MacDonald Academy of Martial Arts
Kenpo Karate, Krav Maga, and Fitness for the Boston / Watertown area
Announcements and news from the Academy for all students
Brian’s Expert Series training partner, Richard Schott, will be a guest in our Level 2 class Monday, April 5. The theme for the night will be “fighting while inebriated* or disoriented”.
Richard is a Krav Maga black belt and the chief instructor at CORE Self-Defense in El Cajon, California. He is a very dynamic teacher, so this class should be both informative and a lot of fun!
An intermediate gun defense seminar will be held Saturday April 10th from 2pm until 5pm. Combatives and disarms for the basic gun threats are a prerequisite, but will be reviewed in the first hour. The second two hours will address scenarios involving restrictions, movement, and hostage scenarios. The cost is $60 and space is limited to 20 participants. If you would like to register, please contact us or stop in the office the next time you are at the school.
We’ve noticed that attendance has dwindled in the Saturday morning classes. Where are our peeps?
The sun is up earlier these days, it’s starting to warm up, and Speedo season is right around the corner. What better way to start your weekend than with a heavy-duty workout that makes you want to puke and smile at the same time? (Not really at the same time, because then it would come out between your teeth and spew everywhere.)
We generally try to keep Saturday mornings heavier on the conditioning and strength. We’d like to keep adding ‘functional’ equipment to warm-ups and drills, like the agility ladder, ropes, and kettlebells. Any suggestions? We would like your feedback on things to add, subtract, or edit (we do reserve the right to ignore it, though!).
So, post to the comments—what would get you to class at 8:30 on a Saturday morning?
Effective immediately, all students will be required to wear hand protection when training combatives. Boxing gloves, MMA-style gloves, and handwraps are all acceptable. This is for two very important reasons:
If you are a new student, the school does have “loner” gloves for you to use until you have your own.
If you choose to wear handwraps, please put them on before class begins so that there are no delays in training. For those new to handwraps, we do have a video tutorial in the works to teach the basics of wearing them. Stay tuned.
We appreciate your cooperation.
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