Part 2:  August 28, 2010:10 AM-12:30 PM

Part 3:  September 4, 2010:  10 AM-12:30 PM

Part 4:  September 18, 2010:10 AM -12:30 PM

Place: American College of Martial Arts

341 South Main Street

Burlington, NC 27215

Master John Dowdy’s ki seminar series assists martial artists and other interested participants in maximizing their ki and promoting the growth of personal inner strength. both Inner strength and   Ki energy are the basis for holistic healing, more efficient martial arts/athletic performance

and improved enjoyment of daily life.

Integrated/Hands-On instruction will include:

Ki Development

• Developing  ki through touch and energy that runs  throughout the body
• extending ki
• techniques for seeing energy

Knowledge of human body

• Pressure points of the body
• Meridian paths and how to protect and disrupt
• Chakras

Breathing Techniques

• Breathing  for Ki development,
• Breathing for heart rate control
• Breathing for improved general health

Ki or energy movement

• developing awareness of the energy around you
• recognizing and being aware of potentially  undesirable situations

Disruption of Energy

• Handling stress
• Interpreting other people’s energy
• Dealing with those who disrupt our energy
• Interrupting other people’s energy
• Protecting  your own Ki or energy
• Moving your opponent’s energy

Advanced Ki training [Hukalau]

• Absorbing energy
• Slowing down time in extreme situations
• Knowing your opponent’s movements before he does

Seminar cost per part: $25 each

Participants wishing to pre-pay  for all sessions : $65 for the total package

Part 4 will be free, but restricted to those who have attended parts 1,2, and 3.

For more information: call 336.266.3945     Email tigersharkhapkido@gmail

July 17th: Gaffney ACMA: 1PM- until/

Contact Grandmaster Dowdy @ 336-266-3945 for more info.

This is the first in our series of videos which will eventually include up to  5^th degree black belt in the Tigershark Hapkido system.  There will also be a selection of  videos  created and produced for Tigershark Jujitsu which will also include up to 5^th degree  black belt in that system.

To reserve your copy of this workout video, contact Grandmaster John Dowdy at

tigersharkhapkido@gmail.com.

or call 336-266-3945.

Cost of video is $15 plus shipping.

Personal checks or money orders should be made payable to John Dowdy.

Some styles never spar or  have contact; however, I believe that sparring is a useful training tool for our style of martial arts.

No-contact sparring has both its advantages and disadvantages.  the main asset  is that it teaches control- the control one needs for protection of both themselves and their sparring partner. No-contact sparring   helps develop depth-perception, speed, more versatile body movement, and peripheral vision.  It assists in recognition of  targets. It   will sharpen both  attack and defense skills.  For those who have never sparred before and are apprehensive about doing so, it is critical for those individuals to spar someone who has both good control,as well as  the patience to teach.

With no-contact sparring one has more time to attempt combinations.  Unfortunately, these sparring partners rarely practice their blocking skills.  the reality that they will not be hit offers a false sense of security when they advance to contact sparring.  Some sparrers develop an invincible feeling because they have never been hit, and thus, have not experienced the sensation of getting punch or kicked.

Overall, no-contact sparring is an essential gateway to becoming an efficient contact fighter where kicks and punches are used.

PRESENTS

DIRECTING THE MIND

THIS SEMINAR WILL EXPLORE  HOW TO DEVELOP THE MIND WHETHER YOU ARE A STUDENT IN A MARTIAL ARTS SETTING OR SOMEONE WHO  HAS THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE   THEMSELVES  AND  THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

topics will include:

• The warrior mind
• Self-control
• Proper eating habits
• Self assessment for change
• Self empowerment
• Living by design, not from crisis to crisis
• Self-discipline [time management]
• Daily regimen and how to keep them
• Self-hypnosis/meditations/positive affirmations for achieving  these

objectives

This Seminar will be conducted by Grandmaster John Dowdy.

Part 2 of this seminar series , Directing Your

Opponent, will be scheduled.

His horsestance strong- like chains to the ground

His arms like aircraft move into position

Preparing for flight…strongly inhale  and…

The kata begins

Like a private tango

One deliberate movement fades into the next

The warrior’s intense gaze cuts into

His imaginary adversary

Like an invisible blade

Dramatic pauses in the action

Accentuate the circular rhythm of the battle

“KIAH” echoes through the dojo-

The warrior’s declaration of purpose

Control, form, and balance united…

Task completed- The kata ends abruptly.

The warrior bows out

He turns away and steps back into his other world.

-hapkidomoon2002

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 silences the critics

Within our mind

We stand as a tribe

We punch as a tribe

We kick as a tribe

United in the conquest

Helping each other

Encouraging each other

We travel the same journey

Although our paths may vary

Led by the warrior

Who we all hope to become.

-hapkidomoon 2004

When you spar, do you:

• Point spar?
• No contact spar?
• Touch  spar?
• Light  contact spar?
• medium  contact spar?
• or  full contact?

No matter what type of sparring you  do,

the important thing is how you approach your opponent.  Do you approach sparring:

• as a game of tag?
• one just trying to survive?
• as a learning experience ?
• As an instructor sharing your knowledge?
• or as a warrior determined to defeat your opponent using all your skills?

When  sparring in a classroom setting, not only should you look at the type of contact -you should look at the skill level of yourself and your opponent.  If you are a novice ,you may think that your main goal is to survive and you are right. Yet you should also look at all sparring as a learning experience.

As a novice your defeats today will be turned into victories tomorrow if you are willing

To:

• watch,
• learn,
• and diligently practice what you have  learned.

It has been my experience that those who

Are:

• willing to do more then others (not just in martial arts, but in life)
• who have both attitude and desire

also are the people who achieve greatness.

(to  be continued)

-Grandmaster John Dowdy 2010

Saturday, May 12,2010

Burlington , North Carolina   A.C.M.A.

10 AM- until

Call 336-266-3945 for additional information

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Life Coaching for the Martial Artist in You Seminar

Saturday, June 19,2010

Gaffney, South Carolina  A.C.M.A.

Call 336-266-3945  for additional information

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: Wednesday (8:10-9:30 PM) @ Neill’s Tae Kwon Do in Chapel Hill, NC

Jujitsu:Friday (8:10-9:30 PM) @ Neill’s Tae Kwon Do in Chapel Hill

Seminars, workouts, and weapons clinics: select Saturdays @Gaffney ACMA in Gaffney, SC and Burlington ACMA

Private Instruction available by appointment

Call  Grandmaster John Dowdy at (336)266-3945 for additional information