Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Benefits of Mastering Martial Arts



Martial Arts is one of the best way to have discipline. Parents enroll their kids to a martial arts school to be mentally alert and in good shape. It is an effective way of teaching children and making them ready to the outside world. Martial Arts teach kids on how to be a disciplined warrior with a perfect concentration.

Martial Arts is not a simple task that you can immediately follow. An instructor teaching Martial Arts needs the perfect planning as well as be properly equipped and skillful about the subject matter. Learning this kind of skill needs dedication and hard work.

It will be best to put children in to a Martial Arts School. In this matter, they will learn to control their energy and get the concentration that they need in school. Although Martial Arts can be very efficient when learned in a young age, I tell you that grown- ups can also take maximum benefit learning martial arts. As we all know, martial arts is a very effective self defense. Some people use it as a form of exercise and I tell you, martial arts can be a great way of rejuvenating the body as it enhances blood flow and makes the muscles strong and firm. Martial Arts is good for the mind, body and soul.

But as said earlier, benefits of martial arts can’t be attained without hard work. Martial Arts must give students the satisfaction of learning the skill and feel the pain of not learning or following it. As human beings, you must also bear in mind that Martial Arts must exude positive energy as people responses to positive influences compared to the negative ones.

Learning Martial Arts must be taught through positive encouragement, mutual respect and constructive criticisms. In that way, students will find the inspiration to continue and the benefits of martial arts will be fully experienced and enjoyed. There will be more people who will wish to stay long enough for them to experience quality Martial Arts advantage. But it is not wrong to push them to work harder. The challenge is to get every chance for people to like martial arts and promote the benefits of learning the skill.

There are lots of benefits of martial arts. It has a physical benefit in which it strengthen the muscles, increases flexibility, gives stronger bones and joints, increase stamina, boosts energy, have a sense of coordination and balance. In the mental sense, it enhances focus and learning that is why it is best to enroll kids to join martial arts school. Martial Arts has also behavioral benefits in which it teaches good moral and right conduct aside from having discipline and respect. And the most important benefit and highlights of Martial Arts is self defense. There will be no greater peace than having sense of security wherever you go. Self- defense is an important element of martial arts.

If you are interested to grasps the benefits of martial arts, it is best to visit http://aaofsd.com/ and enroll at American Academy of Self Defense. Here you will fully understand and experience every benefits of learning Martial Arts.

Contact Details:
The American Academy of Self Defense
175 Bay Shore Rd
Deer Park NY 11729
Telephone No.: (631)667-5001
Email Address: info@aaofsd.com

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sensei Says by Instructor Sifu Michael Bertucci


Martial comes from a Roman word which means MARS referred to as the Roman God.”

Martial Arts rooted from a deep world history. Ancient people indulged in hunting, war and fighting as a form of survival. Thus martial art has variety of forms that came from different civilizations. These training combats encompass different styles designed for the purpose of defending oneself. Time after time, Martial Arts evolve as they adopt the modern technology. Now, martial arts styles are not only for fighting or defending. They are also used for different purposes such as sharpening one’s mental ability, being physically fit, and a form of exercise to relieve stress. Thus, Martial Arts are still applicable in the present times. It is relevant to all fields of life such as education, health and sports, entertainment and more.

There are many systematized combat methods present in the world today. These are called to be the “Martial Arts Styles”. Martial Arts are broken to categories like striking, low impact, grappling, weapon based and sports style. American Academy of Self Defense focused in the field of defending oneself, enhancing the mental, physical, and emotional ability of an individual and applying Martial Arts in to sports. Mastering a specific style or category will give you a full grasp of what martial art is all about. These will provide you maximum advantage as you apply the wonders of Martial Arts. Learning martial arts starts from basic to complex, gentle to steeped moves and traditional to modern martial art styles.

American Academy of Self Defense is concern about your Martial Arts Learning Process and improvement whatever field of martial arts or style you wish to pursue. They make innovations and continuously do research to improve their way of providing you with the best education with regards to Martial Arts and Self Defense. AAOFSD offers their students with the most effective ways of learning Martial Arts. With their professional and well-trained instructors, for sure, you will grab the best preparation for Martial Arts and Self Defense.

There are key elements or advises that you need to keep in mind when you are in the field of Martial Arts. This will certainly assist you in the achievement of your own goals. These will be very helpful in your own training and will guide you all the way with your step by step process while you are in the learning field of Martial Arts.

Chief Instructor Michael Bertucci of The American Academy of Self Defense has these advices for his students and all Young People.

SENSEI SAYS

* Practice Your Karate in a Safe and Responsible way.

* Do Your Homework and Study Hard in School

* Treat others the way you like to be treated.

* Help your parents with chores around the House.

* Start a Karate Scrapbook.

* Call or write a family member or friend you haven't seen in a while.

* Bring a Friend to Karate class.

* Think Green and be Eco-Friendly towards our Earth

Furthermore, there will be rules provided by AAOFSD. These rules are perfectly accurate for most of the martial arts and defense situation.

* Follow the Five Rules of The School.

