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Two Japanese teenagers repeat their titles from two years ago, a Portuguese reaches the kata final and an Egyptian is champion again. The karate World Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships in Poland.
Master of the day
Adel Paul Boulad is the author of “Modern tahtib : bâton de combat égyptien” (Budo Éditions, 2014), a book on tahtib as a fighting art.
In Nguni stick fighting one stick attacks and the other defends.
Weapon of the day · Knobkerrie / induku
Weapon of the day
A short club with a heavy knob, used in southern Africa. In Nguni stick fighting one stick attacks and the other defends.
Art of the day
A Chinese internal martial art practised in slow, flowing movements.
Famous as a moving meditation for health, it also contains real fighting applications. UN
Technique of the day · Defences and blocks
Two partners keep their forearms in contact and roll or push continuously, learning to feel the opponent’s force and intention through touch and to yield or redirect it.
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