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Touchline • Issue 17 • 13
hen most people think about
popular sports, they tend to
think about team sports such
as soccer, rugby, cricket and
the like. However, some of the sports with the
highest participation are individual sports such as
fishing or athletics. Martial arts are another high
participation sport.
Many people have turned to martial arts as their
favourite recreational activity. In a recent study, it
was found that 1.3% of the Australian population
are currently engaged in learning how to punch,
kick or wrestle you - which is a fact worth
remembering next time you honk your horn at
someone in traffic!
Of these practitioners, most are male and urban.
They tend to be born in Australia and have at
least a high school diploma.
The benefits of taking up a martial art are
manifold. The initial kick start seems to be
the desire to come out of a fight with dignity
intact. But being able to take out an aggressive
adversary is only one of the joys of becoming part
of the martial arts community.
W
BREAKING
CINDER
BLOCKS
OR
NOSES?
WHICH MARTIAL
ART IS RIGHT
FOR YOU?
BY TIMOTHY MOTTRAM