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The magazine from the Professional Unification of Martial Arts 

IN THIS ISSUE! 

GHANA REVISITED ........................................... 4 

B&NES SPORTS AWARDS ................................ 6 

EXTREME TAEKWON-DO .................................. 7 

SUMMER CAMP 2009 ....................................... 8 

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009..................... 9 

WINTER CAMP 2009......................................... 10 

WHAT DOES TAEKWON-DO MEAN TO YOU?... 11 

MY TRAINING DIARY....................................... 12 

BREATHING IS GOOD .................................... 14 

ACCELERATION & MOMENTUM ................... 16 

THE USE OF NSAIDS IN SPORTS ................. 18 

A VISIT TO PUERTO RICO ............................. 20 

PUMA DAY 2009 .............................................. 24 

PUMA BLACK BELT PRESENTATION EVE .... 26 

INTERVIEW WITH MASTER CARIATI.............. 28 

BLACK BELT GRADING ESSAYS ................... 30 

PUMA SQUAD IN IRELAND ........................... 32 

BUILDING A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD ...... 35 

LITTLE PUMAS ................................................ 36 

Editors: 

Pete Bullough 

Matthew Lloyd 

Sandra Jeffrey 

Mandy Bullough 

Design & artwork: 

Sandra Jeffrey 

Contributors in 

this issue: 

Master Cariati 

Master Gayle 

Tony Goodwin 

Ken Watkinson 

Mark Lofthouse, 

Natasha Allan 

Clio Yates 

Lloyd Cockram 

Sarah Genai 

Dik Chance 

Daniel Lammin 

Jenny Francis 

Danny Dowling 

John Dowding 

Paul Haworth 

Edward Colman-Roberts 

Leila Peck 

Tina Elise 

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rerepresentative of P.U.M.A. 

Meet your all new 

editorial team 

Welcome to your new look magazine, which also 

happens to fall on the 10th Anniversary of P.U.M.A! 

Let’s start with a big apology for the lateness of this 

issue - our previous Editor Mr Potter has moved on from 

P.U.M.A. and we wish him all the best in his new venture. 

Our other Editor, Mr Lammin, has stepped aside and taken on 

other duties in P.U.M.A. as team coach. At present, along 

with Mr Pixton, he is doing a splendid job with our team in 

various countries, results of which can be seen in this issue. 

I think we owe them a big thank you for 

the hard work that they have put in over 

the years producing our magazine. 

So now let me introduce you to your 

new team of Editors. There are four of 

us starting with myself, Pete Bullough 

and instructor at Salisbury. Next we 

have Matthew Lloyd and one of Master 

Ogborne’s assistant instructors at 

Bath. Then there is Sandra Jeffrey, a 

former Taekwon-Do student who takes 

care of design and layout and finally 

Mandy Bullough, who helps me with 

the lengthy write-ups because she 

types so much faster! 

Back to this rather bumper issue now - 

as usual you will find all of your regular 

favourites, plus some new items we 

hope you will like and take part in. 

There was also quite a bit of catching 

up to do on past events! 

I would like to take this opportunity to 

thank those of you that have provided 

articles and write ups for Mr Potter and 

Mr Lammin over the years, and ask 

that you continue to provide these to 

us, as without your input we could not 

produce Planet P.U.M.A. 

Let’s now take a look at the upcoming 

P.U.M.A. events for 2010. In May we 

have the WKA Championships as well 

as our Black Belt presentation evening, 

which, as ever, is an event not to be 

missed! Early June heralds the English 

Championships and later in the month 

we have the ICTF Championships - this 

is the first time we have hosted for the 

ICTF, so another one for your diaries. 

2 © P.U.M.A. 2010 

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Pete, Matthew & Sandra 

PLANET P.U.M.A. 

In late July we have the very popular 

Summer Camp - I hope to see you 

there this year. Mid August sees Kids 

Camp at Sparkford for all you 8-12 

year olds. This is always a fun packed 

weekend including lots of games, the 

team patterns competition, evening 

story telling around the fire and, on 

Sunday, the very infamous water 

gun fight with the legendary gun 

slingers Wild West Walker, Quick Draw 

Lammin, and Run Away Bullough! 

Early September we have a Team 

Patterns competition in Swindon and 

later that month is P.U.M.A day at 

Bath, once again with the Childrens’ 

Competition on the Sunday. Don’t 

forget Saturday entry is free to all 

P.U.M.A members – as usual lots of 

seminars by all our top people will be 

taking place. 

In mid October we have the second 

Black Belt grading of the year over 

two days, and later that month we 

have Winter Camp again - if you 

have not taken part before it’s a great 

weekend with lots of things to do and 

fantastic training. 

Then in mid November we have 

the Irish Championships, the 

following week we have the British 

Championships at Bath University 

and at the end of the month we have 

the Black Belt presentation evening 

at Swindon. 

In December we slow down for 

Christmas but watch this space, as 

things can change as quick as you 

can say Master LP! 

If you want any further information on 

any of the events I have mentioned, 

please ask your Instructor who will 

be happy to give you dates, times 

and costs. 

In Issue 19 we will be promoting some 

P.U.M.A. merchandise, which is readily 

available through your Instructors. 

Well, that’s enough from me, hopefully 

I’ll see you all soon … 

Pete Bullough Editor 

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Did you all know that P.U.M.A.10th 

Anniversary T-shirts are now 

available? Please ask 

your instructor 

for details.



Ghana Re-visited! 

February 14 th 2009. 

Excited, yet slightly apprehensive, the 

team meet at Heathrow Airport. 

From the bright lights and shiny surfaces of Heathrow 

airport we left for Ghana; eight hours later we landed in the 

somewhat contrasting, mainly wooden, 1940’s style airport 

in Accra, the countries capital. 

It was almost midnight when we clambered aboard an old 

Sherpa van (smaller than your average seven seater). Nine of 

us and our luggage, for an hour’s journey across roads that 

shook your teeth loose! To say we were a little squashed, hot 

and bothered was an understatement! The rest followed in a 

four seater taxi, in the same, tightly packed style. A method 

of travel we were to become familiar with during our stay. 

Mr Pixton and Mr Whitlock were the first to rise in the 

morning to stretch away the journey, followed shortly by the 

juniors and ladies. Master Gayle and Master Ogborne came 

down to enjoy breakfast but soon set about the admin and 

organisation of the trip....do these guys ever stop?! 

Later that morning, Mohammed Mahandi joined us for a 

quick brief and explanation of our mission in Ghana. We 

were soon to learn that when greeted by Ghanaian’s, they 

ask ‘what your mission is’. Over the next few days we were 

to meet the top five Chiefs (Kings) of various tribes, to ask 

for their blessing for Taekwon-Do to flourish in Ghana, and 

to allow us to participate in the all important competition 

(Ghana vs. the UK) and launch of Taekwon-Do. 

For the remainder of the day we were happy to train in the 

scorching sunshine and chill around the hotel. We quickly 

realised that Ghana has a very ‘laid back’ culture. No need 

for watches! We ate lunch and evening meal at the hotel 

restaurant, where nothing was too much to ask....even 

though it did take an hour plus each time we ordered. 

The next day we travelled around Accra. Taking in the sights 

alone was an amazing and eye-opening experience, we 

really don’t know how fortunate we are, but words cannot 

describe what it was like to meet the Chiefs of Ghana. 

Each Chief we met was different in many ways, from how 

you greeted them, to the places they lived and the clothes 

they wore. There was extremely strict protocol for meeting 

each one and I am convinced that the discipline and 

respect that Taekwon-Do teaches prevented any potentially 

embarrassing incidents. Despite this, each Chief greeted 

us with open arms, were excited and backed our mission 

in Ghana. They were particularly amazed that our team was 

made up of ladies and juniors and all Chiefs pledged to 

make every effort to attend the tournament. 

A very long day with very long waits, apparently, the longer 

a chief keeps you waiting, the more important the meeting 

(we must have been very important!). 

On the way back, we stopped for a fast food snack Ghana 

style, fresh coconuts on the side of the road. They were very 

refreshing and the knifemanship of the stall holders was 

something to behold. 

Soon came the competition, viewed by a whole host of 

dignitaries including: the Police High Commissioner, the 

Chiefs we had met the day before, the British High 

Commissioner and a representative of the President of Ghana. 

To begin the proceedings, the Ghana National Anthem 

was played, which was to be followed by the 

English Anthem. However, ‘God Save Our 

Queen’ did not play due to a technical hitch. 

The microphone was passed to Miss Deakin 

(Ladies Captain), who, rightly so, handed it to 

Mr Pixton (Male Captain), who in true Taekwon- 

Do style, handed it to Master Gayle and 

Master Ogborne! Without further delay, Master 

Gayle and Master Ogbourne, with P.U.M.A. UK as 

backing singers, proudly sang the National Anthem 

(remember this was being televised throughout Ghana in a 

The team 

stayed and played 

40 minute prime-time). I am pretty sure this will be shown on 

many black belt presentation evenings for years to come. 

For the results of the competition please see the 

competitors, I am sure they will all say the same thing - that 

Taekwon-Do was the winner. 

The schedule for the last few days of the trip initially 

included a trip to meet the President of Ghana and 

a visit to the ‘Tree of Life’, the largest tree in 

Africa. However, on the plane journey to Ghana, 

Master Ogborne had sat next to a gentleman 

who was travelling to Ghana to stay with his 

wife doing voluntary work in an orphanage 

and he had asked whether the team would be 

prepared to go and do a demonstration for the 

orphans. Although we would have liked to have 

done both, with limited time we could only do one. 

Our pleasure or the orphans - it didn’t take long to choose. 

‘ 

with the children, 

nobody wanted 

‘to leave 

I am not even going to try and put into words the emotions 

of being at the orphanage, watching the team perform 

demonstrations in the hot, midday African sun, in front of 

very fascinated and excited orphans. 

The team stayed and played with the 

children, nobody wanted to leave. 

They were over the moon for us to 

be there and keen to practice some 

Taekwon-Do moves. A simple gift of 

a rubber wrist band made their week. 

Nothing and no amount of writing 

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can describe the event, but I don’t think anyone left dry-eyed. 

How could so many of these adorable orphans (60-70%) 

have typhoid, TB, malaria or be HIV positive? 

Since our visit, Mohammed our host, has arranged 

for a couple of his team to go into the orphanage 

on a regular basis to teach and instruct 

Taekwon-Do, something that would never have 

been done before. 

If this article seems short, it is because emotion still 

runs deep and I’m welling up again. Please, if you 

want to know more about the Ghana trip, ask any of 

the team that were there. They did Taekwon-Do proud, 

their country proud and themselves proud. 

Watching Master Gayle and Master Ogborne for a full 

week, in a very close environment (sometimes very 

close...transport!), it became very apparent that they 

do not just live and teach the tenets of Taekwon-Do, 

THEY ARE THE TENETS OF TAEKWON-DO. 

If anyone has any doubt about the reason Master Gayle 

has a running project in Ghana, then take a look at the 

photographs that will be coming to the P.U.M.A. website 

soon. The work that P.U.M.A. has done there is second to 

none. Please contact Master Gayle if you wish to contribute 

to the fund for the Ghana project - as everyone who was 

there will tell you, every penny really will change lives. 

B&NES Sports Awards 

I think I can safely say, 

without being over dramatic, it really was 

a life changing experience for all that went, and 

will be for any P.U.M.A. members that may be 

fortunate enough to go in the future. 

By Matthew D. Lloyd 

Monday 9th March 2009 saw the B&NES (Bath and North-East Somerset) annual sports 

awards presentations. The presentations are a celebration of achievement in sports at all 

different levels for athletes and coaches alike. This year Bath Taekwon-Do had two of its 

junior students nominated for awards - Mr Owen Yee-King and Mr Tobias Deane. Supporting these 

students at the awards were Master Gayle, Master Ogborne, Master Black, Mr Tettmar, Mr Whittaker 

and myself. 

The standard this year was particularly high, and the breadth of achievement was impressive. Nominations ranged from 

athletes who had participated in the Olympic games through to disabled athletes making remarkable achievements at a 

grass-roots level. Not forgetting the coaches and instructors who are also to be commended for their important contributions, 

both in the training of the athletes and in their own right. 

The highlight of the evening was the award given to Mr Own Yee-King. As many of you will know Mr Yee-King showed 

tremendous indomitable spirit in the months leading up to his 1st Dan grading in difficult circumstances, and indeed since 

his grading. Showing maturity well beyond his years he has now taken up a key role as an assistant instructor at the Bath 

club, regularly helping out with both the childrens’ and Little P.U.M.A.s classes. What is truly inspiring is that he is able to 

achieve this at such a young age and is actively putting the tenets of Taekwon-Do into practice. Not content to rest on his 

laurels, Mr Yee-King is continuing to train hard and make important advances. His nomination and award was well-deserved, 

and he is a real credit to the Bath club. 

