Students show they're heading in right direction
STUDENTS from the Directional Fighting Method school of martial arts showed their true mettle when they passed their grading examinations with above-average marks.
Six DFM students took part in the grading held on Friday at St Michael’s Hall, Cannongate, Alnwick, to see if they have progressed in the highly effective and realistic martial art.
First they had their fitness tested, with the students demonstrating their level of strength and stamina with sets of press-ups and sit-ups and foot drills before moving on to show their understanding of the basic fighting stance.
They then showed their knowledge of basic blocks and body evasion with three sets of drills.
All six students showed good form and knowledge of these basics.
The next test was to see how well they could punch and kick. Again the students showed that they were above average with these skills.
The final part of the examination was reaction training. The students paired up and showed how they could use their evasion skills and blocks against punches and kicks thrown by their opponent.
DFM Instructor Phil Doherty said: “Every single one of the students had an overall higher-than-average grading and this shows their determination and hard work over the last four months.
“They are a great bunch of students with a positive attitude to training and martial arts and the examiners were impressed with their performance.”
Directional Fighting Method is a mixed martial art that teaches Ninjitsu, Kali, kickboxing, karate and kung fu techniques and principles in a new and innovative way.
It teaches unarmed combat, including pressure point control, locks and takedowns, punching, striking and kicking, and grappling. The Method also teaches weapons such as staff, sword and double sticks.
“The Method is a true martial art,” said Phil, “and there is no sport side to it. This means the techniques taught are not about scoring points but about defending yourself in the most effective way. It’s ideal for both novices and those who already do martial arts but want to learn something that can be applied to real self-defence.”
Students and instructors will shortly be training with one of the top Ninjitsu experts in the world, Sensei Keith Porter, 13th Dan. Keith, who is a long term friend of the DFM instructors and clubs, is coming to the Advanced Fighting Centre, Newcastle, in March.
The Directional Fighting Method martial arts school meets every Friday from 7.15pm at St Michael’s Hall, Cannongate, Alnwick.
DFM Martial Arts also teaches kickboxing and Kickboxing Four Fitness every Wednesday at 7pm at Willowburn Sports Centre, Alnwick, and at Belford Middle School, Belford, every Monday from 6pm. Beginners are always welcome to any class and anyone who wants more information should telephone Phil Doherty on 0191 4143070 or Darren on 07967 724064. Members of the Amateur Martial Association, affiliated to the EKGB, Wuko, and Wako.
Embleton Darts League
Sportsworld Team League
Team P W L Pts
Queens 17 12 5 39
Horseshoes A 16 13 3 35
Seahouses Club 16 14 2 35
Burnside A 17 12 5 35
Alnwick WMC 17 10 7 31
John Bull 17 8 9 28
Black Swan A 17 10 7 26
Blink A 17 8 9 25
Black Swan B 17 9 8 23
Blue Bell 17 7 10 22
Burnside B 17 5 12 17
Farriers 17 5 12 17
Horseshoes B 17 4 13 15
Blink B 17 1 16 6
Thompsons Opticians Pairs League
Pairs P W L Pts
Queens 17 16 1 41
Burnside A 17 13 4 37
Alnwick WMC 17 12 5 35
Horseshoes A 16 13 3 34
Seahouses Club 16 12 4 33
John Bull 17 10 7 32
Blink A 17 9 8 27
Black Swan A 17 8 9 25
Black Swan B 17 7 10 22
Blue Bell 17 5 12 19
Horseshoes B 17 5 12 15
Blink B 17 3 14 11
Burnside B 17 3 14 11
Farriers 17 2 15 11
Bill Curry – Macgas Singles League
Team P W D L Pts
Queens 17 15 2 0 76
Horseshoes A 16 11 3 2 68
Alnwick WMC 17 13 2 2 66
Seahouses Club 16 11 2 3 65
Burnside A 17 10 3 4 61
John Bull 17 7 5 5 55
Black Swan A 17 6 4 7 50
Black Swan B 17 5 4 8 49
Blink A 17 8 1 8 48
Horseshoes B 17 4 3 10 40
Burnside B 17 2 5 10 39
Blue Bell 17 2 4 11 36
Farriers 17 0 6 11 33
Blink B 17 0 4 13 22
Results: Burnside A 2-1 2-1 1-5 Queens, Blink A 1-2 2-1 2-4 AWMC, H’shoes B 2-1 2-1 4-2 Burnside B, John Bull 1-2 2-1 3-3 Black Swan B, Black Swan A 0-3 2-1 4-2 Farriers, Blue Bell 2-1 3-0 4-2 Blink B.
Alnwick and District Pool League
Team P D S B Tot
AWMC 13 26 49 10 85
George B 11 24 41 9 74
AESC 12 19 42 7 68
Fleece A 12 17 42 7 66
Fleece B 13 20 36 6 62
George A 10 19 33 7 59
JW’S B 13 16 35 4 55
SWMC 11 12 22 2 36
JW’S A 13 10 24 2 36
Merits: 11/13 M Gaines, AWMC, 10/12 L Conroy, AESC.
