Congratulations to the following students who were promoted in American Kenpo in March:
Joshua A: Advanced White
Michael R: Yellow
Adam G: Yellow
Mackenzie F: Advanced Yellow
Timothy B: Purple
Tiffany B: Advanced Purple
Jenn B: Advanced Purple
Maddie S: Blue
Nathan T: Green
Neal F: Advanced Green
Josh G: Advanced Green
Dana B: 1st Degree Brown Belt
Chris N: 1st Degree Brown Belt
Great job everyone!!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
5th Annual Martial Arts Boot Camp
Hi Everyone,
The Dynamic Academy Of Martial Arts is hosting its 5th annual martial arts boot camp in Sarnia, Ontario, April 13-15th. The seminars run from 6-9 pm on April 13th, 9-5 pm on April 14th and 11-4pm on April 15th.
The Dynamic Academy of Martial Arts is located at 100 East Street S. in Sarnia.
Below is a list of instructors that will be teaching at the event, along with their respective seminar topics:
Dennis Tosten, 10th degree Black Belt: Arnis, Sparring, and Kenpo Theory
Mike Donovan, 9th degree Black Belt: Single Sinawali Applications, Gun Disarms
Jamie Seabrook, 6th degree Black Belt: Kickboxing, Family Groupings, Storm techniques
Rob Broad, 6th degree Black Belt: Passive Defenses, Self Defense & Canadian Law
Matt Trejo, 3rd degree Black Belt: Flow Drills, Striking Set 2
For registration, please call 519-344-3221 or 519-491-6276.
Email: info@dynamickenpo.ca
Cost: $150.00 for 15 hours of training
The Dynamic Academy Of Martial Arts is hosting its 5th annual martial arts boot camp in Sarnia, Ontario, April 13-15th. The seminars run from 6-9 pm on April 13th, 9-5 pm on April 14th and 11-4pm on April 15th.
The Dynamic Academy of Martial Arts is located at 100 East Street S. in Sarnia.
Below is a list of instructors that will be teaching at the event, along with their respective seminar topics:
Dennis Tosten, 10th degree Black Belt: Arnis, Sparring, and Kenpo Theory
Mike Donovan, 9th degree Black Belt: Single Sinawali Applications, Gun Disarms
Jamie Seabrook, 6th degree Black Belt: Kickboxing, Family Groupings, Storm techniques
Rob Broad, 6th degree Black Belt: Passive Defenses, Self Defense & Canadian Law
Matt Trejo, 3rd degree Black Belt: Flow Drills, Striking Set 2
For registration, please call 519-344-3221 or 519-491-6276.
Email: info@dynamickenpo.ca
Cost: $150.00 for 15 hours of training
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Michael Miller's 5th Degree Black Belt Promotion
A huge congratulations goes out to Michael Miller on his promotion on February 12, 2012 to 5th Degree Black Belt (Associate Professor) in American Kenpo under Chinese Karate Federation (CKF) President, Sean Kelley.
Since 2008, Michael and I have become close friends who train together at least 3-4 times per year. Michael runs one of the best Kenpo Karate programs in all of the United States, and is an awesome instructor and role model. I can't think of anyone more deserving of that rank.
GM Dennis Tosten Seminar
This past Sunday I attended a sparring seminar by GM Dennis Tosten in London, Ontario. Mr. Tosten taught the importance of moving just enough distance away from your attacker where you are safe from being hit, but where can still effectively counter. He also taught how to use zones of sanctuary when our opponent is attacking so that we are on a safer angle from being hit while quickly counterattacking. We worked on foot maneuvers, jabs, roundhouse kicks, hook kicks, cross punches, defense side kicks, back knuckle strikes, and even spinning back kicks.
It was great to finally see Mr. Tosten again as it had been 16 years since I last attended one of his seminars.
The seminar was also attended by three blacks from my school: Matt Trejo, Evan Wiley, and Brennan Weatherhead.
