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Some people call them tights or leggings, some call them sports tights and then again most people just call them spats. Not all spats fall under the category of compression sportswear, but in general most provide at least a moderate amount of compression and the hygiene benefits are paramount. Whatever you call them, they are a submission grappling phenomenon all on their own. Amongst the many benefits, first of all, Spats will keep your muscles warm. It's not good to have cold muscles when …

The diagram above shows the most appropriate locations to begin and end measurement for the different areas of your body. Often people will measure at the wrong location and get false results. For example, when measuring your waist, some people take the measurement below the belly button when your natural waistline is located above the belly button! Check out the easy-to-follow instructions for getting accurate measurements for each body part below: Chest: Measure the circumference of your ches …

Here are some great tips we’ve gathered which should help you to improve your Kata. Make sure you don’t look at the kata as a whole as this can be very overwhelming - it is essential to break it down into individual movements. After all, a kata is nothing more than connecting all of these individual movements into a single group. Look at each movement and the understand the reason behind it. Is it a defensive reaction? A form of attack? How does it flow into the next one or the one before …

Reports of incidents where suspicious individuals have been reported approaching school students in public appear too frequently in our media. Some of these reports have been found to not be suspicious, but others remain concerning.With this in mind, it is timely to provide some advice to students/young people – both boys and girls – who are walking to or from school, training or in public areas at other times. With all of this considered, New Zealand is still one of the safest countries in the …

In his book ‘Wado-Ryu’ karate, Hironori Otsuka tells us that there are three kinds of strength - Physical Strength, Technical Strength and Mental Strength - and if any of those is deficient it will be “ the downfall of the individual “. It’s a common misconception throughout the martial arts that ‘technique’ is the key; if we have good technique then we will be effective in combat. The fact is that technique is no more or less important than physical fitness or mental conditioning. Many martial …