This Blog is maintained by J. R. Roy (Sifu) and is designed to demonstrate, archive and publish the material that is taught, in the six seperate programs that are currently offered at JRRMAS, for our staff and students, past and present and our family and friends. THIS BLOG IS DESIGNED FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY,DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THESE DRILLS, EXERCISES OR APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR PRESENT - All material copyright jrroy productions, all rights reserved worldwide
Saturday, December 31, 2011
the Studio will be closed Saturday 12.31.11 in observance of the New Year
Wishing you all the best
health, happiness and prosperity in 2012!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Angus 5-Way Kick
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
JRRMAS Dojo Holiday Party - Saturday Dec. 3rd, 10am-1pm
Dojo Holiday Party
Saturday Dec. 3rd from 10am-1pm
Pot Luck (sign up sheet in hallway)
Gift Swap - bring one wrapped gift for each person that will be participating
There is also a sign up sheet for helping to set up and tear down
Monday, October 31, 2011
As of this afternoon, Monday 10.31.11 the electricity is on at the Studio
Classes are running as normal today....FYI
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Congratulations to students and staff on yesterday's American Karate rank promotions!
Promoted to Yellow belt in the front row left to right:
Tristan, Taylor and Tucker
Second row:
Andrew to Green Belt, Yianni to Purple Belt with Honorable Mention Overall, Hanna to Yellow best with Honorable Mention Overall, Dylan to Green Belt and Scott to Green Belt with H. M. in Self-Defense
Back row standing:
Sensei Kratz, Dennis Gobiel, Colleen Golrick, Sifu, Teryn Citino and Scott Minor (not pictured is Angus Reid)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Youth American Karate Rank Evaluation this coming Saturday 10.22.11 from 9am - Noon
Please come and support these young students - All AKS Black and Brown belts are strongly encouraged to be present -
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Martial Arts conditioning trains for:
Flexibility, strength, power, speed, muscular endurance,
balance and cardiovascular fitness.
balance and cardiovascular fitness.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Lily promoted to Brown III and Ben promoted to Brown I
Back row Black Belts: Mr. Reed, Sensei Kratz, Sifu, Ms. Gobiel, Ms. Golrick
Front row: Lily S. and Ben M.
Congrats to the newly promoted Brown Belts and to the teaching 'team' too!!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sensei Sullivan promotes two students to Blue Belt in Springfield VT
Congratulations to Chris and Julie newly promoted Blue Belts in the American Karate System and Sensei Sullivan for a job well done!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Accepting new students in the Youth Karate (ages 7-13), Little Dragons Karate (4-6) and Adult Karate (13 and up) programs
All beginners start:
Little Dragons:
Thursday 4:00-4:30pm
Youth Karate:
Thursday 4:30-5:30pm and Saturday 9:30-10:30am
Adult Karate:
Monday 6:30-8:00pm, Thursday 6:30-8:00pm
and Saturday 10:30-11:30am
Little Dragons:
Thursday 4:00-4:30pm
Youth Karate:
Thursday 4:30-5:30pm and Saturday 9:30-10:30am
Adult Karate:
Monday 6:30-8:00pm, Thursday 6:30-8:00pm
and Saturday 10:30-11:30am
Monday, September 12, 2011
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
George Bernard Shaw
Or as Master T. T. Liang wrote:
"Imagination becomes reality"
Or as Master T. T. Liang wrote:
"Imagination becomes reality"
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Little Dragons Program (ages 4-6) resumes this Thursday Sept. 8th from 4:00-4:30pm
Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Youth Karate program is accepting new students
starting this Thursday Sept. 1, from 4:30-5:30 pm and Saturday from 9:30-10:30am - ages 7-13
Friday, August 12, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Self-Defense Seminar Saturday July 30th from 9am to noon
Self-Defense flyer
This Self-Defense Seminar is open to the general public and all JRRMAS students - email Sifu: jrroy@jrroy.com or sign up at the Studio to pre-register - print the flyer, hand them out, email them, post them up, help pass the word anyway you can....Hope to see you there!
This Self-Defense Seminar is open to the general public and all JRRMAS students - email Sifu: jrroy@jrroy.com or sign up at the Studio to pre-register - print the flyer, hand them out, email them, post them up, help pass the word anyway you can....Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Tips from Harvard Health Publications on how to keep you mind sharp
To stay at the top of your game, stay on top of your health
A healthy mind relies on a healthy body. Elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, excess weight, smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle all contribute to cognitive declines. Working to stay healthy helps you stay sharp.
Stop smoking. In 2010, a National Institutes of Health panel noted that current smokers were 41% more likely to exhibit cognitive declines than former smokers or nonsmokers.
Challenge your mind. Engaging in challenging board games, reading, working crossword puzzles, playing a musical instrument, and acquiring new skills may help keep your mind fit. These activities seem to expand the web of neuronal connections in the brain and help keep neurons nimble and alive.
Challenge your body. Brain cells crave a steady diet of oxygen. Physically active people lower their risk for developing dementia and are more likely to stay mentally active.
Get your rest. Too little sleep can affect memory. Six hours may be the minimum needed, although researchers testing college students found those who had eight hours were better able to learn new skills.
