BZ List Directory - Recreation

Therapeutic recreation is fun and beneficial for children with disabilities

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:30 -0800
— For six-year-old Philip Denison, practising martial arts is just fun.
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Martial arts passion

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:21:25 -0800
Growing up in a gang-infested area of Fort Worth, Texas, Ernest Lazo was bullied and harassed -- until he decided to take matters into his own hands. "Living in that culture, you have to learn to defend yourself, so I decided to train to have a self-defense mentality," he said.
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Swordsmanship on display in Leonia

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:20 -0800
Jared Kirby, a fencing instructor at SUNY Purchase, teaches Northern Italian dueling saber at the Leonia Recreation Center on Tuesday nights.
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Recreation Center focuses on what it offers families

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:55:24 -0800
Changing its approach, the Ridgefield Recreation Center is offering membership plans that emphasize what it has that typical fitness clubs and workout gyms don’t: a swimming pool; a basketball court; after-school programs for kids; lessons and classes that range from drawing to dance, from martial arts to Lego robotics — in short, the facilities and programs of a family recreation center. “We’ve ...
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Palmetto Fencers Excercise Body and Mind

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:25 -0800
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Fencing is one of the world's oldest forms of martial arts. The practice dates back to 18th Century France and England as way of settling disputes. It has now transformed into an Olympic sport in which particpants of all ages partake.
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Ontario Grapplers Gearing Up for the 32-Man Showdown

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:07:04 -0800
Mixed martial arts fans in Ontario are set for a unique, combat treat at the end of February as Adrenaline Training Center and Pecker'd Services presents the third annual "32-Man Showdown". The Showdown will pit 32 of the best No-gi grapplers in the province against each other in a five-minute match, double elimination tournament. A bracket will be drawn prior to the tournament and then it will ...
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Bouncing Off the Walls

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:49 -0800
Mixed martial arts hall-of-famer Randy Couture can be seen in a YouTube video running in place, passing a medicine ball and bouncing on a giant trampo...
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Martial arts expert hits out as city athletics track mothballed

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:21:01 -0800
A CLOSED-down athletics track in Sheffield, which was used by stars including Olympic gold medal hopeful Jessica Ennis, is to be “mothballed” by the city council after bids from private companies to redevelop it were deemed unsuitable.
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Marine honored at martial arts performance

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:48:59 -0800
HUNTLEY – With image after image of Marine Cpl. Mike Gajewski on duty in Afghanistan flashing before them, the crowd in the Huntley Recreation Center theater Saturday afternoon applauded their hero.
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Women explore the art of fighting in MMA

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:04:53 -0800
The Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning class at the UREC has seen an increase in female participants.
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