We should also not forget the achievements of Mr Tobias Deane. Those of us who know Tobias will appreciate how much 

effort he puts into his training. Again he has shown remarkable perseverance and indomitable spirit, and it is really fantastic 

that he has had his achievements recognised. 

Congratulations to all those nominated and given awards at the Sports Award Presentation evening. Your achievements are 

a credit to yourselves, your families, your clubs and your instructors. 

EXTREME Taekwon-Do 

This article has been a year in writing, apologies if its a little fragmented, life gets a little busy 

sometimes. Some people may have heard of a rather odd competition called ‘extreme ironing’ 

where you had to have a picture taken in the most extreme places doing ironing - some people 

were skydiving, surfing, rock climbing - all sorts of things. Some people that work in accountancy 

will also have a heard of a similar competition called EXTREME Accounting (yes, you can all wake 

up now, the boring accounting connection has finished). Basically, this is our version of these 

competitions - EXTREME Taekwon-Do. Here’s the story behind the idea. 

One evening after training back in April 

2008, Ken raised the idea of doing a 

scuba diving holiday, living on a boat 

for a week in Egypt, as a nice summer 

getaway. Although I was brought up in 

the seaside towns of Weymouth and 

Portland and spent a large amount of 

time playing in the sea and snorkelling 

as a nipper, I had never given any 

consideration to trying scuba diving. 

Without thinking about it too much (I 

never do too much thinking at the best 

of times) I agreed to the idea. A month 

or so down the line, the holiday was 

booked and I’d done the first part of the 

open water course in a swimming pool 

that is required to become a qualified 

diver. Back at training Ken told me that 

I would be able to spend the week 

going over patterns and theory with 

him, as he was doing the local area 

grading the week after we got back 

from the holiday (we never actually got 

around to the pattern practice as we 

were too busy sunbathing). Somehow 

we then came up with the idea of doing 

Taekwon-Do moves underwater and 

taking pictures as a bit of a laugh; 

then moved this on one stage further 

and came up with the idea of wearing 

the doboks and putting an article in 

Planet P.U.M.A. We then thought this 

might start a nice little competition 

for practising martial arts in extreme 

places, being careful and sensible at 

all times of course (is that enough of a 

‘don’t be too stupid and hurt yourself’ 

health and safety clause thing?) 

Anyway, this is our attempt at 

EXTREME Taekwon-Do. Was fantastic 

fun attempting this, and hard work 

trying to hold a position underwater 

when there is a bit of a current and 

you’ve only done about a dozen dives 

in the sea (no comments about the 

technical aspect of the moves please). 

We did think of ‘photoshopping’ the 

pictures to include sharks, whales, 

dolphins and turtles in the background, 

but thought this might be over doing it 

a little! There are some fantastic sights 

to be seen underwater, and the sense 

of peace and tranquility is superb. 

I have tried the UK waters, but 

preferred the nice clear, warm water 

of Egypt so much that we went back 

to the same boat, doing a different 

itinerary in 2009. 

So, this is the benchmark for anyone 

else wanting to try and out do two 

nutty blokes from Basingstoke 

on holiday (well its now one from 

Basingstoke and one from Chudleigh). 

Thanks to Susie and Thomas 

Erbe who were the dive guides/ 

instructors and who got me through 

my open water dive course and Ken 

through his advanced diver course. 

Cheers 

Tony Goodwin and 

Ken Watkinson 

OVER TO YOU!! 

Do you have any other 

examples of EXTREME 

martial arts? Email your 

ideas to magazine@ 

puma-uk.com 

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Summer Camp 2009 

By Mark Lofthouse, Natasha Allan and Matthew D. Lloyd 

This years’ Summer Camp took place at the 

Cherry Tree Farm campsite in Croyde Bay 

in the last week of July. As always the event 

was greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm by 

those taking part. The weather at this years’ event 

turned out to be wet, but this did not dampen 

anyone’s enthusiasm in the least. 

was bad the local sports hall was the venue, otherwise it 

was the do-jang in the field. The sessions were varied with 

sparring and patterns well covered. For those who wanted 

something different, the boxing seminar by Mr Bishop and 

Ms Raven offered a fresh perspective on sparring 

using hand techniques. 

Other highlights of the week included the well earned 

beverages at the end of the day with good company. 

Thursday evening was quiz night in the local village hall 

where everyone enjoyed a pasty and swapped their stories 

of the week so far. The last evening was disco time where 

everyone could relax and let their hair down, the winners of 

the dance competition strutted their stuff on the dance floor 

whilst others looked on in amazement. 

On arrival we were greeted by the lovely Michelle Price who 

directed us to an area where we was to pitch our tents. 

Early evening was our first meeting as a group and we were 

warmly welcomed by Master Gayle and Master Ogborne. 

Everyone was buzzing and the jokers stood out a mile!! 

As usual, Master Black was on great form. Once everyone 

had finished introducing themselves to each other, we split 

into teams and were allocated a team leader. Then it was 

back to the tents for dinner. 

After rise and shine, the first training session of each day 

took place 1.25 miles away at the beach. After the jog a 

more traditional warm-up took place, followed by a great 

programme of training with a mixture of line-work, patterns 

and fitness. For those falling behind the sea beckoned, with 

the chants of ‘sea, sea, sea’ echoing across the beach; 

a few people ended up with an unanticipated swim. The 

competition run from the campsite to the beach for morning 

training was won by Mr Pixton (Swindon) and Ms Yate 

(Warminster). Special mention goes to Mr Scott Esnouf who 

carried someone piggy-back over the mile or so course to 

the beach. This was also the week the world was mourning 

the death of Michael Jackson and as a tribute each team 

had to devise a dance and perform it - the best one would 

perform it at the Friday night disco. Amongst the serious 

training there was plenty of fun including sand sculptures 

and tattoo competitions. 

The daily programme was full of activities, some being 

compulsory whilst others were optional. Slotted in between 

the main training sessions included seminars on grappling, 

Bo Staff, nunchakus, FAST defence, boxercize and other 

martial art focused activities. 

In the afternoons plenty of training took place. If the weather 

Sunday the 22nd November 2009 saw 

the return of P.U.M.A. to the University 

of Bath’s Sports Training Village for the 

British Championships. Despite the heavy rain 

everyone was there early, bright-eyed and bushy 

tailed, ready for a full day of martial arts. 

As always the competition was kicked off with the Junior 

high-kicking competition followed by Junior patterns. 

These were extremely hotly contested events with high 

standards from all the competitors. This was followed by 

sparring events for Juniors and then patterns and sparring 

for coloured belt adults. Although many of the contestants 

were Taekwon-Do practitioners, the other styles in P.U.M.A. 

were also well represented in these divisions. Kick-boxers 

had a particularly good showing, with a large contingent 

from the University of Bath club putting on a good show 

A special mention goes to Mr Phil Whittlock who cycled to 

the event from Bristol in aid of raising money for his charity 

work in Kenya - whilst on his journey he was confronted 

by wild horses running towards him. He also accumulated 

lots of facial hair which was shaven off on quiz night, again 

raising money for his charity. 

Summer Camp was most enjoyable, lots of new friends were 

made and we all feel proud to be part of P.U.M.A. 

British Championships 2009 

By Matthew D. Lloyd 

in front of their home crowd. 

Later in the day came the Junior Black Belt divisions. 

These competitors showed an extremely high level of skill 

and sportsmanship. Clearly there are a number of future 

champions waiting in the wings. The finale of the day was 

the Black Belt divisions. As always the patterns competition 

was highly competitive, with the young guys showing their 

stuff in style, whilst the older guys showed they still had what 

it takes. The ladies division was no less competitive, with 

impressive displays from all the competitors. The day was 

finished off with a breathtaking display of skill in the Black 

Belt sparring, whilst some truly remarkable levels of power 

were displayed in the destruction divisions. 

All in all this was an extremely satisfying and worthwhile day, 

for competitors, officials and spectators alike. Everybody 

enjoyed it, and most importantly everyone participated with 

true martial art spirit. Personally, I can’t wait for the next one! 

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Winter Camp 2009 

This years’ Winter Camp 

was held at Warmwell 

holiday resort in Dorset, 

with the absence of Master 

Gayle, on other P.U.M.A. duties 

and Master Black, who was 

recovering from his operation. 

In the hot seat was Master 

Ogborne, with help from Mr 

Tettmar. The weekend was 

packed with lots of fun and hard 

training sessions. Our Winter 

Camp write up is provided by 

Clio Yates of Warminster: 

I arrived at the holiday park in Dorset 

with time to settle in to my weekend 

accommodation of a cosy chalet, 

situated near a nature reserve and a 

couple of fishing lakes. How civilised! 

That is until we arrived! The park itself 

had very good facilities, and lots to 

do if you weren’t spending your spare 

time recovering from either the evening 

or training activities! 

We all gathered for the Welcome 

meeting that evening, to receive our 

training programmes and a brief talk 

about what we were to expect over the 

next two days and what was expected 

of us! After this we were free to 

disperse, some to the bar and others 

back to their chalets. I decided, after a 

quick drink and introduction to some 

new faces, that I had better get back 

for an early-ish night in preparation for 

the training ahead. 

The following morning I awoke in my 

chalet feeling slightly confused by 

the unfamiliar surroundings. These 

feelings were quickly followed by the 

realisation that I was at Winter Camp 

again and it was time to get training! 

My chalet mates and I emerged and 

made our way up to the basketball 

court where we were told to meet, 

slightly early for our 7:30am start. 

We began with some light warm up 

drills and kicking exercises, after 

which we were led around the camp 

on a short run. We stopped halfway 

for some more drills, led by Mr Pixton 

who, due to the early hour and out of 

respect for others on site, instructed us 

with mime! 

After training we went back to enjoy 

a good hearty breakfast in the chalet! 

I was then able to relax at the pool for 

a while in preparation for our evening 

training in the nearby town hall in 

Bovington. There were sessions for 

coloured belts, 1st and 2nd Degrees, 

then 3rd, 4th and above. There was 

even a kickboxing session. 

The coloured belt training was taken 

by Mr Rob Tettmar, and it consisted 

mainly of line work, with lots of kicking 

(my favourite!) and patterns. 

That evening we relaxed some more 

and reminisced on the events of the 

day over dinner, then made another 

visit to the bar. Good stuff! 

Another morning, another 7:30 start, 

but what’s this? The heavens had 

opened and it was hammering down 

outside, ‘Surely they can’t expect us to 

train in this!’ We all thought we would 

be rained off, so we made our way to 

the outdoor do-jang, half expecting to 

be sent back but when the instructors 

arrived, we got stuck in! Surprisingly 

it was still very enjoyable, we were all 

soaked but that didn’t matter - after all, 

we are martial artists! 

A nice hot bath, another hearty 

breakfast, almost time for my last 

training session at Winter Camp. 

Our last session was taken by Master 

Ogborne; we did some self defence 

drills which were good fun, followed 

by some last minute sparring. It was 

all over too soon - the only thing left 

now was our evening meeting and, of 

course, some more socialising. It was 

a very enjoyable evening and most 

of us stayed at the bar, until they 

eventually reminded us that it was well 

past closing time! 

We strolled back to the chalets and 

said a few goodbyes. I think that most 

felt they would definitely return to 

camp again - I know I will. 

To me P.U.M.A. camps are 

a perfect break from the 

drag of normal life. I can 

get away with people who 

love martial arts just like 

me, and enjoy doing what 

I love most. May we all 

continue to keep having 

these camps, despite our 

miserable weather. 

Maybe next year 

we could make 

it an EXOTIC 

Winter Camp! 

What does 

Taekwon-Do 

mean to you? 

By Lloyd Cockram 

I 

am 17 years old and I achieved my black belt last year, after 

11 years of training. At the presentation evening last 

November, Master Ogborne asked me, jokingly ‘What took you 

so long?’. On the spot I couldn’t give him an answer. I listened to 

the others being awarded their belts, most of them, it appeared, 

had been training around four or five years. I reflected on this - 

what has Taekwon-Do meant to me? 

I am currently in sixth form studying for my A levels. All my friends know that I train 

in Taekwon-Do but it struck me, as I reflected on Master Ogborne’s question, that 

none of them seem to understand why. The art has been a common joke among 

certain friends in the past, as they acted out ‘Jackie Chan style’ moves. They told 

me there was no point in it, that in a real situation it would be useless. I tried to 

explain to them that both the principles of self defence and the art are taught, and 

that any martial artist knows that in a real situation you would not be focusing on 

your sign wave or stances, but for my friends it seemed a principle they could not 

grasp. It is frustrating when something means a lot to you, but people close to you 

can’t understand why. 

