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  1. Articles and Reviews

    Articles and Reviews

    1. Chinese Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Chinese Martial Arts including Kung Fu, Tai Chi and many more
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      Latest: Mistakes Kung Fu Beginners Make Monkey_Magic, Oct 10, 2018 at 8:39 PM
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    2. Other Martial Arts Articles

      Articles that don't fit into any specific broad category, such as Brazilian, Thai, Western and more.
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      Latest: So you wanna do Martial Arts huh? Hannibal, Oct 5, 2018
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    3. Mixed Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Mixed Martial Arts techniques, including BJJ, MMA and the UFC.
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      Latest: The "Basic Four" ground position flow drill JeniferLoby, Oct 8, 2018
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    4. Filipino Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Filipino Martial Arts including Silat, Kali, Eskrima and more
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      Latest: Applied Trap Hands JeniferLoby, Oct 8, 2018
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    5. Japanese Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Japanese Martial Arts, including Karate, Ninjutsu, Judo, Aikido and more
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      Latest: Did the masters get it right? yorukage, Sep 4, 2018
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    6. Korean Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Korean Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do, Choi Kwang Do, Tang Soo Do and Kuk Sool.
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      Latest: Practical Benefits of Taekwondo JeniferLoby, Oct 3, 2018
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    7. Health And Fitness Articles

      Articles related to Health and Fitness
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      Latest: Which martial art do you think is best for overall physical conditioning/fitness? Smitfire, Sep 6, 2018
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    8. Interviews

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      Latest: Interview with Jay Cooper (Hannibal) Simon, Jan 21, 2018
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  2. General Topics

    1. Event promotion forum

      Please see THIS POST before posting!
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      Event promotion forum

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      1. Official MAP Meets

      Latest: Five Element Palm Qigong Seminar - Albany NY Xue Sheng, Aug 10, 2018
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    2. Commercial Adverts

      A paid forum for those promoting their shops and services. Please read the rules before posting anything in this forum.
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      Latest: Tao Martial Arts & Lifestyle Magazine Simon, Jun 13, 2018
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    3. Latest News

      Information concerning recent changes and additions to the Martial Arts Planet website.
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      Latest News

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      1. MAP Awards 2009

      2. MAP Awards 2010

      Latest: MAP Current Issues and Fixes Frodocious, Dec 16, 2016
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    4. Competitors Corner

      A forum for competitors to discuss their next competition, be that forms, katas or a fight.
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      Latest: Anybody Willing to Start a Compition in Kolkata? chatter box, Jul 8, 2018
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    5. Introductions

      This is the first stop for new members! Come introduce yourself and read the how to's and rules of the site along with our welcome
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      Latest: HI Everyone! aaradia, Sep 26, 2018
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    6. Articles

      Read one of our articles and want to express your opinion on the article?
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      Latest: Submitting articles? Saz, Mar 21, 2008
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    7. Beginning Martial Arts

      New to Martial Arts, or want to start? Post your questions here.
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      Latest: Opinions please Smitfire, Sep 27, 2018
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    8. Chat Times

      Set up a time to chat to other members.
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      Chat Times

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      Latest: Crisco Creamin' Ero-Sennin, Aug 16, 2018
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    9. Disabled Martial Artists

      All aspects of martial arts training for the disabled or impaired.
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      Latest: Using racing harness for sparring UserName0, Sep 2, 2018
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    10. General Martial Arts Discussion

      Talk about anything to do with martial arts which doesn't fit into any other category.
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      Latest: MAP Meet 2019 cloudz, Oct 15, 2018 at 2:33 PM
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    11. Discussions on Language, History & Culture

      Formerly General Cultural Discussions
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      Latest: Do you agree with what this man says about both the Ninja and the Samurai? Dead_pool, Jun 30, 2018
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    12. Off Topic Area

      Non martial arts area.
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      Off Topic Area

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      1. Celebrations!

