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IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL MEMBERS
Due to a number of Directors having direct personal and family issues out of their control, it has been decided to return the Practical Martial Arts™ site back to being the resource that we all know and love.

The Directors would like to thank everyone who supported us for doing so and to say, WATCH THIS SPACE. Who knows, we may well be back.

New Official Schools open
Practical Martial Arts™ is pleased to announce that not only are new affiliates joining every month, but members are also opening up Official Schools under the PMA Association. For more details on how to do this yourself, please contact us.

• Crowthorne Practical Martial Arts™ - Dave Baker - Practical JuJitsu
• Salisbury Practical Martial Arts™ - Dave Baker - Practical JuJitsu
• Benwick Practical Martial Arts™ - Adam Merton - Practical Kempo/Shunryu Kempo/Reiki
• Durban Practical Martial Arts™ - Morne Swanapoel - Practical JKD/JKD Unlimited
• Bloemfontein Practical Martial Arts™ - Morne Swanapoel - Practical JKD/JKD Unlimited
• Cape Town Practical Martial Arts™ - Morne Swanapoel - Practical JKD/JKD Unlimited
• Gauteng Practical Martial Arts™ - Morne Swanapoel - Practical JKD/JKD Unlimited
• Pretoria Practical Martial Arts™ - Morne Swanapoel - Practical JKD/JKD Unlimited

Practical Martial Arts™ continues to grow!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that the following martial art club has joined in May;

Talib Felhadler's- Wing Tsun East (Norwich)

Practical Freestyle England Banner Representative Appointed
Rick Dubidat of the West Midlands Martial Arts Association has agreed to become Practical Freestyle™ England Banner Representative.

An instructor with an open-minded approach, Rick is sure to prove to be a great asset to Practical Martial Arts™. With a new full-time venue on the way as well, Practical Martial Arts™ members can expect a warm welcome indeed!

From Karate Kid to Practical Tae Kwon Do
If you would like to learn more about how Practical Tae Kwon Do and Practical Martial Arts as a whole have partaken in one of the most important martial arts documentaries for a long time read 'From Karate Kid to Practical Tae Kwon Do'.

Practical Martial Arts™ to be on ABC!
Practical Martial Arts Founder and International Director, Matthew Sylvester, will be interviewed by a film crew from ABC about the Karate Kid and how it affected his martial arts and life.

Practical Martial Arts™ continues to grow!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that the following martial arts clubs and associations have joined in March;

• Dennis Waite - USA
• West Midlands Martial Arts - Rick Dubidat
• World Chung Do Federation - Adrian St Cyrien

Practical Karate Syllabus on the way
Practical Martial Arts™ are pleased to announce that Sensei John Titchen of Norwich Practical Martial Arts™ has commenced work on a Practical Karate syllabus.

Strategic Partnership with South West Martial Arts Alliance.
Practical Martial Arts™ and the South West Martial Arts Alliance are proud to announce a strategic alliance. SWMAA Founder, and PMA Member, Paul Carthy and Practical Martial Arts™ will be working closely to promote and grow the martial arts in the South West of England.

This is yet another very exciting project and further news will follow.

March Members only newsletter online
Members can now see the March 2004 Newsletter. Follow the link in your email.

Practical JuJitsu™ officially recognised!
England National Director, Dave Baker has worked hard on producing and promoting the Practical JuJitsu™ syllabus. Thanks to his stirling work, Practical Martial Arts™ is pleased to announce that Practical JuJitsu™ has now been officially recognised as a martial art in its own right!

Practical Jeet June Do™ on the way!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that Morne Swanapoel, South African National Director, has started work on producing a Practical Jeet Kune Do syllabus™. More news when we have it!

Morne Swanepoel, JKD High Performance Streetfighting appointed as South African National Director
This is truly a coup for Practical Martial Arts™.

Morné is a full time coach and practitioner and is certified as one of the most qualified Jeet Kune Do (JKD) instructor’s in the world. Travelling more than 40 times to International destinations in the past 10 years and featuring in almost every media medium in South Africa the past couple of years, Morné has become one of the leading figures in realistic Martial Arts today. Morné has also travelled the world to train with top martial artists and to gain the experience he now boasts of today.

After being featured in several major international leading Martial Arts magazines, something that no other South African has ever achieved, Morné now spends his time writing monthly columns for Website’s and Magazines worldwide sharing the philosophy with thousands. Morné has a passion for training and coaching, which he does almost 7 days a week while conducting seminars and producing his own Instructional Multimedia productions.

Morné’s no-nonsense and straight to the point teaching makes him an ideal ambassador for Practical Martial Arts™.

February Members only newsletter online
Members can now see the February 2004 Newsletter. Follow the link in your email.

January Members only newsletter online
Members can now see the January 2004 Newsletter. Follow the link in your email.