Above are a couple of pictures from the event.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
January 2012 Belt Promotions
Congratulations to the following students who were promoted to their new belt ranks at my school this month:
Michael R: Advanced White
Konrad M: Advanced White
Noelle M: Advanced White
Harrison F: Yellow
Mackenzie F: Yellow
Chloe G: Yellow
Tom G: Yellow
Ethan B: Orange
Maxim F: Advanced Orange
Joseph L: Purple
Michael L: Purple
Christofer L: Purple
Miles B: Purple
Great work all of you!!
Michael R: Advanced White
Konrad M: Advanced White
Noelle M: Advanced White
Harrison F: Yellow
Mackenzie F: Yellow
Chloe G: Yellow
Tom G: Yellow
Ethan B: Orange
Maxim F: Advanced Orange
Joseph L: Purple
Michael L: Purple
Christofer L: Purple
Miles B: Purple
Great work all of you!!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Royce Gracie Seminar, London, Ontario
Hi Everyone,
On May 5th, 2012, my good friend Simon Sherbourne is bringing UFC legend Royce Gracie to London, Ontario, at Wilfrid Jury Public School to conduct a seminar from 12-3 pm. I have had the opportunity of working with Royce before, and all I can say is that you are in for some of the best training in your life.
If you are interested in participating in this seminar, a money order in the amount of $165 Canadian can be made out to: Arts of Budo Inc.
The mailing address for the money order is:
M. L. Sherbourne C/O Arts of Budo Inc.
48 Northcrest Dr.
London, ON.
N5X 3V8
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Simon Sherbourne at:
wkkjf.budo@gmail.com
On May 5th, 2012, my good friend Simon Sherbourne is bringing UFC legend Royce Gracie to London, Ontario, at Wilfrid Jury Public School to conduct a seminar from 12-3 pm. I have had the opportunity of working with Royce before, and all I can say is that you are in for some of the best training in your life.
If you are interested in participating in this seminar, a money order in the amount of $165 Canadian can be made out to: Arts of Budo Inc.
The mailing address for the money order is:
M. L. Sherbourne C/O Arts of Budo Inc.
48 Northcrest Dr.
London, ON.
N5X 3V8
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Simon Sherbourne at:
wkkjf.budo@gmail.com
Sunday, January 1, 2012
My 2011 Martial Arts Training Log
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope all of you had a great holiday season and that 2012 brings you more blessings than you've ever experienced in your life.
To kick-start 2012, I am going to post my entire 2011 martial arts training log. For several years now, I have been trying to motivate my students to log everything that they practice on a daily basis. The advantage of doing so is that it motivates one to push their training to new heights, and to ensure that each person has not neglected certain aspects of his/her training routine. I know that at least a couple of my black belts have been logging their training routines for some time as well.
Here is my training log:
Days that I practiced martial arts: 339/365
Days that I taught martial arts: 211/365
Total number of classes that I taught: 576
Days that I sparred against a quality black belt: 63
Days that I worked on SPK Knife Drills – 35
Days that I worked on kickboxing pad drills: 52
Days of weight training: 91
Pushups – 3575
Sit-ups – 3655
Biking to and from work (22 km): 23.5
Yellow Belt Freestyle Techniques: 13
Orange Freestyle Techniques: 4
Blocking Set 1 – 121
Blocking Set 2 – 46
Kicking Set 1 – 61
Kicking Set 2 – 12
Finger Set 1 – 102
Finger Set 2 – 12
Coordination Set 1 – 43
Coordination Set 2 – 12
Striking Set 1 – 30
Striking Set 2 – 13
