it possible for ECW to be resurrected from its grave? Maybe. After a long sabbatical from television programming, ECW made its return on June 13th, 2006 on the Sci-Fi Network. The show definitely left a lot to be desired. Granted it scored a 2.7 rating, but can this brand survive without crossover promotion from WWE's flagship program Raw? I guess only time will tell... Let's face it... ECW will never be what it once was. ECW initially really started making a name for itself after the promot Read More...
  • Wado Ryu Karate - General Background
    History: Hironori Ohtsuka (1892 - 1982) was the founder of the Wado Ryu system of Karate. He commenced training in shindo yoshin ryu jujitsu at the age of 6, and at the age of 30, he began training under the supervision of Gichin Funakoshi (the founder of Karate-do) before founding the Wado Ryu system in 1939. Wado Ryu is one of the 4 main Japanese styles of Karate that are taught around the world. In 1939, Ohtsuka organised the All Japan Karate Do Federation Wado Ki and the Worldwide Headquart Read More...
  • Shinto Ryu - General Background
    Shinto ryu is one of the disciplines practised under the umbrella organisation of the European Martial Arts Academy. Its name means ”nature’s way” or “spirit of nature” – shinto meaning “nature” or “shrine” and ryu meaning “the way”. It is by understanding its name that we gain an insight into how the system works, by developing self-defence skills in a “natural way”. Shinto ryu is a street defence strategy encompassing the “hard” (forceful self-defence) and “soft” (acceptance and deflection) e Read More...
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