Youth Karate-Do student PD demonstrates Jumping Rear Leg Roundhouse Kick for the group.Lesson:With ‘Jing’ in the legsJump straight upin the air,turn waist 180 degrees….keep kicking leg chambered until the very endrelease the lower leg….. right before impactland softlybe prepared to:follow uporblock their counter….
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Modern Arnis – Punyo Passing on right side
Punyo (butt end of the stick) Passing is an integral part of the advanced two person drill”Tapi Tapi” (counter their counter) The Sweep Stroke allows you enter into the correct distance, while controlling their weapon……and positions you to be able to counter their counter (Tapi Tapi)Stealing the ‘Time”…..Stay one step ahead of them!This drill develops….awareness and sensitivity through the stickcontrol and timingand ‘The Flow’now justrepeatand repeatYour skill will improve steadily….with Time and Correct Effort!
Youth American Karate-Do Class – practicing #9 exercise (variation)
The Youth Karate-Do class practicing the #9 exercise from the 10 exercises. This is a variation that combines several postures (and variations) from the Ba Ji set of 8 Stances.Lesson:Balance on one legSquatting down on the same legneeds strength and flexibilityrise up and issue from the same legbe clear about the ‘line’ of powerthrough your entire bodyfrom rear footto palm strike’whole body power’issue from the ground…leg to waistspine to armout into the Universe!
Modern Arnis Six Count Drill
JRRMAS Staff PR and student practice the six count drill
Bagua Zhang Application 1st Yin Fu Set, Change #1
Sifu and JRRMAS Staff member BL demonstrate an application from the first Yin Fu Set, change #1Lesson:Intersect and stickOnce your in close stay closeconnect and listenbe opportunistic take what they give youattack the elbow of the issuing armHide the FlowersKai Bu their ankleCircle and throwIt’s all there!Sifu
Bagua Zhang 1st Yin Fu Set, Change #2
JRRMAS Staff members BL and WF along with Sifu demonstrate the First Yin Fu Set, Change #2 on both sides, with 8 steps (Lion Stepping) in between the Changes. Lesson:Note that the beginning and end of Change #2 is identical to Change #1 Change #1 is the Foundation for Change #2which is the Foundation for…..and so on…..Whenever you are able to notice the ‘common denominators’ to multiple movements;Apply more significance to those!If they are in-common to the majority of the postures/gestures…… Then you are practicing more than one posture More than the posture that you are currently working on….If your able to ‘see’ the aspects that are common to all postures…..The PrinciplesThe ‘yield’ from your practices will quadruple!Sifu
American Karate-Do, Crescent step, block and punch drill
JRRMAS Staff member JK leads the adult Karate-Do group in classical basics (retracting hand going to the hip for the rear elbow strike) Lesson:Crescent step…feet come close togetherto protect the groinwhile advancing forwardat the moment the rear footshuffles to the new Seisan Stance Focus your Reverse Punch (classical vertical punch from the rear side)or focus your blockThen Reverse PunchAt either end of the Studio Triangle Stepto turn around with power.This drill builds dynamic root and stability, coordination and basic mind/body connections needed for Martial Arts and overall neurological conditioning. Rows of basic stepping, blocking, puching/kicking and turning are an intergral part of many Styles of Martial Arts…..it’s the foundation of the Kata’s and the basis for more advanced practices.Sifu
Happiness…….
Happiness is a quality of mind.
It is something we possess within…..
If we do not have it within, nothing
Outside can give it to us
–Paramananda
T’ai Chi Ch’uan Solo Form Part Two
Sifu and the morning class demonstrate part two of the T’ai Chi Ch’uan Solo Form, from Cross Hands up to and including Wave Hands Like Clouds. (I’ll be posting the entire form in 6 parts)
Lesson: It’s the adherence to the ‘principles’ described in the T’ai Chi Classics (Jings) that makes it T’ai Chi Ch’uan, not merely moving slowly.
We move slowly to allow enough time to adjust the postures and the transition, in order to ‘infuse’ them with the ‘principles’ and to help us Meditatewith our minds focused on our breath we adhere to the principles eventually….we achieve the correct ‘feeling’ …and finally we forget about all that and just dance with the universe!Sifu
Personal Safety Seminar at Greenfield High Shool for Senior Girls
Yesterday two JRRMAS Staff members JK and CG and I presented a Seminar on Personal Safety at Greenfield High School for a group of 20 girls who are preparing to leave for their first year away at college. This is one of the Personal Safety techniques that we introduced to them. Our main goal was to get them talking to each other about personal safety and get advice from their older peers on what they do to stay safe. We also encouraged the college freshmen to seek out resources on Personal Safety where they go to college and either join a Karate or Self-Defense class or take a specific class on like a ‘model mugging’ program etc. In order to ensure that you have the physical skills for self-defense they need to be practiced and rehearsed to be available and effective under the stress of an attack. There is NO substitute for regular practice of skills (any skills)! The main idea we presented to the group was awareness of your surrounding and the people that you are with. The importance of setting personal limits with yourself and others. Getting carried away during freshman year is common. Try to remember it’s your first time away on your own, and with the newness of it all, it’s easy to get carried away and possibly off track…. remember why you are there…to get an education. Stay committed to getting that! We stressed the importance of ‘self regulation’ and accountability for your actions. Know who you are going with before you go anywhere with them. Drinking, drugs and driving don’t mix…….Saying NO is not just about sex!