I first started training in Taekwon-Do when I was six, following my older sister; 

my twin sister followed soon after. I instantly found a friendly atmosphere, in which 

there was a place for everyone, and friendly guidance in the form of my instructor, 

Karen Parker, then 3rd degree. Like any six year old I wasn’t sure exactly why I 

was there, there were highs and lows, times when I really enjoyed it and a few 

times when I nearly gave up. Fortunately I continued, but it wasn’t until I was 

thirteen I began to find an answer to the question of why I was there. 

In years 7 and 8 I was bullied - at first I could shrug it off but as it worsened 

I suffered for it, particularly in self confidence. I grew quiet and nervous as a 

result, but every Thursday and Sunday I could spend an hour in a place I felt truly 

comfortable, where I knew there was no judgement. When I came through that 

stage, although it took time, it was Taekwon-Do which helped me to re-grow my 

self confidence and self belief. Since then I have watched so many people in my 

club, young and old, grow in confidence due to Taekwon-Do, even if they don’t 

realise it. 

In 11 years I have made close friends and found such a close community, all the 

time learning along the way; when Taekwon-Do has done so much for me what 

difference does it make what belt I am? I would honestly be content as a white 

belt, I know it would make no difference to how I am seen by others, or myself. 

When I realised this I realised also that this won’t be the case for just me, that 

there is a separate story for every single member of the Taekwon-Do community. 

And so you should ask yourself, what does Taekwon-Do 

mean to you? 

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My training diary By Sarah Genai 

I 

am a 42 year old mother of one and a blue belt Taekwon-Do student who has been training in 

Bath for almost three years. It has been an amazing experience. I have been assisting in teaching 

Little P.U.M.A.s for over a year now and really enjoy what I do. This essay was written a year 

ago after attending P.U.M.A. child protection training. It describes how practicing Taekwon-Do has 

affected me and the different perspective it has given me about myself and my life. 

I’ve been wanting to write something about what Taekwon- 

Do means to me for a long time now, but have not until now 

been able to put what is in my mind into words. I kind of 

stumbled across Taekwon-Do while doing my degree at the 

University of Bath. I really liked the idea of keeping fit while 

kicking and punching for two hours and started going to the 

kickboxing classes there. At the time there were no qualified 

instructors so the classes were quite full on and I had never 

been taught how to kick or punch correctly. It was a real 

relief when Master Ogborne, Mr Maynard and Mr Pixton 

turned up, there was a real sense of respect and clear 

instruction. Shortly after that I went to check out the classes 

in Bath and although I was terrified everytime I walked 

through the door, I was soon hooked. There was something 

about these classes that felt really good for me and to be 

punching and kicking for an hour was pure bliss. When I 

look back it was more than just punching and kicking, it was 

the welcoming and respectful atmosphere as well as the 

ethos that really held me. 

It took me six months to finally do my first grading which 

terrified me so much that by the time the then ‘Mr Black’ now 

Master Black asked me a question, I actually lost the ability 

to string a coherent sentence together! That was about a 

year and a half ago and I’ve only managed to reach being a 

green belt in that time. When I think about what a green belt 

means it is completely right for where I am. I am beginning 

to grow and the shoots are definitely coming up through the 

earth for me. I am learning so much about who I am and 

seeing the potential I have to be something more than I ever 

thought myself capable of. I also see that there is no race to 

get to being a black belt and the more I understand about 

where I am right now the better I can be. 

Mr Dowding and Mr Tetmar have contributed so much to 

the way I have learned about respect and discipline as well 

as technique. It took me a long time not to be scared of the 

black belts who teach us but they have taught me, by just 

being themselves, to thrive rather than be scared. When 

you really think about what it takes to become a black belt 

and stand in front of a class of 20, 30 or more students and 

consistently teach what is needed, it is truly something else. 

So now when an instructor calls us in, I run. If I’m asked 

a question I have to remember to come to attention and 

bow, not because I’m demeaning myself or just doing what 

everyone else does but because it’s all part of the respectful 

atmosphere that makes a martial art a martial art. It is not 

only respect for my instructors but also respecting myself in 

a way I’ve never experienced outside of Taekwon-Do classes. 

The patterns that we practice all have meanings and initially 

it never dawned on me the importance of those meanings. 

Now when I learn my patterns I’m not only learning the 

right technique but I am also embodying the philosophical 

meanings that Major General Choi Hong Hi 9th degree 

placed upon them. Master Ogborne and Master Gayle 

have created an incredible organisation that contains such 

a wealth of people who have so much to offer. We all take 

different things from our practice and we all have many 

different things to give. Like anything in life, the 

worst and the best of us is likely to surface at any 

given time and it is impossible to be the perfect 

human being, we are all fallible. Having said 

that the aim of Taekwon-Do is to become a 

better person and through having a positive 

attitude to that end we are all actually capable 

of more than we sometimes only dream of. 

I was asked recently to attend the P.U.M.A. 

child protection training. At the time I was at a very 

low ebb due to two broken wrists and a lot of stress in 

my life. I was a little apprehensive that it was going to be 

difficult. On arriving we were welcomed in the café by 

Master Ogborne and Master Gayle and I felt immediately 

welcome and part of the proceedings. The training itself 

was amazingly well organised and I was blown away by the 

commitment of the other people there and how much they 

care about their students. I have worked for social services 

in the past and attended child protection trainings there 

but never experienced the kind of atmosphere and open 

communication that I was witnessing on this day. I found 

myself putting my hand up on a couple of occasions and 

really felt I had something valuable to say. Right at the end 

of the training we were asked to close our eyes and listen 

to a tape recording of someone who had suffered a sexual 

assault at the age of 11. The perpetrator had been his 

martial arts instructor. I began to listen but couldn’t listen to 

the whole recording, it was so profoundly difficult to hear 

such an honest and heartfelt story. I heard enough to really 

touch me in a way that has had a profound effect on 

me personally. 

P.U.M.A.’s child protection policy encompasses so many 

different aspects of a child’s well being and those who have 

compiled it to my mind should be applauded everyday. It 

is the philosophy and ethos that is part of Taekwon-Do that 

creates such a healthy atmosphere within which children are 

supported to achieve and grow in such a healthy way. I am 

so appreciative that Master Gayle and Master Ogborne take 

the issue of child protection so seriously and grateful that 

the child protection team work so hard to take into account 

every possible scenario for both children and instructors. 

The arrival and existence of my daughter has been the 

biggest gift I could ever have wished for in my life. I am so 

happy to be able to give her the experience of being a Little 

P.U.M.A. Watching her and other Little P.U.M.A.s is great and 

the instructors are so skilled at promoting positive behaviour. 

That positive behaviour helps their confidence grow which 

in turn means the life skills that they are learning will be 

long lasting and part of who they will become, this is a true 

gift. Witnessing Miss Miller and Master Ogborne doing the 

I am still 

fighting all 

Little P.U.M.A gradings last month was so amazing, the 

children were so proud of their achievements and they were 

honoured by Master Ogborne and Miss Miller in front of their 

families so beautifully. The ability of the black belt instructors 

to bring out the best in their students is truly wonderful. 

It is an incredible thing to be a part of and I am especially 

happy and honoured to be able to assist and 

contribute to the way that Little P.U.M.A.s learn 

such important life skills. 

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those long held 

negative 

‘beliefs 

What Taekwon-Do means to me is far beyond 

practicing a technique, keeping fit or being the 

best at sparring (which I am absolutely not). 

It is the opportunity to belong to an organisation 

that values it’s members. It enables me to face 

myself, to express anger and aggression in a 

completely boundaried way that respects not only 

the other people in the club but myself. Ever since I can 

remember I have felt that I was worth no more than a piece 

of dog muck stuck on the bottom of someone’s shoe. 

I’ve worked hard to change that feeling which has lessened 

a lot as I have gotten older. Every time I get a technique 

wrong or lose my nerve in a grading (which happens 

regularly!) I am still fighting all those long held negative 

beliefs. It seems to me that the philosophy and practice 

of Taekwon-Do is such that it provides a format that can 

contain anything that a human being has experienced. 

Not only can those experiences be contained but also 

potentially transformed into something more positive. 

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to practice 

Taekwon-Do and challenge something that isn’t the truth but 

has been my truth for so long. I have been an ‘angry person’ 

ever since I can remember and have never really been able 

to express it in a healthy and clear way that doesn’t hurt 

myself or other people. Because of this I’ve always been 

engaged in a fight either with myself or other people which 

has at times been really isolating. I’d push people away 

even though the thing I always wanted most was to belong 

and be close to others. The child protection training had 

a profound affect on me because I understood that things 

that happened 25 or 30 years ago can still have such 

a massive impact today. I’ve always known this in my mind 

but inside myself the penny never dropped. I have now 

begun to accept something about myself that maybe I 

hadn’t given enough attention to before because I was so 

busy trying to work on it all and get beyond it. 

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13



Breathing 

is good 

By Dik Chance 

In my previous life before teaching 

martial arts full time I spent a lot of 

time diving. Because of my work 

with the MoD, I had the opportunity to 

dive alongside many operational diving 

teams including mine warfare and bomb 

disposal teams, search and rescue teams, 

special forces and engineering teams. 

This gave me access to diving environments that, at the 

time, just weren’t available to most civilian recreational 

SCUBA divers. Commercial ‘hard hat’ diving connected to 

the surface by long umbilical hoses; military rebreathers 

designed to operate covertly; deep recompression chamber 

dives; and even historical brass helmet diving supplied with 

air by a hand operated pump. 

Much of my diving was solo, something that is rarely done in 

recreational diving. Alone underwater, stress levels can 

be much higher and the chances of messing up 

with drastic consequences so much greater. 

Quite early on, an old and bold chief diver 

named Buster Brown taught me an absolutely 

vital skill – something that I now refer to as 

‘Tactical Breathing’ or ‘Combat Breathing’ – 

but that at the time was just a method to get 

panic under control. 

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Panic underwater is obviously a big problem. 

Like any stressful situation, how you manage 

your own knee jerk reaction during the early stages can 

drastically affect the possible outcomes. 

Fast forward to today and you will find the FAST team 

teaching something very similar on our courses. If you’ve 

been on one of our courses, chances are you have heard us 

Chances are 

you’ll have found 

yourself holding 

your breath as 

your adrenaline 

rises 

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About the author: 

Dik Chance trains under Master 

Ray Gayle (7th Degree) at Yate 

Taekwon-Do. He also teaches at 

his own school at Clifton in Bristol. 

Along with Chris Walker, Louy 

Reeve and Dave Powlesland, 

Dik is an instructor and bulletman 

in P.U.M.A.’s FAST Defence team. 

Dik works alongside FAST founder 

Bill Kipp to teach instructors and 

students in FAST Defence and 

FAST Combatives around the world. 

He and the rest of the 

FAST team are available for 

courses and seminars. 

Contact Dik via email on 

dik@bristolmartialarts.com 

saying ‘Breathing is good’ almost 

like a mantra. And chances are, 

you’ll have also found yourself 

holding your breath as your 

adrenaline rises. Even our very 

simple distance drills cause this 

reaction in people (including us, 

every time). 

As many of you will know from my previous articles, under 

stress (any stress, not just combat stress) adrenaline is 

released into the blood stream. Human beings cannot 

distinguish between the stress of tests and deadlines; and the 

stress of being in combat. So the body’s reaction is the same. 

Adrenaline is released into the blood stream. The heart 

rate starts to raise. Blood is diverted from the major organs 

including the skin and pumped to the major fight or flight 

muscles. Breathing often becomes shallow and rapid. 

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One of the major organs that blood is pumped from 

is the brain. Simplistically, the high cognitive 

road of the brain gives way to the low, primitive 

emotional road of the brain. Hence why we 

sometimes react emotionally to stressful 

situations rather than rationally. How many 

times have you thought after an argument 

‘if only I’d said THIS’. This is an example of you 

coming back to the high road and being able 

to think again. 

In terms of heart rate, there is a very major difference 

between your ability to function when your heart rate is 

raised by normal exercise and when it is raised by a stress 

induced chemical cocktail. In adrenal situations beyond 

about 145 beats per minute your skills and cognitive 

functions are seriously deteriorating. 

Within the peripheral nervous system of your body, we 

have a basic split into the Somatic and Autonomic nervous 

systems. Very simplistically, the somatic system looks after 

things like touching and moving. The autonomic system 

looks after the automatic functions like heartbeat, glandular 

release etc. 

So if I asked you to lift up your arm and tap your head with 

your index finger, the somatic system would be in charge. 

