Congratulations to Brennan Weatherhead and Jennifer Brock of Seabrook Martial Arts Academy on their tournament success this past weekend at the Power Nationals Martial Arts Challenge in London, Ontario. Brennan won 2nd place in Black Belt weapons performing Long Form 8, and Jennifer won 3rd place in Sparring and 3rd place in Forms performing Short Form 3.
Awesome work!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
June Belt Promotions at Seabrook Martial Arts Academy
Congratulations to the following students on their recent belt promotions:
Peter Z: Advanced Orange
Adam G: Purple
Justin F: 1st Degree Brown (Jr)
Keep up the great work!
Peter Z: Advanced Orange
Adam G: Purple
Justin F: 1st Degree Brown (Jr)
Keep up the great work!
Friday, June 27, 2014
Happy 12th Birthday Morgan!
Yesterday was Morgan's birthday! Can't believe she is now 12! Love you Morgan!
Can-Am Kenpo Camp, August 8-10th, London, Ontario
Hi Everyone,
From August 8-10th, Grandmaster Larry Tatum (10th Degree American Kenpo Karate Black Belt) will be returning to London, Ontario teaching martial arts seminars at the Courtyard By Marriott, 864 Exeter Rd. Other seminar instructors Professor Jamie Seabrook, Master Tony Mayo, Kyoshi Mike Leclair, Sifu Michael Shaw, and Sensei Scott Southwell.
The cost for 9 hours of seminars is $125 if paid before July 30th.
The seminar schedule is as follows:
Friday August 8th
5-6 pm Sifu Michael Shaw
6-7 pm Kyoshi Mike Leclair
7-9 pm Grandmaster Larry Tatum
Saturday August 9th
8-9 am Master Tony Mayo
9-10 am Professor Jamie Seabrook
10-11 am Sensei Scott Southwell
11 am - 1 pm Grandmaster Larry Tatum
Self-Defense Tournament
August 9th at 2 pm. Cost is $35 for tournament only, or $150 for camp and tournament combined.
Note:
Private lessons with Grandmaster Larry Tatum are $100 U.S. per hour.
All cheques can be made payable to: Scott Southwell
From August 8-10th, Grandmaster Larry Tatum (10th Degree American Kenpo Karate Black Belt) will be returning to London, Ontario teaching martial arts seminars at the Courtyard By Marriott, 864 Exeter Rd. Other seminar instructors Professor Jamie Seabrook, Master Tony Mayo, Kyoshi Mike Leclair, Sifu Michael Shaw, and Sensei Scott Southwell.
The cost for 9 hours of seminars is $125 if paid before July 30th.
The seminar schedule is as follows:
Friday August 8th
5-6 pm Sifu Michael Shaw
6-7 pm Kyoshi Mike Leclair
7-9 pm Grandmaster Larry Tatum
Saturday August 9th
8-9 am Master Tony Mayo
9-10 am Professor Jamie Seabrook
10-11 am Sensei Scott Southwell
11 am - 1 pm Grandmaster Larry Tatum
Self-Defense Tournament
August 9th at 2 pm. Cost is $35 for tournament only, or $150 for camp and tournament combined.
Note:
Private lessons with Grandmaster Larry Tatum are $100 U.S. per hour.
All cheques can be made payable to: Scott Southwell
Saturday, June 14, 2014
May Belt Promotions
Congratulations to the following students on their belt promotions at Seabrook Martial Arts Academy in the month of May:
Santiago B: Advanced White
Wesley S: Advanced White
Victoria B: Advanced Yellow
Alex K: Advanced Orange
Ben K: Advanced Orange
Cameron V: Advanced Orange
Nathan V: Advanced Orange
Joseph H: Purple
Anya F: Advanced Purple
Noah B: Blue
Scott B: Blue
Timothy B: Advanced Green
Ethan B: 3rd Degree Brown
Luke N: 3rd Degree Brown
Maxim F: 3rd Degree Brown
Fantastic work from all of you!