      2. Religion

      Latest: Which martial art? Smitfire, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:44 PM
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    13. Philosophy

      Philosophy, both martial arts related and otherwise. For discussion of specific religious beliefs please use the Religion forum under Off Topic.
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      Latest: Instructor Etiquette? aikiMac, Aug 28, 2018
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    14. Questions and Answers

      Do you have a question on Martial Arts maybe we can help you. Post it here and we'll do our best to answer it.
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      Latest: Differences and similarities between Japanese JuJitsu and Ninjitsu Dead_pool, Sep 17, 2018
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    15. Self Defence

      Discussions concerning the study of the avoidance, deterrence, de-escalation and negation of aggression, abuse and violence, in addition to the legislative frameworks surrounding action and the natural psychological and physiological reactions to abuse, aggression and violence (both before, during and after events).
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      Self Defence

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      1. Women's Self Defence

      Latest: Defense against dangerous dogs? Anwolf, Aug 26, 2018
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    16. Survey

      The survey from the front page. Cast your vote and give us your opinion.
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      Latest: How old were you when you started martial arts and what style kandi, Apr 30, 2017
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    17. Traditional Healing

      Discussion of various healing systems based on traditional methods
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      Latest: Pressure Point to numb leg Latikos, May 7, 2018
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  3. Health And Fitness Section

    1. Newbie Questions

      New to training in general or just looking for general noob advice, this is the place.
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      Latest: Just Out of Curiosity! How Many Can You?? Sourav Ghosh, Oct 14, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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    2. Training Logs

      Do you want to share your training progress with everyone? Or maybe you want to keep a record online for yourself...
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      Latest: Morik's training log Morik, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:26 AM
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    3. Weight Training

      Lose weight, raise your metabolism and improve your strength, fitness and endurance with weight training.
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      Latest: Going back to College and Lifting Fish Of Doom, Oct 6, 2018
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    4. Bodyweight training

      Bodyweight training exercises section
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      Latest: Exercise routine you can do in a hotel room Late for dinner, Jun 29, 2018
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    5. Flexibility Training

      Become more flexible
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      Latest: stuggling with kicks Tom bayley, Apr 17, 2018
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    6. Cardiovascular Training

      Advice and questions on cardiovascular training
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      Latest: Elevation training masks - worth it? David Harrison, Aug 22, 2018
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    7. Mental Health and Addiction

      A resource for those suffering with mental health and addiction issues.
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      Latest: The Black Dog VoidKarateka, Jan 21, 2018
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    8. Injuries and prevention

      Nobbled in training? Nagging aches and pains? Long-term injuries? Ask away here
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      Latest: Fixed Mushroom, Oct 3, 2018
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    9. Nutrition and Supplements

      All your diet and dietary supplement questions go here
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      Latest: Controlled Fasting CrowZer0, Aug 20, 2018
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    10. Routine Critique

      Post your rountine here for scrunity and advice.
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      Latest: My first program for myself, critique welcome, and I have a question icefield, Jul 16, 2018
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    11. What Not To Do

      "But Bruce Lee did 500 sit-ups a day..!"
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      Latest: If your training hard you probably aren’t getting optimal results inthespirit, Aug 16, 2017
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    12. Miscellaneous H&F

      If it doesn't fit elsewhere, it goes here
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      Latest: Is "Athleticism" really a Thing? icefield, Aug 8, 2018
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    13. Health And Fitness Archive - no posting

      Old H+F section - worth searching for some excellent nuggets of information!
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      Health And Fitness Archive - no posting

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      1. Health & Fitness Resource Library

      2. Fitness Routine Questions

      Latest: Home Gym Time mikejasonlee, Sep 13, 2018
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  4. Styles

    1. Aikido

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      Aikido

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      1. Aikido Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Difference between styles aikiMac, Sep 30, 2018
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    2. Boxing

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      Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Classic Fights Grond, Oct 9, 2018
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    3. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Taught A No-Gi Class Last Night Smitfire, Oct 11, 2018 at 9:16 PM
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    4. Filipino Martial Arts

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      Filipino Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Largo Mano and Cinco Teros Smitfire, Jul 30, 2018
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    5. Hapkido

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      Hapkido

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Anyone ever heard of Dragons Pride? querist, Aug 7, 2018
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    6. Internal Martial Arts

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      Internal Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Video Wu Wei Cup 2018 Germany Hamburg Monkey_Magic, Oct 2, 2018
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    7. Jeet Kune Do

