Grandmaster John Dowdy's Teaching Schedule
Children’s Hapkido Classes: Mon, Tues, Thurs (5:00-5:50 PM) @ Burlington ACMA Adult Hapkido Classes: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs (6PM-7:20 PM) @ Burlington ACMA Judo/Jujitsu/Mixed Martial Arts: Mon, Tues, Thurs (7:30- 9PM) @Burlington ACMA Jujitsu: Wednesday (8:10-9:30 PM) @ Neill’s Tae Kwon Do in Chapel Hill, NC Jujitsu:Friday (8:10-9:30 PM) @ Neill’s Tae Kwon Do in Chapel...
Read MoreTonfa Seminar in Gaffney, SC Held 1/23/10
Master Dowdy traveled to Gaffney, SC on Saturday 1/23/10 to instruct Gaffney martial artists regarding tonfa /PR-24 use. The seminar was preceded by a three-hour workout with the group which consisted of the following: one hour of updated hapkido techniques one hour of 2nd degree Black Belt techniques one hour of jujitsu instruction The tonfa seminar consisted of one traditional tonfa...
Read MorePressure Point Strikes Seminar: Summary and Feedback: 1/16/10
Today’s Pressure Point Strikes Seminar at ACMA in Burlington, NC provided the participants with a wealth of information and analogies. Master John Dowdy introduced 28 pressure point strikes. Each pressure point was discussed within the contexts of : location of pressure point possible effect(s) of strike antidotes (if any) uses of the pressure point for healing...
Read MoreA Resolution Is A Promise To Yourself
Most of us have made new year’s resolutions before in the past. Some we kept and others were swept aside. As a lifelong martial artist I feel integrity should always be an annual standing goal. Integrity, to me, is simply doing what one says that they will.We have all made promises , yet failed to keep them, even with the best of intentions. This year, like every year, I have reassessed my...
Read MoreHigh Energy Martial Artists + Jujitsu = Successful Jujitsu Clinic 1/2/10
Today the American College of Martial Arts of Burlington, N.C. hosted a Jujitsu Clinic. It was attended by martial artists from varied backgrounds and experiences. Participants ranged in age from 16 to 57 years old. There were white belts to green belts to various degrees of black belts in several styles. Some drove three hours to attend; some drove 30 minutes, and some came across town. It...
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