WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE
Each April the Office for Victims of Crime helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year, NCVRW was observed April 6–12, 2014. We had our free workshop for Women’s Self Defense on Saturday, April 12th. Attendance was good and the ladies worked hard and had a good time. You view photos of the workshop on our Face book and websites. Our next free workshop will be in October during Domestic Violence Month.
AKMS FUNDRAISER
I want to thank everyone that participated in our fundraiser and gave donations. It was a success and we have ordered window graphics which will bring more attention to our school and keep it cooler this summer. I want to thank Cheryl and Kristi for helping with the inventory, separation and boxing/bagging of the items.
Mr. Williams
KARATE & FITNESS COMING SOON!!!
American Karate is looking for an Aerobics Instructor that has experience in multiple disciplines including step, conventional, kettle bell, zumba and other aerobic exercise. The more versatile your skill set the better. If you are upbeat, high energy and interested in joining our team contact me at 620-665-3800 or email americankarate1@prodigy.net for more information. Resumes’ are being accepted now.
Mr. Williams, Owner/Instructor
FIESTA EXHIBITION
Saturday May 31st
American Karate has been invited to perform during the Fiesta at Our Lady of Guadalupe in South Hutchinson. This is scheduled for Saturday, May 31st at 12:30 in the afternoon. Join us for a good show and great food!
SPIRIT WEEK
June 23rd – 27th
It is that time of year again. Spirit Week is right around the corner. This is a great time when all of the AKMS students are together for a week of hard work. Classes will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday beginning June 23rd. Black Belts will be on Friday. Saturday afternoon will be our annual school picnic. More information as that dates draws closer.
SUMMER HOURS
Starting June 1st we will be going into our annual summer hours. Those affected will be in the Adult Classes. Youth and specialty classes will remain the same. From June 1st through August 31st all adult classes will be combined and there will be no Adult Class on Wednesday evenings.
SUMMER HOURS
JUNE 1st THROUGH AUGUST 31st
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
6:30- 7:30 Youth Intermediate M&W Ages 6-12
7:30- 8:30 Adult Novice Monday Only Ages 13 - Over
5:30- 6:15 Youth Novice T&Th Ages 6-12
6:30- 8:00 Adult Open Class T&Th 13 - Over
KANSAS SUNFLOWER STATE GAMES
Saturday July 12, 2014
The Sunflower State Games in Topeka is the largest amateur multi sport event in Kansas conducted annually in July. The martial arts games are scheduled the second weekend of July on the 12th. This year we want as many of our students to attend as possible. I hope as many of you can make the trip to Topeka in July.
Mr. Williams, Chief Instructor
GRANDMASTER (GM) VICTOR MOORE???
Who is this Grandmaster? He hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. And, resides and teach in Lumberton, NC.
GM Victor Moore, 10 degree Dan in Shuryi Ryu, and is the founder of the Traditional World Karate Association (TWKA). Dr. Moore has studied martial arts for over 50 years, and is a four-time world karate champion, and the 1st World Karate Champion in America.
He competed during the time full contact and no weight divisions. When you were struck, you bled, and things got knocked out of place, i.e. teeth, ribs, head, foot, hand, etc.
GM Moore defeated every national champion that was competing during the 60’s and the 70’s, Chuck Norris, Glenn Keeney, Jim Kelly, Jim Harrison, James Hawkes, Mike Foster, Fred Wren, and even beat Bruce Lee in a speed contest 4 out of 6 times. He defeated Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, and karate great Mike Stone in his first defeat as a black belt. Grandmaster Moore became 1st USKA World Pro Karate Champion by defeating the late great Joe Lewis. The Grandmaster was very successful in his accomplishments during those times, and one would consider the racial tone of yester-year of extreme racism.
This Grandmaster was a World Champion by rights and means, however, the media-magazines hardly ever recognized him or featured him or mentioned him in their publications, and very few of the other black martial arts greats.
GM Moore’s competition goes beyond these few entries, forever, significant they are: the 1966 defeat of the all Hawaiian champion in Richmond Virginia, the 1968 defeat of Joe Lewis at the World's Fair Karate Championships, the 1969 defeat of Mike Stone in Pasadena California at the World Teams Championship, and in 1970 the defeat of Bill “Superfoot” Wallace in the USKA first professional world championship.
In the ten year span of 1965 to 1975 in tournament competition GM Moore placed. However, he did retire after this period in time.
The Grandmaster is a traditionalist at heart in karate. He and I both agree on this same concept about karate tradition, as we both talked on April 25, 2014. He wonders where did this kumite bouncing up and down in fighting come from in the tournaments. That’s not karate, he exclaims! You need to be in a karate stance to fight. He is definitely from the ‘old school’ of martial arts.
In today’s tournaments, there is no ground fighting, sweeps, take downs, as we reminisced about karate of yester-year. The conditioning training has seemed to go out the door, because, most students probably couldn’t survive a street fight with tournament fighting mentalities, and their conditioning. The training in the cold, heat, on asphalt-grass-rocks-concrete, etc was never an option in the day and in my opinion shouldn’t be, now! This training had its merits whether or not the student liked it or not. Conditioning is just as important, as your techniques.
GM Moore and I both agree upon learning how to fight and survive in a street encounter is very important. We went on to talk about martial artist and traditional karate, and its keepsake, and not opposing to some degree the non-traditional enhancements and accelerations of the karate in today’s martial arts environment with it’s now business views.
Grandmaster Moore likes to maintain the traditional way of karate through his teaching, and his organization for promoting the traditional karate with the TWKA (Traditional World Karate Association), since 1975.
If, you support the ideas and concepts of traditional karate, then check out his website and requirements for membership at (910)253-6121, http://www.twka.co/, vicmoorekarate@yahoo.com, vicmooretwka@gmail.com. As always, your comments are requested, if any at www.youngsankarate.com. Click on the feedback tab and provide your input. In My Opinion, Think About It!
H. James Young, Chief Instructor, Young San Karate.