1) Respect 2) Honesty 3) Effort 4) Discipline 5) Self Control.

If you are interested to join this thrilling world of Martial Arts and Self Defense, join the American Academy of Self Defense and surely, you will never regret making use of this perfect time to indulge yourself in the power of Martial Arts. For more training Tips and monthly Newsletter go to http://aaofsd.comand subscribe to our Newsletter and RSS Feeds.


Contact Details:
The American Academy of Self Defense
175 Bay Shore Rd
Deer Park NY 11729
Telephone No.: (631)667-5001
Email Address: info@aaofsd.com

Thursday, February 11, 2010

American Academy of Self Defense Celebrates the Awaited Chinese New Year

The most awaited event of the year is finally coming. It has said to be the most important celebration marked in the Chinese calendar. Today, in the year of the tiger; Chinese New Year is fast approaching and it will be a very exciting festival of the year 2010. The festivity of Chinese New Year 4708 will mark a big boom starting Feb 14 same with the Celebration of the day of hearts, the Valentine’s Day. With the combination power of these two amazing events, it will be an enormous festival of the year.

With this festivities traditionally celebrated yearly, people will stop from work to meet this holiday and celebrate it wi
th family and friends. Red is the color of the Chinese New Year which said to be a powerful tool to drive away bad luck according to Chinese legends and in coincidence, red is also a representation of the Valentine’s Day, which symbolizes love.

Activities during Chinese New Year: People wear red clothes during this event, write poems and sayings in a piece of red paper and give money to children placed in a red envelop. There will be fabulous fireworks that will shower all over the place and people will lit fires from bamboo stalks that is said to drive away bad spirits. People will prepare delicious foods and gather around. It is the best time for family to have a reunion. People from America and all over the world also join to celebrate this remarkable celebration of the Chinese. And the most awaited Lantern Festival with the highlight of the Dragon Dance will be celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It will be a great work of art for there will be lanterns everywhere on this incredible parade.

With this
Grand Event, we invite you to join a very interesting celebration by American Academy of Self Defense. It will be a one week long affair of happiness, sharing and giving. AAOFSD will follow the Chinese Tradition by Showing Traditional Lion Dances on the Multi-Media Screens and handing out New Years Candy and Free Drawings all week for Tiger Prizes to honor The Year of The Tiger.

Join and have some fun and it will be an unforgettable experience that you will share with the famous Academy of Martial Arts, The American Academy of Self Defense.


Contact Details:
The American Academy of Self Defense
175 Bay Shore Rd
Deer Park NY 11729
Telephone No.: (631)667-5001
Email Address: info@aaofsd.com

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

ZUMBA Workout| Your way to Shapely Body

Many people think of The American Academy of Self Defense as just a "self defense' school”. Well, it’s true. Our training center has an excellent reputation for martial arts and self defense. Our Martial Arts Instructors all adhere to a regimen of workouts to be in great shape to perform their martial arts at the highest standards and set role model examples to our students. We have developed a program that challenges our students in every way possible. All workout classes are a nose to toes, sixty minute total body workout

The American Academy of Self Defense Workout Program starts with our Ka-Robics Workout. Ka-Robics stands for Karate Aerobics. This class utilizes karate strikes and kicks at a fast paced tempo to reach maximum calorie burn. Club music usually drives the beat and enhances the workouts boosting up the energy from our students making each session exciting and full of fun. Our Cardio-Kickboxing Class is taught by The US Kickboxing Champion. He brings the same workout he uses to get ready for any Championship Kickboxing Match. Bag workouts and Shadow sparring are especially good techniques he uses to get the most out of his class. All classes end with a core drill and stretching.

Another Class that is challenging is our "Boot Camp" Workout. Station to station Interval fitness drills are laid out and switched every 2 minutes. Medicine balls, jump ropes and light weights are used to tone and tighten all muscle groups. Other classes use step and plyogenic exercises to cross train you for a total workout and burn which means physically fit and healthy body.

The latest class for workout that we have has quickly become very popular because of the Latin Dance Crave in America. This newest Latin dance workout that we call "ZUMBA" can pretty much benefit the students to stay on shape especially if he or she is a kind of person who has the passion in dancing workouts. Well, many are aware that on this kind of workout, there is more of fun while burning calories. Sounds Great! Our Latin "ZUMBA" Class here at The American Academy of Self Defense is not only fun but also promotes your well-being. As a matter of fact, it burns more calories per hour than any other workout. The great thing here is that Professional model and ZUMBA Instructor Yanni has her class on super burn incorporating hot dance moves with a Loud Banging Latin Music Background. This can guarantee our students supercharged and exciting. Everyone leaves not only having a great time but knowing they worked hard to reach one goal-- stays in great shape.

For more Information or to sign up for our program call us at (631) 667-5001 / or you can visit our website at AAofSD.com and check out our schedule and Instructor bios. We look forward to seeing you in Class.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Anti-Bully Campaign| Start Karate Now!



Have you ever experienced being bullied by schoolmates, playmates, peers and even strangers you come across in streets? They may be your child or children or younger brothers and sisters, perhaps?