And you could do this. But if I asked you to raise your heart 

rate by 100 b.p.m. and make your palms sweat, you couldn’t 

because these are autonomic functions. 

There are however, two things that cross the boundary 

between the two systems. The first is blinking. Normally this 

happens without your direct control. However, you can take 

control of it at will. Pretty good, but generally not of much 

use unless you are attempting to hypnotise your cat. 

The other is breathing. And this is the one we are most 

interested in. The proper application of tactical breathing 

can bring a lot of the symptoms of adrenaline rush under 

control. Breathing is our link to the autonomic system that 

is controlling the stress based adrenaline response. 

(continued on page 17) 

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How to do the tactical 

breathing exercise 

All breaths should be deep, cleansing, 

belly breaths. Your lower abdomen 

should expand like a balloon. 

The breaths are done in 4 steps: 

• In through the nose, two, three, four; 

• Hold, two, three, four; 

• Out through the mouth, two, 

three, four; 

• Hold, two, three, four; 

• Repeat least four times. 

You should experiment with timing 

and number of reps to see what works 

best for you.


Acceleration and 

momentum By Jenny Francis 

In order to gain the most power from a movement, the technique needs to be correct. Part of 

the technique I am going to focus on in this article is acceleration and momentum. I have seen 

many people perform a move, and made one move look like two, as they get to the preparation 

position, pause, and then accelerate into the finished position of the move. Some people make it 

more obvious than others, but I’m going to focus on one thing that the majority tend to do incorrectly. 

Punches 

We should all know that the chamber 

for our punch comes from our hip. 

When moving forward punching you 

relax your arms into the common 

intermediate position, that a large 

proportion of moves come from, 

followed by pulling your hand to 

your hip, and accelerating your arm 

forward to punch. However, too 

many people do their punch in two 

straight lines, bringing their hand to 

their belt, stopping the momentum, 

and then accelerating the arm 

forward. Instead the movement 

should be flowing, and increasing 

the acceleration throughout the 

move. In order to do this the hand 

should not stop at the belt, but 

instead go in a small circle, around 

the hip, so that the hand is going 

through the preparation position, 

and continuing the motion. 

So to give a clearer example of what 

I mean, think of how a car moves. 

If a car drives in reverse, stops, 

then goes forward: it stops the 

momentum, and the acceleration 

built up in the first part of the move 

is lost. The path of which it moves is 

a straight line. On the other hand a 

more effective way to carry out the 

momentum would be to drive a car 

forward, loop back on yourself, and 

then accelerate to the finish line, 

moving in a circular motion. 

(Please don’t test this theory out!) 

By not stopping mid way through 

the move you can build up even 

more acceleration, and increase the 

speed of the technique, which adds 

to the power of the move. However, 

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Incorrect method 

Correct method 

try not to make your ‘loop’ so large 

that your punch starts from your 

shoulder. The ‘loop’ should be 

subtle moving only around the side 

of the hip. 

The small circular motion can 

be carried out in more than just 

a punch, but for most moves. 

e.g. when performing a guarding 

block, the hands go through the 

preparation position, not stopping, 

but instead building up the 

momentum and acceleration. 

Think of reaching the preparation 

position for a guarding block at 

the top of the circle, and at the 

highest point of the sine wave. 

Using this circular idea, should help 

you improve the flow of individual 

moves, thinking of the move as a 

continuous build up of acceleration, 

with the emphasis of going through 

the preparation position and not 

moving to it pausing and then 

finishing the move. 

Also, when doing a low section 

outer forearm block, the arms 

should cross over into the 

preparation position. Although this 

is a crucial position the arms should 

not pause when they reach it, 

rather they should flow through this 

chamber on the way to the block. 

Your arms should make a circular 

motion similar to that of a punch, 

reaching their highest point, at the 

top of the sine wave as they 

cross over. 

Hopefully you will be able to use 

this information and incorporate it 

into the majority of your techniques 

and patterns. Including it in blocks, 

strikes and thrusts. 

If you have any queries, or 

a particular technical aspect 

you would like me to cover, feel 

free to get in contact and I will 

do my best to answer. 

Breathing is good 

(continued from page 15) 

Martial arts and yoga have been 

preaching breath control for as long as 

they’ve been around. In arts like Tai Chi 

and Chi Gung, breathing is a central 

part of how each move is performed. 

Even in harder styles like Taekwon-Do 

and Tang Soo Do, breathing forms part 

of the training regime. 

Sportsmen understand the power 

of breathing. Watch a professional 

footballer lining up to take a penalty. 

They’ll more often than not take a 

couple of deep breaths and 

go through their ritual. 

The ritual is part of the 

calming process that the 

breathing sets up. 

Chances are your Mum 

understood this too. 

When she told you to 

stand still and count to 

ten, she was controlling 

your breathing. 

One of the world’s leading experts on 

this process is Lt Col Dave Grossman. 

In his excellent book ‘On Combat’; 

he explains this whole process in 

great depth. One of the things he talks 

about is the perception that players 

on American college football teams 

are generally stupid. His work has 

demonstrated that these guys are no 

more dumb than any other member 

of society. 

However, their sport requires them to 

operate in highly adrenalised states. 

This is how they survive the brutal 

tackles. When faced with exam stress, 

their conditioned reaction is for their 

body to go straight into the ‘red zone’, 

where we know cognitive abilities are 

at their lowest. 

Grossman has worked with many 

such teams, training them in tactical 

breathing. The results have been 

fantastic. Grossman also works widely 

with military and law enforcement 

communities training them on the 

effects of combat stress and how 

to use the breathing methods to 

overcome it. 

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you can use 

tactical breathing 

This shows just how effective this 

technique can be for us all. For exams, 

work stress, domestic strife with our 

families, road rage, performance 

anxiety, stage fright and a host of 

other adrenal stress reactions, tactical 

breathing holds the key. 

You can even use it alongside 

a positive performance mantra. 

I’ve been known to sit inside my 

bulletman helmet on particularly 

difficult courses, using the breathing 

techniques and telling myself 

‘you can do this’. 

One of the most powerful 

ways you can use the 

tactical breathing is 

to overcome stressful 

memories. Positive 

memories can give 

us powerful, pleasant 

feelings. Equally nasty, 

stressful memories can bring 

about an arousal of the autonomic 

nervous system with all the appropriate 

adrenal effects. 

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to overcome 

stressful 

‘memories 

If you experience a negative physical 

response from a memory, you don’t 

automatically have Post Traumatic 

Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD requires 

a whole bunch of criteria to be met 

to be classified as such. However 

whatever the label, if you are getting 

the physical complications, there is 

something you can do. Every time 

you feel it happening, do the tactical 

breathing. It can help delink the 

memory from the physical response. 

In the modern world, we often spend 

time looking for complex solutions 

to our problems. In martial arts I see 

people all the time searching for the 

next unbeatable technique, or that new 

system or guru that will make them feel 

safer. As humans, we’ll often shy away 

from something obviously simple in 

favour of something more interesting. 

But in this case, the answer is simply 

to just BREATHE. 

Try it for yourself and let me know 

how you get on.



How NSAIDs work 

The primary mechanism of action 

of NSAIDs is inhibition of activity of 

the cyclo-oxygenase (a.k.a. COX) 

enzymes, first reported by Vane in 

1971 (6). These enzymes convert an 

essential fatty acid, arachidonic acid, 

into various prostaglandins including 

the most important inflammatory 

mediator, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) 

(3). The inflammatory process is 

complicated but it serves to limit 

damage and promote healing. Two 

different COX enzymes have been 

described. COX-1 is produced in many 

tissues and is active all of the time 

(is said to be constitutive). COX-2 is 

produced as part of the inflammatory 

response and is present only at low 

levels in uninjured tissues (1). 

NSAIDs work by blocking the 

action of COX-1 and/or COX-2 and 

thereby stopping the production of 

the prostaglandins involved in the 

inflammatory response (3). Different 

NSAIDs target the two COX enzymes 

to different degrees. Aspirin has 

more activity against COX-1 with very 

The use of ibuprofen 

and other NSAIDs when 

practicing sports 

By Matthew D. Lloyd, III Dan 

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 

are commonly used medicines as analgesics 

(pain-killers) and to reduce inflammation. 

Common examples include aspirin [first marketed 

by Bayer in 1899 (1)] and ibuprofen tablets, and 

diclofenac and salicylate creams (Figure 1) which 

are used for the treatment of minor aches and pains. 

Due to their relative safety and ease of access NSAIDs 

are widely used (2) and studies suggest that they are 

regularly used by many athletes (2, 3). Despite their widespread 

use, few studies have looked at the effectiveness of 

NSAIDs for the treatment of sports injuries with the majority 

of studies concentrating on the use of ibuprofen tablets (1-5). 

There are no specific studies on NSAID use in martial artists, nor 

are there any specific studies on the effectiveness of cream or 

ointment preparations for the treatment of sports injuries. 

little activity against COX-2, whilst 

diclofenac and ibuprofen have more 

activity against COX-2 and some 

activity against COX-1 (1). It should 

be noted that COX-2-specific NSAIDs 

have been withdrawn due to their 

serious side-effects in elderly patients. 

The risks to young athletes are not well 

defined (2). 

The majority of NSAIDs (including 

ibuprofen and diclofenac) act 

reversibly, that is the effects disappear 

as drug levels fall below effective 

levels (1). ‘Over the counter’ NSAIDs 

are cleared from the blood relatively 

quickly with short half-lives (typically 

1-2.5 hours) (3), so several doses 

each day are usually needed. Aspirin 

has a very short half-life (15-20 

minutes) but it irreversibly inactivates 

COX-1 (1) and some of its effects can 

last for as long as one week (3). Some 

patients experience side-effects such 

as digestive system disturbances 

when using NSAIDs, and these are 

particularly associated with COX- 

1 inhibitors such as aspirin (1, 3). 

Problems with side-effects tend to 

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be more serious when the patient is 

taking other medicines, has another 

medical condition, and is taking higher 

doses for long periods. In some 

asthma patients, symptoms are made 

worse by the use of NSAIDs. Therefore 

you should seek professional advice if 

you are using NSAIDs for an extended 

period or at higher doses, if you 

are taking other medicines or you 

have any serious medical condition 

including asthma. 

Use of NSAIDs in athletes 

NSAIDs are commonly used to help 

the athlete recover from a heavy 

training session, and particularly treat 

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness 

(DOMS) and loss of muscle strength 

immediately following training (1-4). 

Several studies have been done on 

the use of ibuprofen in this context. 

Some studies show that high doses 

of ibuprofen (1.2 g per day divided 

into 3 or 4 doses, the maximum 

recommended OTC dose) (1-3) do 

help recovery, although in many cases 

the effects are rather modest and 

greatest in untrained and moderately 

trained individuals (2). Unfortunately 

these doses also inhibit muscle 

hypertrophy i.e. long-term generation 

of increased muscle mass in response 

to training and this appears to be due 

to COX-2 inhibition (2). Producing 

increased muscle mass requires some 

level of inflammatory response, the 

very process which is reduced by use 

of NSAIDs. Taking ibuprofen before the 

training session appears to be more 

effective in reducing DOMS than taking 

it after the training session, but again 

long-term increase in muscle mass is 

reduced (2). 

Other studies show that ibuprofen has 

little or no effect on either DOMS or 

short-term muscle strength recovery 

at modest doses (0.4 g per day, 

roughly 1 tablet) (1, 4). The severity of 

DOMS tends to get less as the athlete 

repeats the exercise regime anyway 

(2). There is evidence that despite 

short-term benefits, medium-term use 

of NSAIDs reduces healing of soft 

tissue injuries (1, 3) and can increase 

the risk of re-injury in some cases (3). 

There is also evidence that regular 

use of NSAIDs can also interfere with 

healing of fractures (2). Moreover, the 

short-term benefits of using NSAIDs 

allow the athlete to train before they 

are fully recovered and this can lead 

to reduced long-term healing or further 

injury (3). 

It is difficult to draw general 

conclusions from these studies 

since they are all done under slightly 

different conditions and whether the 

benefits of NSAID use outweigh the 

disadvantages appears to depend on 

the specific situation. Short-term use at 

the lowest effective dose may offer the 

best compromise, but care should be 

exercised in order to avoid side-effects. 

Creams and ointments and patches 

can also be effective (7) and may 

avoid the systemic side-effects, but the 

same disadvantages apply regarding 

long-term healing of injuries. In many 

cases it is better to avoid treatment 

all together or use an alternative 

therapy such as paracetamol (a.k.a. 

acetaminophen) if a pain-killer is 

needed. Seek professional advice if 

you need regular medication for sports 

injuries, are taking other medicines 

or supplements, or have a medical 

condition. 

