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| Upcoming PMA event |
Master Melegrito in Charlotte,NC
Sat - Sep. 11th
PMAA seminar
Host: King Tiger Academies
Phone: (704) 728-3880
To register, E-mail: tevinstkd@yahoo.com |
| Upcoming WHA EVENTS |
PRO HAPKIDO TOURNAMENT
Oklahoma.
When: Sep 18 th, 2010
WHere: 900 N Main St.
Newcastle, OK
Contact: Mr. Kelvin Hall - Tournament Director
(580) 606-1232
SPECIAL NOTES: Divisions for Police, Military and Civilians !
Cost: $45 for 1st division and $10 for additional divisions.
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WHA North East Regional Workshop
When: Sep 18th, 2010.
11am - 1pm
Where: 50 West 3rd Av Collegeville, PA 19426
Contact:
Mr. Beneditto (NE Rep.)
or Mr. Aloia (PA Rep.)
610-489-6281
Cost: $30
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| Upcoming WHA EVENTS | |
When: Feb 3-Feb 6, 2011
WHere: Colorado
Contact: Master Piller
303-881-5150
Training w/GM Jung, Black Belt Testing, Banquet, Awards!
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| Korean Martial Arts Festival | |
Our good friend Master Thomas Gordon hosts the Korean Martial Arts Festival each year in Crestview Florida. The dates for 2011 are Apr 15 - Apr 17. For more information see: www.gordonmartialarts.com/april
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Essential Martial Arts closes when Guilford County Schools close for inclement weather. We follow this policy for up to three consecutive days. After that we will take it on a day by day basis. To check if we are closed, call the office voice mail at 282-3000. | | Congratulations WHA Summer Camp Attendees. | |
On August 6th, 7th and 8th. Mr. Phil Vaughan and Dr. Bruce McKillican joined Master Hendrix in Altamonte Springs, Florida to train with Grand Master Tae Jung (WHA president) and Grand Master Grand Master Hwang, In-Shik (WHA Chong-Jae) in the finer points of HapKiDo. |
| Host your child's Birthday Party at EMA |
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Interested in booking a birthday party at EMA? You need to reserve your date one month in advance. Email for costs and date availability.
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www.EssentialMartialArts.com Click on "STORE" to see all the new products! Remember, 8 month members receive a 5% discount, 12 month members receive a 10% discount and 24 month members receive a 15% discount on orders placed through our online STORE. Email us for your special coupon code! |
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Let us know about your group's upcoming event. Our Demo and Competition Teams may be available to perform.
Interested in joining the Demo Team? As long as you are at least a 12 month member, you are eligible. Demo team meets the first Saturday of each month in Oak Ridge. Email us for details. | | Friends of EMA |
Master Hendrix and Essential Martial Arts pride ourselves in the extensive network of friends we have in the martial arts community.
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| Dates: At a glance | |
August:
8/28/10 (Sat): GREENSBORO CLOSED. Taekwon-Do Black Belt Test. 9am till Noon. Oak Ridge and Stoney Creek are Open. Come support these testers!
September:
9/02/10, (Thurs): Oak Ridge Closed. Belt Testing
9/03/10, (Fri): Greensboro Closed. Belt Testing
9/06/10, (Mon): All Locations Closed. Labor Day.
9/10/10, (Fri): Mommy and Me Pre-Draonz 8 wk Session begins.
9/13/10, (Mon): Stoney Creek Closed. Belt Testing
10/1/10, (Fri): Greensboro Closed. Belt Testing
10/2/10 (Saturday): Greensboro. Not Closed. Master Hendrix' Intensive HapKiDo Review session Noon - 2pm. Then Jeet Kune Do & PMA Review 2pm - 3:45. Each session is $29 or both sessions for $39!!! Pre-Register Now.
10/04/10, (Mon): Stoney Creek Closed. Belt Testing
10/07/10, (Thurs): Oak Ridge Closed. Belt Testing
10/16/10 (Sat): ALL LOCATIONS CLOSED. Annual Fall picnic. Bur-Mil Park 10 am - 2:30 pm. Shelter #1. Covered Dish!
10/30/10 (Sat): Greensboro. NOT CLOSED.
Taekwon-Do Sr. Red belt and Higher Curriculum review w/ Master Hendrix. 11:45-1:30. Cost $35.
November:
11/01/10, (Mon): Stoney Creek Closed. Belt Testing 11/05/10, (Thurs): Oak Ridge Closed. Belt Testing
11/06/10, (Fri): Greensboro Closed. Belt Testing
11/07/10 (Sat): Greensboro. NOT CLOSED. Taekwon-Do Black Belt Test. 1pm - 4 pm.
