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Category: LetsGetTrainingMarch 10, 2008 DeployedWhile Master Mahan is deployed to Iraq for his 3rd tour, I can be reached using the contact form with any program or membership questions for Let’s Get Training and The American Combat Arts Federation. Your email will also reach Master Mahan, but I will be the main contact. Jim, we wish you a successful mission! Respectfully, January 21, 2008 Weapons Seminar Was A Great Success!Matt Munson of Champions Combat Arts hosted a basic weapons seminar this past Saturday. Matt is the Regional Representative for Central Texas. We had a nice group of folks with a wide variety of martial arts and bladed experience. The day flew past and lots of stick banging as well as slashing and stabbing was the standard! Katy Overman and Rick Johnson took the exams for basic Instructor certification in Single and Double Stick as well as the Knife. Fine job by both of them. Thanks to Matt and Pam for a great event! I am happy to have met two new friends, Gerry and Mate. Great guys who love knives. How can that get any better?
January 11, 2008 American Combat Arts Federation Seminar - 1-19-08Saturday, January 19, 2008 American Combat Arts Federation Holds Weapons Seminar!Instructed by Master Jim MahanModule One will cover: Basic Single Stick:
Basic Double Stick:
Module Two will cover: Basic Knife:
Module 1 will be held 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., cost = $75 Location: CrossFit Champions, Spring, TX. Contact Matt (281-636-3087 or use the contact form here) immediately to reserve your spot! December 2, 2007 Theory of Motion Are we able to find all our movements on a pattern? The Kenpoists think so and to a certain degree so do the FMA folks. In the Black Belt levels of SJK, you will be required to work in and explain these patterns of movement. My power versus your power is an argument that has been around for years and will continue to muddle on for quite a while. In the arts we that we study, the student learns that there is always someone stronger than you, so trying to muscle your way through a technique won’t work.So how do we defeat a stronger opponent or sometimes just a stronger attack? When using the motion pattern you can always put yourself into the opponents opposite pattern or position him to be in your strong side pattern (which ever way you prefer). By positioning yourself you are able to break his balance without using a whole lot of body movement.How do we do that? If you are face to face with an opponent in a clinch postion, you are both at an equal advantage. If you move at a 45 degree angle to either your left or right, you have just broken his balance. That’s using an angle to get into a strong position where you can strike or take down the opponent. The same principle also applies if you move forward 45 degrees as well. We have just made an ” X ” by moving at the 4 mentioned 45 degree angles. In a striking situation you always try to put yourself in a position where you are able to strike the opponent with all types of body weapons but he is only able to respond with one. When we work against punch attacks, we always move inside/outside or back to avoid the strike. Imagine your opponent in a diamond or two mated triangles, one facing north the other facing south. If he is in the center of the diamond, that leaves the diamond shape itself for you to work with. Start by moving up and down the diamond along the lines. Interesting how you just walked around the opponent at a very close range. When you block, think about the motion pattern and how it is directly relating to your opponent or his strike that is entering into your defensive movement pattern. Take a parry and strike combination. If you parry across the centerline and hit below that line, you begin to separate the halves of the opponent’s body. If you use the triangle footwork and penetrate past the opponent as in several of the SJK one steps, you can even take your opponent down by separating the halves of his body and forcing the fall. Stick evasions or blocking use shapes also. In the FMA, we can use the palasut as an example. We meet the attack at a reduced angle to lessen to blow. Then we attach our stick to theirs and roll around it to our strike. Another example is the basic meeting block. You are standing in front of your opponent and he is holding the stick at position one for angle one. He begins to cut or strike down, you move to your left or maybe your right or maybe you decided to step back and clear the length of the cut. What if you step forward and cram him up from being able to move? So lets see, you can move straight, left, right or back….This is an example of the plus sign in the motion pattern. Using the motion theory patterns for throws or takedowns are interesting as well. Imagine you have an opponent standing in front of you, feet are square at the shoulders. A triangle has 3 points, keep this in mind. So if we are to imagine the attacker to be a triangle it would work like this: his left foot would be one point, his right foot would be the second point. Now, lets find point 3, if one and two are side by side then the third must be in the middle of both points but slightly forward or behind him ( remember we are using a triangle) Stand with both feet shoulder distance apart, now