Today, three students from Seabrook Martial Arts Academy competed at the National Martial Arts Circuit (NMAC) tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. All three students were very successful.
Ryan Welsh won 1st place in Black Belt weapons, 2nd place in Black Belt team forms, and 3rd place in Black Belt fighting.
Dana Broadhead won 1st place in Black Belt fighting and 4th place in Black Belt forms.
Jennifer Brock won 1st place in Kyu Belt forms, and also went on to win the Grand Championship in 15-adult forms.
Congratulations to all of you!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
January 2013 American Kenpo Belt Promotions
Congratulations to the following students who were promoted by me this month in American Kenpo:
Cole B: Advanced White
Isabella B: Advanced White
Jack B: Advanced White
Liam B: Advanced White
Raine B: Yellow
Madison M: Orange
Harrison F: Advanced Orange
Mackenzie F: Advanced Orange
Timothy B: Blue
Brennan W: Green
A great start to the new year!
Cole B: Advanced White
Isabella B: Advanced White
Jack B: Advanced White
Liam B: Advanced White
Raine B: Yellow
Madison M: Orange
Harrison F: Advanced Orange
Mackenzie F: Advanced Orange
Timothy B: Blue
Brennan W: Green
A great start to the new year!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Logging Your Training Routine
Hi Everyone! Happy New Year!
As a lot of you already know, one thing that I highly recommend is logging your martial arts training routine. I have been doing this on a daily basis for the past 9 years, and it has helped motivate me to practice more, work out harder, and to balance my training consistently in all areas (e.g., forms/sets, techniques, stand-up fighting, ground-fighting, weapons, and so on).
One of the biggest changes to my 2012 workout routine is that I started training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu in early January 2012. I am going to write a lot more about this journey in a future blog, but for now it will suffice to say that it has made my American Kenpo skills much stronger. I also started training with the kettlebell 3 days per week to improve my strength.
The following is a breakdown of my entire training routine for 2012:
Days Practiced: 330/365
Taught Kenpo (days): 193
Total # of Classes Taught: 579
Sparring (days) – 54
Random Kenpo Techniques – 5187
Sit-ups – 17,880
Weight Training/Kettlebell (days): 115
Blocking Set 1 – 131
Blocking Set 2 – 101
Kicking Set 1 – 55
Kicking Set 2 – 16
Finger Set 1 – 61
Finger Set 2 – 13
Coordination Set 1 – 26
Coordination Set 2 – 12
Striking Set 1 – 32
Striking Set 2 – 12
Stance Set 1 – 71
Stance Set 2 – 15
Two Man Set – 22
Staff Set – 12
Short Form 1 – 116
Short Form 2 – 100
Short Form 3 – 101
Long Form 1 – 58
Long Form 2 – 82
Long Form 3 – 45
Long Form 4 – 25
Long Form 5 – 12
Long Form 6 – 24
Long Form 7 – 13
Long Form 8 – 12
10 Yellow Techniques – 12
12 Orange Techniques – 12
12 Purple Techniques – 12
16 Blue Techniques – 12
20 Green Techniques – 12
20 3rd Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 2nd Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 1st Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 1st Degree Black Techniques – 12
2nd Degree Black Techniques (Orange ext) – 12
3rd Degree Black Techniques (Purple ext) – 12
4th Degree Black Techniques (37 Blue-Green ext) – 12
5th Degree Black Techniques (36 Brown ext) – 12
Anyo Isa – 40
Anyo Dalawa – 19
Anyo Tatlo – 5
Anyo Apat – 5
12 Basic Strikes (control) – 53
12 Basic Strikes (pull back) – 2
12 Basic disarms: 5
Center lock (cross; same side): 7
Backward throw (outside; inside): 3
Slice blocks: Block, check, counter to 12 basic strikes – 24
Tapi Tapi (block, check, counter, check counter): 4
Cut Block to Arm Bar (Angle 1): 5
Cut to Forearm Disarm to Standing Center Lock (Angle 1): 5
Cut to Can Takedown (Angle 2): 5
Six-count drill (canes) – 14
Six-count drill (empty hand) – 2
Six-count drill (knives) - 1
Trapping hands (De cadena) – 19
Trapping hands (block, check, counter to 12 basic strikes) - 11
Downward figure eight – 2
Figure eight vs. angles of attack (1-2) – 3
Reverse figure eight vs. angles of attack (1-2): 2
Banda y banda vs. angles of attack (1-2): 3
Rompida vs. angles of attack (1-2): 2
Single Sinawali (traditional canes) – 7
Single Sinawali (modern canes) – 15
Single Sinawali (modern with double vs. double poking drill) – 11
Single Sinawali (modern with single vs. double poking drill) – 8
Single Sinawali (empty hands) – 5
Single Sinawali (empty hands – with double vs. double poking drill) – 4
Double Sinawali – 6
Reverse Sinawali – 1
3-count sinawali boxing – 6
3-count sinawali boxing with backward throw – 1
