Saturday, November 28, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
ATA Black Belt Nationals
2010 Black Belt Nationals will be held in Dallas, Texas on January 14 - 16. This tournament is open to all junior and adult black belts 1st decided and above. Competition will be Friday and Saturday. A complete schedule is available at ataonline.com . The host hotel is the Hilton Anatole Dallas, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. Rate is $139.00 per night. Call Sandy 501-568-2821 for reservations
Monday, November 9, 2009
Self-Control
Tip #2: Show self-control by putting things where they belong after you are finished using them.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
November Life Skill
SELF-CONTROL: Taking control of the way you behave.
Tip #1: Self-Control helps you focus on achieving your goals.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Action Photos Online - Springfield Tournament
In case you missed it before, here is a link that will take you to the photos taken by Mike Williams Photography. Questions about photos, please direct to mike@shoots4u.com.
ACTION PHOTOS ONLINE
ACTION PHOTOS ONLINE
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
First Knowledge Stripe
We will be testing for the first knowledge stripe this week. Students will need to understand and demonstrate the following information to earn their first stripes.
- Tiger's: Confident attitude, improved level of effort and punches, side & front kicks.
- White - Yellow belt's: Side & front kicks, knifehand strike, punch, and high, low & innerforearm blocks
- Camo-Purple belt's: Reverse, spin, step reverse & step spin side kicks, twin innerforearm block and sparring stance.
- Blue-1BR belt's: Blocks (Low X, ridgehand, knifehand square, side high/low) Strikes (palm heel, reverse upward elbow, upset knifehand, knee) twin upset punch & head grab, Crescent kicks (jump reverse, jump spin, step jump reverse and step jump spin)
Eye Contact and Focus: Accuracy in the martial arts is a crucial skill to develop. It is essential for self-defense techniques to be effective. The black belt attributes of eye contact and focus have three aspects that receive special attention in our training. The first is directional, keeping eye contact on the target even when it or you are moving. The second is target training which is concentrating your aim on a precise area or point. The third aspect is penetration or aiming beyond the target to strike with greater force.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Regional Tournament
Click here to visit regional blog page and view photos.
REGION 115/Spfd Tournament
REGION 115/Spfd Tournament
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
TMNT Road Trip Comes to Springfield
We had around 550 guests at our special event. We gave out 600 pieces of pizza, 120 TMNT books, and we said hello to 10 new members to our local ATA family. KOLR 10 TV came out for a quick interview and stayed to shoot footage of the event. The storms held off until the event was over (see, I told you so), and everyone had a great time. Michelangelo was a big hit with the kids and even a bigger hit with all of us who have been watching for the past 25 years.
Here is a link to see photos of the event:
Thanks to everyone who helped make this a success.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
10 Worst & 10 Best Foods
You have GOT to read this! We all talk about eating right, and we sometimes eat things that we don't think can be that bad. Take a look at this top 10 list. They name names. Follow this link or paste it into your browser: http://www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_bad.html
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