Mountain Academy of Martial Arts

The Art of the Punch

// February 24th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

It sounds pretty basic. After all, every martial artist has seen a punch before or at least knows what a proper fist looks like. But what allows that 100 lb student to hit harder than the guy with the 18” arms? Surely not size, or even strength. Punching power is simply the transfer of energy. [...]

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// February 11th, 2011 // Enter your password to view comments. // Blackbelt // Blackbelt

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2011 Women’s Self Defense Class

// February 11th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Events // Events

Women’s Self Defense Tools for Logical Thinking in Dangerous Situations Date: February 19, 2011 Time: 1:30 P.M. Cost: $20.00 Where: Lakewood Link Recreation Center 1295 South Reed Street, Lakewood, CO Download the Women’s Self Defense Seminar Flyer

Martial Arts Heroines

// January 14th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // History, Master Rankin // History, Master Rankin

Image via Wikipedia The following are not all my words, I have gleaned from different articles, researched in a number of ways and have taken the liberty of repeating some that has been written or said for this article. Martial Arts Heroines Adding to the spirituality of the martial arts through the influences of yoga, [...]

Master the 11

// December 30th, 2010 // No Comments » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

Image by CaptPiper via Flickr Any martial artist fluent in Taekwondo should be able to tell you there are 11 specific commandments to which a serious student holds himself accountable for. These codes of conduct are used to guide a student’s moral development, and fittingly, not following or fully understanding the following principles will prevent [...]

December 2010 Testing

// December 12th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Events // Events

Tested for 9th Kyp – Kinder Kicks Ronan Colson Ian McArthur Tested for 8th Kyp Stacey Colson Adrian Fisher Ayden Franz Declan Kerwin Nellie Miller William Nunes Brandon Pasco Tested for 7th Kyp Cedar Bailey Isabella Beals Jack Graber Noah Graber Cara Kerwin Catrina Kerwin Mariana Kerwin Mary Miller RJ Walters Tested for 6th Kyp [...]

Class Cancellations

// December 9th, 2010 // No Comments » // General Info // General Info

Please be aware the Link will be closed for maintenance the week of December 13. That means we will have several class cancellations for this month (December 14, 16, 18, 25 and January 1) so be sure to come to a different class during the week if possible and definitely PRACTICE at home! The Link [...]