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut counter – 3
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut to arm bar – 1
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut to shoulder lock – 1
Single Stick Sparring – 1
Redonda - 10
Tiger and Crane – 5
Cross Path 1 – 3
Long Fist 1 – 2
Long Fist 2 – 2
Roaring Tiger - 9
Breathing Law 1 -4
Single Dragon Short Stick - 1
Double Dragon Short Stick – 4
Wandering Dragon Staff -
Orr Fai Do Fa – 1
Tonfa Set 1 – 3
Bando Knife Form – 2
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Trap & Roll Escape from Mount: 502
Americana Armlock from Mount: 157
Positional Control from Mount: 171
Take the Back from Mount: 81
Rear Naked Choke from Back Mount: 60
Leg Hook Takedown from Standing: 44
Clinch (Aggressive Opponent) from Standing: 51
Punch Block Series (Stages 1-4)from Guard: 118
Straight Armlock from Mount: 32
Triangle Choke from Guard: 36
Elevator Sweep from Guard: 35
Elbow Escape from Mount: 35
Positional Control from Side Mount: 30
Body Fold Takedown from Standing: 10
Clinch (Conservative Opponent) from Standing: 8
Headlock Counters from Mount: 29
Double Leg Takedown from Standing: 18
Headlock Escape 1 from Side Mount: 21
Straight Armlock from Guard: 20
Double Ankle Sweep from Guard: 21
Pull Guard from Standing: 6
Headlock Escape 2 from Side Mount: 16
Guillotine Choke from Standing: 22
Shrimp Escape from Side Mount: 6
Kimura Armlock from Guard: 4
As a lot of you already know, one thing that I highly recommend is logging your martial arts training routine. I have been doing this on a daily basis for the past 9 years, and it has helped motivate me to practice more, work out harder, and to balance my training consistently in all areas (e.g., forms/sets, techniques, stand-up fighting, ground-fighting, weapons, and so on).
One of the biggest changes to my 2012 workout routine is that I started training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu in early January 2012. I am going to write a lot more about this journey in a future blog, but for now it will suffice to say that it has made my American Kenpo skills much stronger. I also started training with the kettlebell 3 days per week to improve my strength.
The following is a breakdown of my entire training routine for 2012:
Days Practiced: 330/365
Taught Kenpo (days): 193
Total # of Classes Taught: 579
Sparring (days) – 54
Random Kenpo Techniques – 5187
Sit-ups – 17,880
Weight Training/Kettlebell (days): 115
Blocking Set 1 – 131
Blocking Set 2 – 101
Kicking Set 1 – 55
Kicking Set 2 – 16
Finger Set 1 – 61
Finger Set 2 – 13
Coordination Set 1 – 26
Coordination Set 2 – 12
Striking Set 1 – 32
Striking Set 2 – 12
Stance Set 1 – 71
Stance Set 2 – 15
Two Man Set – 22
Staff Set – 12
Short Form 1 – 116
Short Form 2 – 100
Short Form 3 – 101
Long Form 1 – 58
Long Form 2 – 82
Long Form 3 – 45
Long Form 4 – 25
Long Form 5 – 12
Long Form 6 – 24
Long Form 7 – 13
Long Form 8 – 12
10 Yellow Techniques – 12
12 Orange Techniques – 12
12 Purple Techniques – 12
16 Blue Techniques – 12
20 Green Techniques – 12
20 3rd Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 2nd Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 1st Degree Brown Techniques – 12
20 1st Degree Black Techniques – 12
2nd Degree Black Techniques (Orange ext) – 12
3rd Degree Black Techniques (Purple ext) – 12
4th Degree Black Techniques (37 Blue-Green ext) – 12
5th Degree Black Techniques (36 Brown ext) – 12
Anyo Isa – 40
Anyo Dalawa – 19
Anyo Tatlo – 5
Anyo Apat – 5
12 Basic Strikes (control) – 53
12 Basic Strikes (pull back) – 2
12 Basic disarms: 5
Center lock (cross; same side): 7
Backward throw (outside; inside): 3
Slice blocks: Block, check, counter to 12 basic strikes – 24
Tapi Tapi (block, check, counter, check counter): 4
Cut Block to Arm Bar (Angle 1): 5
Cut to Forearm Disarm to Standing Center Lock (Angle 1): 5
Cut to Can Takedown (Angle 2): 5
Six-count drill (canes) – 14
Six-count drill (empty hand) – 2
Six-count drill (knives) - 1
Trapping hands (De cadena) – 19
Trapping hands (block, check, counter to 12 basic strikes) - 11
Downward figure eight – 2
Figure eight vs. angles of attack (1-2) – 3
Reverse figure eight vs. angles of attack (1-2): 2
Banda y banda vs. angles of attack (1-2): 3
Rompida vs. angles of attack (1-2): 2
Single Sinawali (traditional canes) – 7
Single Sinawali (modern canes) – 15
Single Sinawali (modern with double vs. double poking drill) – 11
Single Sinawali (modern with single vs. double poking drill) – 8
Single Sinawali (empty hands) – 5
Single Sinawali (empty hands – with double vs. double poking drill) – 4
Double Sinawali – 6
Reverse Sinawali – 1
3-count sinawali boxing – 6
3-count sinawali boxing with backward throw – 1
