Mountain Academy of Martial Arts

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

// August 17th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // General Info, Master Rankin // General Info, Master Rankin

If the Mountain Academy had a club flower it would be a rose, Ms Julianna Rose to be exact. Ms Rose has been and will remain an important part of our family. Student, teacher, peer, all of the wonderful attributes any Martial Artist possesses, this is she. As we send Ms. Julianna Rose off to [...]

New Calendar

// August 8th, 2011 // 5 Comments » // Events, General Info // Events, General Info

After lots of feedback, I am happy to announce, we have a new calendar on the website! You can find it here. It’s through Google so if you use Gmail, you can click on the + Icon at the bottom and it will add it to your calendar. The other benefit of this calendar is [...]

I Am

// August 1st, 2011 // No Comments » // General Info // General Info

I AM ….. By: Arlin Parson, II What does it mean to you to say, “I am a Martial Artist”? What is the thing that comes to your mind in vivid colors and bright images when you utter those words aloud? Take a few moments and think on these things. Now, please ponder with me [...]

How Many More Minutes?

// July 25th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

Patience, easy to say, a bit harder to come by. Patience is an Art. You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience! Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance with anger. We all [...]

2011 Dragon Boat Festival

// July 19th, 2011 // No Comments » // Events // Events

Don’t forget, the Dragon Boat Festival is rapidly approaching. It’s held annually at Sloan’s Lake in Edgewater, Colorado. The event itself is free and there are plenty of events such as the dragon boat races and demonstrations to watch. There are also lots of vendors selling food, drinks and a wide variety of Asian themed [...]

Take a Bow

// July 14th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

I was wondering if people actually knew or understood why there are so many rituals and specific practices of etiquette in the martial arts. So, I thought today I might present my viewpoint on this topic. Martial arts to me means building respect into your daily life. It is achieved by learning and following the [...]

June 2011 Testing

// June 14th, 2011 // No Comments » // Events // Events

Tested for 8th Kyp Chelsea Magyar Austin Meehan Morgan Meehan Abigail Smolenski Tested for 7th Kyp Eric Ji Braden Miller James Work Tested for 6th Kyp Staci Colson Tested for 5th Kyp Colin Sullivan Tested for 4th Kyp John Miller Tested for 3rd Kyp Matthew O’Leary Brian Smith Tested for 2nd Kyp Daniel Fess Alicia [...]