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The Gaelic Athletic association is Ireland's leading sporting organisation. Founded in 1884, it has over 2,000 clubs in Ireland and 300 overseas with a total membership of 800,000, including 306,000 players. The G.A.A. promotes and controls the national games of HURLING, GAELIC FOOTBALL, HANDBALL AND ROUNDERS. In addition, it actively supports and promotes the Irish language, Irish Dancing, music, song and other aspect of Irish Culture. The G.A.A. is a COMMUNITY ORGANISATION which pr...

Cricket has been called a way of life, a philosophy of sorts, if you will. It is a complex game; one of which involves skill and patience....

Chinese Kung-Fu or "Wu-Shu" is one of the oldest martial arts systems and can be traced as far back as 2,000 BC. The evolutionary history of Kung- Fu is varied and colourful. It is believed that a Buddhist monk at the famous Shao-Lin Temple devised various methods of exercise to help fellow monks be more alert for their long hours of religious study and meditation. He believed that "A Fit Body would lead to a Fit Mind". At this time, many monks were being attacked and even killed by bandits w...