) Happy Birthday to Master Phillip Rhee on September 7th. He is a prominent martial artist, teacher and actor. He started his martial arts training at age 4. Together with his brother Simon Rhee, he entered the Jun Chong Martial Arts Academy and trained in Taekwondo and Hapkido, with Master Mark Choi.
Phillip Rhee now currently holds a 6th d... |
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) Happy birthday to Grandmaster Ji, Han Jae on September 26th. He is undoubtedly the most prominent pioneer of Hapkido. Together with his physical skill, technical contribution, promotional efforts and political connections he is credited with popularising the art of Hapkido through North America and Europe.
He began his training in 1949 under th... |
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Good things come at a price. With sports and martial arts that price can be an injury.
Some people are a little more prone to injury than others, however that doesnt mean one can't enjoy martial arts. You just need to know how to manage any injury if and when it happens!
Want to learn how athletes recover so quickly???
It starts w... |
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EARLY BIRD OFFER EXTENDED TO AUGUST 19
Get ready to train and enjoy the great outdoors at the GIANT Annual Camp!
You will experience everything we do in everyday classes with fun and games down at the white sands of...Greenpatch Jervis Bay!
This three day night camp focuses on teamwork, survival skills and com... |
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Hey Parents,
One of the biggest challenges parents face when it comes to their kid's training is what to do when their kids don't want to attend class. This article has been written to help you as parents with this issue.
Feel free to share this with other parents as this issue is not only for Martial Arts, but all activities t... |
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) Do you remember your first Martial Arts class?
Giorgio and Anthony stepped into their first Hapkido Martial Arts class together on Tuesday, 24th August 2004.
Giorgio was a 21 year old young adult who was bored of lifting weights at the gym and wanted to get back into martial arts since learning Karate as a child. His friend named David Kang re... |
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You're lying in bed; you know you're tired or supposed to be tired and you just cannot get to sleep! It seems that now more than ever, trying to exhaust ourselves is an impossible task and nights are becoming a restless mess!
Although we don't have a one trick fix that will send you to sleep in seconds, and stress being an i... |
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To any friends or family of members interested in renewing their First Aid certifications, we always group this event in the second half of each year.
The course will roughly run for 5-6 hours and require about an hour of online workbook prior. The First Aid certification will last 3 years. CPR for 1 year.
Pricing will be giv... |
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Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an 8th degree rank in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr.
Rigan Machado currently teaches out of his Beverly Hills California Academy and is instructor to notable students Ashton Kutcher, Vin Diesel, Keanu Reeves, Wesley Snipes and Charlie Hunnam from the television s... |
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Pain is subjective and contextual.
Awakening to chest pain in the middle of the night is terrifying — a possible sign of a heart attack.
But the very same stabbing pain after a hard workout is experienced completely differently: maybe it’s your pectoral muscles shrieking from too many pushups, or your lungs burning from har... |
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