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Houston Martial Arts Seminar Forum
/ Dux Ryu Ninjitsu Seminar |
on: Aug 3rd, 2009, 7:19pm |
| Started by baker9653 | Post by baker9653 |
Shihan Michael Alcava a Dux Ninjitsu Certified Master Instructor from Northern California
Shihan Alcava will be holding seminars in the Houston area on Dux Ryu Ninjitsu , Dux Ryu Ninjitsu was founded by Bloodsport Legend Frank Dux
Seminar will be held on Aug 14th from 5 to 9 and Aug 15th & 16th from 8 to 12
Cost is $150 for all 3 days or $60 for each day you attend There will be Law enforcement and Military discounts available
Training will include; Dux Ninjitsu, Defense Tactics, street self-defense & awareness, angles of attack and evasion, increase punching power, increase awareness,
improvised weaponry, mental focus and fear control.
For more information you can email Shihan Alcava at:malcava@email.com
Or
Email Alan Baker at: Warrior_gear_online@yahoo.com or call at 281-900-9979
Dux Ryu Ninjitsu's style, developed by Frank Dux, is geared to the individual, thus the individual's progress is faster, finding personal self-defense practical for today's threats and builds around one's own strengths and weaknesses. Another factor, separating Dux Ryu Ninjitsu from traditional Martial Arts, is that training is not addressed to fighting only under ideal conditions like in a school, but in fluctuating situations and environments. For example, one v. multiple attackers, fighting in the dark, in a crowd or hallway, on slippery ground, such as wet grass, where a fight strategy emphasizing kicking would be rendered useless.
After the student has become proficient in hand to hand, hand to weapon self reliance, he/she is introduced to "Inpo": the art of escape: climbing, herbology, emergency first aid, acupressure, water safety, outdoor survival skills and a host of other rewarding and enjoyable skills, all of which can be employed in self-defense so that one can go anywhere in the world and, under the most extreme conditions, survive.
The purpose of Dux Ryu Ninjitsu lies not in victory or defeat but in the perfection of one's character. Dux Ryu Ninjitsu is not solely self-defense or physical conditioning, but enhances one’s self-worth and develops character and maturity. This is instilled in all students, helping them find self- confidence and discipline, putting them on a pathway to higher achievement outside the dojo.
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The Houston Stick Fighting Association
/ Re: 1st 2009 event |
on: Mar 15th, 2009, 06:45am |
| Started by Jason | Post by ChrisAmendola |
Jason,
Many thanks for the update.
Things are looking good for me getting out that weekend. I hope many of you are coming out as well.
I have been working hard on another European system of walking stick, and need some "pressure under fire" to see how I have been doing. I know this group will be more than happy to write me a reality check in black and blue 
If anyone is interested, the style I am coming out with this time is the Vigny Walking-Stick system, as part of the historical art of Bartitsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartitsu). My "club" is called the Houston School of Defense (http://sites.google.com/site/houstonschooldefense/).
All the Best,
Chris Amendola
Houston School of Defense
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The Houston Stick Fighting Association
/ 1st 2009 event |
on: Mar 13th, 2009, 07:54am |
| Started by Jason | Post by Jason |
Ok everyone it's time. Our next gathering will be Sunday March 29, 2009.
10 am - 1 pm
Walter Hill Park
807 HWY 3
League City, Tx
I expect a big turnout.
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The Houston Stick Fighting Association
/ Another Event? |
on: Feb 28th, 2009, 07:11am |
| Started by ChrisAmendola | Post by ChrisAmendola |
Hello Anybody,
Is there a chance there is going to be another event anytime in the future?
I have been working a new European walking stick method for a while now and need "feedback" on how my well I am doing at my interpretation.
All the Best,
Chris Amendola
Houston School of Defense
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The Houston Stick Fighting Association
/ Q4 2008 |
on: Dec 19th, 2008, 10:39am |
| Started by ChrisAmendola | Post by ChrisAmendola |
Anyone,
Did I miss the December Meet-Up?
If it is this Saturday, I might be able to make it, after that I am SOL.
Thanks In Advance,
-Chris Amendola
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The Houston Stick Fighting Association
/ Re: 3rd Quarter 2008 Event |
on: Dec 9th, 2008, 11:38am |
| Started by Johnathan Bolton | Post by ChrisAmendola |
Hope we get dates soon... my wife works week-ends, and I have to make plans for my kids in advance...
Been "getting ready" to come out again for months....
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Health and Fitness Forum
/ Christian Spirit |
on: Dec 4th, 2008, 08:49am |
| Started by Johnathan Bolton | Post by Johnathan Bolton |
Interview with Rick Warren (HE WROTE "PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE")
You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having "wealth" from the book sales. This is an
absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, "Purpose Driven
Life " author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell,
life is preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us
to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body--
but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of
years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us
to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life
isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just
coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than
your comfort.
God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your
life happy.
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of
life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the
toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark
time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that
anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of
like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and
something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad
that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something
good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.
If you focus on your problems, you're going into
self-centeredness,"which is my problem, my issues, my pain." But one
of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and
onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of
thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.
It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her
character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony,
drawn her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For
instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies,
it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal wit h
before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or
for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety
and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to
do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our
lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the
church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan
to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and
educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I
started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to
serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or
am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if
I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You
better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's
more interested in what I am than what I do.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
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