Fri 3 (Class 3)

• Animal Style Fighting Techniques
  Children » Sensei Dylan Rowland

  Exploring the principles of animal styles.

• Pinan 2 and Applications
  All ranks » Senseis Victoria Johnson & Russ Egglestion

  Explore the fine details to make your Pinan 2 shine and learn to create your own applications based on kata moves.

• Grappling Basics (MATS)
  All ranks » Sensei Mark Staples

  Want to learn techniques for ground fighting then this is the class for you. Already know how to roll and want to improve your fundamentals, then this is also the class for you. We will review basic guards and transitions and will be able to spar/roll by the end of class.

• Tambo Blocks and Disarms, Level 1 to 7 (MATS)
  All ranks » Sensei Tom Panton

  Tambo blocks starting at static blocks and moving through to empty hand blocks with disarms and takedowns. Bring a Tambo

• Kicks on the Ground & Turn Behind Self Defense (MATS)
  All ranks » Masters Elizabeth Roman & Robert First

  Learn how to develop kicks w/out having the effects of gravity in the usual way. Then we will pivot to moving up and down the floor using turn behind technique for self defense

• Bo 3 and Applications
  Green and up » Sensei Christina Ngo

• Centerline Kata
  Green and up » Sensei Johnson Kung

  Centerline Kata and Principles, learn the kata, fine tune the skills and principles of Centerline including the 5 Saves.

• Over the Neck Throws Aikido Style Part 1 (MATS)
  Green and up » Sensei David Killian

  ‘Over the Neck’ self-defense set from an aikido point of view. The aim is to increase the student’s knowledge of the principles involved and how these techniques might be executed both in demonstration and self-defense. Students should be 'comfortable' with forward and backward roles and side drop.

• Tu Hai, 2-Person Kata
  Green and up » Master Darius Jones

  Tu Hai, which means 'In four seasons, all men are brothers' is a two-person Vietnamese kata featuring different animal styles such as Crane, Snake, Tiger, and Monkey.

• Nhu 1 and applications
  Brown and up » Master Didi Goodman, Senseis P Poet, J Ambrosini

  Learn or review Nhu 1 kata, master its proper hand and arm positions, develop flow and power, and practice applications vs empty hand, knife, and more.

• Elements of a Great Class* SKILL SHARE
  Brown and up* » M. Ponzio, R. First, Brandenburg, Mondrosch, White

  From warm-up to warm-down and everything in between: stancework, footwork, weapons and more - learn best practices and favorite techniques from experienced heads of schools.

• Black Belt Candidate Review
  1 Black and up » GM J. Burns, Masters J. Ngo & G. Eilen

  Excellent opportunity for the future BB candidates to review and show their required katas, kicks, combos and weapons, to determine readiness and weaknesses for testing.

• Tiger Form
  Black and up » Senseis Alek Kaknevicius & Angel Albanese

  This class will go over Tiger kata, applications, and how Tiger kata is differentiated from other katas in the style.

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