Tag Archives for tournaments
Learn to visualize
I can’t stress this enough. Learn to visualize. For one, visualizing helps us see what we’re doing. When we’re performing a kata, we’re not just throwing our arms and legs wildly into the air. In our minds, our intent should … Continue reading
This month in history: January
2004 Extreme Martial Arts (XMA) is officially launched as part of the Metamora Martial Arts curriculum. 2005 January 25 – Our satellite program at Metamora Grade School is launched for the first time. The program would last until May 2009. … Continue reading
This month in history: December
2002 Metamora Martial Arts put on its first-ever holiday tournament. Grand Champion (Sparring) – Adam Ulbricht Best Competitor (Forms) Derek McAllister, Joe Maubach, and Julia Hovey 2003 Metamora Martial Arts hosts its 2nd Annual Holiday Tournament. The tournament was an … Continue reading
This month in history: November
2006 November 25 – Metamora Martial Arts hosted its Fifth Annual Holiday Tournament, the last tournament of its kind we hosted. It was a competition for members of the program. Grand Champions (Sparring) – Mark Craig (High School) and Jim … Continue reading
This month in history: October
2004 October 27 – XMA founder Mike Chat visits our Sunnyland dojo. The former blue Power Ranger visited several local schools to promote Extreme Kumi-Taku Martial Arts, then wound up back at the dojo to perform some seminars for current … Continue reading
This month in history: March
2008 March 3 – I led a crew in our first outing at Mr. John Morrow’s semi-annual tournament in Moline, Ill. Competitors included Thomas Deters, Jim Craig, Joel Perez and myself. We took five 1st place trophies. 2009 Mr. Chianakas … Continue reading