Welcome to our second issue. We have had to rebrand following a currently unresolved hacking! But enough about that. Let's move forward with this great new issue. We are very pleased to include two articles from our favourite author, Mike Clark - The Watching Tree, and Don't be a Frog, Master Marco introduces IMBA to WA, Fight Spur join us from Singapore, Rod Power talks of his upcoming movie release - Hard Ride, Brian Chambers sits down and talks to Shihan Tomiyama, Sam Sujanta is on our cover and shares part II of his Tai Chi series, Al Ghoniem tells us about the heartfelt significance of Seventy Lashes, Sensei Don Godwin returns with part II of Early Shukokai training, Maria Francis, yoga teacher and author, shares her favourite poses for MA, Duncan Mitchell talks about finding Aikido and himself, Andy Kent tells us how Karate Saved his Life following a motorcycle accident in Cambodia (both of these are remarkable stories of recovery), Grant Brechney joins us with his article on The Place of Traditional Karate-do in the Modern Martial Arts Landscape, Don't miss part two of Daniel Fellow's Possibilities, South West Go Ju-Ryu report on their recent Women and Girls in Martial Arts Workshop (this is definitely one to put in the calendar for next year!)