I can't tell you how many times parents have come to me and said that their child was being bullied. Whether in school, on the bus or in your neighborhood, it is a serious problem that has been plaguing society forever. That being said, here are the statistics between 15 and 20 percent of school kids are bullied at least once during the school year. Schools are not adequately prepared to deal with bully issues. Most schools have a zero-tolerance policy that punishes the "victim" for standing up for themselves and fighting back. This policy in a way rewards the bully because he gets the other child suspended or worse. Bullies also have a tendency to have partners to help them terrorize their victims. Bullies are usually kids that have parents who give them bad examples or physically hurt their kids, and sometimes, it could be that the parents of these bullies are too strict when it comes to discipline such as rules and regulations that are not supposed to be imposed on kids on certain age brackets. Or good positive values to serve as a basis for appropriate and inappropriate actions aren't taught at home. Kids who experienced these would definitely find ways or means to express themselves out. And one of these is beating up kids smaller than them. Studies have shown that kids that are bullied have a greater likelihood of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse. Their self-esteem and confidence levels drop when constantly dealing with bully issues.

If you are a parent, it is pretty normal to worry about your kids when they go to school. But, you have a choice. One good option is to enroll your kids in a martial arts school or academy where they could learn how to defend themselves. With this, there is no need for you to be bothered whether your kids are safe or what.

We, at the American Academy of Self-Defense, Instructors and staffs have been trained to bring positive values to our students. We seek to enhance a student’s self esteem and self confidence. Through physical fitness and self defense training our students grow into their potential. Knowing that you can defend yourself makes it much easier to avoid being victimized. My instructors use drills and martial arts techniques to "EMPOWER" themselves. The confident tone in our voice or the way we walk sends strong messages "that we are not easy prey". As our children strengthen their bodies and minds they grow stronger and have an edge in all that they choose to endeavor. Teaching our youth to be good citizens and be a positive influence for good in the community is a big part of THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SELF DEFENSE Mission Statement. We believe that "It's a fact....Karate kids do BETTER in school. For more information you can go to this website www.STOPbullying.org. Please visit our website at www.AAofSD.com and subscribe to our RSS Feed.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Karate, Self Defense & Martial Arts

Women's Self Defense Class

The American Academy of Self Defense in Deer Park will be teaching a WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE WORKSHOP in the Spring. We strongly believe that in today’s ever changing and dangerous world it is "VITAL" to learn basic self defense. Women of all ages from housewives to corporate America need to empower themselves against all the bad we see and hear in the news.

Renowned Expert Maria DiDio will be the Instructor for this one day workshop. Ms DiDio will use her 25 years of martial arts and teaching experience to help other women in taking control in today’s dangerous environment. Maria is a recognized "self defense expert” and martial arts champion. Her latest achievement was a GOLD MEDAL in the Pan Am Masters Tournament.

The Workshop will focus on proper self defense techniques and vital striking areas. You will also learn "legal weapon training". Empowerment, Confidence and Breathing techniques will be taught. A main focus of this seminar will be REAL WORLD SITUATIONAL SCENARIOS. In other words you will be taught what will happen and how to counter and take back control. The workshop will conclude with a Question and Answer period.

This Workshop is a one day event and limited to only 25 sign ups on a first come basis. Other Workshops and Seminars will be taught later in the year. Questions and Registration, Call us at (631) 667-5001

Contact Details:
The American Academy of Self Defense
175 Bay Shore Rd
Deer Park NY 11729
Telephone No.: (631)667-5001
Email Address: info@aaofsd.com












Friday, January 8, 2010

Karate, Self Defense & Martial Arts

LIKO Long Island Kickboxing Organization

New Sports come and go but the sport of kickboxing (American Style) has found a strong following and Long Island can boast of some of the Best Kickboxers in The United States. The Long Island Kickboxing Organization based in Deer Park Long Island although new has become a leader in this sport. Last reason (LIKO) Long Island Kickboxing Organization had 4 shows all packed to capacity. Shows are held at The Deer Park Sportatorium on Brook Ave. The 2010 Championship Kickboxing Show is already set for April with the main event being The North American Kickboxing Championship.

Local legend Tyson "TNT" Jones has been offered a chance at this Title Bout.
Sanctioned by the PKF and US Muay Thai Association LIKO is recognized as the Best place for fighters to showcase their fighting talents. Fighters from Maine to Puerto Rico are expected to be on the LIKO5 Fight Card.

UPDATE... Tyson "TNT" Jones has accepted the challenge and will fight for The North American Kickboxing Title. Tyson is one of the instructors at The American Academy of Self Defense. He teaches Fitness, Kickboxing and Martial Arts.

PKF President Jonas Nunez has a call out to all Spartans Gladiators and Warriors who want to fight to contact him at Promotor@LIKickboxing.com. I have agreed to be a guest judge and am looking forward to seeing all Long Island Fight Fans. For more Information call
(631)667-5001.

Contact Details:
The American Academy of Self Defense
175 Bay Shore Rd
Deer Park NY 11729
Telephone No.: (631)667-5001
Email Address: info@aaofsd.com