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Building the Body Beautiful

Only a year old, the Nelson Judo and Physical Culture Club is probably the youngest sports club in the city. But its members are keen and for that reason the club is bound to progress.

Numbered among its members is Kevin O'Leary, who at the recent "Mr New Zealand" contest was judged the Dominion's most muscular man for the second successive year.

The physical culture section's activities are at present restricted by inadequate facilities – the carpenters' shed in the old railway yards. The members are keen to find new quarters. Any suggestions?

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Section chairman Edgar Pike gives Ross Hollyman a lesson in anatomy.

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David Dunbar demonstrates

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Kevin O'Leary - just look at those muscles!

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Some of the section's 25 members. Back: Brian Gibbons, Ross Hollyman, John Ward, Stan Orr. Front: Kevin O'Leary, David Dunbar.

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John Ward arrived late but had a good excuse. His wife had just presented him with first daughter.

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Alan Cooper in mid-flight while being thrown by David Allen
Judo, the gentle art of self defence, is a sport gaining daily in popularity. In Nelson under the tutelage of blue belts Bill Young and Cecil O'Bierne, the judoka (members) are making great progress.

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Pupil, Brian Palamountain, throws master, Bill Young.

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O'Bierne tosses Kevin Welsh

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Young demonstrating Kavate, a form of fighting, to Eric Ellis.

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In oriental fashion other judoka await their turn

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Young and O'Bierne in action.

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Kevin Welsh tosses O'Bierne