Boxing Classes & More

Hi,
If i have an on line business do i have to be VAT registered? The shop will be open for around 1 month, i will see how it goes as i am a college student and decide whether this is my future, i am aiming i will make around £2000 in total selling electronic goods such as DVD players and Digital Boxes.

Also, if i listed items with a description and then told them in the terms and conditions that these are vouchers for the products (full value of course),is this within the law or classed as false advertising?

cheers,

There are plenty of web sites (including HMRC) that publish details of VAT regulations for the small businesses = do your own research …

If you advertise an item such as ‘DVD Player’ with the explanation of the ‘voucher’ in the small print, many (if not most) buyers will still expect a package to arrive containing a DVD player.

If they get an envelope with a Voucher inside, you will get a lot of complaints (at best you get ‘negative feedback’ and demands for refunds – at worse you get closed down by the Fraud Squad )

I suggest you put ‘voucher’ method in the ‘delivery’ notes, eg "DELIVERY. We send you a Voucher for the product to be collected from your local (Dixons ??) store" (or whatever). Remember – many people shop on-line because they don’t want (or can’t) go down their local High Street shops – so making a trip to the shops part of the deal will cut the number of potential buyers ..

Note also, due to the massive amount of on-line FRAUD (and things like photocopied Vouchers) you can expect few buyers and LOW PRICES (if you are going to sell via eBay, then unless you already have an account with hundreds of positive feedback, you can expect 90% of potential buyers will assume you are just another wannabee con-merchant ..)

A burglar has just entered you house an hour after you just came back from combat (Karate, Tae Kwon Do, or Kickboxing [Kickercise - http://www.5-elements.co.uk/kickercise-womens-kickboxing-fitness]) class. You consider that More Than Likely consider that can’t hold you own, even though he doesn’t have a gun. He has a knife. Guns or knives make a guy unattractive to girls. The only house phone is in the den, where the burglar is located. Your only weapons: You boxing gloves, kick gear, brains and skills. You could do one of the following:

Fight burglar, knock him out, then call police
Go to friend’s house and call police

SECOND QUESTION: Girls to Ladies (same ages as first Question), you found out the new guy is part of a mysterious group. You find guys in it attractive because they don’t use guns. The group is called ZAFT and is a war with another group, called OMNI Enforcer. Because neither group uses guns, drugs, alcohol, or any real negativity, police don’t find anything wrong with either group, or know each groups motive: To Destroy the other. ZAFT uses sling shots and OMNI Enforcers has started using bows and arrows for their new projects and other programs. Which would you chose?
I assumed you though GUYS (not girls) with guns were unattractive. You can shoot the burglar, if you want to.

This question is weird and too specific.

I would escape and call the police. Only if he chased me, would I try using martial arts.

I’ve seen and even answered this type of question before, but again it is interesting to know about how long have you trained adn what are your thoughts on your style and if you enjoy it. I’ll start.

My style began in the UK and is known as the Northern Ireland Tai-jutsu Association. Our master (who unfortunately passed away last year God rest him) was Soke Jack McKeown. He combined several styles that pre-dated the current trend of cross-training at these parts of the world and created a style with Muay Thai for striking, Jujitsu for grappling (striking elements too such as finger and ridge hand strikes) and techniques from other styles such as karate that are incorporated into our own for variations. It is a complete style that combines striking and grappling together for sport and practical self defense. Because of the name being a generic term for styles that use the whole body for defense and survival we also have the likes of acrobatic movements such as break falling, defensive rolling and being able to strike or defend in different situatons (sitting down, against a wall etc.). There is so much I cannot say because it takes experience but it has always been my greatest hobby and is a great way to build toughness, fitness in all aspects and make great friends. I am currently a 3rd kyu grade with my 2nd kyu grading in November which is like 6 hours long or so.

I enjoy this style because it was the first besides boxing that I decided to take up and I also enjoy the benefits that it is full contact and not point based plus classes are very low price for something that is authentic.

Ok your turn, I can answer any questions also for more information but log on to www.nitja.net to learn more.
Very nice answers, especially from Leo L.

Don’t hold back on the detail guys.

Neat question here, it gives people a chance to talk about themselves.

Well, I started out wrestling and boxing in HS and college. Then life got in the way. After getting married and having kids, I wanted to get back into some good exercise and wanted something I could do with the kids versus sitting and watching them play, so we got into WTF TKD. I was a little worried about being a living example of a bad Seinfeld episode but did it anyway. Upon reaching Blue belt in my TKD dojang, we could participate in Saturday Judo and Hapkido classes and have been doing that religiously. I am now a 1st Dan Black Belt in TKD and am still active in Judo and Hapkido. I really like the strong basis in one discipline and complementing it with others. I feel it makes me a more complete martial artist. I’m now working towards my 2nd Dan in TKD.

