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YOKOSO DUTCH OPEN 2023 IS A EUROPEAN CUP FOR ALL WAKO CATEGORIES! We from CENTURY MARTIAL ARTS will be on site as a WAKO sponsor with a stand and offer you our best C-Gear WAKO training, fitness and competition products at a special price.

While watching the second season of "Warrior" - the TV series based on a based on a 1968 storyline by Bruce Lee -, Dr Craig D. Reid reveals the fascinating connection to Chinese folklore.

More than 1,000 athletes from 23 nations - including guests from India and South Africa - competed for gold at the Nürburgring on 6, 7 and 8 January. For the fourth time, the Ring Arena was the spectacular venue of the Sen5 Rhine Shiai. It was a great organisation by Sen5 and the Nürburgring team in cooperation with CENTURY MARTIAL ARTS.

Kyusho Atemi means "seconds of fighting" - the quick termination of the fight within several seconds by using the sensitive points of the body to inactivate the opponents. Under the guidance of Jörg Uretschläger (7th Dan), the second part of his exclusive training programme will take place on 18 and 19 March.

NOW NEW AT CENTURY MARTIAL ARTS! These Century C-Gear K1 & Muay Thai shorts are WAKO certified and approved for WAKO competition and will accompany you on your tournaments. Cut in Thai style, we have sewn in cuts on the outer sides, which provide more legroom. These shorts are of course also suitable for your training and sparring.

There are many opinions on this subject. For example, it is said here and there "Judo is not really suitable for self-defence. Karate competitions without contact are not exciting. Tai Chi does little for physical fitness. Taekwondo is just a simple sport."

January 06-08, 2023 - INTERNATIONAL SEN5 RHINE SHIAI KARATE COMPETITION "Everyone-against-everyone" mode, a battle in which participants are rewarded "with competition practice at the highest level" based on their interactions with the other participants, regardless of victory or defeat.

It was not unusual for the phone to ring at MMA Joensuu, the local gym in Joensuu, Finland. But when muay thai coach Tuure Mutanen answered, the call wasn’t exactly what he expected: a young woman asking, could he find her a fight? And how soon?

Get the fourth issue of BLACK BELT MAGAZINE 2022!  With original articles from the USA and exciting, exclusive content from Germany and beyond.

Also this year, despite all difficulties and obstacles, Peter Galambos, President of WAKO Hungary decides: "...yes, we will organize the 27th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup in Budapest!”