11/19/10 (Fri): Greensboro. NOT CLOSED. JKD and HKD meet at 6:30. Then at 7:30 HapKiDo Black Belt test and pre-test.
11/20/10 (Sat): Greensboro Closed. WHA President - Grand Master Tae Jung Seminar. 9 am - 2:30 pm. One hour lunch.
11/25,26 & 27 (Thur, Fri, Sat): All Locations Closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Gobble Gobble.
December:
12/02/10, (Thurs): Oak Ridge Closed. Belt Testing
12/03/10, (Fri): Greensboro Closed. Belt Testing
12/06/10, (Mon): Stoney Creek Closed. Belt Testing
12/20-12/25 (Mon-Sat): All locations closed. Holiday Break!
12/31/10 & 1/1/11 (Fri & Sat): All locations closed. New Years Eve and New Years Day. |
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Attention Stoney Creek Students
You will be seeing more of Master Ellen Hendrix in Stoney Creek on Mondays beginning in September!
We are excited to announce that beginning in September, Master Ellen Hendrix will be teaching in Stoney Creek on most Mondays along side current Monday Instructor, Ms. Andrea Tencer.
Master Ellen Hendrix is a 4th Degree Black belt in ITF style Taekwon-Do, a purple belt in HapKiDo and is testing for her advanced student level in Jeet Kune Do & Philippine Martial Arts on Friday, September 3rd. She has been martial art training for over 12 years and holds a B.A. degree in Commercial Recreation from the Leisure Studies department at UNC-Greensboro.
This will now give students of EMA Stoney Creek two fourth degree black belts to train with as we have Master Walker on Saturdays!
Students should note that Master Hendrix is known for both her technical expertise as well her emphasis on discipline and focus while still conducting fun and exciting classes.
Also beginning in September, both the Wednesday and Friday evening Stoney Creek classes will be taught by Mr. Jeremy Kent - U-ITF 3rd Degree Black Belt and HapKiDo Green Belt! He is also an accomplished practicioner of the Philippine Martial Arts.
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Mr. Kent - Exhausted after his 3rd degree test in 2009. |
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TKD Upper Belt Curriculum Review
If you are a TKD Sr. Red Belt and higher, you are invited to a curriculum review clinic taught by Master Hendrix; U-ITF 7th Degree Black Belt.
Emphasis will be Sr. Green belt thru 2nd Degree Black Belt Forms/Tuls along with select self defense techniques for those levels.
Saturday, October, 30th
-11:45am to -1:30 pm
2nd family members are half price
(All 24 month members receive a 25% discount) |
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Welcome to our new Assistant Program Coordinator - Mrs. Connie Wagner McLaughlin.
Beginning right after the fourth of July break Mrs. Connie Wagner-McLaughlin became Essential Martial Arts Assistant Program's Coordinator. She is a 2nd Degree Black Belt Instructor at EMA who will soon be testing for 3rd Degree. Mrs. Wagner-McLaughlin has already been crucial in event planning as well as helping new students become oriented to the numerous benefits of the EMA program. |
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Next Pre-Skillz "Mommy and Me" Program (ages 2 to 3.5 years old) Starting Friday, September 10th.
THIS SESSION TO BE TAUGHT BY
MASTER ELLEN HENDRIX!
 Space is limited to 10 children.
This is an 8 week course and will run through October 26th. This class will meet each Friday morning in Greensboro from 10:45 am - 11:20 am. This course is only open to 10 children.
Pre-registering is recommended.
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September 10th-October 29th
Week One-Raise Your Voice
Week Two-Crowded Confidence
Week Three-Follow the Leader
Week Four-Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, & Dodge
Week Five-Fast and the Furious
Week Six-Bully Buster
Week Seven-Coach a Friend
Week Eight-Grand Finale
The cost is only $99 for the entire session. If you are already a full member of EMA then this course is half price. Email mhendrix@essentialmartialarts.com for details. |
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Master Hendrix to conduct an intensive HapKiDo workshop.
Master Hendrix , World HapKiDo Association East Coast Director, will hold an intensive curriculum work shop on Saturday, October 2nd at the Greensboro school from Noon - 2 pm. This promises to help take your HapKiDo proficientcy to another level. Focal points will be knife defense, punch defense and weapons work. |
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Contemporary Jeet Kune Do & Philippine Martial Arts Intensive Training session.