I can tell you that I’m in strong disagreement with those who don’t believe that kids should be in martial arts in a real school. The confidence, discipline and respect my kids have learned is enormous and they are better for participating. So what if a kid can reach a junior black belt level at 13. That doesn’t mean that they are a better fighter than a 30 year old green belt. It just means that they have the discipline and perseverence to stick out a 5 year goal and see it through.

Thanks for the opportunity.

I’m doing a project for my marketing class in the US about whether Jenny Craig’s diet fiids would attract customers in England. These meals will ship to residence in England and need to be frozen/refrigerated. So I was wondering, do most people in the UK have refrigerators AND freezers in their home?
p.s. In case a refrigerator is called something else in the UK, it’s like an ice box where you can keep foods and drinks cold. A freezer, in America, is like an ice box except it keeps things frozen such as ice cubes or frozen meals. Thank you so much!

Yeah most of us Britain’s have fridges and freezers, The majority usually go for Fridge-Freezers (The type that have a fridge compartment at top and freezer at bottom or vice versa. There are also a lot of single person households that have stand along refrigerates with ice boxes in for freezing

Hello, I Want Too Learn Self Defence And Have 2 Classes Near-By, But Im Not Sure Which One Too Go 2 ,

Kick Boxing – http://www.sbba-martialarts.co.uk/Index.HTM

Or

Wing Chun Kuen ? – http://www.wingchun.co.uk/index.htm

I Want 2 Learn How To Fight + Defend MySelf …

Thanks

I would say it depends on your body type. Both arts are devastating fighting arts with each their own pros and cons.

Kick Boxing Pros:

* Will help you get into great shape (the art of fighting without fighting lol)
* Suits those that are strong as it is a striking art

cons:

* As its a striking art it will prove less effective against someone who is considerably more better built (rugged) than yourself

Wing Chun:

* Effective self defence art for all ages, shapes and sizes (after all it was created by a lady!!)
* Teaches more than just striking as it has reversals, utilising leverage etc…

cons:

Won’t get you as fit as Kick boxing, however it still improves general strength and fitness just not as much as Kick boxing.

As I said both are good just depends on your own body type and what you want to get out of it.

This is just ridiculous!

http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2009/08/26/girls-rock-n-roll-no-boys-allowed/

THe thing is boy’s clubs in my city have lost government funding because they don’t let girls in and these are things like boys boxing clubs, sport centers etc… even i nthe media I see in the UK boys centers losing funding because girls are coming in but not one girls/women’s center loses funding. but there are ALREADY plenty of these centers which are girls only in my city too. But they get funding already. WTF is this hypocritical garbage!

BOTH sexes must be allowed into everything, blocking on basis of sex is wrong no matter. But do feminists constantly defend centers which block boys? What is their motive? Are Men trying to shut girls centers down.

Lool at Girls Inc or SMART, blocking boys and that’s a big organization. I would not mind if there was the same for boys but there isn’t. But if MRA’s set up Boys Inc. and it was only for boys feminists would class that as sexist while they block boys from girls inc.

Because to feminists anything that’s all male is sexist, "patriarchal", and need to be shut down; however "girls only" is a sign of "equality" and empowerment. They are hypocrites and female supremacists.

im going to the states in october and would like to post back some items so as not to use up my luggage allowance. its nothing that cant be posted, just sodas, small foods etc (which i do buy from importers already over here, so no replies on that line of thought thanks, just can get a little expensive)

looking at us websites, and even at the usps, for a 12×12 inch box, up to 20 pounds its looking at $53.15 priority and for normal first class up to 4 pounds its $30.

now im not bothered if it takes a month to arrive, but if anyone is familiar with anyway of doing this it would be helpful, and if so how to go about it.

p.s ill be travelling on the west coast area, visiting many places so will probably pass through many towns with post offices, if this helps.

Thanks in advance

well if its for a holiday then the best way is to take it back with you when you go back, my freind went to the states the other month and brought everyone back american sweets and soda just as u want to do. i have read the luggage alowance bit, but there isnt really another way thats cheap.

It’s no longer just the scourge of the lower classes.
They come out to feed when you’re fast asleep. They inject you with a substance that numbs so you don’t feel them feasting upon your blood. There could be hundreds of them in your mattress, box spring, bed frame, carpet, or furniture.

Sleep well tonight.
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my mom used to say sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite, I thought it was a joke. I guess I was wrong!

It’s no longer just the scourge of the lower classes.
They come out to feed when you’re fast asleep. They inject you with a substance that numbs so you don’t feel them feasting upon your blood. There could be hundreds of them in your mattress, box spring, bed frame, carpet, or furniture.

Sleep well tonight.
…………….

my mom used to say sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite, I thought it was a joke. I guess I was wrong!

It’s no longer just the scourge of the lower classes.
They come out to feed when you’re fast asleep. They inject you with a substance that numbs so you don’t feel them feasting upon your blood. There could be hundreds of them in your mattress, box spring, bed frame, carpet, or furniture.

Sleep well tonight.
…………….

my mom used to say sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite, I thought it was a joke. I guess I was wrong!