Practical Martial Arts™ continues to grow!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that the following martial arts clubs and associations have joined in January and February;

• Bushin International - Association Members
• Pontypridd Karate Club - Andrew O'Brien - Club Members
• United States of America Traditional Karate Association - Dave Nielsen - Association Members
• Bunkinkan Liverpool - Nicola McNeilly, Graham Clunan - Club Members
• Edinburgh Takumi Karate Do - Steve McKenzie - Club Members
• Catterick Progressive Martial Arts - Steven Smith - Association Members
• Richmond Progressive Martial Arts - Steven Smith - Association Members
• Narberth Progressive Martial Arts - Steven Smith - Association Members

Shihan Sean Wilson, Founder of Goju Ryu Goshin Jitsu Karate appointed as Canadian National Director
Shidan Sean Wilson has accepted the role of Canadian National Director. We are delighted that someone so talented and professional in their approach to the martial arts should agree to act as our spokesman and ambassador. Shihan Wilson is also the first international practitioner of Practical JuJitsu™.

Practical Martial Arts™ in Canada
Talks are in progrees with regard to Practical Martial Arts™ appointing a National Director for Canada. More news to follow!

December Members only newsletter online
Members can now see the December 2003 Newsletter. Follow the link in your email.

November Members only newsletter online
Members can now see the November 2003 Newsletter. Follow the link in your email.

Exeter Practical Martial Arts™ opens
Exeter Practical Martial Arts™ has opened its doors and is the first official Practical Martial Arts school in the world! Learn more

Total Karate Joins Practical Martial Arts™!
Total Karate has joined Practical Martial Arts™. Dedicate to Bunkai and the practical application of Kata, Practical Martial Arts™ looks forward to a long and interesting relationship.

Kata Unlimited Joins Practical Martial Arts™!
Kata Unlimited has joined Practical Martial Arts™ with the owner already submitting articles for Practical Martial Arts™ members to read. Look for Kata Unlimited sponsored articles!

Practical Martial Arts™ Wins the Silver Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Silver Web Award!
Practical Martial Arts™ has not only passed a rigorous test in order to achieve the award but is also the first site to be EVER awarded it! We are now striving to ensure that we obtain the Gold Award as soon as we can!

Soke Kevin Pell Joins Practical Martial Arts™!
Soke Kevin Pell, has signed up along with the whole of his Association! Practical Martial Arts™ is entering a very exciting time indeed!

Neil Muirhead becomes Welsh National Director!
Neil Muirhead of Risca Karate is now the Practical Martial Arts™ Director for Wales!

Dave Baker becomes Practical JuJitsu England Banner Representative!
Dave Baker is a keen and talented martial artist and will no doubt prove to be a great asset to Practical Martial Arts™!.

Mike Casto Joins Practical Martial Arts™ as an author
To see his articles please click here!

Practical Martial Arts™, the Association is here to stay!
A bold statement perhaps but we have recently added another two clubs to our Singapore Branch! Considering that we have only advertised on the Internet and by word of mouth this growth is astounding! We are most definitely looking forward to seeing what 2003 will bring us later!

Join Practical Martial Arts™, the Association!
Practical Martial Arts™, aside from being a web site has now taken a further step and become an 'Association'. To find out more about Practical Martial Arts™ and how to join please click here.

WIN WITH Practical Martial Arts™!
Win "The Complete Master's Kick" by Hee Il Cho. All you have to do is spot the phrase 'Click here to win 'Master's Kick'!, click on the link and send the email. BUT, can you find it? Competition ends 30th September 2002! Only ONE entry per person however!

General Choi Hong Hi passes away
General Choi Hong Hi, founder of TKD as we know it has sadly passed away. Although often controversial, he was still a great man in his single-minded determination to bring TKD to the attention of the world. He succeeded and will forever be remembered for these efforts. May he rest in peace.

SWIFT (South West Independent Freestyle Tae Kwon Do) now hosted by Practical Martial Arts™

Practical Martial Arts™ have agreed to host SWIFT on their server for the foreseeable future. Keep checking the 'What's New' page in order to keep up-to-date with any changes that are made to their site.

Flipped out By Ashley Beck!
Ashley Beck recently gave a seminar on gymnastic martial arts in Dawlish Warren. See Seminar Review

Practical Martial Arts™ Signs new authors!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that yet more authors have come onboard.

Stuart Anslow will be submitting articles on Practical Tae Kwon Do and is a Tae Kwon Do instructor.

Forest Baker has submitted an article on the exciting new Battle Sport of Sabratract.

Morne Swanepoel is a fully certified instructor & Representative for Jeet Kune Do Unlimited (Burton Richardson) & World Taiji Boxing Association (Erle Montaigue). He has written several articles on realistic Martial Arts for Magazines, web site, Newsletters etc. and has been featured in magazines such as Inside Kung Fu, Budo International, CFW Enterprises - Masters of Jeet Kune Do, and Filipino Martial Arts Magazine for whom he writes a monthly column.

Practical Martial Arts™ Signs new authors!
Practical Martial Arts™ is proud to announce that three new published authors have agreed to submit articles in the near future.

Iain Abernethy, author of Karate's Grappling Methods has agreed to submit articles and is currently working on his next title.

Master Wai-Po Tang of the Martial Arts Institute, will be submitting articles on Wing Chun and the Martial Arts

Jamie O'Keefe of New Breed Publishing has also agreed to submit articles

Practical Martial Arts™ wins silver web award from Martialproductions.com!

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