At the Academy of the Martial Way Taekwondo Center in Flagstaff, our mission is to use martial arts to assist our students in successfully developing their minds, bodies, and character to their fullest potentials. As a personal development center we use the vehicle of the martial arts to help students reach that sometimes elusive next level in their lives, from age 5 to 95.
Through the practice of martial arts, specifically through Taekwondo, we learn and grow to become more flexible, calmer, stronger, and more confident than we ever thought possible. I invite you to study martial arts at the Academy of the Martial Way. Allow us to assist you (and/or your child) in taking those first steps on the path towards achieving your FULL POTENTIAL.
Our Lion is getting some Color!
T’S ON!
A brand-new year for you to live; to believe; to give; to receive; to fall in love; to share a smile;
to break a board
; to break a pile; to dive into sunsets; to forgive;
to forget; to love where you’re going; to embrace where
you’ve been; to take a deep breath, close your eyes…
and begin. POSITIVELY POSITIVE. Happy 2012
Ahh…the holiday season….it’s a good time to look back at all that we have accomplished in the past year and at the same time, take a moment to appreciate the present and the people that are in our lives. The activities at AMW this month reflected just that.
There was a color belt promotion on the 17th that was full of great energy, support, and effort on the part of everyone in attendance. Congratulations go out this month to Daniel S., William S., Spencer R., Addision M., Ben P., Chloe D., Rob S., and Alana S.
Following the belt promotion was a HanaKwanzMas party and white elephant gift exchange. What an amazing time! Parents and kids, students and instructors, young and old(er) all coming together to share smiles, laughs, and build some wonderful memories. A super big thanks go out to Ms. Felsted for coordinating the event!
As I am writing this month’s review, the Academy is on recess for the week in order to spend time with family, rest, re-energize, and begin to look forward to 2012 and what we may want to accomplish with our lives in the year to come. I am fired up about 2012 and look forward to sharing great times with all of you. I know it’s going to be a GREAT year! I’ll see you there….in the studio.
Now that the holiday season is in full swing, here’s a look back at how we celebrated November at the Academy of the Martial Way….
Kicking off the month was the Feastinar 1.0. What’s a Feastinar? It’s part-feast and part-seminar. Shihan Ewing (Midnight Sun Martial Arts) and myself got our two schools together to exchange some knowledge of Ninjutsu and Taekwondo, make new friends, and share food with each other in honor of the month of giving thanks. It was an incredible time and on the only complaint was that we have to wait until next year to do it again! Most people wanted to do it again the following week! ☺
This month’s belt promotion was an even split of younger students and older students. Congratulations to everyone who earned some new color on your belt. This month is was: Scott G., Nicolas R., Elian Z., Wyatt K., Patricia M., Andrew D., Dallyn F., Katie C., and Zac N.
The work on our Assets Mountain Lion continued as student artists turned in a bunch of new conceptual drawings. We met and have now put them into one complete vision of how to paint up the lion. The next step is to prep the sculpture and start the painting. It’s going to be great seeing this lion come to life!
To top off the month, literally, we had our annual “Crazy Hat Day Photo”. Every student was invited to come down to the studio and bring a crazy hat. We take a studio picture as a memory of our friendship and sillier side and use that as our holiday greeting card. Look for it soon on Facebook or on the website.
December is now upon us, and as we rush about taking care of the million and one things that seem to need to be taken care of, please don’t forget to take care of the one thing that is the most important; you. Without you, the rest doesn’t matter.
See you in the studio!
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