Stance Set 1 – 103
Stance Set 2 – 42
Two Man Set – 12
Staff Set – 13
Short Form 1 – 104
Short Form 2 – 134
Short Form 3 – 100
Long Form 1 – 55
Long Form 2 – 62
Long Form 3 - 26
Long Form 4 – 17
Long Form 5 – 12
Long Form 6 – 12
Long Form 7 – 12
Long Form 8 – 12
Random Kenpo Techniques (separate from techniques below)– 4657
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
Orange Belt technique extensions – 12
Purple Belt technique extensions – 12
Blue Belt technique extensions - 12
Green Belt technique extensions - 12
Brown Belt technique extensions (CKF curriculum)- 12
Anyo Isa – 12
Anyo Dalawa – 12
Anyo Tatlo – 12
Anyo Apat – 12
12 Basic Strikes – 39
12 Basic Defenses – 15
Tapi Tapi (block, check, counter, check counter): 9
Six-count drill - 16
Trapping Hands – 5
Figure eight – 4
Reverse Figure eight – 36
Single Sinawali – 4
Double Sinawali – 3
Reverse Sinawali - 1
Single Stick Sparring – 3
Redonda - 3
Tiger and Crane – 3
Book Set – 2
Cross Path 1 – 7
Long Fist 1 – 1
Long Fist 2 – 4
Roaring Tiger - 3
Breathing Law 1 - 10
Single Dragon Short Stick - 7
Double Dragon Short Stick – 2
Wandering Dragon Staff - 9
Orr Fai Do Fa – 35
Tonfa Set 1 (NBD) – 6
Tonfa Set 2 – 1
Bando Knife Form - 8
To kick-start 2012, I am going to post my entire 2011 martial arts training log. For several years now, I have been trying to motivate my students to log everything that they practice on a daily basis. The advantage of doing so is that it motivates one to push their training to new heights, and to ensure that each person has not neglected certain aspects of his/her training routine. I know that at least a couple of my black belts have been logging their training routines for some time as well.
Here is my training log:
Days that I practiced martial arts: 339/365
Days that I taught martial arts: 211/365
Total number of classes that I taught: 576
Days that I sparred against a quality black belt: 63
Days that I worked on SPK Knife Drills – 35
Days that I worked on kickboxing pad drills: 52
Days of weight training: 91
Pushups – 3575
Sit-ups – 3655
Biking to and from work (22 km): 23.5
Yellow Belt Freestyle Techniques: 13
Orange Freestyle Techniques: 4
Blocking Set 1 – 121
Blocking Set 2 – 46
Kicking Set 1 – 61
Kicking Set 2 – 12
Finger Set 1 – 102
Finger Set 2 – 12
Coordination Set 1 – 43
Coordination Set 2 – 12
Striking Set 1 – 30
Striking Set 2 – 13
Stance Set 1 – 103
Stance Set 2 – 42
Two Man Set – 12
Staff Set – 13
Short Form 1 – 104
Short Form 2 – 134
Short Form 3 – 100
Long Form 1 – 55
Long Form 2 – 62
Long Form 3 - 26
Long Form 4 – 17
Long Form 5 – 12
Long Form 6 – 12
Long Form 7 – 12
Long Form 8 – 12
Random Kenpo Techniques (separate from techniques below)– 4657
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
Orange Belt technique extensions – 12
Purple Belt technique extensions – 12
Blue Belt technique extensions - 12
Green Belt technique extensions - 12
Brown Belt technique extensions (CKF curriculum)- 12
Anyo Isa – 12
Anyo Dalawa – 12
Anyo Tatlo – 12
Anyo Apat – 12
12 Basic Strikes – 39
12 Basic Defenses – 15
Tapi Tapi (block, check, counter, check counter): 9
Six-count drill - 16
Trapping Hands – 5
Figure eight – 4
Reverse Figure eight – 36
Single Sinawali – 4
Double Sinawali – 3
Reverse Sinawali - 1
Single Stick Sparring – 3
Redonda - 3
Tiger and Crane – 3
Book Set – 2
Cross Path 1 – 7
Long Fist 1 – 1
Long Fist 2 – 4
Roaring Tiger - 3
Breathing Law 1 - 10
Single Dragon Short Stick - 7
Double Dragon Short Stick – 2
Wandering Dragon Staff - 9
Orr Fai Do Fa – 35
Tonfa Set 1 (NBD) – 6
Tonfa Set 2 – 1
Bando Knife Form - 8
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