Watch your weight. Staying within a normal weight range lowers your risk for illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and stroke, which can compromise the brain to varying degrees.
Check with your doctor. Are there any factors — such as medication side effects, vitamin deficiencies, depression, or chronic conditions — that could be better managed to help you stay as mentally sharp as possible? Discuss these issues with your doctor.
Monday, July 4, 2011
RIP Prof. Wally Jay
Below is a link to Prof. Wally Jay's obituary - Our thoughts are with Bernice, Leon and his entire family - he was truly a pioneer in modern martial arts and will be sorely missed.
Wally Jay Obituary: View Wally Jay's Obituary by San Francisco Chronicle
Wally Jay Obituary: View Wally Jay's Obituary by San Francisco Chronicle
An article by Sifu Paul Adbella
YOU ARE WHAT YOU REPEAT
by Paul Abdella
The sun rises slowly over the horizon, moving
steadily toward its zenith at solar noon and then
descends in the western sky to complete a cycle of
light at sunset. The onset of darkness brings forth
the moon in one of its nine phases only to recede as
the sun begins its illuminating arc for yet another
period of daylight. This circadian rhythm repeats
until we transition through the seasons only to return and begin again a year older and hopefully
wiser.
As night falls, our brain waves diminish from alpha
waves to the dreamlike theta waves. They descend
to their lowest point during deep sleep, then elevate
during the REM sleep that follows until resuming
the full electrical charge of the beta state upon
awakening, when the brain is at high alert around
midmorning. The heart beats a steady cadence some
2 billion times in an average life and is mirrored by
the expanding and contracting pulse of the breath -
our most important source of energy.
Life as we know it is based on rhythm. Our world is
a symphony of rhythms produced in nature, the universe, and our selves. We can set our own rhythms
in an attempt to control nature and each other,
sometimes with negative results, as modern life has
lost much of its attunement to the natural cycles.
The practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan can return us to the
natural cycles within us. The gentle and natural
rhythm of the form with its expanding and contracting nature, slow, deep breathing and hypnotic repetition of postures overcome the stresses and offrhythm nature of a life that is driven by mechanical
time. As practitioners, it is important to continually
refine our movements through repetition and the
attention to detail that brings about this return to the
natural rhythm and vitality within us. The best time
to practice is to practice at the same time every day.
Let this time become the foundation for your daily
schedule and you will establish the rhythm of your
day rather than letting external events dictate the
rhythm you have to follow.
Let T’ai Chi serve your purpose and not contribute
to your stress. If you don’t have time one day for a
complete practice, do the short form, a section or
two of the long form or even a few postures during
your practice time. T’ai Chi done with intention and
rhythm will bring us into balance and deepen our
enjoyment of life.
RIP Robert W. Smith
On July 1st Robert W. Smith a legendary practitioner, teacher and author of Chinese internal martial arts passed away. Below is a link to an article about him a few years ago. It is still pertinent today.
http://www.taichicenter.com/RWS80th.shtml
http://www.taichicenter.com/RWS80th.shtml
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Stay Young My Friend
This is a message that was recently sent to me by a good friend and long time student....Thanks for the reminders Lenny!
Stay Young My Friend
We all need to read this one over and over
until it becomes part of who we are!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Try everything twice.
On one woman's tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph:
"Tried everything twice.
On one woman's tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph:
"Tried everything twice.
Loved it both times!"
2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)
2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)
3. Keep learning !
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, dancing, whatever...
Never let the brain get idle.
'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
And the devil's name is Alzheimer!
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud.
And the devil's name is Alzheimer!
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud.
Laugh until you gasp for breath.
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh,
spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen .
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life,
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh,
spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen .
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life,
is ourselves.
LIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever..
Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health:
LIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever..
Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips..
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county,
to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips..
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county,
to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them,
at every opportunity.
I love you, my special friend.
11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance..
I love you, my special friend.
11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance..
Remember! Lost time can never be found.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Labels:
Inspirational quotes,
Sifu Messages
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Thomas P. standing on the big blue ball
This is nearly impossible to do! Wow!! And you should see what this extreme balancing practice is doing to the rest of his Art!!!!
Labels:
Balancing Exercises,
Students Demonstrate
Monday, May 23, 2011
Congrat's to all the new 1st and 3rd degree Black Belt's and the two new Brown Belts and the whole group of new Blue Belts in Modern Arnis - The Prof. is smiling down on us:>)
First row from left:
Colleen G. - Blue Belt
Teryn C. - Blue Belt
Scott M. - Blue Belt
Jack F. - Blue Belt
Thomas P. - Blue Belt
Jeff C. - promoted to Black Belt
Phil R. - promoted to Black Belt
Marcia G. - promoted to 3rd degree Black Belt
Jessica L. - 1st degree Brown Belt
Dennis G. - 1st degree Brown Belt
Second row from left:
David - Blue Belt
Norm L. - Black Belt
John S. - Black Belt
Sifu Roy - 5th degree Black Belt
Luke S. - promoted to 3rd degree Black Belt
Justin L. - promoted to 3rd degree Black Belt
Angus R. - Blue Belt
Sunday, May 22, 2011
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