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Let's face it anything Becks can do, I kendo better. . .GLASGOW CHALLENGE David Beckham battles J-Lo in new TV ad, but how did our man fare?
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FOOTBALL pin-up David Beckham dons full kendo garb to duel with J-
Lo and Beyonce in Pepsi's new TV advert.
But what is the Japanese martial art really like? We sent BARRY
McDONALD to learn from a master in Glasgow
I DON'T call my workmates 'galacticos', I don't have millions in
the bank, and my face is not on any bedroom walls (except perhaps my
mum's). In fact, there's very little David Beckham and I have in
common.
If J-Lo and Beyonce approached me with a glimmer in the...
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Americans get a kick out of martial arts.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)
; Byline: Tom Uhlenbrock ST. LOUIS _ Mark Rubbert can tell when a newcomer to martial arts has seen one too many Matrix movies. They think they're going to fly, or want to do backflips, he said. You can't do martial arts when you're doing a backflip. Rubbert is the head instructor at the St. Louis Ki
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Americans get a kick out of martial arts.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Byline: Tom Uhlenbrock ST. LOUIS _ Mark Rubbert can tell when a newcomer to martial arts has seen one too many Matrix movies. They think they're going to fly, or want to do backflips, he said. You can't do martial arts when you're doing a backflip. Rubbert is the head instructor at the St. Louis Ki
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Enter the dojo: discover the physical and mental benefits of martial arts training.
American Fitness
; A few years ago, Debz Buller was mugged in her quiet, small-town neighborhood on the way home from Christmas Eve church services. Deciding it was time to take action, she signed up for a self-defense class at a local martial arts school. By doing so, she joined notables such as Jon Miller, the new
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Spotlight on the martial arts
New Straits Times
; Hizreen Kamal New Straits Times 07-19-2004 Spotlight on the martial arts Byline: Hizreen Kamal Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Entertainment DISCOVERY Channel's `Go Warrior' programme takes you behind the scenes of martial arts with top exponent Roland Osborne. HIZREEN KAMAL writes.
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Try martial arts - for the body and mind; Fitness.(Features)
Birmingham Mail (England)
; Byline: By Diane Parkes GET FIT, improve your self-confidence, set and achieve goals, make new friends and ensure you can defend yourself. These are just some of the selling points of martial arts. Things are changing in the martial arts world with new disciplines, combined techniques and a move
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Try martial arts - for the body and mind Fitness
Birmingham Mail
; GET FIT, improve your self-confidence, set and achieve goals, make new friends and ensure you can defend yourself. These are just some of the selling points of martial arts. Things are changing in the martial arts world with new disciplines, combined techniques and a move into schools and youth
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MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL OFFERS FITNESS CLUB ATMOSPHERE.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: SUZANNE WHITE, CORRESPONDENT MELISSA McCRAW'S wandering eye during her son's tae kwon do lesson led to a new love. Now, instead of sitting on the sidelines, McCraw works out at her own cardio-kickboxing class. Four times a week she punches and kicks at Grant's Family Martial Arts Center
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Power Ranger to host local martial arts class
Chicago Sun-Times
; Martial Arts Seminars with Jason David Frank All day Saturday and Sunday Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts, 4717 N. Lincoln $39.95 in advance, $69.95 at the door for group class (773) 728-4567 C hildren see their favorite characters practicing the martial arts on television and in movies, and they
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PERSONAL BEST; Martial Arts Provide More Than Kicks
The Washington Post
; The martial arts-with advertised health benefits such as increased stamina, power, speed, flexibility and cardiovascular efficiency-are being included in many fitness regimens as a means to get in shape, control weight, relieve stress or defend oneself. Oxon Hill's Lynnette Love, winner of a gold
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disco dojo; A fusion of various martial arts, Latin and contemporary jazz dance is the latest aerobic craze, writes Jeannine Stein.(Life)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
; Disco Dojo sounds more like an exotic recipe than a fitness class, blending a medley of martial arts with dance for the ultimate cardio workout . This, according to a fitness convention brochure, is where ninja meets funk, tae kwon do meets salsa, and kickboxing meets jazz . First there was cardio
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