December 2009
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008 TAEKWONDO'S MISSION: POSSIBLE?
UK Olympic Taekwondo has thrown open its doors to invite any martial artist from any discipline to apply for consideration for the 2012 WTF Taekwondo team. Kevin Jervis gives his assessment of what it all means for the aspiring applicant...
014 RICK YOUNG
King of Cross Training, Rick Young, returns to the fold to talk about training to accommodate your age and/or injury.
022 JHOON RHEE
Fiaz Rafiq continues his 'Bruce Lee Connections' series with a chat to the Taekwondo master.
028 THE GREAT WHITE HOPE?
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s Neil Simpkin is profiled and interviewed by MAI’s Steve Fan. Is he our best home-grown BJJ player?
034 BRIAN BENTHAM
A dedicated Shotokan Karate man, through and through - Brian recently visited MAI for a chat with our Editor.
040 GEOFF THOMPSON
The philosopher of fisticuffs ruminates on the advantages to be gained by embracing one’s fears.
046 PETER CONSTERDINE
The BCA expert talks street awareness and the need to be ‘switched on’ these days...
052 CONDITIONING COLUMN
Idai Makaya talks to Brad Pilon, Canadian fasting guru, about the advantages of Intermittent Fasting as a conditioning tool.
058 IP MAN REVIEWED
The first biopic of Bruce Lee’s Wing Chun teacher, Ip Man, reviewed here.
060 CHRIS CRUDELLI
The BBC’s face of martial arts and new MAI correspondent talks about indoor winter training.
064 MARK STRANGE
No stranger to competitive martial arts, he recounts his experiences...
072 LADY WARRIORS
Lesley Jackson finishes off her series with a look at women’s fight to compete in MA.
078 KARATE IS BACK
Alan Orr looks at the return of Karate in the UFC, spearheaded by Lyoto Machida...
082 KRAV MAGA
A report from the recent Yorkshire training camp.
086 PINAN SHODAN
Iain Abernethy explains the theory and practise of this core kata.
092 THE TOP TWENTY MOVIE FIGHTS
Err. Like the title says...
098 SELF PROTECTION
Using your martial arts training in a street encounter.
114 CATCH WRESTLING
Alan Orr meets Johnny Husky, proponent of Carny Style Catch Wrestling.
124 MAKIWARA TRAINING
Master Ronnie Colwell weighs the pros and cons of this controversial and potentially crippling training aid...
128 MASTERCLASS
Justyn Billingham continues his educational look at improving your kicks.