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut counter – 3
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut to arm bar – 1
3-count sinawali boxing with uppercut to shoulder lock – 1
Single Stick Sparring – 1
Redonda - 10
Tiger and Crane – 5
Cross Path 1 – 3
Long Fist 1 – 2
Long Fist 2 – 2
Roaring Tiger - 9
Breathing Law 1 -4
Single Dragon Short Stick - 1
Double Dragon Short Stick – 4
Wandering Dragon Staff -
Orr Fai Do Fa – 1
Tonfa Set 1 – 3
Bando Knife Form – 2
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Trap & Roll Escape from Mount: 502
Americana Armlock from Mount: 157
Positional Control from Mount: 171
Take the Back from Mount: 81
Rear Naked Choke from Back Mount: 60
Leg Hook Takedown from Standing: 44
Clinch (Aggressive Opponent) from Standing: 51
Punch Block Series (Stages 1-4)from Guard: 118
Straight Armlock from Mount: 32
Triangle Choke from Guard: 36
Elevator Sweep from Guard: 35
Elbow Escape from Mount: 35
Positional Control from Side Mount: 30
Body Fold Takedown from Standing: 10
Clinch (Conservative Opponent) from Standing: 8
Headlock Counters from Mount: 29
Double Leg Takedown from Standing: 18
Headlock Escape 1 from Side Mount: 21
Straight Armlock from Guard: 20
Double Ankle Sweep from Guard: 21
Pull Guard from Standing: 6
Headlock Escape 2 from Side Mount: 16
Guillotine Choke from Standing: 22
Shrimp Escape from Side Mount: 6
Kimura Armlock from Guard: 4
Friday, December 21, 2012
December 2012 Belt Promotions
2012 was another great year for our school. I am so appreciative to have so many committed students. I expect even bigger and better things in 2013!
Here are the people who were promoted in the final month of the year:
Aaron A: Yellow
Anya F: Yellow
Evan M: Yellow
Angus M: Orange
Ethan B: Advanced Purple
Luke N: Blue
Maxim F: Blue
Christofer L: Advanced Blue
Joseph L: Advanced Blue
Michael L: Advanced Blue
Vince B: Advanced Blue
Justin F: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Great job everyone!
Here are the people who were promoted in the final month of the year:
Aaron A: Yellow
Anya F: Yellow
Evan M: Yellow
Angus M: Orange
Ethan B: Advanced Purple
Luke N: Blue
Maxim F: Blue
Christofer L: Advanced Blue
Joseph L: Advanced Blue
Michael L: Advanced Blue
Vince B: Advanced Blue
Justin F: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Great job everyone!
Monday, December 17, 2012
December 8th, Bradford, Pennsylvania CKF Event
On December 8th, Matt Trejo and I went to Bradford, Pennsylvania to train with my American Kenpo instructor, CKF President, Sean Kelley. Mr. Kelley taught a 2 hour seminar on Long Form 4, and broke down the finer details of Protecting Fans through to Gathering Clouds. In the second seminar, he taught Glancing Spear, Thrust into Darkness and Deceptive Panther. A special thanks goes out to Associate Professor, Michael Miller, for hosting the event.
I have uploaded a couple of pictures from the event.
I have uploaded a couple of pictures from the event.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Other November 2012 Promotions
In addition to those promoted to higher ranks in my last blog, the following students were also promoted at my school in November:
Peter Z: Advanced White
Cameron R: Yellow
Maria Z: Yellow
Adam G: Advanced Yellow
Madison M: Advanced Yellow
Scott B: Advanced Yellow
Noah B: Advanced Yellow
Maia G: Advanced Blue
Congratulations everyone!
Peter Z: Advanced White
Cameron R: Yellow
Maria Z: Yellow
Adam G: Advanced Yellow
Madison M: Advanced Yellow
Scott B: Advanced Yellow
Noah B: Advanced Yellow
Maia G: Advanced Blue
Congratulations everyone!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
November 2nd, 2012 Grading
Two weeks ago, several of my advanced students were promoted at my school in American Kenpo. The test was 2.5 hours long and consisted of forms, sets, self-defense techniques and stand-up fighting. Congratulations to all of the following students on their promotion:
Brennan: Blue Belt
Josh: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Neal: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Darren: 2nd Degree Brown Belt
Michael: 1st Degree Brown Belt (Children's)
Morgan: 1st Degree Brown Belt (Children's)
Dana: 1st Degree Black Belt
Chris: 1st Degree Black Belt
Ryan: 2nd Degree Black Belt
Brennan: Blue Belt
Josh: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Neal: 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Darren: 2nd Degree Brown Belt
Michael: 1st Degree Brown Belt (Children's)
Morgan: 1st Degree Brown Belt (Children's)
Dana: 1st Degree Black Belt
Chris: 1st Degree Black Belt
Ryan: 2nd Degree Black Belt
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