Hanshi Duessel’s 2010 Summer Seminars

Seventy-seven Isshin-ryu enthusiasts attended seminars Saturday, June 26th, at the North Jersey Martial Arts Academy, which were hosted by Shihan Marvin Carmona (7th Dan) and his wife Kelly.  Black belts and Brown belts from New Jersey, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio were in attendance. The first seminar about developing the understanding of Centering, [...]

Mr. Gugler awarded Sho-Dan and other ISK promotions

Congratulations to the people who earned promotions at our June 19th training sessions at our home. Junior Green Belt #1 Riley Kamm Junior Green Belt #2 Arshdeep Singh Senior Brown Belt # 3 Bridget Driscoll Clairanne Arcaro Senior Brown Belt #1 Anthony Curcuruto Sho Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) Lee Gugler A few thoughts from [...]

June 2010: Weigh, Count and Measure

The article, “How to Conserve Energy in Martial Arts” by Dr. Emeric Arus, founder of the Int’l. Sendo-Ryu Karatedo Federation, says energy is the capacity for doing work. Potential energy which is the capacity of a body to do work by virtue of its position relative to a reference, measured in Joule, and Kinetic energy, [...]

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Thought of the Week

Thought of the Week #57

Everyone dies, but not everyone fully lives. Too many people are having a “near-life experience.” Author: Unknown”

Thought of the Week #56

When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened for us. Author: Alexander Graham Bell

Thought of the Week #55

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
 Author: Robert H. Schuller