lean forward till you have to step to get your balance so you don’t eat the floor. Did you see where your leg moved? That was the third point of the triangle. Gives you food for thought. October 26, 2007 Delay in Deployment!Well, it looks like I will not be deploying until after the New Year! We have been informed that there is a new timeline for my unit and we’ll continue training and wait and see what happens next. All affiliates and Instructors will be contacted within the next week to discuss possible training options until I deploy. Talk to all of you soon! October 20, 2007 Another Sil-Jeon Kwan memberWe welcome Mike Puett and his club, Idaho Modern Mudo Association to our family. He brings lots of experience and knowledge to our family. Welcome Mike! October 16, 2007 Absolute Combat is ClosedGreetings. It’s that time again. We have closed the Fort Hood Absolute Combat Grappling Club due to upcoming Iraq deployment. Thanks to all those who took the time to train. We’ll start up again once we redeploy. September 29, 2007 Tempus FugitAs the saying goes, time flies. I’ll be heading out to Iraq in the next couple of months. I have tried to reach all those of you who are affiliates, independant instructors, students and communicate goals as well as training strategies for the time that I’ll be gone. If I have missed you, please don’t be offended; contact me as our member roster may be inaccurate. I’ll contact you immediately once you let me know. In the time that I’ll be gone you can still contact our VP Master Roger Lewis for guidance and information. For membership and other instructional materials needs, please contact our Secretary General, Mr. Matt Munson. He’ll be able to take care of all your needs. I hope to be able to talk with or train with most of you before I go. Once I am deployed, I’ll be sending back updates and pictures so interested folks can see what is going on with my third Iraq deployment. Until then, Let’s Get Training! July 10, 2007 I’m backAs you can see, I am back from my training at Ft Benning, Ga. It was a very long 7 weeks. It’s great to be home and back to work. I am a few short months away from going back to Iraq, so things are very hectic and fast paced. I’ll be going to Matt Munson’s school in Champions, Texas next weekend for some training and to speak with potential new members to our organization. It should be an awesome time. Matt and Pam Munson are great folks and always do things up nice. If you are into getting into great physical shape, you absolutely owe it to yourself to pay them a visit. Welcome new BJJ / Submission Grappling member!We welcome Norman Vaden from Ft Worth, Texas to our ACAF and BJJ/Submission Grappling Family. Mr. Vaden has an extensive background in the military and the grappling arts. He works at LA Boxing in Ft Worth and teaches a Submission Grappling program. I look forward to training with him and developing a great relationship. Great having you! April 7, 2007 Out of the loopHello Everyone, If you’re wondering where I’ve been, I have been in the field training with my unit. We are preparing for yet another combat deployment to Iraq. So, my posting will be a little hit or miss for awhile. I should be back home at the end of the month, and then will leave for a professional development school in May for 6 weeks. Until then, keep working and remember to move off the X! Jim February 19, 2007 CrossFit Rehab for Iraq InjuryWell, I finally gave in and went to see the Doctor. For those that don’t know me personally, I got injured in Iraq when some lucky insurgent dropped a mortar round into our ammunition area. As it happens, most of my Platoon and I were standing outside on the landing and were watching the festivities as crass as that sounds. Hey, I am a Soldier and that sort of stuff is cool to me.
Anyway, a huge explosion lit up the sky and a enormous concussion wave blew me across the room and landed me on my back on top of a storage container. Yes, it hurt like hell. I almost blacked out and was drug from the room by one of my Soldiers. Eventually, I was carried down to the command post and trucked to the medics where I was given morphine (wow, it’s really good) and evaluated. Soon thereafter, I was allowed to go back to my barracks with the advice to stay off my feet for a few days and stay out of body armor. Yeah right, where did they think I was? Zooming back to present… Like I said, I went to the medics recently. I finally gave in to the pain in my back and got help. I was told that I have something or other like “Spinal Compression” and I needed Chiropractic and Physical therapy and to lay off the physical training for awhile. Yeah, right. I am a Platoon Sergeant and have to lead my men. You can’t lead gunfighters if you aren’t a gunfighter. So, I turn to my good friend and student, Matt Munson for help. Matt and Pam Munson run Crossfit Champions over near Houston, Texas. Matt hooks me up with some advice and some CrossFit therapy of his own. I plan to post my pain and improvement as I go. Stay tuned…
January 26, 2007 New BJJ/Submission Grappling Member!I would like to take a minute and welcome Michael Sian to our Instructional family. He is career Air Force and stationed at Grand Rapids Air Base in North Dakota. His web home is www.sickmma.com, check him out and drop a line. Welcome! I can’t wait to train!