Matthew D. Lloyd is Lecturer in 

Pharmacy & Pharmacology at the 

University of Bath, and has a DPhil 

(PhD) in Chemistry and Biochemistry 

from the University of Oxford. He has 

practiced Taekwon-Do for over 24 

years and was promoted to IV Dan 

in 2005. 

Disclaimer: This article is for 

information only. Seek advice from 

your Pharmacist or other health-care 

professional if you are taking any 

other medicines, are asthmatic or 

have a serious medical condition 

before taking NSAIDs (even if they 

are non-prescribed ‘over-the-counter’ 

medicines). 

References 

Figure 1: Structures of common NSAIDs and paracetamol 

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1. A. B. Lanier, 2003 ‘Use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory 

drugs following exercise-induced 

muscle injury’, Sports Med. 33, 177-186; 

2. A. Alaranta et al., 2008 ‘Use of prescription 

drugs in athletes’, Sports Med. 38, 449-463; 

3. J. Hertel, 1997 ‘The role of non-steroidal antiinflammatory 

drugs in the treatment of acute soft 

tissue injuries’, J. Athletic Training, 32, 350-356; 

4. J. R. Krentz et al., 2008 ‘The effects of 

ibuprofen on muscle hypertrophy, strength, and 

soreness after resistance training’, Appl. Physiol. 

Nutr. Metabol. 33, 470-475; 

5. G. R. McLatchie et al., 1985 ‘Variable 

schedules of ibuprofen for ankles sprains’, Brit. 

J. Sports Med., 19, 203-206; 

6. J. R. Vane, 1971 ‘Inhibition of prostaglandin 

synthesis as a mechanism of action for aspirinlike 

drugs’, Nature 231, 232-235; 

7. F. Esparza et al., 2007 ‘Topical ketoprofen 

patches versus diclofenac gel: Efficacy and 

tolerability in benign sports related soft tissue 

injuries’, Brit. J. Sports Med. 41, 134-139. 

Glossary 

COX-1 and -2: Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2. 

Reducing the action of COX-1 and/or COX-2 is 

the primary mode of action for NSAIDs; 

DOMS: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness; 

Drug: A chemical that manipulates a 

physiological system to bring about a desired 

response. In this context drugs refers to 

chemicals found in food and drink (e.g. caffeine) 

and those purchased without prescription 

(e.g. ibuprofen) or prescribed by a health-care 

professional. 

Half-life (t1/2): The time taken for the amount of 

drug to decrease to 50% of its maximum level 

(usually in blood); 

Medicine: A preparation of drug and other 

components for treatment of a medical condition, 

i.e. the tablet, cream, ointment, patch etc; 

NSAIDs: Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs 

(the whole class of drugs including ibuprofen, 

aspirin etc); 

OTC: ‘Over The Counter’, Medicines available 

without a prescription.



A visit to Puerto Rico 

By Mr Daniel Lammin, P.U.M.A. Squad Coach 

After the long journey from the UK the 

majority of our group arrived at San Juan 

airport in Puerto Rico around midnight 

local time where we were met by our host, 

Mr Andres Muniz Vega. Unfortunately there was 

a further delay as Richard Harze tried to find 

out where his luggage had got to! Eventually 

everyone boarded the bus that would take them 

to their final destination, the Parador Vistamar 

Hotel in Quebredillas in the Northwest of the 

Island. After the tiring journey, the first day in 

Puerto Rico was spent catching up on some 

sleep and getting acclimatised to the heat and 

humidity. Most of the squad took the chance 

to explore the local area, including the beach, 

with the last four party members arriving late 

that afternoon. 

Master Cariati, the chairman of the ICTF, Master Simard, 

the Canada East team coach and their delgation were 

also staying at the same hotel. We had already had a few 

chances to chat with them, but on Thursday we got the 

chance to train with each of them as they gave a day of 

seminars. The morning seminar with Master Cariati covered 

basic technique and was very enjoyable and informative. 

Master Cariati was very complimentary of our technical 

standard and asked a number of P.U.M.A. students to 

give demonstrations during the course of the seminar. 

In the afternoon we moved outside (to the beach to be 

precise) for a sparring seminar with Master Simard, a five 

time World sparring champion (both ITF and WTF). Due to 

time constraints the seminar was condensed considerably 

from what he normally covers and I for one hope to get the 

chance to do the full version at some point in the future. 

A number of the P.U.M.A. squad attended the seminars 

along with students from Canada and Puerto Rico. 

On Friday both the P.U.M.A. and Canada East 

delegations were taken to Lares where the 

tournament would be hosted a couple of days later 

where we were introduced to the Mayor of Lares. 

He presented each of us with a pin badge of the 

original Puerto Rican flag and wished us luck with the 

tournament (which he was to attend) and thanked 

us all for making the long journey to his country 

and town. 

Sunday, and after much anticipation, the day of the 

tournament finally arrived, the venue the impressive 

basketball arena in Lares. The day started with a few 

speeches and presentations including some to our 

very own Master’s Gayle, Ogborne and Black, which 

we accepted on their behalves. The competition itself 

got underway - the team forms and P.U.M.A. made a 

fantastic start. Despite the majority of the members of 

each team being relatively inexperienced at international 

level, both teams performed near faultless patterns and 

made it through to the final where they would face each 

other. In the end it was the mens’ team that won the 

narrowest of split decisions to take the gold. 

After a short break it was time for the team sparring, 

which was to be contested by two P.U.M.A. teams, two 

Canadian teams (East and West) and two teams from 

Puerto Rico (ICTF and a mixed team from various 

martial arts). As always with team tournaments there 

were some intriguing bouts with competitors from 

different weight classes and martial arts styles 

getting the chance to pit themselves against each 

other. In the end it was once again the two P.U.M.A. 

teams who made it through to the final after 

defeating some very talented opposition en-route. In the final 

the more experienced team of David Pixton, Philip Whitlock, 

Michael Whitlock, Chris Woolcock, Adam Swain, Stacey 

Weatherer and Emma Deakin emerged victorious. 

The standard of competition had already been high, 

in particular in the team sparring, and as the individual 

events got underway there was an air of expectation. As is 

generally the case, P.U.M.A.’s more seasoned competitors 

set the tone but the performances of the less experienced 

competitors also caught the eye showing once again the 

strength in depth within P.U.M.A. Retiring mens’ captain 

David Pixton led from the front, winning gold in both 

4th degree patterns and sparring, a fitting finale to a 

distinguished competitive career. His feat was matched only 

by Carly Atkinson who performed superbly in her first major 

international tournament. Michael Whitlock, Richard Harze 

and Stacey Weatherer came close to matching this feat with 

both earning a gold and a silver. There were many more 

fantastic performances and I’d love to be able to mention 

them all but for a full list of results, see the table below. 

Almost without exception P.U.M.A. competitors acquitted 

themselves very well and in the spirit of Taekwon-Do. 

The competition finished around 8pm and was followed by 

the presentation of the various team trophies and closing 

speeches. P.U.M.A. dominated proceedings, winning both 

the first and second placed team trophies as well as the 

award for the best overall country for England. 

With the tournament over, the P.U.M.A. and Canada East 

squads headed back to the hotel where they spent the next 

few hours getting to know each other better and swapping 

emails etc. Many new friendships were formed and we even 

took the chance to teach the Canadians how to play the Old 

English game of Yeehah! 

The majority of the Canadian team departed the following 

morning and most of the last four days were spent relaxing 

and exploring Puerto Rico. Some of the squad hired cars 

and took the opportunity to visit El Yunque rainforest and 

national park. As well as being a place of stunning natural 

beauty it gave squad members a chance to recreate the 

famous scene from Best of the Best where the Korean 

team stand under a waterfall. The following day many 

of the squad also took the chance to visit the World 

famous surf town and beaches of Rincon (although to my 

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disappointment there were no waves 

on that day!). 

Whilst the majority of the last four days were 

spent relaxing, there was still the chance 

for some Summer Camp preparation with a 

number of the group taking the opportunity to 

get in some beach training with myself, 

Mr Pixton and Miss Francis. It has to be said 

that the “C” is far more pleasant when it’s 

28 degrees centigrade. 

On the Wednesday prior to our departure, 

Mr Pixton and myself were invited to take 

one of Mr Muniz’s local classes. Over the 

course of the 1½ hour class we covered 

simple sparring drills as well as some basic 

technical work. We then finished off by giving 

demonstrations of Gae Baek, Juche, Choi Yong 

and Yong Gae. The local students appeared to really 

enjoy the experience of training with Mr Pixton and myself 

and from our side it was an honour and a privilege to be 

entrusted with one of Mr Muniz classes. 

On the last night, the whole group went out for supper in 

one of the local restaurants, where we were joined by our 

host Mr Muniz. Buying him dinner seemed the least that 

we could do to say thank you for his hospitality during our 

trip. Whilst enjoying some of the local delicacies (including 

the odd Pina Colada) there was just time for a little awards 

ceremony. Mr Pixton and myself had bought a number of 

high quality knickknacks to honour various moments from 

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the trip. Natasha Sweet was the big winner on the night 

winning the award for services to blondeness as well as 

the Sweet-Harze award for the most over the top displays 

of public affection (shared with Richard Harze). The overall 

wooden spoon award was handed over to Danny Parker 

from the previous winner Michael Whitlock. The awards 

devised by Mr Pixton and myself provided a light-hearted 

end to a great evening and trip. 

The trip as a whole can be viewed as a massive success in 

many ways. Obviously the results at the tournament were 

excellent but this was only a small part of the purpose of 

the trip. Everyone that we met was impressed not only at 

the technical standard of P.U.M.A.’s students but also by 

the manner in which they conducted themselves and levels 

of etiquette that they displayed throughout the trip. As a 

result Master Cariati is hoping to come over later this year 

in order to give seminar to P.U.M.A. students and has asked 

if we would be willing to host the ICTF’s Intercontinental 

Championships in 2010. 

I would like to finish by thanking a number of people. Firstly, 

I would like to thank Powrgard Mouthguards for providing 

the squad with free mouthguards from their exciting range 

of cutting edge products. Powrgard mouthguards are now 

available from your instructor or for more information please 

visit www.powrguardsports.com. Next, I would like to say 

a massive thank you to Mr Muniz for being such a fantastic 

host as well as Masters Cariati, Simard and Stanley for all 

their kind words and for making us all feel so welcome at our 

first ICTF tournament. Finally, on behalf of the whole squad, 

I would like to thank Master Gayle, Master Ogborne, Master 

Black and everyone back home in England, without whose 

support none of this would have been possible. My hope 

and belief is that the new friendships that we have made 

whilst in Puerto Rico will benefit P.U.M.A. as an organisation 

and in turn, all of its members. 

Taekwon 

Daniel Lammin P.U.M.A. Squad Coach 

NAME SPARRING PATTERNS 

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TEAM 

SPARRING 

TEAM 

PATTERNS 

David Pixton Gold Gold Gold 

Philip Whitlock Silver Gold 

Michael Whitlock Gold Silver Gold Gold 

Chris Woolcock Bronze Gold 

Adam Swain Bronze Gold Gold Gold 

Ashley Atkinson Bronze Silver Gold 

Richard Harze Silver Gold Silver Gold 

Ryan Marriott Gold Silver Gold 

Gavin Bradshaw Silver Silver 

Anthony Ducker Silver 

Daniel Parker Gold Silver 

Stacey Weatherer Gold Silver Gold Silver 

Emma Deakin Gold Gold 

Jennifer Francis 

Gold 

Natalie McColl Gold Bronze Silver 

Alex Page Silver Silver Silver 

Natasha Sweet Silver Silver Silver 

Alison Gartside Bronze Silver 

Carly Atkinson Gold Gold Silver 

Zoe Mattacks Silver Bronze Silver 

Sophie Wadsley Silver Silver 

TOTALS 

7 Gold, 7 Silver 

and 3 Bronze 


and 3 Bronze 

7 Gold and 

7 Silver 

5 Gold and 

5 Silver



One step 

One step 

FAST 

P.U.M.A. day 2009 

By Pete Bullough, Matthew D. Lloyd and 

Danny Dowling 

FAST 

Saturday the 26th September 2009 saw the beginning of a 

packed weekend for P.U.M.A., starting with the 10th P.U.M.A. 

day. P.U.M.A. day is an annual event held to commemorate the 

founding of P.U.M.A. in 2000. This year saw the 9th anniversary but 

10th P.U.M.A. day, and we returned to King Edwards’ School in Bath, 

where the first P.U.M.A. day was held. The day was packed with lots 

of different seminars covering all aspects of training from sparring to 

patterns to weapons training, and everything in between. In between 

all the training we were able to relax with a cup of tea, and something 

to eat from the cafeteria or barbecue. 

seminars by Mr Lammin and Mr Pixton 

on chokes, whilst Mr Mortimer gave 

a seminar on short sticks, and then 

seminars on Kickboxing by Mr Howarth 

and a packed seminar by Ms Elise on 

patterns. Meanwhile Mr Skidmore gave 

an eye-opening seminar for adults 

only on defences against pistol and 

baseball bat attacks. The afternoon 

started off with seminars on nunchaku 

by Mr Dowling and freestyle 

one-step sparring by Mr Harper. 

