Tigershark Hapkido Workout Video Now Available!
Recently Grandmaster John Dowdy completed his first video in the American Martial Artist Tigershark Hapkido Series. This is a double workout video with each component workout being about 54 minutes long (all on one disc.) The workouts are designed to help develop physical stamina, coordination, balance, focus, speed, power, agility, and the use of combinations. This is the first in our series...
Read MoreSparring:Part 2:No-Contact Sparring
When learning the art of sparring or free-fighting, it is important for students to spar at least once with no contact or mere touch contact. Some styles never spar or have contact; however, I believe that sparring is a useful training tool for our style of martial arts. No-contact sparring has both its advantages and disadvantages. the main asset is that it teaches control- the control...
Read MoreDIRECTING THE MIND SEMINAR:JUNE 19th:GAFFNEY,SC
TIGERSHARK ADVANCED WARRIOR SKILLS PROGRAM PRESENTS DIRECTING THE MIND THIS SEMINAR WILL EXPLORE HOW TO DEVELOP THE MIND WHETHER YOU ARE A STUDENT IN A MARTIAL ARTS SETTING OR SOMEONE WHO HAS THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. topics will include: The warrior mind Self-control Proper eating habits Self assessment for change Self empowerment Living by...
Read MoreKata Poem
The warrior stands firmly centered His horsestance strong- like chains to the ground His arms like aircraft move into position Preparing for flight…strongly inhale and… The kata begins Like a private tango One deliberate movement fades into the next The warrior’s intense gaze cuts into His imaginary adversary Like an invisible blade Dramatic pauses in the action Accentuate...
Read MoreDojo Poem
A habitat unto itself The dojo stands as a refuge A place to test our limitations To dare to try To dare to fail Seeing the opponent in the mirror Knowing that our most vocal “silent assassin” Is only the voice within ourselves. The dojo silences the critics Within our mind We stand as a tribe We punch as a tribe We kick as a tribe United in the conquest Helping each...
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