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Hi superbell, No we train on the wooden floors, but to be honest we have been training on wooden floors for around 15 years without any issues, in a controlled atmosphere its fine, but most of our sparring is done in a matted area or a ring, but in general training there really is no need.

Authentic Muay Thai is very good for real practical strength and combat training, it has evolved and refined for thousands of years and very effective. Weights etc is good but to be honest it does not take more than a few pounds of pressure to knock someone unconscious, its all about correct technique so I would recommend learning the proper technique to fight well. For example at our Muay Thai class (AKAAL MUAY THAI ) We have one Singh who has been training for 4-5 years weighs around 68 kilos, and is absolutely lethal, in fact its very funny watching him spar guys who are around 80-90 kilos who are literally afraid of him. His main sparring partner is one of the coaches at our class and is himself 92 kilos and much taller than him also.

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kaljug Singh How do you know that the pakistanis welcomed the taliban with open arms, is there a legitimate opinion poll that you have read? Secondly the people of punjab have voted in idiots for years should we excommunicate them because the politicians did not live up to their promises The problem you have which u will probably not admit is that u are collectively labelling a whole people, ~Guru Nanak spoke out against Babar because HE was bad he did not say all muslims are bad because of Babar. The below is an official army document given out to all soldiers in punjab immediately after operation bluestar, it labelled all sikhs the same, how is your philosophy any different. Your saying they are all intent on destroying Sikhi have u met them all, or are you just sitting comfortable at home ‘Any knowledge of the ‘Amritdharis’ (baptised Sikhs) who are dangerous people and pledged to commit murders, arson and acts of terrorism should immediately be brought to the notice of the authorities. These people may appear harmless from outside but they are basically committed to terrorism. In the interest of all of us their identity and whereabouts must always be disclosed.’ Baat Cheet Serial No. 153 (July 1984), Department of Defence, Govt. of India,

Next class is tomorrow, we will definately do that singh

Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh Please pass on my message to Bibi Harnish kaur that it was her who ran 10km not us! she deserves all the credit, also the donation is 100% from the students who have been supporting us since December, and not personally from me or any of the other organisors. Having spoken to the instructors who have trained for over 15 years, they are amazed at what Bibi Harnish kaur has acheived especially as this is her first run! Having heard that Harnish is close to the personal target she wanted to reach, some of the students along with Ravinder Singh from Khalsa Aid organised and ran a charity car wash on Saturday at Guru Nanak Sikh College and thanks to the money raised their can bump up the donation to £1250. Huge thanks to all the sangat who support Akaal Muay Thai and those who had their cars washed! Benti to everyone I believe Khalsa Aid are preparing to go to Punjab early next month so there is still time to donate, Baljit Singh

Gurfateh Ji Please pass on my regards to Bibi Harnish Kaur, on behalf of all the sevadaars and students at Akaal Muay Thai we congratulate her for her efforts. We would like to invite her to train at our class and hope next year we can get some singhs and bibis from the class to run as well next year. Akaal Muay Thai will also be donating £1000 to Khalsa Aid in her name, On a separate note it is sad and an example of the state of our youth and wider community that this thread only got around 300 views and 6 replies (mostly from one person) whilst threads like "Hindu Mob Trying To Sexually Harass Cnn Reporter, Exposure" got 1690 views! Bhull chuk maaf Baljit Singh

thank you very much

thank you very much thats brilliant

Class is today for those who have not yet tried it

Thanks singh, are there anyothers out there, I am pretty sure I saw one which was larger and had better quality,

Gurfateh Sangat ji Please help if you can to locate the colour or original image I have attached, I need the best quality available. In the picture I have uploaded it is the picture to the left

Please check out the charities we (Akaal Muay Thai) support: http://www.khalsaaid.org/ (10 Years of Seva) http://www.prisonerwelfare.com/ (running for many years unofficially)

I swear at 22 secs I hear someone shout "free Khalistan" or is that just me listening to my inner voice (Gollum Gollum )

Fateh Singhs I have a few Kukuris for sale, all are genuine, well made pieces with good balance, there not tourist kukuris you find everywhere (chrome blades with india engraved into the blade, with the infamous lion head on the hilt) The kukuri with the elaborate wooden scabbard (case) and the one with the real leopard/cheetah skin scabbard are both £45 including postage and packing. The other kukris are both £35 including postage and packing, one has a horn hilt (handle) and the other a wooden one (very sharp), They all have good edges, but can be sharpened to your needs http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii194/venom666187/

AK47 Jatha Lion No your right he has not objected, but as far as we understand the hall is still under the control of the council, the people who run it, and who we pay the money to are part of a community group/organisation, and many other groups hire out the venue, Also I dont mean to sound sarcastic, but we buy our refreshments from the petrol station opposite the hall, does that mean they support us? I dont want to sound egotistical, and say we are doing this by ourselves because that is simply not true, Waheguru makes the whole thing work through the sangat who attend weekly, if not for them it would not run, its not our class but the sangat's. We have approached the comittee, and would really benefit from being supported, but as things stand not yet :D No the instructors do not have any links with Niddar, never attended any of his classes etc

Actually no, We pay a fixed fee for the hall rental each week and have been paying this since december before Mr Malhi bought the place, we still pay this even though he know apparently owns the building, other people in the community also hire the venue (bhangra classes etc) and pay the same fee.

