Sunday, September 28, 2008

Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar


Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar

Yesterday, myself and six of my students had the opportunity of training with Royce Gracie for 3 hours at a seminar he conducted in London, Ontario. Royce began by teaching a self defence technique against a two-armed choke, where we step in with our dominant right side and catch the opponent with a right upward elbow, and then proceed to wrap our right arm around the opponent's neck, and then finish with throwing our opponent over our hip. We then learned how to get inside on a right hand punch, and proceed again with another hip throw. We also worked on the clinch and how to get your opponent off balance to take the him to the ground. Should we be on our back with our opponent on top of us, Royce showed how to best apply the triangle choke, how to get the shoulder kimora lock in, and how to flip our opponent off of us while we stay on top of them, all from the guard position, respectively.

All I can say is what a trained technician in the art of Jiu-Jitsu. For me, I get more out of someone like Royce Gracie then just someone who is big and strong, that likes to fight, that has way less skill, but can knock people out. Royce is a fighting legend, and his skill ranks up there with the very best in the world of martial arts. This guy has fought just about everyone under the sun, and time and time again Gracie Jiu Jitsu has prevailed.

I highly recommend taking a seminar with Royce if you get the chance and to see how the movements fit into American Kenpo Karate. Like Kenpo, not all Jiu-Jitsu is necessarily "created equal" and the Gracie's are truly in a league of their own.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Jamie Seabrook’s Kenpo Karate School Joins the Kenpo Karate “Alliance”

Jamie Seabrook’s Kenpo Karate School Joins the Kenpo Karate “Alliance”

It is with great honor and excitement to tell the world that myself, and my Kenpo Karate School in London, Ontario, Canada, are now a chartered school of the Chinese Karate Federation (CKF), headed by Senior Professor, 7th Degree Black Belt Sean Kelley. The CKF is part of a Kenpo Alliance, with ties directly to such greats as Grandmaster Michael Robert Pick and Grandmaster Dave Hebler (both 10th Degree Black Belts in American Kenpo Karate), Tony Cogliandro (9th Degree Kenpo Karate Black Belt), Rainer Schulte (8th Degree Kenpo Karate Black Belt), and kickboxing legends Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Joe Lewis.

The decision to join the Alliance is for the betterment of myself and my students. I am confident that this brotherhood of dedicated Kenpoists, who commit themselves to hard work, training, and ethics, will push Kenpo Karate forward. My students will also have the opportunity to become personal members of the CKF. Benefits of membership include top level Kenpo Karate training, cross training in other disciplines, networking, belt certification, and retail discounts.


Kenpo Salute,

Jamie Seabrook
www.jamieseabrook.com

Friday, September 12, 2008

Two Man Set

Two Man Set

On Friday, October 24th, 2008, from 6:00-8:30 pm, I will be conducting a seminar at the Berkshire Club in London, Ontario teaching Kenpo Karate's Two Man Set. This set will improve your coordination, timing, agility, fluidity, and footwork. It will also provide you with a vast array of striking techniques, both with the closed fist, and the open hand, and will show how to take advantage of target availability when using these weapons. The set is done with a partner, and therefore, will require consistent contact and partner work. No experience with this set is necessary for participation.

The cost of the seminar is $25 by October 17th, as there will be no registration after that date or at the door.

For more information, or to register, please email me at:

jamieseabrook3@hotmail.com

Jamie Seabrook

Friday, September 5, 2008

Kenpo Continuum

Kenpo Continuum

I wanted to take the time to endorse the book "Kenpo Continuum: The Continuing Historical Studies of the Kenpo Community in America and Throughout the World". I am honored to be one of many Kenpo Karate black belts featured in that book, and Amy Long should be proud of her dedication and perseverance in putting this book together. The book contains biographies of such Kenpo Karate notables as Jason Arnold, Steve Arsenault, Ron Chapel, Brian Duffy, Tony Dunne, Rich Hale, Gil Hibben, Ingmar Johansson, Walter Justice, Tom Kelly, Patrick Kennedy, Mike Lambert, Kevin Mills, Joe Palanzo, Ted Sumner, and many others. In addition, Ed Parker Jr. wrote the "Forward" and did the art work, which looks simply awesome. The book has also received endorsements from such Kenpo greats as Lee Wedlake, Dennis Conatser, Stephen Labounty, and Bob White.

The book is essentially a follow-up to "The Journey", and includes black belts from many different lineages. To order the book, you can visit Amy Long’s website at:

http://www.sacramentokenpokarate.com/kenpocontinuum.html