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Archive | October, 2009

South African Father of Two Says Zen-Do is an Excellent Way To Keep fit and Learn Self-Defence

South African Father of Two Says Zen-Do is an Excellent Way To Keep fit and Learn Self-Defence

As you probably know by now, I love getting good feedback!   Below is another great example of how Zen-Do is changing someone’s life in a positive manner.  It’s from Nick Venter from South Africa.  Here’s what he has to say: My name is Nick and I would like to share my experience and time [...] [...more]

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What a Great Weekend!

Every once in a while, I have a great weekend.  To be honest, most of my weekends are good, but I really loved this one.  Friday morning I got up at around 9 am and spent time with my kids. I played “fairy snap” with my daughter Selma and cuddled and played with baby Tameem.  He’s [...] [...more]

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How I Talk To My Children About Child Molestation

How I Talk To My Children About Child Molestation

Let me start today’s blog post with a disclaimer; I’m not a qualified therapist, councillor, or psychologist.  The methods I use are the ones that make sense to me as a father, and are appropriate for my children’s personalities and ages. I don’t claim to base my communication methods with my children on any scientific [...] [...more]

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My Self-Defence Interview with Bahrain TV

This interview was conducted a couple of months ago.  Hope you like it!  (It’s in two parts) [...more]

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Junaid Gets His Brown Belt!

I’m delighted to announce that Junaid Amr Junaid Mahmood has received his Brown Belt last Thursday at Zen-Do. The Brown Belt test is not an easy one to pass, but I have to say Junaid did a brilliant job.  He knew all his techniques perfectly, but what was even more impressive was his attitude. He had [...] [...more]

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Your Children’s Invitation to The 4th Arts Olympiad

I thought I’d share that with all of you who might be  interested int this.  Here’s the email I got from my old friend Ashfaq Ishaq, founder of the International Child Art Foundation. Dear Suhail, I hope you are well and Tameen is doing well also.  This invitation is for your colleagues who have children ages 8 [...] [...more]

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Mother and Son Team Love Zen-Do

Here’s another wonderful testimonial about Zen-Do which I thought I’d share with you: Hi! My name is Nadia, and I’ve been a member of Zen-Do since last year. My sister is a professional Thai Boxer and she recommended kickboxing as a good activity, especially for my 3 year old son, which led me to Zen-Do. At [...] [...more]

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Getting a Call From The Central Bank of Bahrain (Because I Unknowingly Broke the Law!)

If you’re on my (physical) mailing list, you’ll have received a Eid card from me, with some fake cash to used as a discount at either Zen-Do or the DreamBody Centre (DBC), worth BD 80.  The idea was to send you a “Eidiya” (tradition of giving cash during Eid) from me! Quite an original concept I [...] [...more]

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How To Improve Your Flexibility

Stretch. [...more]

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The Seven Unwritten Laws of Kickboxing

1) Kickboxing makes you a badass! Oops  I meant to say bad@$$. Anyway, when you kick-box  your confidence soars, your gate changes, your aura grows and people around you notice a difference, but they can’t explain it.  You’ve already won the fight without ever knowing a fight happened.  The Force is within you. 2) Kickboxing relaxes you: You [...] [...more]

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