"also i was not part of the spying crew that went to observe" Could you clarify what you mean by spying? There was a group of singhs who openly went to the march to counter protest what was being said, and to ensure no beadbi of Gurbani or any slander to Sant Bhindranwale took place (as has happened in Punjab), They had open beards and Dastaars did not try to blend in and were spotted miles off by the protesters

Thank you very much, unfortunately our 5 instructors volunteer their time, and have full time jobs so it would be difficult to arrange another class at the moment, I would like to add that we have no support from any Gurudawara committee, or any other organisation, apart from the two charities whom we support who inspired us to do something. We are a UK registered charity, and anyone from the sangat who cannot personally attend is welcome to support us

Thanks Singh, don't forget its today 6.45!

History of Muay Thai Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of the Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai ("nak muay") thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts. Akaal Muay Thai Seva Akaal Muay Thai was set up with the concept of Seva. Our amazing trainers do not take a single penny for their efforts. They are happy in knowing that all students in Akaal Muay Thai are willing to learn and show willpower and determination. Not only that, but they are happy to donate all proceeds to charity. Other than the cost of the venue all your proceeds go to helping those in greater need then ourselves. Our first mission was at the “UNIQUE HOME” Girls Orphanage in Jallandhur, all money raised was donated there. Now we are working with Khalsa Aid and Sikh Prisoners charity, and all further proceeds will go to these charities. Please check out both charities that are doing great work voluntarily unlike other larger charities that are paid for their work. Here at AKAAL MUAY THAI, we are very fortunate to be trained by instructors of the calibre and experience of such as KRU JAY (Jatinder Singh Dhillon), who have unparalleled knowledge in authentic Muay Thai. We have up to 5 Instructors per class, all whom teach voluntarily with a combined experience of fighting and learning of nearly 80 years!! Gatka or Muay Thai ?? We firmly believe that weapons based training such as Gatka is essential for Sikhs (although Muay Thai does have a weapons based art – Krabi Krabong, this is for very advanced practitioners). This is why in Southall we have chosen Wednesdays so not to clash with the local Akharas whom we have close relations with. However we also believe that hand to hand fighting is very important in the current climate, for example Shastars should only be used at the last resort, and sadly due to the poor physical and martial condition of many of us today, the Kirpan is likely to be the first resort. We aim to teach people to use the 8 weapons first (see above) they already possess before having to resort to the Siri Sahib. Where and When At the moment we have a weekly class on Wednesdays from 6.45pm to 9.00pm for £5 at Southall Community Centre, the same venue where the Baba Ajit Singh Ji Gatka Akhara holds their classes on Tuesdays from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. Please support by showing up, just try it once and if it is not for you then that’s fine, we are aiming this at the Sikh community although all are welcome. Males and Females attend the class, but train separately from each other (same hall), the only restriction is that we do not wish to teach the wrong people i.e Thugs, hooligans groups who promote mindless violence. All students are vetted and we have a friendly family atmosphere. Strict dress code: Round neck T-shirts and Joggers for Females and Round neck T-shirts and Joggers/Shorts for Males For more info please contact: akaalmuaythai@googlemail.com Check out our facebook group Akaal Muay Thai

I have now also listed the Pesh Kabz / Karud for sale on Ebay.com http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=180364285449 and also one of the Tulwars http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=180364330905 All items I have yet to sell will also be listed in the coming days

I agree with Sayf, you cannot extend or maintain your Human Rights by limiting others, yes terrorists do horrendous things, but that does not mean that we lower ourselves and do the same. Kaljug Singh by saying you do no mind x, y and z being tortured, this is a very narrow minded and naive view, because these are the times when some may justify torture, i.e if a terrorist knew where a bomb is planted can you torture him to find out where, it sounds like a small price to pay, right? , but what if he does not know There has been thousands of cases where innocent people have been tortured to death for information that they simply did not know, as a sikh you should know this very well,.........i.e the 1980's Secondly these kinds of practices are detrimental and counter productive, I read somewhere once that the IRA where once only "a few complaining old men" not a threat in anyway, but the inhuman treatment of the irish people by the armed forces was the greatest recruitment tool for the IRA, which turned them into the feared organisation they were/are Bhull chuk maaf Baljit Singh sikhs have their own torture issues since the beginning of sikhism..so what exactly was your motive in posting here and directing it towards a man who prolly has never heard of sikhsangat in his life and likely never will? Would you be saying that if someone else made this post, I disagree and thank Sayd for starting an informed educational debate, maybe it was too much for our XBOX360 generation

Thanks for all the responses, more buyers than sellers/swaps though!