Sun 1 (Class 7)

• Fun with Kata
  Children » Sensei Thomas Morris

  Learn ways to spice up your katas and challenge yourself.

• Gentle Yoga (MATS)
  All ranks » Sensei Mark Staples

  We will be moving through a sequence of hatha and vinyasa yoga poses designed to stretch muscles and release tension. This class is designed to be enjoyed by people of a variety of ages and ability levels.

• Kenjutsu Fundamentals
  All ranks » Senseis Mark Villanueva and Dawn Miller

  Kenjutsu fundamentals; Footwork, Blocks and Strikes. Bring Wooden Sword or Tambo. I have 7 extra but first come first serve.

• Community development: Fun, Games, Volunteering.
  All ranks » Senseis Jacob Perrone and Rachel West

  How to strengthen your dojos interpersonal relationships and ideas on how to strengthen your dojo with your surrondings.

• Pin An 3 and Creative Applications
  All ranks » Sensei Doug Storm

  Learn (or review) Pinan 3 and learn some classic, as well as creative application

• Rope Dart
  All ranks » Senseis Shawn McElroy, Tim DeMarte, K. Newland

  This rope dart class is for new and experienced students. We will bring a few extra practice darts, but suggest you make/bring your own. Don’t know how to make one? Email classiccitykarate@gmail.com

• Chi Sao Drills that Build Cuong Nhu Skills
  All ranks » Sensei Keith Ford

  A progression of soft style partner drills that develop a skill set that can be used to enhance many areas of CN.

• Switching Techniques While Maintaining Control
  All ranks » Senseis Andy Gannon and Alex Faust

  Elevate your soft-style self-defense by learning and practicing how to switch between controlling techniques including Bent Wrist, Pressing Arm, Sankyo, shihonage (and more), without losing control of your uke.

• So you want to be a Black Belt Someday? Start Today!
  Green and up » Sensei Birma Gainor

  Considering what it means to be a black belt doesn't start at Two Black Stripes. True black belt attitude doesn't rely on rank, it's how dedicated and reflective you are about the martial arts. If you start with a posture of learning and growth, you can adjust at each rank to learn new information AND see how our curriculum builds on ideas and influential styles. We'll talk about starting how you mean to go

• Over the Neck Throws Aikido Style Part 2 (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.

• Jutte Kata & Applications
  Green and up » Sensei Angel Albanese

  Learn the kata 'Jutte', which means 'Ten Hands'.

• Throws beyond the CN curriculum (MATS)
  Brown and up » Sensei Joshua Cunningham

  This class is to cover throws beyond the CN curriculum that can help with future Black Belt and Dan demos. We will cover 1 or 2 throws from each category.

• Teaching for Injury-Free Throws and Falls *SKILL SHARE
  Brown and up* » Diaz, Tribe-Jones, White, and Goodman

  Ensure that your students master the required throwing/falling curriculum without injury or fear.

• Double Tambo 3 and Applications
  Black and up » Master Darius Jones

  The third kata of the double tambo series which focuses on middle grip.

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