Freestyle one-step sparring is 

becoming increasingly important in 

gradings, especially at the Dan levels. 

Mr Harper’s seminar highlighted 

several common mistakes in technique 

before discussing underlying principles 

and practicing several simple but 

highly effective techniques. 

A highlight of the day was the FAST 

defence demonstration held by 

Jang Bong 

Mr Chance and his team. 

The demonstration team consisted of 

Mrs Jo Walker, Mr Chris Walker (in the 

bullet man suit) and Mr Dik Chance. 

The set piece showed a high level 

situation in which Mrs Walker showed 

remarkable spirit in defending herself 

against her two bigger ‘attackers’. 

Each of the physical defences for the 

three set pieces was over in about 

10 seconds, but it certainly made a big 

impression. This was followed by 

a well-attended seminar training in the 

FAST defence method. 

Meanwhile Mr Bedborough gave a 

seminar on kickboxing. The day was 

finished off by seminars on Bo Staff 

(Jang Bong) padwork by Mr Weyman, 

and boxing drills by Mr Bishop. 

P.U.M.A. day was sponsored by 

Motorwell Citreon of Yeovil, courtesy 

of Mr Graeme Elliot. Thanks Sir! 

Children’s Competition 2009 

Nunchucku 

Sunday 27th September 2009 saw the childrens’ 

championships at King Edward’s School in Bath. 

The day was full of excitement, for many young 

competitors this was their first taste of competition. 

The day started off with high kicking competitions 

followed by patterns. An extremely high standard was 

set in the patterns section, a credit to all the competitors 

who took part. 

The day started with Master Black’s 

legendary warm-up followed by six 

hours of seminars. First off were 

Mr Kell and Mr Tettmar. Mr Kell gave 

an excellent seminar on close quarter 

combat, showing practical defences 

for close in punches. Mr Tettmar gave 

a stimulating seminar on sparring 

psychology. These were followed by 

The day progressed with point-stop and continuous sparring. 

For the younger members of P.U.M.A., there was a Spartan sparring 

competition, where each competitor was equipped with a sword 

and shield. The last events of the day were the musical patterns, 

and the running competition. Each of the musical patterns showed 

a high degree of artistic integrity and gymnastic skill in addition to 

Taekwon-Do. The running competition was also hotly contested. 

At last everyone went home, happy with their medals but more 

importantly with knowledge and experience. 

Warm-up 

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21st PUMA Black Belt 

Presentation Evening 

By John Dowding 

The 28th November 2009 saw the Professional Unification of 

Martial Arts (P.U.M.A.) hold the 21st Black Belt Presentation 

Evening in Swindon, Wiltshire. P.U.M.A. host the formal 

event twice a year and present black belt certificates and belts 

to students who have passed the black belt physical examination 

and P.U.M.A. spirit test. 

435 students, friends and family 

members packed the hall to celebrate 

the successful students, who ranged 

from First Degree through to Fifth 

Degree. P.U.M.A. were honoured to 

play host to a special guest - Master 

Cariati 8th Degree, president of the 

International Chang Hon Taekwon- 

Do Federation. Master Cariati had 

flown in from Toronto to hold talks 

with the P.U.M.A. management and to 

host a technical seminar for P.U.M.A. 

members the following day. 

The evening was co-hosted by Master 

Gayle, Chairman of P.U.M.A. and 

Master Ogborne, who compared the 

evening in his own inimitable style and 

with his own unique sense of humour. 

Before the belts were awarded the 

crowd were treated to a performance 

of pattern Ul-JI by Mr Daniel Lammin 

and a superb display of technical 

light sparring by young members of 

Technical Seminar with 

Master Cariati By John Dowding 

The following day P.U.M.A. hosted a technical seminar by 

Master Cariati 8th Degree, the event was well supported 

by P.U.M.A. students ranging from 9th kup to 6th Degree. 

After a warm up provided by Mr David Pixton, Master Cariati took 

to the dojang floor and introduced himself and explained his 

background, which had involved a great deal of time travelling 

and assisting the Founder of Taekwon-Do General Choi at 

technical seminars throughout the world. The seminar focused 

on basic techniques and sine wave theory, and Master Cariati 

held the packed hall in the palm of his hand as he 

recounted anecdotes from the 

Founder relating 

to the formulation 

of the sine wave 

and how the basic 

theory has been 

misrepresented 

and misunderstood. 

Master Cariati 

led the students 

through various 

basic exercises and 

impressed everyone 

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the P.U.M.A. squad Sam Finch and 

Ashley Atkinson. Other members of 

the P.U.M.A. squad provided some 

light entertainment with an unorthodox 

and revealing rendition of the Can-Can 

from the female squad members and 

equally entertaining song and dance 

from the male squad members. 

Students were called onto the stage 

in small groups and presented with 

with his knowledge and ability 

to convey technical information 

to improve performance 

of technique. 

Master Cariati was extremely 

approachable and put everyone at 

ease, and no one felt embarrassed or 

awkward about asking any questions 

or requiring further clarification on 

points raised, this came as a welcome 

change from some seminars with 

other Masters. The students were put 

through some ‘old school’ conditioning 

techniques as Master Cariati puts 

a personal emphasis on his own 

conditioning which any student who 

came into contact with any of his 

limbs can certainly attest to, and many 

likened his blocks or strikes to being 

hit with an iron bar. 

After four and a half hours the 

seminar ended with a private meeting 

between Master Cariati and Masters 

and Instructors of P.U.M.A. The 

seminar was hugely enjoyed by all 

that attended and we look forward to 

meeting with Master Cariati again in 

the near future. 

the coveted Black Belt that they had 

all worked so hard for, and Master 

Gayle offered each one the opportunity 

to thank instructors, friends and 

family members for giving them the 

encouragement and inspiration to 

attain the awarded rank. 

It was heart warming to see just how 

much this meant to people. There 

were some truly inspiring stories that 

showed the positive and life changing 

effects that training in Taekwon-Do can 

have on everyone regardless of age, 

gender, disability, race, colour or creed. 

The evening finished with the special 

awards for candidates that the 

Grading panel felt had gone the extra 

mile during their grading, with various 

awards and trophies being presented 

to the following P.U.M.A. members: 

Black Belt Awards 

Daniel Lammin 

Heart & Soul award 

Carly Atkinson 

Best black belt female 

Ross Hemming 

Best black belt male 

Matthew Fry 

Best junior coloured belt 

Ryan Hanney 

Best junior spirit 

Rebecca Hayward 

Best coloured belt female 

David Lear 

Best coloured belt male 

Susan Mattacks 

Black belt female spirit 

Adam Appleby 

Black belt male spirit 

Christine Norman, Jessica Penny 

Indomitable spirit 

Tonia Brown 

Female coloured belt spirit 

Richard Philips 

Male coloured belt spirit 

Melissa Tellwright 

Best junior essay 

David Dulston 

Best adult essay 

Here are all the Grades, presented with the 

higher achievements listed to the right: 

Ist kup to 1st degree 

Thomas Wedgwood Pass 

Theo Llewellyn 

Credit 

Lewis Webb 

Credit 

Gary Bull 

Pass 

Charlie Fear 

Pass 

Daniel Yeates 

Pass 

Ellsie Hutt 

Pass 

Sharon Harris 

Credit 

Courtney Jones 

Pass 

Michael Stubbings Pass 

Ryan Hanney 

Credit 

Matthew Fry 

Distinction 

Connor Andrews Credit 

Jake Davey 

Pass 

Medea Creed 

Credit 

Mellissa Tellwright Pass 

Simon Penny 

Credit 

Isaac Kelly 

Credit 

Rebecca Hamilton Pass 

Philip Lentern 

Pass 

Joseph Wood 

Pass 

Rebecca Bryan 

Credit 

Henry Robinson Pass 

Mellissa Jones 

Pass 

Laura Francis 

Credit 

Rebecca Hayward Distinction 

Jamie Constable Pass 

Tonia Brown 

Credit 

Lana Humphrey Credit 

Jemma Sharpe Pass 

Mikaela Dixon 

Pass 

Susannah Rosie Pass 

Lizzie Holley 

Pass 

Jessica Penny Pass 

Jessica Constable Pass 

Christine Norman Pass 

Julie Udall 

Pass 

Timothy Levy 

Pass 

Victoria Hooper Credit 

Joanne Greenwell Credit 

Laura Stubbings Pass 

Amy Shawcroft Pass 

Edward Allonby Pass 

Christopher Phillips Credit 

Richard Phillips Credit 

Mark Richardson Credit 

Alex Tall 

Pass 

James Horn Pass 

Alex Gocher Pass 

David Dulston Credit 

Ian Fear 

Pass 

Andrew Summerfield Pass 

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Jessica Tellwright 

David Lear 

Nathan Jones 

Surya Venkadesh 

Neil Glover 

Mark Evendon 

Neil Pinney 

Anthony Eenkhoorn 

Russell Cowling 

Lyall Hardeep 

Kickboxing students 

Cameron O’Kerwin 

Deborah Miller-Wright 

Michelle Tidman 

Sonia Harris 

Kieran Statton 

Aidan Laffan 

Richard Harze 

Tang Soo Do students 

Lesa Rollo 

Tim Duroux 

1st to 2nd degree 

Carly Atkinson 

Susan Mattacks 

Alison Gildert 

Tom Bodger 

Laura Salkeld 

Sarah Powlesland 

Alice Wood 

Sharon Yeoman 

Laura Beegan 

Daniel Henderson 

Ross Hemming 

Tony May 

Mark Francis 

Thomas Hemming 

Kevin Costello 

2nd to 3rd degree 

Heather Romaine 

Edward Romaine 

Sam Finch 

Ashley Atkinson 

Jack Spreadbury 

3rd to 4th degree 

Matthew Lloyd 

Adam Appleby 

4th to 5th degree 

Daniel Lammin 

Pass 

Distinction 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit 

Credit 

Credit 

Pass 

Credit 

Pass 

Pass 

Distinction 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit 

Distinction 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit 

Pass 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit 

Distinction 

Credit 

Pass 

Pass 

Credit



Interview: 

Master Cariati, VIII Dan By Pete Bullough 

PB: Good morning Master Cariati - I am from Planet 

P.U.M.A. I would like to start off by asking when and where 

did you start Taekwon-Do? 

MC: I started Martial Arts at the age of 12, with a person 

who travelled with the military and came to our home town. 

It was nothing really serious. In 1974 I moved to Canada 

and I started training with an Instructor who was a second 

degree in Taekwon-Do, though he was teaching Karate 

because Taekwon-Do was still not too familiar in that area. 

I trained with the instructor until 1979, then I started 

under Grand Master Tek, Head of Global Taekwon-Do 

Federation. In the early 80’s I met General Choi, in the 

38th Seminar that was done world wide. Since then I have 

become a fan of the Founder - I continued 

training and then in the late 80’s I was 

asked to travel with him and had one of 

the best times of my life! It’s an 

inspiration to see and meet so 

many different people! 

PB: For the benefit of our 

students who don’t know the 

ICTF when was it formed, is 

just yourself or do you have 

other people running it with you? 

MC: Early 1999 I wasn’t pleased 

with what was going on with 

the International Taekwon-Do 

Federation. I was part of the 

administration of General Choi’s 

Association from day one and when General 

Choi broke away, I was the one that set up 

and established everything from A-Z. A lot 

of people didn’t know that. As soon as the 

Association started making money, it was 

taken over by General Choi and I didn’t 

like the direction at all. What he promised, 

what he was going to do and what he was 

going to give all the senior instructors an 

opportunity to show their skills and their 

ability in promoting Taekwon-Do, because we 

had done okay without him! In his absence, 

while he returned to North Korea we had lost 

all Korean instructors. 

In Canada we had no Korean instructors 

what so ever. So we all got together 

and we started trying to unite all 

senior instructors, but most of the 

instructors are all members 

of the ITF, they didn’t like the 

direction they were going so we decided to form our 

organisation. The biggest group we have is in Canada, 

we also have members in USA and Puerto Rico, China, 

Malaysia, Singapore. We are actually expanding very well 

now the word is getting out and now of course in the UK 

and with the possible members of P.U.M.A. I see there is a 

future but the future is up to you, the members, not me. 