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Wade Associates Northern Alliance
Division One
P W D F A Pts
Walker Fosse 20 14 3 60 27 45
Cramlington Tn 19 9 4 34 30 31
Alnmouth 13 9 3 38 18 30
Blyth Town 15 9 3 35 16 30
Wallsend 14 8 4 31 16 28
Wark 16 8 3 40 31 27
Hebburn Rey 18 8 3 39 32 27
Chopwell TC 16 5 4 34 37 19
Eppleton CW 19 6 1 28 51 19
Gosforth B Garn 12 6 1 31 20 16
Newbiggin CW 13 5 4 36 30 16
Wallington 18 4 3 29 55 15
Haydon Br Utd 19 5 1 31 63 13
Ncle EE Railway 17 3 2 27 54 11
Rutherford 13 2 1 16 29 7
Division Two
P W D F A Pts
Penrith Utd 16 11 1 40 25 34
Felling Willows 18 9 5 46 25 32
Whitley Bay A 16 9 4 46 30 31
Lowick 13 9 0 35 23 27
Ncle BT 16 6 8 28 19 26
Ashington Coll 12 7 3 33 16 24
Wallsend Town 20 7 3 39 60 24
Sport Benfield 12 6 2 37 29 20
Prudhoe RTH 15 5 1 25 34 16
Forest Hall 16 4 1 20 37 13
Highfield Utd 15 2 2 24 43 8
Swarland 15 1 2 10 42 5
Albany Northern League
Division Two
P W D F A Pts
Northallerton 27 19 3 66 28 60
Washington Niss 24 19 4 79 25 58
Newcastle Bl St 25 18 4 72 31 58
West Allotment 25 17 4 87 35 55
Prudhoe 27 16 4 62 34 52
Penrith 27 14 7 61 33 49
Crook 28 15 4 64 47 49
Norton & Stock 28 13 5 49 53 41
Washington 26 11 6 41 36 39
Seaham Red St 26 11 6 44 43 39
North Shields 30 10 7 41 47 37
South Shields 26 8 8 52 48 32
Alnwick 29 8 8 50 55 32
Marske 28 9 5 40 57 32
Evenwood 25 8 5 39 44 26
Whickham 26 7 3 51 63 24
Kennek Ryhope 25 6 4 38 64 22
Hebburn 29 5 4 35 80 19
Easington 27 2 6 34 82 12
Willington 26 1 3 14 114 6
Powergen North Two East
P W D F A Pts
Westoe 17 15 0 641 165 30
Huddersfield 17 14 1 438 152 29
Driffield 17 11 0 498 345 22
Alnwick 17 10 2 287 279 22
Hartlepool Rov 18 10 0 329 347 20
Malton & Norton 17 8 0 328 346 16
West Hartlepool 16 7 0 197 302 14
Stockton 17 6 1 289 495 13
Redcar 17 6 0 245 446 12
Sandal 16 5 0 283 341 10
Horden 17 4 0 290 503 8
Morpeth 16 3 0 281 385 6
North Northumberland Carpet Bowls Lg
P W L D Sts Pts
Powburn 15 13 1 1 784 132.5
Glendale 16 9 5 2 755 120.5
Belford 16 8 5 3 679 112
Shilbottle 16 6 7 3 674 109
Hetton Steads 16 7 7 2 664 103.5
Ancroft 16 7 7 2 686 100
Lindisfarne 15 6 6 3 643 97
S/Charlton 15 7 7 1 631 95
Seahouses 16 4 9 3 596 81
Bamburgh 15 0 13 2 510 59.5
Results: Bamburgh 46-6 Hetton Steads 46-6, Seahouses 40-5 Glendale 47-8, Belford 46-7 Shilbottle 35-6, S/Charlton 56-10 Ancroft 27-3, Ancroft 47-9 Belford 36-4.
Alnwick District Ladies Darts
Winter League
P W L Pts
Fleece B 19 17 2 90
John Bull 18 12 6 70
Shepherd Rest A 17 9 8 69
Bottles B 18 9 9 66
Fleece A 18 9 9 66
Shepherd Rest B 18 9 9 61
Burnside 18 10 8 60
AWMCB 18 6 12 55
Bottles A 19 7 12 53
Rafa Club 17 7 10 52
AWMCC 18 5 13 52
Highest Ton-Up (Points): A Elliott, John Bull, 53; S Lane, Burnside, 53; J Gerard Fleece B, 36.
Highest Ton-up (Starts): A Elliott, John Bull, 116; L Welch, Fleece B, 112; H Newton, John Bull, 106; H Walker, Shep/Rest B, 100.
Three-Dart Finish: D Quinn, Shep/Rest B, 100.
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