Santiago B: Advanced White
Wesley S: Advanced White
Victoria B: Advanced Yellow
Alex K: Advanced Orange
Ben K: Advanced Orange
Cameron V: Advanced Orange
Nathan V: Advanced Orange
Joseph H: Purple
Anya F: Advanced Purple
Noah B: Blue
Scott B: Blue
Timothy B: Advanced Green
Ethan B: 3rd Degree Brown
Luke N: 3rd Degree Brown
Maxim F: 3rd Degree Brown
Fantastic work from all of you!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Rener Gracie Mount Submission Mastery Seminar
Today Matt Trejo and I attended a Rener Gracie seminar on mount submission mastery in Newmarket, Ontario, at the Gracie Humaita school. The seminar was phenomenal, and Rener's instruction and enthusiasm was second to none. As his assistant, Rener brought with him Brian Ortega - a Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt who has just signed with the UFC and who will be fighting on the May 31st card in Brazil against Diego Brandao.
The seminar started with super hooks mount control, with emphasis placed on strong hip pressure and a low body position. Rener then taught on how to create submission opportunities from the neck-hug sequence using the wrist isolation, Americana armlock, figure-four armbar, and twisting arm control (TAC) transfer. The figure-four armbar is used when the opponent holds my arm to prevent it from looping around the head to prevent me from using the Americana armlock. With the TAC transfer, I drop my body against the opponent's back arm in response to the arm reaching across his body to release the isolated wrist.
Matt and I picked up on a lot of important material, and look forward to training with Rener again soon.
The seminar started with super hooks mount control, with emphasis placed on strong hip pressure and a low body position. Rener then taught on how to create submission opportunities from the neck-hug sequence using the wrist isolation, Americana armlock, figure-four armbar, and twisting arm control (TAC) transfer. The figure-four armbar is used when the opponent holds my arm to prevent it from looping around the head to prevent me from using the Americana armlock. With the TAC transfer, I drop my body against the opponent's back arm in response to the arm reaching across his body to release the isolated wrist.
Matt and I picked up on a lot of important material, and look forward to training with Rener again soon.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Darren Wynes - 2nd Degree Black Belt Promotion
On Saturday, April 12th, I promoted Darren Wynes to 2nd Degree Black Belt (Assistant Instructor) in American Kenpo. Also joining me to sit on the testing panel were Evan Wiley (4th Degree Black Belt), Matt Trejo (4th Degree Black Belt), and John McDonald (3rd Degree Black Belt).
Darren began training with me as a 1st Degree Black Belt in November 2010. Darren is an incredible student and black belt, driving around 1.5 hours each way to come take private lessons with me. Darren's private lessons are at least 90 minutes at a time, and usually a full 2 hours. Moreover, he travels to London at least 2 times every month to take private lessons, averaging a good 3-4 hours of private lessons monthly.
For Darren's test, he had to perform all American Kenpo Forms required for promotion to 2nd Degree Black Belt. He also demonstrated many advanced American Kenpo self-defense techniques at street speed on a partner, and had to fight full-contact against every member of the testing panel.
If you are in the Kitchener, Ontario area, I strongly suggest seeking out private lesson instruction directly under Darren Wynes, as he is the top American Kenpo Karate instructor in that area.
Darren began training with me as a 1st Degree Black Belt in November 2010. Darren is an incredible student and black belt, driving around 1.5 hours each way to come take private lessons with me. Darren's private lessons are at least 90 minutes at a time, and usually a full 2 hours. Moreover, he travels to London at least 2 times every month to take private lessons, averaging a good 3-4 hours of private lessons monthly.
For Darren's test, he had to perform all American Kenpo Forms required for promotion to 2nd Degree Black Belt. He also demonstrated many advanced American Kenpo self-defense techniques at street speed on a partner, and had to fight full-contact against every member of the testing panel.
If you are in the Kitchener, Ontario area, I strongly suggest seeking out private lesson instruction directly under Darren Wynes, as he is the top American Kenpo Karate instructor in that area.
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