Colleen's side kick stretch

SD - rising elbow - Lily

SD - the bridge take down - Lily

SD - upper X block to arm bar forward take down - Lily

World T'ai Chi and Qigong Day April 25, 2009

A couple of photographs that JRRMAS Staff member WF sent me this morning from our Studio's gathering for World T'ai Chi and Qigong Day this year at Beacon Field in Greenfield .

WF lead the group through the 'round' of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.....Thanks Wayne!

American Karate-Do, Line Work "smoothing out the combination"

JRRMAS Staff member DG talks about smoothing out the combination. DG is the newest American Karate-Do Black Belt. He was promoted in January of this year and is doing an excellent job with the programs that he is helping with on Staff. He is currently involved with the Little Dragons, Youth Karate-Do and Adult Karate-Do programs. DG is often seen hosting free-sparring clinics/sessions after classes on Monday and Thursday evening. He is having very positive effect overall on the three Karate programs at the Studio.

Coming up shortly, I'll be posting a video clip of DG practicing/demonstrating the 'Wallace' slow Roundhouse Kick exercise....stay tuned as his skill and ability in kicking is truly remarkable!

Lesson 1:

When the Cross (rear hand) retracts, it's like pulling on a lever that drives the rear knee up for the Front Kick. In a combination the moment the first technique starts to retract the next one starts it's journey to the target and as that new one starts retracting, it set's the next technique into motion and so on...... Smoothing out the relationship between the techniques in the combination. Feints and fakes and minor timing changes (broken motion) can also be added to the combination to increase the chances of creating an opening that you can take advantage of.

Modern Arnis Single Sinawalli

Two JRRMAS Modern Arnis Staff members, PR (Black Belt Candidate) and LS (Second Degree Black Belt) practice a double stick drill called 'Single Sinawalli' recently at our regular Wed. 6:45-8:15 class

NOTE: The public is always welcome at any of our classes. Check out the schedule at JRRoy.com

All Modern Arnis Black Belts train FREE every Wed. evening at JRRMAS - email me for details!

Lesson:

Notice how they start

Slowly

then, they progress in speed until they become

Stiff or Tense

then.... They return to a more relaxed speed

Before....they again return to 'max' speed

and so on.....from slow to fast, fast to slow

just like

practicing drum rudiments or scales

Once it tenses up.....

try your best to relax at that new speed

if you can't

your finished

So return to a speed that you CAN relax in

Then

Do it again!!

Practicing for speed

It's all the same......................

Tension is the opponent!

Modern Arnis, Trapping Hands with Change Step

JRRMAS Staff members JK and LB practice basic Trapping Hands using Change Step

Modern Arnis - reverse sinawalli application with backward throw

JRRMAS Staff member JK demonstrates a reverse sinawalli application flowing into a short locking series with a backward throw takedown, follow up on ground with a goose neck lock transitioning to a thumb lock for controling your partner to a standing position and finishing with a come along.