Youth Karate - Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Ms. Colleen Golrick

Well, it was quite hot out today, so maybe that's why there were only three students in class: Skyler, Simon, and Andrew Grote.

We started out working on everyone's forms. I was able to work with each of them individually to get a few more moves while the others practiced what they had.

I didn't want to do anything too intense, so we worked on some grounding stuff. With partners we did some rooting checking and tried to get into some basic push hands. It may have been a little complicated, but I think Skyler was getting the hang of it by the end.

We finished off with a quick stretch - just a nice, low-key class.

The beginner Youth Karate-do and the Little Dragons class will begin on Thursday Sept.9

Nest week there will a youth karate class on Tuesday.....

NO Youth Karate class on Thursday morning.....

NO youth Karate classes on Saturday morning. (Advise the advanced youth students to come on Thursday evening at 6:30pm)

Note: There WILL be a regular 7am Bagua Zhang and 8am T'ai-Chi class as usual -

NO T'ai-Chi class on Saturday Sept. 4th

The Studio will be closed on Saturday 9/4 and Monday 9/6

Sifu

Bagua class 8/24/10 - Wayne Fritz leading

Wayne Fritz led the class:

This past Tuesday (24th) was again just three of us including Sandy,


Andrew and myself. Again I took requests which resulted in our spending

the entire class reviewing the Chung Ting Hua Set. We went over and worked

on any rough parts and actually only got through the Phoenix as a result.

I tried to make sure they at least had a clear understanding and could

practice each change on their own before we progressed to the next one.

Bagua class 8/17/10 - Wayne Fritz leading

Wayne Fritz led the group:
Tuesday night (17th).

 It was only Marty and Reid so I asked for requests for what they wanted to work

on. Marty had some questions on the material you worked on with her the

previous week. We did some work on that and I tried to clarify any

confusion and answer her questions as best as possible. I also added a few

things to the material. At that point she decided she had enough to work

on and wanted to practice it for the next couple of weeks. She mentioned

she would not be there for the next two weeks and then said she wanted to

call it a night.



At that point Reid said he wanted to work on the Chung Ting Hua Set so we

spent the rest of the night reviewing that. We went over several times any

parts that were not clear.

Arnis Class 8/23/2010 Brief Notes

Medium size class with Luke, Scott, Jess, David, Colleen and Angus.

Good energy all around, with great temps in the studio.

Warmed up with the standard stick circling and stretching routine.

Spent the rest of the class working on the "ice-pick to hammer" knife drill that Sifu brought back from Arnis Camp.

-Phil

I've adjusted the colors and text on the Staff Blog. Please let me know if your having any problems reading the text or viewing photos or videos

This morning I recieved an email from T'ai Chi and Bagua Staffer Bob L. letting me know that the color of the background on the Blog made it hard to read....I've adjusted things ......is it better?

Thanks,
Sifu

Sensei Tom Sokol free-sparring with a student from the Martial Arts Club

Sensei Tom is the advisor to the Martial Arts Club at the University at Potsdam, NY

Another short clip of Guro Roland Rivera showing more of the sensitivity drill

Last nights adult Karate-do class - Sensei Ron Milarek leading

Notes from Sensei Ron Milcarek 8.24.10    Thanks Ron!

Good Morning, I led last night's Karate class. Very good attendance, I have been amazed during the summer, and especially the hot steamy weather, the number of us in there for a work out! Angus, colleen, thomas, jack, andrew, lana, scott, and jenn were there, I led the ten exercises, with only a couple individual suggestions. Did supplemental stretching and oblique and ab work on the floor. Asked others to each lead the group through a form, and do one time all together and once at our own speed. As usual, everyone worked in the back after going up to their rank form.

I always want a cardio section to the class, (keep the blood chemistry in order, sweep away those toxins, keep up the aerobic conditioning, broom out some stress, and go physically and mentally to the place just a little past what is "comfortable...) Last night rather than sparring, we did five two minute timed rounds on the water bags. My suggestions to the group were in the different ways to use the bag, and adjustments on what techniques to throw and how to throw them, especially with injuries. (I am still protecting this finger fracture, one other was having a shoulder problem.) Everyone looked sweaty afterward, some even red faced, (no one puked). I think next time I will have us do a pulse rate check...just for fun.

We finished up with self defense stuff. Did a little bit of "free style" with the knives, focusing on testing the one or two handed grabs against fast stabs or slashes from random angles, from an uncooperative aggressor. Would have done a little standing to relax, and ask Angus to finish with cool down stretching, but it was already ten after eight.

Best, Ron

Sensei Tom Sokol's fall teaching schedule

Tom Sokol - Potsdam, NY


Classes: all in a 14 week semester format

PE class; Self Defense college 1 credit course; 28 50 minute sessions; covers everything from awareness and avoidance to physical technique with a lot of time for discussion of psychological ramifications surrounding SD issues; "meat and potatoes" of this course is full power, full speed, scenario-based training versus an armored attacker.



PE class; Aerobic Kickboxing college 1 credit course; 28 50 minute sessions; 25 minutes non-stop aerobic punch-kick combinations up and down floor; 3-4 2 minute rounds punching and kicking bags; 5 minutes low stance work with wooden bokken cutting techniques; 7 minute ab routine; cool-down and stretch.



Continuing Education PE class; Tai Chi Chuan college 2 credit course; Beginners meet 28 75 minute sessions; students learn Qi Gong (Tai Chi warm-ups, "21", Hun Yuan "Primordial Qi Gong"), the Official National Chinese 24 Posture Yang style form, and some two person exercises. All materials (written, music, video) are available online in Blackboard.



Continuing Education class: Tai Chi Chuan non-credit class open to the community; Advanced students meet for 24 90 minute sessions; all of the material covered in the beginners class plus cane form, staff form, sword with tassel, two-person dance, other two person exercises with and without weapons.



Community Health class: Sports and Exercise Physiology college 3 credit course; 42 50 minute classes; covers all the unique challenges to the human body presented by the stimulus of physical exercise; broken down by body systems; covers testing and exercise prescription: special populations; disease and injuries; ergogenic aids; environmental variables.



SUNY Potsdam Mixed Martial Arts Club: Faculty advisor; run 14 60 minute workouts; all free sparring and grappling with some instruction for beginners.



Private students: some Arnis and Karate instruction; mostly concepts and biomechanics for students who are already experienced and are looking for a deeper insight into their art.

Vertical push hands application - knife disarm sensitivity drill

Any JRRMAS Staff look in at this yet?

Morning.....please email me if you get here....or leave a 'comment'..... or even post some text!!

Great classes on Saturday

Great classes yesterday......Sensei Kratz supervised student leader Thomas P. leading the class through basic kicks and punches.....great job guy's!!

First post

Morning Staff,
I'm starting this blog so that we can all write down and communicate with each other about the material we are presenting in classes and the logistics around the teaching schedule. I want each one of you to have access to this blog to write and post to. More to come!!

Sifu