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2012 Summer Karate Camp

04.18.12 By Brian MacDonald

MacDonald Academy of Martial Arts

July 9 – 13
August 27 – 31

This summer the Academy will be offering a week of summer camp in July and August. Each day will be filled with exciting drills, plenty of games, and new activities to broaden each student’s understanding of the martial arts. Karate Camp is a fun and unique way to entertain, educate, and empower your children during the summer “down time”.

This camp will be supervised by three instructors and will have a limit of 25 students. If you wish to enroll your child, simply fill out the form below and submit your deposit of $99 to our office. Since we can only accommodate 25 students we will accept students on a first-come, first-served basis. Please feel free to call or e-mail with any questions.

Click Here for the Camp Schedule and to Sign Up »

Filed Under: Announcements & News, Kenpo News, Seminars & Events

Patriots’ Day 04.16.12 – NO CLASSES

04.13.12 By Patrick

There will be no classes Monday, April 16.

Filed Under: Announcements & News, Kenpo News, Krav Maga News Tagged With: school closings

Headlock on the Ground: Not Just for Untrained Meatheads

04.12.12 By Patrick 4 Comments

Bromance. Period.
When we introduce Defense against Headlock from the Side in Level 1, we explain that there is not an immediate life-threatening danger as there is with chokes. The headlock is not a choke; rather, the attacker’s goal may be to:

  1. Not actual mean you any physical harm but grab you like a childish idiot. (Boy will he be surprised when you rocket a forearm into his groin!)
  2. Hold your head in place so as to punch it.
  3. Hold your head in place so his buddy can punch it.
  4. Yank you down to the ground by your head.

Assuming you either don’t know the Level 5 Defense against Headlock from the Side: Being Spun Inward or weren’t able to pull it off, it’s Attacker Goal #4 that leads to our Level 3 headlock on the ground defenses. These defenses address the basic position and the minor variations of it.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Groundfighting/Grappling, Krav Maga News, Krav Maga Technique Library Tagged With: BJJ, Chokes & Grabs, fundamentals, video

Sound the Death Knell of MMA…

04.05.12 By Patrick 3 Comments

Filed Under: For Your Amusement, Krav Maga News Tagged With: MMA, video

Advanced Class Fight Gear Reminder

04.04.12 By Patrick Leave a Comment

Just a reminder to everyone attending the Krav Maga Advanced class that you should always bring all your fight gear. Even when we are not running the sparring curriculum specifically, we will often include fighting in skills training and drills. If you do not have your gear, you cannot participate in class.

If you are new to the Advanced class and have not yet purchased the required gear, please do so before attending.

 

Filed Under: Fighting/Sparring, General Info, Krav Maga News Tagged With: gear

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