Archive for the Training Category
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Tigershark Hapkido Workout Video Now Available!
Recently Grandmaster John Dowdy completed his first video in the American Martial Artist Tigershark Hapkido Series. This is a double workout video with each component workout being about 54 minutes long (all on one disc.) The workouts are designe
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Sparring:Part 2:No-Contact Sparring
When learning the art of sparring or free-fighting, it is important for students to spar at least once with no contact or mere touch contact. Some styles never spar or have contact; however, I believe that sparring is a useful training tool for
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Dojo Poem
A habitat unto itself The dojo stands as a refuge A place to test our limitations To dare to try To dare to fail Seeing the opponent in the mirror Knowing that our most vocal "silent assassin" Is only the voice within ourselves. The dojo si
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Grandmaster John Dowdy's Teaching Schedule
Children's Hapkido Classes: Mon, Tues, Thurs (5:00-5:50 PM) @ Burlington ACMA Adult Hapkido Classes: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs (6PM-7:20 PM) @ Burlington ACMA Judo/Jujitsu/Mixed Martial Arts: Mon, Tues, Thurs (7:30- 9PM) @Burlington ACMA Jujitsu: Wedn
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The American Martial Artist: Personal History: Part 4
June 21, 1969 was when I first started martial arts. The style that I studied was Kuk Sool Won. The belt ranking system was white, blue, red, yellow, yellow with a black stripe, then black. At the dojang that I trained at they tested for lo
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The American Martial Artist:Personal History: Part 3
This winter we have had quite a bit of snow which reminded me of my early training in Korea. When I first started martial arts, the class was downstairs. After about a month the school moved upstairs. At the new location there were several smal
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The American Martial Artist…Personal History:Part 1
When I joined the Air Force, my first tour of duty was in Korea. My first day in Korea, I traveled downtown to look around. I came upon a Martial Arts demonstration at the market. I didn't know what style it was then since I didn't know the differenc
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Martial Arts As A Way of Life
Over the past four decades I have had the honor to have worked with some exceptional students as well as instructors. Through my work with them, I have been able to share what I have and gain additional valuable knowledge. Instructing students has al
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A Resolution Is A Promise To Yourself
Most of us have made new year's resolutions before in the past. Some we kept and others were swept aside. As a lifelong martial artist I feel integrity should always be an annual standing goal. Integrity, to me, is simply doing what one says that the
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Belt Promotion – The Journey
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1884) said "To travel hopefully is better then to arrive. The success is the labor." Bruce Lee (1940 – 1973) said: “The success is the Journey, not the destination.” Regardless of the journey, each individua
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