Welcome-
Hello, welcome to the BMAC website. You are on your way to developing a new confidence,
In addition to learning the art of Karate, you will be making new friends.
Our staff and Instructors will assist you in reaching your Karate goals
The categories that you will be introduced to are;
Conditioning, Stretching, Basics, Kata, Sparring and Self-Defense.
The following is a brief description of what each category details.
Conditioning-
Our conditioning is based around a HIIT program
(High Intensity Interval Training). HIIT is a style of training that
intersperses short bouts of intense physical exercise with short
(or shorter) bouts of rest and recovery. HIIT training can be adapted
to many forms of exercise. Formats can vary, but the basic premise is
still the same - perform a brief warm up, followed by multiple bouts of
intense exercise interspersed with equal or near equal bouts of rest,
followed by a brief cool-down.
Stretching-
Stretching is important to gain flexibility, strength, and coordination
in your kicks.
Basics-
These are your blocks, punches, strikes and kicks.
After learning these movements seperately, you will be taught how to put
them into "Combinations."
Kata-
Kata consists of developing the ability to combine various basics,
together with particular stances to gain balance, speed, coordination and focus.
You will learn the "Hidden meaning" behind the "not so obivious" kata moves.
With each belt rank you are required to learn new katas.
Sparring-
After you have been at the Center for two to three months you will be allowed to spar.
Safety Equipment is mandatory to insure that no one is injured.
You may enter into Karate Tournaments and try your hand at
winning a trophy.
In competition, good sportsmanship is most important.
If you learn something and have a good time at the Tournaments its well
worth your time, effort and money. A match can be two to five minutes
long. The first person to score three points or has the most at the end
of the match is the winner. Placings depend on the tournament but
usually are, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Good luck!
Self-Defense-
This is the primary reason people join a Karate class.
At first you will be shown simple but effective methods
of avoiding or escaping the most common attacks, such as
headlocks, bearhugs, full-nelsons, and various one and two
hand grabs. As you progress in your training, you will learn
and practice more alternate methods of avoiding or escaping bad
situations
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Major features of Isshin Ryu Karate
- Combination of the best of some martial arts to form a basic, realistic system of self-defense.
- Use of low kicks (none above the waist) because low kicks allow you to move quickly with power and balance. Such kicks are hard to see, and hard to block. We practice our kicks both low and high to develop speed and power in our low kicks and to use in Sport Karate.
- Use of short, natural stances which eliminates wasted motion and major body shifting, giving a split-second time advantage in a self-defense situation. Such stances are more adaptable to any physique and temperament because the stances flow natural body movements.
- Hand and Foot Techniques are about 50-50 giving the student a well-rounded system of karate.
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- Close-in Techniques which are valuable for street fighting.
- Snap-Punches and Snap Kicks (Punches and Kicks come from a limb only 90% extended and immediately retracted), enabling you to move in and out quickly in a self-defense situation and to immediately correct yourself if you miscalculate. The lack of full extension of the limb prevents an attacker from breaking your arm as well as prevents excessive wear and tear on the hinge joints.
- Elements of blocking HARD (meeting force with force) and SOFT (deflecting or parrying the blows).
- Vertical Punch, which increases the speed and focus of the punch.
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