PB: How many Masters do you have in the ICTF? 

MC: Actually there are quite a few. We have three Grand 

Masters, one of the Grand Masters is the most senior 

Grand Master around, more senior than Grand Master 

Rhee Ki Haa and Grand Master Soo. His name is Grand 

Master Ally Teoh Cheng Hoe, he is in Malyasia and one 

of the senior advisors. This is very good for us because 

we definately don’t want to make the mistakes that others 

have. So every time we make a decision that concerns the 

members we ask his advice. 

PB: So, in the ICTF, how many events do you hold annually? 

MC: We have one international event per year at the 

moment but then every province there is a least three or 

four per year. 

PB: How many black belts do you have in ICTF? 

MC: Thats going to be hard to answer, but my personal 

Group which is Woodbridge Taekwon-Do Group, we 

roughly have three hundred black belts and most of them 

have been my students from white belt. Also last month 

I had two more of my students promoted to Master! 

PB: Master Cariati, you have seen a little about what P.U.M.A. 

does by attending our presentation evening last night, which 

is a little bit different than most other organisations - can 

I ask you what you thought about that? 

MC: Yes, it is something I would like to take home, to see 

the looks on peoples faces when they go up receive their 

black belts and certificates, it’s truly an overwhelming 

experience. It would be nice if I could have video footage 

of some of those people receiving their awards to take 

home to show my students. This is one of the reasons 

why I like P.U.M.A. so much, we do appear to have a lot in 

common and have the same goals. We like to hear from 

our members and we like to hear how they feel and what 

they would like to see as an International organisation. 

PB: Final question for today - how many other groups are 

affiliated to ICTF? 

MC: Mostly they are just independent clubs. One of 

the biggest problems that we had because of the way 

the leadership went before was that there was only one 

national body and everyone must belong to the national 

body. Everybody was afraid to form groups and then be 

controlled by the one person. If they can see the benefit of 

having a group like with P.U.M.A., you have the freedom to 

share the knowledge and ideas. It would be beneficial to 

try and unite the groups again. 

PB: Well thank you - I know you are a very busy man and 

your time has been taken up by P.U.M.A. this weekend! 

MC: I am glad that I was invited; that I could see for myself 

what I have heard about P.U.M.A. and I can definitely 

spread the word out. 

PB: We are grateful to have you here - thank you very much! 

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Junior Black Belt Grading Essays: 

If I could only teach 

one thing... 

I 

think it is extremely difficult to teach one thing in Taekwon-Do, as 

each aspect (whether it be a movement in a pattern or the theory 

behind sine wave) has so many different components. I feel I have 

gained so much from Taekwon-Do, not just how to spar, perform 

patterns or even the history behind the origin and General Choi 

Hong Hi’s amazing journey but as well as this, even how I conduct 

myself on a day-to-day basis. I feel the greatest thing I have learnt is 

propriety and this being part of General Choi’s moral culture, is in my 

opinion the most important guide to life. Therefore, I would choose 

this as my subject to teach, although I feel it would be the most 

difficult to teach as well as learn. 

I am influenced greatly by my 

instructor’s (Mr. Mortimore’s) strong 

propriety and respect for people from 

all social backgrounds, origins and 

moral cultures. After his recent visit to 

Moldova, it has encouraged me to be 

involved in a charitable event and this 

has made me appreciate my lifestyle 

all the more although they are 

humble compared to most. Propriety 

is not just something you can learn 

over a short period of time, I feel you 

have to be in the mindset and often 

that is because you have been raised 

from an early age with this influence. 

I am raised by my mother and believe 

that she planted the seed for me to 

be courteous and unassuming and 

Taekwon-Do has tendered this 

sapling and now I feel I am beginning 

If I could teach a student only one thing I would teach them 

to be grateful for everything and everyone in their life. I would 

teach this because to be grateful is to look at every aspect of 

your life in a positive way and be thankful for what you have. 

For example, if you do not appreciate when people are nice to 

you, or give you gifts, however small, then eventually they will 

stop altogether. 

There is a saying my Grandpa has 

told me many times. It says: ‘I used 

to complain about having no shoes, 

but then I saw a man who had no 

feet.’ This saying teaches you to be 

grateful for what you have, and not 

focus on what you do not have. 

Being grateful for things does not 

mean you cannot have goals or 

desires. It’s about appreciating many 

of the things in life, and not taking 

anything for granted. Like having 

free schooling: getting a decent 

education is very important if you 

want to excel in later life, and if you 

take it for granted, you’ll lose out. 

I would tell my students to be grateful 

for their family and their friends. 

Friends will come and go, but your 

family is always the same. Treat the 

people you know with respect, and 

you will get that in return. 

I would teach people to be thankful 

for their health and not take it for 

granted. If my students were truly 

grateful, then they would take care of 

their health and not excessively eat 

sugary or fatty things. 

We should be thankful for where 

we live, and that we are fortunate 

enough to have warmth, with shelter 

and comforts. There are many 

homeless people out on the streets, 

who would give anything for love and 

to mature, much like how we 

describe the belt progression. 

I consider that propriety has changed 

me positively as a person and 

although I really can’t remember 

life without Taekwon-Do, I have 

experienced many people without 

propriety and I believe their decisions 

and behaviour could have been 

different if they had a moral guide, 

such as General Choi and his tenets. 

I would describe the tenets as a 

foundation supporting the columns 

of moral culture holding up the roof 

of ethics behind Taekwon-Do, and 

with one missing element, the whole 

system would crumble. I believe if we 

can all live in such a building it would 

result in a more peaceful world. 

So, how would I teach such a 

complex and important section of 

Taekwon-Do? I guess by setting 

an appropriate example, being an 

ambassador in and out of the dojang. 

This could be anything from smiling 

warmth. Another saying I have heard 

is, ‘Be grateful for the home you 

have, and know at this moment, all 

you have is all you need.’ Although 

we may want more possessions, the 

moral of this saying is that we do not 

need any more. 

If my student was complaining about 

their food, or what they got for their 

birthday, I would remind them to be 

thankful that they get any birthday 

presents, and food on the table. 

I would remind them about so many 

others who are not as lucky as 

themselves. 

You cannot teach someone 

something you do not know how to 

do yourself, and I try my best to show 

gratitude whenever I can. Taekwon- 

Do is an important thing to be grateful 

for too, as we are lucky to have the 

opportunity to learn self-defence. 

We have a very good organisation 

in the form of P.U.M.A. It is a familyfriendly 

group who, unlike many 

at someone and making them feel 

comfortable, to supporting my 

instructors and P.U.M.A. to best of my 

ability at all times. Little things make 

big differences, and just arriving for 

class at the proper time, working on 

my etiquette on a day-to-day basis, 

being a team player, being respectful, 

being approachable and reliable 

to my piers and seniors. You don’t 

have to be the best at Taekwon-Do 

but everyone can be the best person 

they can be. 

Why would students choose to follow 

such a guide? I believe the benefits 

are simple. If you have propriety in 

your life, it‘s infectious! Treat others 

how you wish to be treated, share 

your good fortune, be true and just, 

honest and positive, be humble yet 

confident and if given a lemon make 

lemonade. I think maybe my question 

would be, why wouldn’t a student 

want such a guide? There is only a 

positive to be gained, isn’t there? 

Edward Colman-Roberts 

other organisations, see Taekwon-Do 

as a way of life rather than a sport. 

We have good, able instructors who 

spend their time teaching us and 

helping us to progress and develop 

as Taekwon-Do students. We also 

have the chance to socialise, make 

new friends and discover the history 

of Taekwon-Do and Korea, which is 

interesting and has lessons for us all. 

We are trained to defend ourselves 

as well as compete in various 

competitions. 

A grateful person can be anyone, as 

long as they see the good things in 

life. If there are setbacks, then they 

will be able to pick themselves up, 

dust themselves off, and carry on. 

Therefore they would be a great role 

model for others, and they would 

show people how to appreciate what 

they have and get on with everyday 

life. This is why I would teach people 

this virtue. 

Leila Peck 


In Memoriam: Jason Hawes 

By Paul Haworth 

Jason Hawes, who had trained with Star Kickboxing since it started 

three and a half years ago, will be sadly missed by all the students 

and the instructors. Jason, or Mr. Motivator as he was known by many, 

was often heard in the club driving his partner, or sounding out every 

punch and kick in every lesson. His face painting skills will also be 

sadly missed - Jason and his wife Corina were always there at events, 

painting faces and donating the proceeds to charity. I am sure he will 

still be with us at every lesson, looking down hopefully with approval, as 

Jason always wanted to be an instructor. 

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P.U.M.A. squad return from the 

Emerald Isle with a pot of gold! 

After missing the IUTF Irish Open in 2008, the P.U.M.A. squad was pleased to be able to accept 

Master Dalton’s invitation to attend this years’ tournament. As always, the tournament took 

place at the Neptune Centre in Cork and this year almost 50 P.U.M.A. students, coaches and 

supporters made the short trip across the Irish Sea to one of Europe’s most competitive tournaments. 

This year the tournament was attended by teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Spain, Italy, Holland, 

the Czech Republic and of course England, so there was a truly international feel to the event. 

The boys team 


The coloured belts 

The tournament started early on the Saturday morning 

and there was the usual mix of nerves, excitement and 

anticipation. The squad contained a wide range of 

competitors both in terms of age and experience, including 

a number of new faces for whom this was their first 

experience of international competition. All of the black belt 

divisions and team events took place on Saturday and the 

P.U.M.A. competitors and spectators made a big impression 

right from the off. With well over 200 black belt competitors 

the divisions were large and the competition for medals was 

tough. As always there were too many good performances 

to mention them all, but one of the highlights of the day 

came in the mens 3rd degree patterns, with P.U.M.A. 

claiming a clean sweep of medals in a strongly contested 

division. Ashley Atkinson claimed a bronze whilst Michael 

Whitlock claimed gold after beating older brother Philip in 

a tight final. In the ladies 3rd degree division Jenny Francis 

showed why she is the P.U.M.A. patterns coach by winning 

gold once again. 

With the patterns divisions finished it was time to move 

on to the sparring which is where the Irish excel, with both 

the mens and ladies teams being the current ITF World 

Champions. As already mentioned, for a number of the 

squad it was their first time competing abroad which can be 

a very intimidating experience, but each and every one of 

them competed with great heart as well as skill. As divisions 

progressed toward the semi final stages it became clear 

that once again P.U.M.A.s squad members were going to 

be bringing home some serious silverware. The ladies and 

juniors led the way with Stacey Weatherer, Emma Deakin, 

Natalie McColl, Dayna Jones, Alice Wood, Sophie Barnett, 

Danny Dowling and Martin Luker all claiming gold in their 

respective divisions. Adam Swain claimed the solitary gold 

in the mens sparring divisions. 

With the individual events out of the way it was time for 

the team sparring. The atmosphere in the Neptune Centre 

had been fantastic all day, but as the team events started 

it was cranked up to a whole new level. The men acquitted 

themselves superbly but lost in the semi finals to the 

physically bigger and stronger Irish World Champions. 

The boys team went one better in reaching the final to 

claim a well deserved silver, after losing in a bruising but 

entertaining final to the Dutch boys team. It was left to the 

girls and ladies to restore P.U.M.A.s golden touch, which 

they both did in some style. The ladies team claimed their 

gold by beating the current World Champions Ireland in the 

final, with Emma Deakin, Debbie Boyd and Natalie McColl 

claiming the wins that secured victory. The performances by 

Miss Boyd, who was competing internationally for the first 

time and Miss McColl, competing in the ladies team despite 

still being a junior, were particularly impressive. 

Sunday morning and the P.U.M.A. contingent made their 

way back to the Neptune Centre for the coloured belt 

tournament. Voices were somewhat croaky after the 

excitement of the previous day’s team tournament, but soon 

returned as the day started with the final of the mens team 

event (held over from the previous evening). 

Ireland’s World Champions stepped onto the mat against 

the Czech Republic, for what turned out to be a fantastic 

final. The atmosphere throughout the final was unbelievable, 

with the large Czech contingent ensuring that the Irish 

wouldn’t have it all their own way. The Czechs won the first 

two matches but the Irish roared back to win the last three 

and secure an historic victory, much to the delight of the 

vociferous home crowd. 

After the team final and presentations were finished, it was 

time for the coloured belts to show what they could do. 

P.U.M.A.s coloured belts deserve great credit for the way in 

which they performed, with all five winning medals in at least 

one of their respective divisions. The highlights were golds 

for Daniel Parker and Tiegan Flay in patterns. A full list of 

results is shown overleaf. 

