Will's intro to basic judo throw

Will and phil learning the movements for a basic under the arm judo throw. Never doing this type of technique before can feel really awkward. But once you can master the timing and body position it can be fun and addicting.

Class postings Staten Island and Manhattan

Classes:

Manhattan Midtown Mondays 5:30-7:30pm

Staten Island Thursdays 7:30pm-8:30pm
Great Expectations Dance center
1754 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10314

Contact:
Scott Williams
718-448-1274
waynewilliams4@gmail.com

for class information

2 Boroughs to choose from

Mid-town Manhattan
Mondays 5:30pm-7:30pm

Staten Island
Thursdays 7:30pm-8:30pm

Contact: waynewilliams4@gmail.com or call 718-448-1274 to register for classes or more information.

New Class being offered now on Staten Island

Thanks to space opening up at a local dance studio with mats, I have decided to start offering a class on Staten Island. I will still offer a class in Manhattan but now it will be on Tuesday nights at 5:30pm. Thursday nights will be at Great Expectations dance studio on Staten Island at 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Thursday night workout

Thursday night workout As Will and Phil continue working on the orange belt list I decided to work on some groundwork tonight. First from being tackled from the front. Having the defender go to the ground backfalling into the guard and sweeping from the guard. We then went thru some of the basic "tackle" Takedowns. Hooking the leg, double leg w/arms, Hip/chest press. After doing the leg hook tackle applied the nerve grind finish. Not meant to be a pinning finish but more of just a sudden burst of pain to help distract while you stand up. Even tho explaining this I had the guys try to pull their leg out while having it applied and they agree, it makes the pain that much worse. The good looking crew in Manhattan. Not sure of the outcome yet but I am currently in the works of starting a class on Staten Island. In the past I had visited a Jujitsu club that was just a short walk from home that worked in the back of a local dance studio. The current instructor has decided to retire and depending on what I hear about availability I will hopefully be able to start another group close to home.

Great Uncle Paul, Fire Safety Director and Hapkido workout

This past week we found the lost of my Great Uncle Paul. He was my Grandma Lorena Williams brother. Paul served in the Army from July 1952 to June 1955, in both the 111th CIC Detachment and the 503rd CIC Detachment. He was discharged as a tech sergeant.

He worked 19 years at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Ala., working in NASA's moon landing and space shuttle programs. He retired in 1981 and returned to Mount Pleasant. He previously worked two years in Germany in the Refugee Screening Program and for four years was in Cargo Aircraft procurement at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

He volunteered for 30 years at Midwest Old Threshers, where he worked as the development officer raising funds for the Old Threshers Foundation and accumulated 50,000 hours of volunteer service.

http://www.oldthreshers.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.highlights2010

He was always an important part of our family and will be missed allot.

This week I also took my second written test towards Fire Safety Director certification. Only this time it was at the fire department in Brooklyn. I had to take a 100 question test on a touch screen computer. I got to the point of having 12 questions left and the computer monitor decided to quit. It just went black and I had the terrible feeling I was going to have to start all over again. But luckily they were able retrieve my information progress and just move me to another work station. Now I just have to wait for the fire department to review my past experience's and schedule a onsite test. This is where the fire department comes into where I work and drill me on all of the procedures and fire systems of the building.

Due to the Jewish holidays this week work was pretty quiet and we had Hapkido workout Thursday night. Below is Will doing to some 4 direction Falling and Ki No Ki breathing.

(The author below refers to Ki no Ki as Dan Jun breathing)

Dan Jun breathing is practiced through a prescribed set of slow moving exercises accompanied by controlled, forceful deep breathing. Each breath is drawn in through the nose and expelled through the mouth. Rather than trying to fill the lungs by expanding the chest, you should expand your abdomen. This practice allows you to concentrate on your dan jun area and to fill the lower third of your lungs, which are often not filled by regular deep breathing.

The physical movements that accompany the breathing include stretching the arms above the head in front of the body or out to the sides. Most movements are performed in a stance similar to horse riding stance, with the knees slightly flexed. With each repetition, inhaling usually occurs as the arms move in toward the body and exhaling occurs in synchronization with the arms pressing away from the body. In changing stance, practitioners generally stand up slightly as they inhale and lower their stance as they exhale. There are many variations of dan jun breathing that are best learned from a qualified instructor.



Thursday night workout.mp4

Random shots 09/14/11

taking a break from the white belt wrist attacks, letting the guys tryout a few attacks against the wall


Using the wall to slide away from your attacker and draw them off balance


Until you can perform your technique or escape

But then we went back to the white belt list and ended the night with everyone's favorite- Ball and Chain!

Wednesday night workout random shots 09/07/11

It's not the size of the mat but how you use it.

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Thursday night workout random shots

William and Andrei working on windmill






Getting There!!

Wednesday night workout random shots 08/24/11

Basic Escapes


Basic finishes

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