On Aug 29, 10 female kickboxers from Jak Othman Kickboxing Studio will be challenging the Malaysia Book of Records to execute a targeted 57,800 kicks in 24 hours, which is equivalent to about 40 kicks per minute. The 10 kickboxers will take turns to kick, and each kick will be a kick of power, not a kick of speed.

The interesting event, dubbed K!ck! 08, will take place at 3.00pm at the Blue Atrium of Sunway Pyramid (in front of the entrance of Sunway Lagoon) and local celebrities like Xandra Ooi will make special appearances to charge up the event.

Aside from breaking its own record, the studio is aiming to raise RM25,000 for the Breast Cancer Welfare Association. This effort will also, hopefully, get the message across to the public to learn about early cancer detection. A donation box will be placed at the venue during the event, and a guidebook, "Kick Start Basic Safety Awareness and Defence Guide", will also be on sale. The guidebook is about how to apply kickboxing to protect oneself in everyday life. There will also be free workshops for the public to learn some simple basics of kickboxing.

The organiser welcomes sponsors and donations. Cheques can be made payable to the Breast Cancer Welfare Association and sent to Mypartners Communi-cations, 19-2, Jalan USJ 10/1E, UEP Subang Jaya, 47620 Selangor. All donations are tax-exempt.

For details, call 03 5631 4879.