Here are a few pictures of some of our students in practice
Red/black belt Derik, and instructor Ken
Dawn tuning up for sparring
Melissa -- gloves up ready
Dawn demonstrating a choke from behind on Melissa properly using her inner forearm bone as a tool against the lower "wind pipe". Dawn is also in close and tight preventing Melissa from getting a hand inside the choke.
3rd Level black belt instructor Ken Lent
Melissa countering a frontal attack ------
Jeremiah and Doricha (right) win at campfire making with a spark and dry tinder only. (no matches or fuel used)
---taking big attacker down with a Hosin Jitsu move.
Field exercise: Cooking on a back pack mini wood stove.
#1 Craig (guest/local friend) making a quick emergency log stove with a chainsaw according to our field class instructions.
#2 The center of the log is lit with small twigs.
#3 This nifty stove will cook a large meal easily. The actual "burn time" from a 10inch diameter log x 18 inches long will result in about an hour of cooking usage.
"Bigfoot" (150 lb. Newfoundland) Always looking to help.
"Let's see -- tarp goes by leaf pile -- people will rake them up"
"Camping tonight. Let's clear the ground for the tents"
A few of the team headed on a trail hike.
Derik and Melissa hanging on a rock cliff tree.
After a 2 mile uphill hike, this 70' water fall appears.
At the base of the Falls is a 30' deep swimming hole.
Class instructional "demo-photo" from our blue belt level kickboxing drills. Our sidekicks are ITF TKD heel strikes. We stress a linear line of attack (as above) for our street oriented self defense lessons. Note the "pressed out heel" for the A.R.M.E.D. style of side kick. This girl is from a different MA school class.
Derik delivers a dropping axe kick to Ken during a sparring session. This is cross-training in other martial arts skills. Our A.R.M.E.D. program incorporates techniques from over 10 different martial arts styles.
#1 Melissa being super careful but aggressive against a knife wielding assailant.
#2 Taking control with a Hosin Jitsu wrist lock above the knife/hand.
#3 Note that her eyes do not leave her "target" as Melissa spins clockwise raising the opponent's arm. Speed, confidence, and repetitive practice are what is necessary.
Derik executing a picture perfect flying side kick. Our small class sizes result in intense training with very high results.
#4 Continuing with proper momentum, the attacker's knife arm winds up over her shoulder for an elbow joint break.
Brown belt Bob with nunchucks
McKenna (back seat) and Aly, on a nature day trip riding a camel.
WHITE WATER SKILL ENDURANCE TEST
A group white water rafting trip (class 5 rapids) at the New River Valley Gorge,W.VA. Center of pic with yellow helmet is me -- KL . The raft was getting badly drawn down at its center, but we shot past this large rapid ok !
More pics coming later