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Free Women’s Self-Defense Seminar at Gracie Farmington Valley
This event relates to our most recent guest post pretty nicely. Take a look at the details below, and consider joining us for what will be a great event! Call 855-458-8255 to secure your spot today. Don’t miss this free … Continue reading
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One Minute Bunkai
Here are a few neat videos suggested by one of our readers. They offer grappling-based interpretations of moves from sanseiryu and seichin. I love the moves in theory, though I may do things a little differently. What do you think? … Continue reading
Top 5 Martial Arts Exercises for Seniors
Here’s another great guest post on martial arts and how they can benefit senior citizens. Take a look and let us know what you think. If you have some suggested exercises, please share them in the comments! __________________ Top 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Guest Post, Instruction
Tagged benefits of martial arts, fitness, Health, martial arts, Medicine ball, Physical exercise, Push-up, senior citizens, seniors
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Benefits of Martial Arts for Seniors
Here’s a guest post I think you’ll like. It’s from the writers of Assisted Living Today, an online resource regarding seniors and aging and covers a topic not commonly addressed on this blog: how martial arts can help seniors. Have … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Guest Post, Instruction
Tagged Health, martial arts, Recreation and Sports, seniors
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Shohei-Ryu Karate at Gracie Farmington Valley Promotional Video
Here’s a video that tells a little bit about the karate we practice at Gracie Farmington Valley every day! Please take a look and let us know what you think. If you’re interested in training, you can e-mail bill@graciefv.com or … Continue reading
Posted in Affiliates, Instruction, Karate, MMA, News
Tagged Gracie Farmington Valley, karate, martial arts, Schools and Instruction, shohei-ryu
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(Finally) Video for YouTube!
We’ve shot a bunch of video of the last few weeks and are currently editing all of it. Topics include demonstrations of kata and techniques, breaking, and conditioning exercises. Here’s the first video on hand strengthening. Take a look, let … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Instruction, Karate
Tagged hand strengthening, karate, martial arts, shohei-ryu, Uechi-Ryu, youtube
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Standing Guillotine Defense
Well, it was fun to watch the fights last night–lots of surprises! It looks like many of the fighters–and the fans–learned a lot. Mark Hominick found out Zombies can actually be pretty quick. Tito learned that his ribs can’t take … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Jones, karate, Lyoto Machida, mma, UFC140, Ultimate Fighting Championship, youtube
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New article on Ikigai Way
If you get a chance, check out my new article, titled “The New Karate Kids” on the Ikigai Way blog. It’s about teaching kids’ karate! – Bill
Posted in Affiliates, Humor, Instruction, Karate
Tagged instruction, karate, kids martial arts
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Rob Khan Seminar at Gracie Farmington Valley!
When: November 12, 2011, 10:00am-12:00pm Where: Gracie Farmington Valley, 2 Tunxis Rd, Suite B5, Tariffville, CT 06081 Style: No Gi Cost: $50 Rob Kahn has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for nearly 20 years and was one of the first to … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Jiu-jitsu, MMA
Tagged bjj, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Gracie Farmington Valley, Matt Arroyo, mma, Rob Khan, Royce Gracie
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Guest Post: Sensei Connie Flynn
It was fun to write a guest post on the Ikigai Way blog last week. I thought I’d return the favor to you. Here’s a short piece written by Sensei Connie Flynn of ZenQuest Martial Arts Center in Lenox, MA. … Continue reading →