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Somerset /'s&m-&r-"set/ a county in SW England, on the Bristol Channel;
county town Taunton; area 1383 square miles (3582 km2);
population 503,400 (2002, est.)
Karate /k&-'rä-tE/ n. a Japanese form of unarmed combat using the hands
and feet as weapons. It involves training of the mind as well as the body and seeks
to concentrate the body's power at the point of impact. Modern karate is a product
of the 20th century, but its roots are ancient. [Japanese from kara empty
+ te hand]
Somerset Karate teaches a style of karate called Tsuen-Mo-Luen (pronounced Tsin-Moo-Lin)
which incorporates elements from a number of martial arts. It was founded in Hong
Kong by Grandmaster Lam Wun Sun, and introduced to the UK by Ian Stoddern (see History).
We hold classes at Buckler's Mead School
in Yeovil, in High Ham and in Midsomer Norton
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