Archive for September, 2009
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Tigershark Hapkido Belt Requirements
White Belt Single Stripe Know Name Of The Art: Tiger Shark Hapkido Bow Wrist Breakaways Kick Form
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Jujitsu Requirements
YELLOW BELT Falling techniques, front, back, sides, forward and backward Guard Half mount Open guard Spider guard Butterfly guard Hip escape, on back, push one leg up, roll to side, then back on back with both knees bent and feet together Turn
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13 Ways To Avoid Conflict With A Bully
Make friends Use humor Walk away Use cleverness Agree with the bully Refuse to fight Stand up to the bully Yell Ignore the threat Use authority such as teachers, parents, police, ect. Use an
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Flying Crane
As we grow as Martial Artists, we develop new ideas, habits and experiences. these factors help us mature into the people that we become. We find out as we grow that it can be difficult to shed habits that we no longer desire; as it can be
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Knowing Your Warrior Spirit
Knowing how to describe your warrior spirit is very important when you find yourself in a confrontation that you did not choose or those you did. By practicing and developing the warrior’s spirit you should develop compassion and begin to feel mo
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Opponent
When an opponent confronts you great him with a smile, when he departs bid him good day. You will always be an equal distance apart, whether 6 inches or 6 feet. Keep yourself balanced and centered then you will be one with your opponent and they
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Wisdom Hidden is Wisdom Wasted
I read somewhere that “Wisdom hidden is wisdom wasted.” For the true martial arts students I feel that it is wasted knowledge to hold back on techniques and one of my fears is to go to my deathbed with knowledge of martial arts that I have not
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Developing the Warrior Spirit
Desire and attitude are the only things that it takes to make a martial artist, but to develop the warrior spirit one would think more is needed but in reality it’s not. Developing the warrior spirit is a process that one can spend a lifetime sear
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Sparring or Free Fighting
At American College of Martial Arts we believe that sparring is optional. We don’t believe that a person should be pushed into a situation where they have to have physical contact with another person in a striking or kicking environment. We wou
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Principles of a Joint Attack
Whether you are in Korea (where I began studying Hapkido) or in Alamance County, North Carolina (where I am currently teaching) a fighter must use one or more of the following principles in order for a joint attack to work. Pressure points Use 2 w
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