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      Jeet Kune Do

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Intercepting Fist Organisation (IFO) JKD Club under Sifu Tommy Carruthers Opening in Newcastle!! Monkey_Magic, Sep 3, 2018
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    8. Judo

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      Judo

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Getting the feel for randori Pretty In Pink, Feb 3, 2018
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    9. Ju Jitsu

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      Ju Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Bushido Ju-Jitsu Dunc, Sep 3, 2018
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    10. Karate

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      Karate

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: With Olympus, Karate Combat finds its legs Mitlov, Sep 29, 2018
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    11. Kenpo

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      Kenpo

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Some info on gyokko ryu-ha kenpo and koto ryu-ha kenpo (ryu-ha) oldschool. gapjumper, Jan 22, 2018
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    12. Kickboxing

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      Kickboxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: What ever happened to? Brittany Reynolds, Oct 13, 2018 at 9:26 AM
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    13. Koryu Bujutsu

      Classical schools of Japanese martial arts developed before the Meiji Restoration.
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      Koryu Bujutsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Koryu in Farnborough / Aldershot (South UK) macker, Oct 9, 2018
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    14. Kuk Sool

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      Kuk Sool

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: 2018 Demonstrations on Promotions (European Championships!) Doobrey, Jun 3, 2018
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    15. Kung Fu

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      Kung Fu

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      1. Kung Fu Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Looking for a real legit top Kung Fu school in Long Island of Nassau/Suffolk area NewAge15, Oct 7, 2018
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    16. MMA

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      MMA

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      1. Fight Discussions

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: UFC 229: Conor McGregor & Khabib Nurmagomedov Ben Gash CLF, Oct 14, 2018 at 11:13 PM
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    17. Ninjutsu

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      Ninjutsu

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      1. Ninjutsu Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Evolution of Ninjitsu kevin g, Sep 24, 2018
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    18. Silat

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      Silat

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: What do you know about TIGA (as in Triangle) taoizt, May 18, 2018
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    19. Tae Kwon Do

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      Tae Kwon Do

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      2. Tae Kwon Do Resources

      Latest: How to Train for Self Defense in a WTF Sport Dojang Smitfire, Oct 13, 2018 at 10:49 PM
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    20. Tai chi

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      Tai chi

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Partner Work - On "Learning" vs "Winning" aaradia, Sep 10, 2018
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    21. Thai Boxing

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      Thai Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Interclub Video Pretty In Pink, Sep 23, 2018
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    22. Wrestling

      This forum includes, but isn't limited to, catch wrestling, Greco Roman, Pro-wrestling and freestyle
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      Wrestling

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Strength training for wrestling YouKnowWho, Sep 18, 2018
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    23. Weapons

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      Weapons

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      2. Weapon Resources

      Latest: Protecting the end of wooden staff weapons SWC Sifu Ben, Sep 17, 2018
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    24. Western Martial Arts

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      Western Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Good fight scene done HEMA style Mitlov, Feb 8, 2018
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    25. Other Styles

      Discuss other styles here including Choi Kwang Do, Tang Soo Do, Capoeira and Freestyle/Sporting MA.
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      Latest: Hapuka's Mau Rakau Blog aaradia, Sep 19, 2018
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  5. Fun and Games

    1. Books

      Read a good book lately? Let's discuss - martial arts or not!
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      Books

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      1. Writers' Corner

      Latest: What book are you currently reading? Morik, Aug 27, 2018
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    2. Computing

      For all the tecchies on the site!
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      Latest: Wifi trouble. pgsmith, Oct 15, 2018 at 6:56 PM
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    3. Jokes

      Jokes about martial arts or anything else just to cheer us all up.
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      Latest: You will not see a more powerful punch! ned, Aug 18, 2018
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    4. Movies and Television

      Discuss and review movies & programs - martial arts or not!
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      Movies and Television

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      1. Movie Reviews

      Latest: What TV series are you watching? Jaydub, Oct 14, 2018 at 8:41 AM
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    5. Music

      Music - what floats your boat?
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      Latest: recent concerts wcrane, Oct 14, 2018 at 3:28 PM
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    6. Video Games

      Discuss any genre of video games or topics relating to the game industry
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      Latest: What game are you currently playing? Dead_pool, Sep 15, 2018
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