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Morihei Ueshiba (see photo) founded modern Aikido in Japan around 1925. It is a combination of jiu-jitsu, ken-jutsu (swo ... |
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Since the dawn of time, man has been attempting to fix up his house himself. His long-suffering partner begs him to get ... |
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Our Neanderthal forebears did it. Robin Hood did it with Maid Marian. Geena Davis loves to do it. Yet, in spite of its h ... |
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All sporting endeavours don't have to be about weight and grunt. Playing badminton allows you to add a smidgeon of grace ... |
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America's glitterati are scorning Tae Bo and turning to ballet to get lean, sinewy bodies and some loveliness in their l ... |
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Many people are put off keep fit regimes because of the image of hard, sweaty workouts and unattractive Lycra. However, ... |
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You might think that bowling halls are the reserve of 14-year-olds - too old for the Rugrats, too young to get convincin ... |
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Boxing is alternately viewed by the public as a noble art and a low-brow blood fest. You could be forgiven for subscribi ... |
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Were you always more interested in the geological structure of Santa's grotto than his fake beard? Did you identify with ... |
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“It is not only the most delightful and scientific, but the most moral of amusements. It recommends itself to the wise ... |
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There are five original Latino dances: Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Cha Cha, and Jive. These, and famous improvisations suc ... |
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We call them "man's best friend", yet if we knocked out our best mate and took him to get neutered, we could safely assu ... |
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When men were men and women fainted a lot, fencing was the way to avenge an attack on your honour. Whether a cad had sli ... |
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Golf dates back to 14th century Scotland, when windswept peasants stalked about the hills and glens with hooked sticks ... |
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Twenty years ago, the idea of a night working out at the gym was alien to us all. These were the places where men with n ... |
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When we think hockey, we think Enid Blyton. We see it as essential element of her books, along with midnight feasts, jol ... |
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People and horses go back a long way. Our first encounters weren't happy ones, as we forgot our manners and ate them. Ho ... |
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Were you the child in gym class that had trouble with the forward roll? Have you trouble getting the lids off yoghurts? ... |
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Karate has undeniable associations with success. The Karate Kid triumphing over adversity, for example. Miss Piggy karat ... |
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In the beforetime, people used climb mountains to see what was on the other side, to get away from marauding armies, to ... |
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Competing in a fun run for the local school is no longer enough for them. It is now the norm for charity activists to ha ... |
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Learning ballroom dancing is perhaps like learning a musical instrument. Practice and technique are everything. The five ... |
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The way of the hand and foot, in fact - also known as Tae Kwon Do, the Korean martial art that consists of 70 percent pa ... |
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For two weeks, we have been glued to the Wimbledon soap opera. Nedal and Venus have been crowned prom king and qu ... |
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Hi and welcome to Nicourses.com's Leisure section! We all have a little less spare time these days for leisurely pursuits, so it’s more important than ever you make the right choice. From fencing to hip-hop dancing, it’s all here… 
