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Foreword from Grandmaster Loke

I want to thank everyone for the success of our 2007 Team Championships. The true spirit & sincerity of all officials, participants and supporters ensured the smooth running and enjoyment for the whole day. All "tooi ta" teams and the demonstration team are to be specially commended for their great effort and sportsmanship- some have travelled from afar. This is also an achievement for instructors who have dedicated so much time and hard work in inculcating our Ren Yi Wu Kwan principles as well as technical skills to their students.

Dr Tariq Qureshi, from the Oxford First Aid Unit deserves our special thanks. For some years now, he and his team have professionally attended to all the usual First Aid requirements one would find in any major fighting competition. He has commented, more than once, on his amazement at one minute having to treat the "injury of all injuries" and seeing next minute his 'patients', both big and small, belting back to the ring to continue the match. The consummate professional, he and his team helped add considerably to the ever smooth running and management of a Tang Sou Dao competition.

In loving memory of Bill Edwards, the Award for the Best under-16 student of 2007 was awarded to Oliver Salter, a conscientious young student from our Reading wu kwan highly praised by his instructor Master Nazim Gokcezade. Oliver is the 20th recipient of our prestigious annual award. Congratulations!!

I also want to give praise to instructors and students who provided a brilliant demonstration on 1st September at the occasion of Malaysia's 50th Independence Day Carnival at Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre in Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire. A commemorative DVD has been produced with assistance from Mr Panayiotis Evagorou of Croydon wu kwan. Well Done!

My interview with 'Combat Magazine' appeared on the front cover in their October/ November issue. My purpose of this interview is to give a more in-depth explanation of our Ren Yi Wu Kwan - an established style in its own right. We stand proudly on our own: technically, in our development, history and ethos.

For many of you who have endured with me from the seventies, the eighties and the nineties, I thank you for your loyalty, patience and dedication. My family and I have greatly enjoyed your close friendship (and humour!) in the last thirty or so years. We have moved on boldly, quite a distance, I may add. With our constant eye on continued development, the Martial Art Way "Wu Dao" is truly unending. So much more can still be achieved in our lifetime whilst laying a strong foundation for the next generation, and beyond.

I deliberately chose the name "Tang Sou Dao" (Tang dynasty/ Chinese Hand Way) for our art, thus proudly returning this generic Chinese term (commonly adopted by Okinawan / Japanese / Korean Karate Tang Soo Do schools) back to its oriental mother language and civilisation - my Chinese roots and in respect of my late Chinese Shifu Lim Cheng Hock (1940-1998) of my native Penang, Malaysia.

My family and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy New Year for 2008. Tang Sou !!

Grandmaster Loke
Founder & Chief Instructor
12th Nov 2007

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Results & Awards

Boys 13-17 years

1st Place: Reading	2nd Place: Grays
Alex Mulroney Harry Reid Jordache Ruffles David Clifton Luke Walden	David Morris Tyler JohnBaxter Thomas Howard Kamal Tamang Sahapahp Sae-Phu

Girls 13-17 years

1st Place: HQ Team B	2nd Place: HQ Team A
Danielle Young Bayleigh Mason Amanda White Michaela Morris Alexandra Clark	Amy Howard Sarah Dunlevey Fiona Farrington Jessica Tuttle Victoria Wilson

Ladies

1st Place: Epsom/Chelmsford	2nd Place: Grays
Tina Matania Anna Welch Theresa Farrington Claire Cunningham Katherine Turner	Catherine McPherson Tracy Thompson Sarah Hodgson Melissa Fraser Sarah King Theresa Bunyard

Men Ji Gades

1st Place: Grays HQ	2nd Place: Croydon
Andy Mangion Lee Miller Matteo Weindelmayer David Bailey	Robert Agnew Chris Lew Kum Hoi Andy Harbrow Adrian Bunsaan Lawrence Nanu

Men Veteran 38+ Ji Gades

1st Place: Haywards Heath	2nd Place: Croydon
Sylvian Lew Kum Hoi David Russell Clifford Bird Dominick Sutton Stuart Coupe David Hughes	Panayiotis Evagorou Steve Hillman David Goodair Mohamed Ahmed Mark Harbrow

Men Veteran 38+ Duan Grades

1st Place: Grays/Hornchurch	2nd Place: Tunbridge Wells/Chemlsford
David Hopkins Anthony Clarke Anthony Salton Bill Davies David Woolerton	Graham Towl Jonathan King Simon Green Keith Long David Emlyn Jones

Men Duan Grades

1st Place: Hornchurch/Loughton	2nd Place: Grays/Southend
Craig Dawson William Parsons William Grove James Slade Alex O'Neill	David Lyons Brett Sydney-Smith David Bray Ben Hodgson Kris Knight James Parker

 

Bill Edwards Memorial Award: Oliver Salter, Reading

Outstanding Performance Awards:
Christopher Garn, Hornchurch
Benjamin Green, Hornchurch
Adam Langer, Reading
Andrew Mangion, Hornchurch
Annika Monkman, Rochford
Jordashe Ruffles, Reading
Victoria Wilson, Rochford

 

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