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Have you Tried: Kendo

Carly Lubicz

February 19, 2024

The first impression of kendo is that it involves lots of hitting with bamboo swords and yelling, but this Japanese martial art’s principles go much deeper. Appealing to everyone from children to grandparents, Townsville Kendo …

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Video: 2014 – The Active Year that Was…

Carly Lubicz

December 31, 2023

As the sun sets on 2014, we get ready to welcome another exciting and active year in Townsville. To celebrate your impressive achievements over this time, we are pumped to give you this video – …

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Ian Bone: Courage under fire

Carly Lubicz

November 14, 2023

The suggestion to interview Ian Bone was accompanied by a gentle heads-up: This “rough diamond” was a “serious sort of guy” who’d rarely crack a smile, but his heart was in the right place. With …

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Have you tried: Stick fighting

Carly Lubicz

October 1, 2023

Six times per second. That’s the speed at which stick fighters strive to make hits on their opponent. You can be forgiven if you haven’t yet heard of this Filipino martial art – it’s hardly …

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