In terms of medals won, the trip to Ireland can be viewed as 

a great success, but for me this was not the most pleasing 

thing about the trip. Over the course of the weekend Master 

Dalton spoke to me on a number of occasions and it 

was clear how impressed he was with both the physical 

standard and etiquette displayed 

by all of P.U.M.A.s members, as were a number of the 

other foreign coaches. As a result of the performances 

of the squad and the way in which everyone conducted 

themselves, we have already received invites to Holland, 

Italy and Spain in the future. 

On a personal note I would like to thank a number of people, 

starting with my assistant Mr Pixton, Ms McColl and Miss 

Francis for all of their hard work in helping to prepare the 

squad prior to the trip and looking after them whilst we were 

in Ireland. I would also like to thank all of the parents who 

give up so much time to ferry their children, not only to local 

training sessions but to national squad sessions, 

a massive commitment which often gets overlooked. 

Finally, a massive thank you to Masters Gayle, Ogborne and 

Black for their continued support and everyone else who 

helped with fundraising for the trip - without all of you none 

of this would be possible. 

Taekwon 

Daniel Lammin 

P.U.M.A. Squad Head Coach 

The Celtic Cup winning girls team 

The P.U.M.A. squad 

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Ireland Results 

Building a more 


Mens Team (Philip Whitlock, Michael Whitlock, Adam Swain, Ashley Atkinson and Daniel Parker) Bronze 

Ladies Team (Stacey Weatherer, Emma Deakin, Natalie McColl, Karen Dowse and Debbie Boyd) Gold 

Boys Team (Martin Luker, Danny Dowling, Bradley Jones, Ed Colman Roberts and Josh Veitch) Silver 

Girls Team (Alison Gartside, Dayna Jones, Sonia Harris, Carly Atkinson and Alice Wood) Gold 

Individual Results (14 Gold, 9 Silver and 20 Bronze) 

NAME PATTERN SPARRING TEAM 

Philip Whitlock Silver Bronze Bronze 

Michael Whitlock Gold Bronze Bronze 

Adam Swain Bronze Gold Bronze 

Ashley Atkinson Bronze Bronze 

Richard Harze 

Bronze 

Daniel Parker Gold Bronze Bronze 

Stacey Weatherer Bronze Gold Gold 

Emma Deakin Silver Gold Gold 

Karen Dowse Bronze Bronze Gold 

Debbie Boyd 

Gold 

Jennifer Francis Gold Bronze 

Sophie Chisholm Silver Bronze 

Clio Yates 

Bronze 

Corinne Sri Widada Silver Silver 

Sophie Barnett 

Gold 

Danny Dowling Bronze Gold Silver 

Martin Luker Gold Gold Silver 

Ed Colman-Roberts Bronze Silver 

Bradley Jones 

Silver 

Josh Veitch Bronze Silver 

Joseph Wood 

Bronze 

Natalie McColl Silver Gold Gold 

Alison Gartside Bronze Silver Gold 

Dayna Jones Silver Gold Gold 

Alice Wood Gold Gold 

Sonia Harris 

Gold 

Carly Atkinson Bronze Bronze Gold 

Zoe Mattacks 

Silver 

Tiegan Flay Gold Silver 

Natasha Murphy 

Bronze 

TOTALS 


and 8 Bronze 


and 12 Bronze 


and 5 Bronze 

peaceful world 

As a student of Taekwon-Do 

I shall observe the tenets of Taekwon-Do 

I shall respect my instructors and seniors 

I shall never misuse Taekwon-Do 

I shall be a champion of freedom and justice 

I shall build a more peaceful world 

Eleven years ago, on 24th April 1998, I stood 

with my right hand in the air and swore to 

the Taekwon-Do oath as I prepared to take 

my black belt grading. If I am absolutely honest, 

since that day I probably haven’t given the oath 

much thought or consideration at all. 

Until now. 

I am a strong believer and promoter of the tenets of 

Taekwon-Do, yet somehow in my passion for the tenets 

I seem to have overlooked the oath somewhere along the 

way. Inspired by a number of recent events the oath has 

been catapulted back into my thoughts, particularly the 

lines, ‘I shall be a champion of freedom and justice, I shall 

build a more peaceful world’. 

If you feel the need to have a quick snigger while you 

imagine yourself in a red cape saving the world, please do 

it now and then I’ll continue. 

So what do those lines mean? It’s quite a mammoth task, 

isn’t it? To be a champion of freedom and justice and build 

a more peaceful world, wow that’s huge. 

Not really. Think about it for a minute. 

‘I shall be a champion of freedom and justice’. 

If you don’t own a cape and a pair of red pants it’s ok, 

you won’t need them. I believe this line just relates to 

doing the right thing, and that is something that is within 

all of our capability. We don’t need any super powers 

or even a black belt; anyone can do the right thing. 

Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t necessarily the 

easiest thing to do, but do it anyway because you know 

it’s right, even though it may be hard. 

‘I shall build a more peaceful world’. What a daunting 

and overwhelming statement. You may be thinking how 

can I, myself, be responsible for peace throughout the 

entire world? Well, that’s not exactly what it means in my 

view, so let’s take a step back and think about it again. 

By Tina Elise 

Remember that you are not the only person in the world, 

so you are not the only person responsible for it. 

None of us individually can be responsible for the entire 

world; however we are all responsible for our own place 

within it. Our actions and behaviour, no matter how small, 

are what count towards building a more peaceful world. 

The little things really do count. Don’t believe me? Let me 

put this in perspective. 

Many people took part in Red Nose Day 2009 and 

raised small amounts of money. Individually those 

small amounts of money would have limited potential, 

but added together over fifty million pounds was raised 

by individuals up and down the country. That’s FIFTY 

MILLION POUNDS that wasn’t there before that can be 

put to good use, so don’t tell me that the little things don’t 

count. What would have happened if everyone involved 

hadn’t bothered because they didn’t feel their small part 

was worth anything? 

Your everyday actions also count. If you are a parent 

then part of your role will be instilling positive values and 

behaviour in your children. You don’t do this thinking, 

‘I will build a more peaceful world’, you do this because 

you love your children and you want the best for them. 

However, your positive actions raising your children 

directly contributes to a more peaceful world, doesn’t it? 

After all, our children are tomorrow’s citizens and their 

behaviour will determine how tomorrow’s society will be. 

Being polite to the woman in Tesco’s, holding the door 

open for someone, stopping your car to allow someone 

else to pull out into heavy traffic. These are all simple, 

everyday things that we can easily do. These are the 

small things in our behaviour that really count. If everyone 

behaved like this wouldn’t the world be a more 

peaceful place? 

I would like to invite you to finish this article by asking 

yourself what it is that you do in your daily life that 

contributes towards building a more peaceful world. 

Then spend some time considering what else you could 

do. Remember it doesn’t need to be something massive 

(you don’t need to rush out and adopt seven African 

orphans, for example) and that the small things count. 

Confucius said, ‘The man who moves a mountain begins 

by carrying away small stones’. I agree. 

Now, where did I put that pebble…? 

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LITTLE P.U.M.A.S. 

Working together 


Kids’ 

Camp 09 

Our Kids Camp this 

year was again held 

at Sparkford Cricket 

Club on the 14th August. 

With the arrival of the 

Instructors and helpers 

early afternoon, the camp was 

set up and prepared awaiting 

the children. 

‘I’m not scared of 

the instructors!’ 

Preparation for morning training and fun 

We’re not scared of the kids (much!) 

The Marquee 

was also set up in anticipation 

of what we thought might be bad 

weather, but thankfully we did not have 

to use it too much! 

Once the kids tents were all up and the 

evening meal prepared by our resident 

chef Mr Steve Dearlove, we settled 

down to an evening of story telling and 

entertainment in the form of fireworks! 

These had to be approved by firstly 

Master Gayle, otherwise known as The 

Fun Police (only by Master Ogborne) 

and our Health and Safety man on-site, 

Mr Chance. The fireworks proved 

to be a huge success and will be part of 

future kids camps! Instructors were put 

in charge of various teams, the children 

choosing their own team names. 

On the Saturday morning, we were all 

up bright and early, plenty of training 

and fun tasks set for all the teams, 

with the instructors and helpers joining 

in for all of these! A trip to the local 

swimming pool was also undertaken. 

More chats by the fire in the evening, 

and some very tired children went 

off to bed! The instructors and 

helpers stayed awake late, plotting 

the strategic attack measures for the 

following day’s water fight! 

Up early Sunday morning, ready for 

the first highlight of the day - practising 

in our teams a pattern of musical or 

comical content. With secrecy in mind, 

everybody went to various corners 

of the cricket ground, lots of hard 

practise and rivalry (especially by one 

senior instructor, Mr Tettmar!) After 

the morning’s practice and training, 

we settled down to another splendid 

meal thanks again to 

Mr D, and then it was 

preparation time for the 

main event! 

The teams for this were 

quite simple, it was them 

(the kids!) and us (the 

supposed adults!) All 

children were at one end of 

the cricket ground and the 

adults at the other! 

We were outnumbered at 

least ten to one! But as Mr 

Lammin and myself said ‘We 

are not going down without a 

fight!’ It was a tough battle - 

not sure who were the biggest kids but 

there was only one winner after the 30 

minute onslaught - the children! 

Next was awaiting the arrival of the 

parents to pick up their wet and tired 

children, benches were set up around 

the club house and once all parents 

had arrived the team pattern shows 

began! It was great fun, with lots of 

hard work and effort put into every 

demonstration. There were winners for 

best team and best pattern. But as in 

the eyes of all instructors and helpers, 

the winners were all of you! 

Once again thanks to everyone for 

putting your free time in to make this 

event possible! I personally will be 

back next year, (with a larger water 

gun!) this was my first time helping out 

at kids camp and it will not be my last! 

By Pete Bullough 

Purbeck 

forest camp 

team work 

Fifteen Purbeck Little 

P.U.M.A.s went up to the 

Wareham forest to build 

a camp and have a picnic, as 

part of their theme ‘Teamwork 

and Leadership’. The Little 

P.U.M.A.s worked together really 

well and created a great camp. 

They had three hours of fun 

and everyone had a great day. 

Chudleigh Little P.U.M.A.s 

colouring competition 

In order to keep them occupied over the Easter holidays, 

Chudleigh Little P.U.M.A.s had a double colouring competition – 

one for the Little P.U.M.A.s, and a separate one for the parents. 

After all, we know you parents have nothing else better to do, 

especially as the kids are off school! 

The rules were simple, colour your 

Little P.U.M.A. how you like and the 

winner was picked by the executive 

judging panel – namely me! 

Parents were not allowed to ask for 

help, nor were they allowed to have 

a ‘night off’ when the competition 

closed and the finished articles were 

to be handed in – this was punishable 

by press ups in the following class. 

Unsurprisingly, there was a full 

attendance that week and both 

students and parents had put great 

thought and effort in to their entries, 

Smile please! 

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the pictures were decorated with 

sparkly dresses, afros and smart ear 

rings, and the little P.U.M.A.s pictures 

were just as colourful. 

The Little P.U.M.A. winner was 

presented with a cuddly little puma, 

and winning mum Kelly Boone received 

a T-shirt and a free month’s training 

(still to be redeemed, I might add!) 

Little P.U.M.A. entrants and parents, with instructor Tamzin Dawkins


Master LP has been out playing conkers with his friends. He has noticed lots of things changing 

around him! Can you join up the dots and work out what is happening all around Master LP? 

(Don’t forget to colour in this picture and bring it to the next tournament so that you can enter the Big Draw competition!) 

Quick Quiz (Answers at bottom of page) 

1. How many P.U.M.A. Masters are there? 

2. How many belts are there in Little P.U.M.A.s? 

Can you say them all in order? 

3. Can you work out these anagrams? 

KKIC UNHPC LCKOB WOB TBEL KBDOO 

May 

Maze 

Can you help 

Master LP find 

his way through 

the maze to 

the dojang for his 

training session? 


Just for fun! 

Why are cooks cruel? 

Because they whip cream 

and beat eggs! 

Why don’t the most popular 

crisps run marathons? 

Because they are Walkers! 

When is it a dinosaur’s 

favourite day to cook? 

Tuesday or Friday! 

How do you make 

a milk shake? 

Give it a scare! 

Why is the sand at 

a beach wet? 

Because the sea weed! 

How does a skeleton call 

his friend? 

On the telebone! 

Pets corner 

How about this for a 

parallel ready stance?! 

Why not send us your funny pet 

pics - we will publish the best in 

the next issue! Email your pics 

to: magazine@puma-uk.com 

Answers to Quick Quiz 

1. Four - Master Gayle, Master Black, Master Ogborne and of course Master LP! 

2. White, purple, orange, yellow, green, blue, red, brown, black. 

3. Kick; Punch; Block; Bow; Belt; Dobok 

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