Martial arts tourney on as planned (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Despite the growing number of cases and the increasing number of deaths from a new strain of flu in Thailand, the Asian Martial Arts Games will be held beginning August 1 in Bangkok, according to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Dave Carter, president of the judo association, said yesterday that there's been no official word from Thai organizers as to plans to either scrap or postpone the ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Martial arts legend comes to the Parkland (Park Hills Daily Journal)
PARK HILLS — A martial arts legend is coming to the Parkland Saturday. Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, who is a 10th Degree Black Belt and is known as the father of American Tae Kwon Do, will be at the 40th Annual Missouri State Karate Championships on Saturday at the Central T.J. Foulon Fieldhouse in Park Hills. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Two martial arts groups show off Eskrima skills at weekly Scoop forum (Cebu Daily News)
TWO MARTIAL arts groups introduced their styles together during the weekly SCOOP forum at the Baseline Sports and Recreation Center yesterday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Martial arts novelist Louis Cha awarded HK top arts honor
&$ &$Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha. (Xinhua file Photo)&$ &$ Prolific Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, on Tuesday received the Life Achievement Award of Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2009 in recognition of his achievements and contributions to local culture and arts. Hengry Tang, Acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special ... english.people.com.cn |
Festival of Vietnamese traditional martial arts opens
The 3rd International Festival of Vietnamese traditional martial arts opened in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 1 with the participation of 820 Vietnamese and foreign martial artists and coaches. nhandan.com.vn |