> > The Rev Tim Jones, vicar of St James's, said: ... it is
> > encouraging people to think that there
> > is a way to wholeness of body and mind through human techniques -
> > whereas the only true way to wholeness is by faith in God through
> > Jesus Christ."
> >

Whatever happened to "Muscular Christianity"? Cold showers, the manly
sport of Boxing. Now it's all done through faith alone? I googled the
term and came up with a history lesson:

http://www.infed.org/christianeducation/muscular_christianity.htm

We have Karate and other martial arts in our basement at Secular Hall
in Leicester:

http://www.leicesterkarateclub.co.uk/

Whether there is accompanying philosophy that is non-secular I've never
investigated.