Master Hendrix ,Full Instructor under Sigung Paul Vunak, will hold an intensive contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts training session on Saturday, October 2nd at the Greensboro school from 2 pm-3:45. Focal points will be sombrada with single stick and the golden goose training method. |
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Annual EMA Picnic!!!!
EMA will hold our annual picnic at Bur-Mill Park on Saturday, October 16th at shelter #1! This is a covered dish event and ALL classes at ALL locations will be cancelled that day. All members and member families along with ANY friends of members are invited! Every year we have so much great food and such a wonderful time. Come join us!
Special at this year's picnic will be a 45 minute training session with Master Hemdrix. The special session will run from 10:45 to 11:30 and will focus on self defense. This special work out is perfect or all students (kids to adults) and all trianing styles (Taekwon-Do, Hapki Do, Jeet Kune do and MMA). We will eat directly following the work out. The attendance drawing for the i-pod touch will be held at 12:30. |
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Novemeber 19th and 20th
-Grand Master Jung -
WHA president and Master Hendrix' HapKiDo teacher will be at Essential Martial Arts for a HapKiDo seminar. There will be a black belt test on Friday night and an intensive seminar on WHA HapKiDo on Saturday, November 20th.
Cost is $79.00 to EMA members and $89 to non EMA members. |
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8-10-2010. Just returned from assistant teaching and training at the World HapKiDo Association's Summer Camp in Altamone Springs, Fl. It was an incredible event. Special Guests were Grand Master Hwang In-Shik(www.eaglehapkido.com) and my instructor the WHA President, Grand Master Jung Tae (www.worldhapkido.com) . These men are second to none in the HapKiDo world. You might remember GM Hwang from movies with Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee! I was especially honored to be promoted to the United States East Coast Director for the World Hakido Association at the annual summer banquet. This is an incredible personal honor b/c the WHA has so many talented and sincere martial artist on the East Coast and around the world!
7-19-2010. Returning from assistant teaching and training at the Unified International Taekwon-Do Federation's (www.unified-itf.com) annual summer camp. I had the unique honor of getting to work with a group from Ghana, Africa as well as judging multiple competitions. There was a lot of talent at this event. The event is hosted each year by my instructor Grand Master K.S. Hwang (K-9-1) who was the 2nd of only five men to ever be promoted to Grand Master by the late founder of ITF Taekwon-Do - General Choi. It is an honor to me to hold the highest ranking American black belt certificate of all active U-ITF members (certificate number A-7-2, meaning the 2nd American 7th Degree promoted in U-ITF. Note: A-7-1 is no longer active in the U-ITF).
6-7-2010. Just returned from Progressive Fighting System's Training Summit in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts at Lake Isabella in California. The training was fast paced and intense. The Summit is hosted by PFS founder and my Jeet Kune Do instructor, Paul Vunak (www.fighting.net) . It was a great honor to receive my Full Instructor Certificate at the camp in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts which I had earned at Sigund Vunak's place in California in May. I was also honored with earning an Advanced Law Enforcement and Edged Weapons 2 Instructor Certification at the Summit.
5-10-2010. Just returned from California and training with world famous Paul Vunak privately for a couple days in Philippine Martial Arts and Jeet Kune Do. The training really felt natural as Vu and Jeet Kune Do combine so much of the techniques I've been working extensively on including: Philippine Martial Arts, Wing Chun, Kick Boxing movements and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I was honored and suprised to be promoted by Vu to Full Instructor in his Progressive Fighting System Organization in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do and Philippine Martial Arts.
Feb. 5th, 2010, I was very honored to have the opportunity to test for my HapKiDo 4th Degree Master with the World HapKiDo Association. The test was grueling and it was compounded by the super high altitude at the test site (Denver, Colorado).
Jan. 2010 Just traveled to Atlantic City, NJ to be inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame/Honors.
Jan. 2010 Just returned from Los Angeles teaching a self defense seminar at World Karate Center and conducting WKC owner Doug Granzow's 5th Degree Black Belt test. Master Granzow did outstanding. As a bonus for me on this trip, Grand Master Tae Jung, World HapKiDo Assoc. President was gracious enough to train me in Hap Ki Do during this trip as well.
Jan. 2010 I was honored to be a guest tournament judge in Clemmons, NC at Metro Matial Arts.
Dec. 2009, Just returned from teaching a HapKiDo seminar at Han Ho Martial Arts in New York.
