Mountain Academy Martial Arts

Join us for a Seminar this Saturday! Here is the flyer. Online registration is available at https://altitudema.square.site/

Passai has an interesting history. Different versions of it show up in many styles. - MD

The lineage of transmission of Passai Written by Motobu Naoki, translated by Andreas Quast

Just to pass along info for those who might not know, our beloved doce pares escrima instructor LJ Hachmeister passed away last week. She was only with our school a short time, but was so much fun to learn from. She had such an energy and passion for things. She will be missed.

Please take a moment to read Grand Master Rankin's post

https://mountainacademymartialarts.com/2023/02/its-time/

It’s Time | Mountain Academy of Martial Arts Over the last fifty six years I have had the honor to meet, teach and learn from thousands of students, it has been my life’s passion. Its time, at seventy five years old my body has told me that Tai Kwon Do has met its end for me. I leave the Mountain Academy in capable

The Link will be closed Thursday, November 24, so no classes will be held.

Please be aware, The Link is closing tonight (Nov 17) at 4:30 pm, so there will be no class.

We are excited to share that starting October 4, 2022, classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at The Lakewood Link from 6:30 to 7:30 pm!

We do not have a set start date yet, but we almost have a contract in place for The Link! We will update you when we have a start date. Right now we're expecting that will be in September.

MAMA Gilpin County will participating in their annual demo at the Gilpin County fairgrounds Sunday, July 17 at 12:30 pm. The fairgrounds is next door to the Gilpin Recreation Center where we normally hold summer testing.

Students from the other MAMA schools are welcome to participate in the demonstration. Get in touch and I will connect you with Mr Schwettman.

If you don't want to participate, you are more than welcome to just come show your support and enjoy the other events that day!

2 things

1. Starting May 11 GM Rankin will be teaching Tae Chi Wednesdays at 4 pm at Columbine United Church. No experience necessary, good for all ages, wear comfy clothes you can move in.

2. We are still working on getting a contract in place for The Link. Unfortunately it is not a quick process and we will continue to update as we are able.

From Master Bishop

Classes to start at Green Mountain on Saturday the 26th from 10:45 to 11:45. And Monday from 5:30 to 6:30. First 2 classes are free. Students just need to go to www.GreenMountain-MartialArts.com and fill out the online registration and download the release of liability. Thanks.

Home | Green Mountain Martial Arts No matter what someone chooses to become in their life, life will eventually become challenging. You may not end up choosing to peruse martial arts forever but overcoming the challenges you face in class through practice, courage and determination will give you the tools to help create success in w...

We apologize, but we do not yet have an official start date for classes at Green Mountain. We will let you know as soon as we have an update from the city of Lakewood.

You can register with Master Bishop here:

https://www.greenmountain-martialarts.com/

We have big news!!

Classes will begin at Green Mountain Recreation Center- February 5, 2022.

Class will be held Saturdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am and Mondays 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. $75/month. Register and pay with Master Bishop.

We are still working to get classes restarted at The Link and will update as we have news.

With the end of daylight savings time and the advent of colder temperatures and earlier sunsets, the final session of TKD at Holbrook Park for this year will be Thursday, 4 November at 5 pm.

From Mr Miller regarding Wednesday classes:

Wednesday at Holbrook has always been (and remains) "arrive when you can, leave when you must," with a 5-7 window. Now that school has started there may be weeks with no attendees. To make things less uncertain for me, I ask that people who will be attending class text beforehand, or on arrival (if they forgot and I'm not there-it's a five minute walk for me).

**Mr Miller is also open to discussion if a different evening other than Wednesday night might work better for students.

As is tradition at MAMA, our black belt candidates are required to write a paper relating to martial arts in some way. We are happy to share these most recent additions with you.

Mrs and Mr Schwettman tested this summer under Masters Rich and Beasley, and Mr Pradhan and Miss DeHerrera will be testing this weekend. (My apologies to Mrs and Mr Schwettman, and the MAMA family, on the delay to get their papers shared)

Please take a few minutes and give them a read.

A History of Our Okinawan Martial Arts Weapons
by Steve Schwettman
http://mountainacademymartialarts.com/2021/08/a-history-of-our-okinawan-martial-arts-weapons/

Female Influences in Martial Arts
by Betsy Schwettman
http://mountainacademymartialarts.com/2021/08/female-influences-in-martial-arts/

Martial Arts
by Bishesh Pradhan
http://mountainacademymartialarts.com/2021/08/martial-arts/

What Makes Martial Arts an Art
By Alissa DeHerrera
http://mountainacademymartialarts.com/2021/08/what-makes-martial-arts-an-art/

Martial Arts | Mountain Academy of Martial Arts By Bishesh Pradhan Martial art is a sport that uses skills to defend one’s self. Martial art is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is also a sport of many popular tournaments like the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and the Olympics. Martial art was started first in 527 A.D. in India. […]

We have two students testing for black belt this Friday Aug 20 and Saturday Aug 21. The Friday portion is limited to black belts. Please reach out if you would like details to attend.

-Ms Dafni

From Mr Miller regarding class August 4.

All students please bring sparring gear. Anyone time eligible to test be ready to review your material.

You're never too old to try something new

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Although it isn't our style of Taekwondo, wanted to share.

Colorado-trained athlete earns US its first gold in women's taekwondo Anastasija Zolotic won the United States’ first gold medal in women’s taekwondo by beating Russian athlete Tatiana Minina 25-17 to claim the featherweight division title.

Class tonight, Wednesday, July 21, at Holbrook is cancelled. Classes are expected to resume as scheduled next week

Mr Miller will be out of town for a few weeks, however classes at Holbrook Park will continue Wednesdays at 5 pm. Classes will feature guest instructors Mr Greaves-Smith, Mr Pearce, Mrs Schwettman and Mr Schwettman.

We are currently working with the City of Lakewood to bring a formal class back to the rec centers. For right now, it appears we will only have Saturday classes as an option as they are currently closing at 4 pm each day. Undoubtedly there will be several changes but we will keep you informed as we have updates.

There will be no class this Wednesday, June 23 at Holbrook.

From Mr Miller regarding tonight's class at Holbrook:

Class 5 pm Holbrook (arrive when you can, leave when you must). Green belt or higher bring weapons. Per Jeffco mandate masks optional outdoors.

The weather is expected to be beautiful this weekend, I hope we will see you on The Link lawn tomorrow morning. 9 am!

From Mr Miller regarding Wednesday classes: Class 5 pm Holbrook Park, dobalks optional due to weather (bring gloves), masks suggested but no longer required by county, green belt up bring weapons. Reminder: class always held unless actively raining or snowing.

With the influx of snow, we will not be holding class Saturday, April 17, however, we do hope to be back at it next Saturday.

Mr Miller will be hosting his Wednesday evening classes starting tomorrow, March 31, at 5 pm at Holbrook Park.

No dobalks but dress warm with boots or waterproof shows. Masks requested.