Happy Memorial Day 2011

Memorial Day is traditionally the start of Summer for most people.  Their first trip to the beach, their first sunburn of the season, and the anticipation fo school being over.

To me Memorial Day has always been a bitter-sweet holiday.  all of my adult life I have either worked directly with or have had close contact with the military and I look at this day a little differently than most.  I look at it as a day when we recognize the sacrifices that brave and selfless men and women have made to make our country what it is - the home of the free and the land of the brave.

The following video, featuring Lt. Col. Oliver North, tells of his encounters with our warriors and their bravery and valor under fire.

Bullwhip Cracking

I've always loved working with flexible weapons - Chinese Darts, Nunchuckas, and especially the Bullwhip.  I spent a lot of time, before I was married, had a couple kids and a dog, and three jobs - working on my whip skills.  I even worked on using two whips at once - beautiful to watch but painful is you screwed up... which was often.  Enjoy the following video of traditional Hungarian whip work.

Justice For Osama

I'm not really concerned on which side of the political line you fall on - never have and I never will.  Everyone has their right to an opinion - that doesn't mean I have to like yours or you like mine.  One thing I'm hoping we all can agree on is that putting a couple ounces of lead into Osama Bin Laden was an easy out for him but expedient for us (the United States).  Tossing his carcass in the ocean also solved a lot of problems as well.  Should I feel sorry for a mass murderer or his unfortunate family?  Don't count on it in this lifetime...

Enjoy the following video.  I've watched a number of videos from this gentleman and I really like his take on current events - like the demise of OBL.

Sensei Erik Paulson Seminar - July 31, 2011

Erik Paulson is an old friend and instructor of mine and I can absolutely guarantee that you will learn more than you can digest at one of his seminars.  Erik has, to put it in perspective, an encyclopedic knowledge of the striking and ground game and is one of the most in-demand trainers in MMA circles.  He also posses an innate ability to make things look impossibly easy and then make you feel okay about yourself when you still can't pull it off!  Go to his seminar - sweat, bleed, enjoy!

Erik will be at the Trident Academy in Woodbridge, VA on July 31, 2011 from 1100 AM to 0500 PM.

Saturday AM Classes - May 2011

We will be having Saturday morning Martial Arts Koncepts classes in May on 05/14/11 and 05/28/11 from 1000 to 1130 AM. Please mark your calendars NOW!

NOTE: don't forget that we are going to be using Lameco arm guards extensively over the next 6-8 weeks so order them now if you do not have your own.