January 24, 2007 Absolute Combat has a temporary home!
We will begin training in Bldg. 37004 on Ft Hood in the old 1st Cav area. The training area is in the confrence room of C Trp, 1-10 CAV until we can convince the post gym system to allow us some training area. Training times for now are Tuesday and Thursday at 1800 until we get done. Everyone should remember that any military training event or exercise will preclude us from training. Remember, training is still free. But every student is expected to help defray the cost of my association membership. You can pay this by using the tuition link in my store. Any questions, call Jim Mahan at 247-4999 or email. December 27, 2006 Absolute Combat Club OpensThe Ft Hood Absolute Combat Club will begin it’s classes for 2007 beginning in January. Training will be offered in several disciplines. Everyone interested please contact Jim at 254-247-4999. Instruction is FREE, but students must pay $20 a month to help defray association costs. This payment can be made through our online store. You can take either class. Equipment needed is listed below:
No GI class: loose appropriate athletic clothing, protective mouthpiece, water bottle and notebook. Club T-shirts will be offered to those who want them. They can be found here. More information on what the club teaches and lessons can be found on the programs page. I hope to see you there! Let’s Get Training! December 23, 2006 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!I would like to wish all of my extended family and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Especially a safe return home from Iraq. As you go about your holiday festivities, please take a moment and remember and be thankful for the men and women in the military serving far from home in combat zones. Lastly, please pray or think good thoughts for those men and women who gave their last full measure for our country and their friends. I for one, will pray for the men of Charlie Troop 1st Squadron, 10th United States Cavalry of the 4th Infantry Division who I served with this last year in Iraq. Those that we left behind were five outstanding young men who will be remembered as friends, comrades and men of valor. Rest in Peace brothers and Merry Christmas. Next year will bring lots of new programs, several Black Belt testings as well as several folks who will test for Instructor levels in our Submission Grappling program. I wish you luck and lots of fun! Until then, Let’s Get Training! Jim
December 21, 2006 CrossFit UpdateIf you have been following our new blog, you will know that I am doing CrossFit with Matt and Pam Munson of CrossFit Champions. Their workout today seemed simple enough to me. After all, I have been doing squats for years now in the Army. So, like a bonehead, I decided to go for the experienced athlete workout. The WOD or workout of the day was “Karen”. I should have known… Here it is. From the CrossFit Champions Website… “Karen” 150 Wall Ball shots (20lb ball) for time. Beginners: 100 Wall Ball shots with 10-12 lb ball (that’s 2/3 the reps at 1/2 the load) If you don’t have wallballs then do Thrusters with twice the weight you would have used on Wall Balls. No whining. It’s not that bad. …End of WOD… So, I was doing the Wall Ball shots and got to 100 and felt pretty good and thought I’d go for the 150. Bad mistake…I got to 128 and fell off of the box. Man, talk about muscle failure. And I am sure I will have DOMS tomorrow. Thanks Matt and Pam! Merry Christmas! LOL! I love CrossFit! Online Catalog Is Up!!!Hey, our site now has a new store. Drop by and check it out. Be sure and buy something for Santa. Many thanks to Matt Munson our Web Sabum for all his work on our new site. Thanks Matt! December 13, 2006 CrossFit!!!Hey, you think you are strong? Think you are fit to fight? Well, Matt and Pam Munson as well as the folks at CrossFit.com can absolutely prove inside of 10 minutes that most of us are extremely out of shape. I just went through the CrossFit Champions One on One new athlete session. It was an intensive and eye opening experience. As most of you know, I just returned from my second tour in Iraq. I can tell you that not much physical training gets done over there. If you have lots of time to go to the gym and get fit, you are not a warfighter. So, I came home sorely out of condition. Matt and Pam have shown me the way back to elite fitness… And it is through CrossFit. Check them out at CrossFit Champions. Be watching for future posts in my blog for my experiences and increase in fitness. Until then, Let’s Get Training! December 12, 2006 New Video Production!Hi There! I am up in Spring, Texas with Matt and Pam Munson of Champions Combat Arts and we are shooting several American Combat Taekwondo Instructor Reference DVDs and will have those in production and ready for release in the beginning of the new year. We are really excited about the structure and content of these new DVDs and can’t wait for you to see them. Oh yeah, look for some of the pictures we shot for the DVDs and upgrades to the ACT Instructor manual. You will find them in the gallery later tonight. Look for them soon! Until then, GET TRAINING!!! |
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