Dec. 2009 Just traveled to Thousand Oaks, CA to train HapKiDo with WHA President Master Tae Jung. In my "free time" I participated in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Classes with JJ Machado and Wing Chun Classes with Hawkins Cheung.
Nov. 2009 Just returned from Nebraska, were I was tested and promoted to Lakan Balck Belt in Philippine Combatives by system Founder Julius Melegrito. |
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Half Facing Position in an L Stance with Guarding Block.
This position is found in Tul after tul. The mistake we commonly see is the student standing at "side facing" instead of half facing and also following the arms through too far. This type of mistake will put unneeded stress on the shoulders. Remember, your rear shoulder, your front shoulder and your hand should form an imaginary triangle. Train hard! |
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Throwing:
Remember you will rarely attempt to throw a static/balanced opponent. You must move them or rather shift them so their body weight and movment aid in the throw rather than counter balance your throw.
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When chain punching or straight blasting, if the opponent throws their hands up then this will trigger our trapping abilities found both within Philippine training and classical Jeet Kune Do training. JKD orignally pulled trapping from Wing Chun, however in Contemporary JKD we may use a Wing Chun based movement to move the attackers guarding hand. Another option we might use is a Muay Thai swim motion to go around their blocking hands and gain a head/neck clinch as we thumb the eyes or we may possibly go under their arms to a body clinch for a trip if we found it necessary to transition to the ground. It just depends on how the attacker positions their defenses. Regardless the attacker has thrown their arms up and put us into trapping range! They will soon find that this will not deter a student of JKD and PMA.
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Want to get the most bang for your buck at Essential Martial Arts? Upgrade your membership to our 24 month program. This is the most cost effective program at our school.
-Lower monthly rates
-Unlimited classes per week in your style
-Access to all EMA locations
-Discounts on all special events
-Discounts on private lessons
-Free deluxe uniform
If you know that you or your student's committment level is for the long term, then why not save some money in the process. You can upgrade your membership at any time. See Master Hendrix , or e-mail
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Past Events of 2010
January, 2010-We spent January preparing to move into our new location, while battling lots of snow. However, our competition team, "Team Edge", competed in the Metro Martial Arts Tournament in Clemmons, NC, walking away with many first and second place finishes. Also, Master Hendirx was inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors.
February, 2010-After the snow melted, we made up for many postponed events, that turned out to be huge successes. We had board breaking seminars in all three locations, as well as women's self defense seminars in Greensboro and Stoney Creek. Master Hendrix earned his 4th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido in Colorado. See highlights from his black belt test at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtCL9WPIuT8
February, 2010 - Essential Martial Arts hosted SIFU Phil Bradley, the head of the Arizona Wing Chun Association for an exciting and action packed WC training session. While in NC Master Hendrix was honored to help SIFU Bradley film clips for one of the AWCA's current video projects.
March, 2010-Much time was spent preparing to host the first annual Pro-HapKiDo Tournament at our greensboro location. It was a huge success with participants from other schools and even from out of state. We were also honored to have Master Piller, the Secretary General of the World HapKiDo Association, put on a gun safety & disarm seminar immediately following the tournament.
March 2010, EMA hosted a round of Women's Self Defense seminars at each EMA location. If you are interested in a program for your woman's organization, please contact us at 336-282-3000.
April, 2010-This was another month to host another "Big Gun" in the martial arts world. Master Julias Melegrito, founder of the PMAA and instructor to Master Hendrix, came to Essential Martial Arts and conducted a very successful Philippine Combatives seminar, with over 40 people in attendance.
June , 2010. EMA had another exceptionally successful Summer Camp! The juniors worked on: Forms, Self Defense and padded weapons along with team building exercises!
June, 2010. Training in the park went awesome. Master Hendrix invited the teen and adult members to come train with him at Country Park. Everyone had a blast and great time was had by all!
June, 2010. The EMA DEMO and competition teams met put on a great performance for the opening night of the "NEW Karate Kid" Movie at Brassfield movie theater.
July, 2010. Members were invited by Master Hendrix and "Mrs." Master Hendrix to watch the "NEW Karate Kid" movie. Nearly two dozen folks from EMA enjoyed the movie and some of the butteriest popcorn around!
August, 2010. EMA had another exceptionally Summer Camp weel! The juniors showed great improvement and several non-members at EMA participated at the camp and are now taking regualar classes w/ EMA !
August, 21st. We had 30 advanced students, including Master Neill from Chapel Hill (hey a rhyme!) come out to train at Master Hendrix' Advanced Taekwon-Do training session. ITF motions all the way to Self Defense was covered. | |
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