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The past weeks I spent quite some time prepping my garden for spring: de-mossing, fertilizing, repairing the bald patches grass, ... etc. But now that the weather is turning nice again, I am ready to enjoy the fruits of all that labor: outdoor training!
Yesterday the sun was shining when I...
At the end of April, my dojo will do a demo of ninpo and jujutsu. Since I am in the demo team, I have to train for that as well as for my next kyu exam. Mind you, my task in the demo is quite simple.
I have to attack my partner who is a black belt. He will then perform several interesting...
First night at Wah Lum training and it was good to be back.
Naturally, I was instructed when to bow and how to salute, how to tie my sash and shown several things unique to the school: Location of lineage, locker room, image of the Grandmaster. These details took about five minutes.
The...
Second day with the patch. That's going well. I began training tonight. The time of beginnings has come to a close.
The cash for my WoW account hit the bank this morning. This afternoon, I complete my contract with the Wah Lum school I spoke with last week. I'm pleased by the way this has transpired...being able to get some cash for my account and having that finance my training. Very nice karma feel to it...
Sunday morning and there's a cold rain falling. I went to sleep last night with my cigarettes on my nightstand and woke, this morning, to the chilly March weather. Nonetheless, I held that partial pack under the faucet until the were soaked through, drained the excess water and threw them out...
Editing on the 3rd brown belt modern arnis training DVD is nearly done and we are set to film Black belt in March. I have some great stuff planned for this vid and it's going to be the best one to date. :0) thanks for the orders. I will be teaching a series of modern arnis seminars soon in MA...
Yesterday we practised outside of class with a couple of people. First we tried falling into a bridge. that went ok except for the first try. My spotters held on to my belt pretty strong so my back didn't go down but my shoulders did :) I was kinda folded in 2, the wrong way.
After that it...
Our annual tournament is Saturday February 6th! Students compete in forms, sparring and open forms. We also have guest judges come in from other places to help out. It's always a great time. We are doing a demo at 12pm. Stop by if in the area!
... and as such, my new years resolution for this year will not be an easy one: to properly learn a back handspring; also known as koho tenkai in ninjutsu.
Many movies can be found on youtube, even when looking for 'koho tenkai'. The problem is that many of them are defective, since they...
We are filming the next home training video this weekend: 3rd Brown Modern Arnis. This will include the 8th emptyhand form, sinawalis, some knife work, and counters to disarms. It will also include a variation to 6 count drill that The professor taught me which I never saw taught a seminars! I...
I will be teaching a sparring seminar this Saturday. Topic covered will be bridging the gap. How to bridge the gap without missing or getting hit! Thats the challenge! :0) I will cover some blitzing and well as angular footwork and also using counter fighting strategy. The beginning of the class...
1st and 2nd brown are now available for sale and we are filming 3rd brown modern arnis home training video within a few weeks! we re-opened today after the holidays to a full house of students! Welcome back all! Counting the days until Spring! :0)
As some of you know, our group split from the World Hwa Rang Do Association some time ago and are bound by copyright restrictions to not copy everything they do. In an interest to stay loyal to my teachings, I did some research on creeds and codes and after much ado and many requests for a...
1st and 2nd brown modern arnis training DVD's are both completed and will be ready for sale next week! Then on to filming 3rd brown in a few weeks! I hope everyone had a great New year! We saw a polynesian show along with dinner and what a great time with the family! Welcome 2010!!
Since most of my students are young children, I mirror the school district's scholastic calender for Holiday vacations, hence this is my second week off from martial arts classes.
It feels like a month!
I'm jotting down pieces of articles I write for the newsletter and am assembling study...
What an exciting year ahead! 1st and 2nd Brown Modern Arnis DVD's are about to be released, and several seminars are on the way: Prof Lee Wedlake March 20th, GM Dan Anderson April 24th, and I have several seminars lined up that I will be teaching this year in both Arnis and sparring. Also some...
Well, my incredibly anxious student left after pushing her just a wee bit. Her mother wound up approaching the former instructor for private lessons. That's fine by me.
My autistic student is doing really well after some trials and tribulations.
I gained two students in the form of...