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• Kenpo Karate
• Chinese Kung Fu
• Tai Chi Chuan
• Bagua Zhang
• Qigong
• Self Defense
• Weapons Training

Some of the many benefits that you can experience by training with us are:

Physically

• Physical Fitness
• Flexibility
• Coordination
• Core Strength
• Balance
• Self Defense

Mentally

• Respect (for oneself and others)
• Determination
• Concentration
• Focus
• Courtesy
• Confidence
• Patience
• Discipline

Judo, or "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke.

Various aspects of judo principles and training methods promote attributes and skills helpful in self-defense:

· Training with full power and speed against fully-resisting opponents builds speed, stamina, strength, and tenacity.

· Physical and mental conditioning by repeatedly being thrown with significant force.

· Training in methods to safely take falls.

· Ability to accurately and quickly use balance, distance, and timing against skilled opponents in fully-resistive sparring. Judo practitioners are experts in controlling their opponent's balance whilst maintaining their own.

· Sports Judo rules emphasize rapid transition into pins or submissions after a take-down, which builds skills in explosive use of chokes and locks in self-defense situations.

· Emphasis on controlling one's opponent during throws allow a practitioner to dictate the angle, direction, and force with which their opponent lands on the ground. The consequences could be gentle or lethal, depending on the judo practitioner's intentions.

Location:  The Academy of Health & Martial Arts

373 South Willow Street, Manchester Commons (Shaw's Plaza) Manchester, NH

Date: Friday, February 5, 2010

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm

Cost: $40/person 

Open to the General Public!

 Call to RSVP: 603-626-5272 or email: milford@aohma.com

Eskrima (or Escrima), a fighting style indigenous to the Philippines, is believed to have evolved from Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian martial arts forms brought to the islands by South China Sea traders around the 2nd century. It is a mostly weapons-based fighting style that combines punches, kicks, takedowns and joint lock techniques with stick and sword or knife fighting techniques. Eskrima was first introduced to the non-Filipino world in 1521, when Spanish explorers led by Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the South China Sea to stake their claim on the Philippine islands. Soon after the invasion, Magellan himself was killed on the small island of Mactan by native resisters armed with hardened sticks and led by the island's chief, Lapu-Lapu.

Students will learn basic drills and concepts, partner exercises, self defense techniques and disarms at this seminar.

Location: Academy of Health & Martial Arts

614 Nashua Street - 101A Lorden Plaza

Milford NH 03055

Date: Saturday, February 27th

Time: 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Cost: $65.00 Includes 2 Escrima sticks!

Call - 603.672.1333 or email: milford@aohma.com to register.

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of a Golden Tiger, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011.  On New Year's day itself, it is beneficial to celebrate, to be happy, to have smiling faces, and to refrain from scowling, quarreling, or criticizing anyone. The Tiger is the third sign in the cycle of Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 animal signs.  It is a sign of courage; this fearless and fiery fighter is revered by the ancient Chinese as the sign that wards off the three main disasters of a household: fire, thieves, and ghosts. 

The Tiger is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet, and is feared and revered in equal measure.  It features in many Asian cultures as a manifestation of courage, power, passion and royalty.  In Feng Shui, it is one of the four celestial animals where it takes its place as the White Tiger.  The other three celestial animals are the Green Dragon, Red Phoenix and Black Tortoise.  The Tiger symbolizes the female Yin energy as opposed to the Yang male energy of the dragon.  Ancient Chinese believe that the markings on the forehead of tigers resemble the Chinese character for "Wang", or King.  In Imperial China, where the dragon is the insignia of the emperors, the tiger is the military emblem of the highest supreme commanders of the army symbolizing fearlessness and victory.  The Tiger also represents earth, while the dragon represents Heaven.  The powerful and stealth prowess of the Tiger inspired the martial art movements of many Kung-Fu masters.

Empowerment- the process of enabling or authorizing one's self to think, behave, take action, control and make decisions in autonomous ways.

It is the state of feeling self-empowered to take control of one's own destiny.

Presented by:

Master Joseph "Jody" Mullaney

7th Degree Black Belt

Over 30 years Martial Arts Experience

What will be taught:

The most effective techniques utilizing throws, locks, holds, and strikes to disarm and disengage an attacker. 

Defense Techniques against grabs, knife and guns will be taught.

Open to the Martial Art Students of all ranks, all styles and the general public!   

Date: Sunday, January 31st 2010

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Cost: $40 / person

Location:

MANCHESTER Academy of Health & Martial Arts

South Willow Street, Manchester Commons (Shaws Plaza)

Manchester, NH

   RSVP :  603-626-5272 or masterrath@aohma.com

 Presented by:

Professor Robert Nohelty, 9th Dan,

& Master Jody Mullaney,

7th Dan

 Friday, February 12th

 7:00pm-8:30pm

 Cost: $30/person

 Located at :

The Academy of Health

& Martial Arts,

373 South Willow Street,

Manchester Commons

(Shaw's Plaza)

Manchester, NH

RSVP: masterrath@aohma.com

Or call 603-672-1333

The word Qigong (pronounced "chee gong") is a combination of two ideas: "Qi" means air, breath of life, or vital energy of the body, and "gong" means the self-discipline skill of working, cultivating, and balancing Qi. The art of Qigong consists primarily of the use of intention, meditation, relaxation, physical movement or posture, mind-body integration, and breathing exercises. Practitioners of Qigong develop an awareness of qi sensations (energy) in their body and use their mind to guide the Qi for improving their health, all of which can easily be learned by almost anyone. Medical Qigong has been extensively studied scientifically more than any other alternative therapy and it has been shown to be a cost-effective therapy. Ultimately, Qigong is not about pursuit of excellence in form; rather, it involves experience through practice.

Although the term "Qigong" was coined around 1948, Qigong is a self-initiated health practice that has its roots in pre-historic China. Ancient dao yin, nei gong, and yangsheng practices combined with other Taoist exercises to form the basis of Qigong. Qigong is a pre-cursor to (but considered part of) Traditional Chinese Medicine, along with herbal medicine, acupuncture, and acupressure. Qigong can be considered acupuncture without the needles because both practices involve manipulation and balancing of the body's energy. Qigong differs from acupuncture in that Qigong additionally includes cultivation and balancing over time of the body's energy through self-initiated practices.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, seventy percent of diseases are preventable, yet most people have no idea of how to do this. Being truly well requires much more than workouts at the gym or western-style aerobic sports. While most exercises focus on building muscles or endurance, Qigong focuses on the body as a whole and involves the regulation and regeneration of the cardiovascular/circulatory, lymphatic, digestive, and nervous systems as well as the body's internal organs. Slow, graceful movements combined with mental concentration and relaxed breathing are used to increase and balance a person's vital energy or life force (qi). When mind intent and breathing technique is added to physical movement, the benefits of exercise increase exponentially.

There are thousands of Qigong systems. Medical and spiritual components such as clearing the mind to reduce stress and increasing focus are built-in to all forms and styles of Qigong. Literally millions of people practice Qigong in China and around the world each. It gives people a practical way to take more responsibility for their own health care, especially for disease prevention and wellness. Qigong is not just a physical exercise system or a healing technique; it is a way of being.

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