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  • High 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 gre

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  • The Ability to Listen

    Robert Frost said “You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost any thing without losing your temper or self-confidence.” That can be deemed true in almost all things especially when one martial artist is talking to another

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  • A Martial Artist’s Christmas Carol

    Some version of Dicken’s “Christmas Carol” is featured on any television station that your remote takes you to during the holiday season. This epic is a timeless story with wonderful values and morals. It reminds me of my own martial arts

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  • The Most Significant Belt – The White Belt

    As an instructor, I have taught  thousands of students. Yet only a small percentage attain black belt status.  One may think that black belt is the most significant belt - but in my opinion, the white belt is. As a student comes in as a novi

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  • Evolution to Black Belt

    Congratulation to Lane Moore and Ryan Fowler for their promotion to 1st degree black belt in Tiger Shark Hapkido. More pictures to follow about their test in a few weeks. I recently promoted two more hapkido students to 1st degree black be

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  • Regardless of the Question…

    As a martial arts instructor there have been many times I have directed students to do something and then be asked the question: “Why?” I never take that question as a student being disrespectful, but I see it as an opportunity to further edu

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  • 40 Years of Martial Arts and I’m Still a Student

    I have been studying martial arts for 40 years now.  Some of the things that I have learned include, for instance, that there are just so many ways to kick, punch or even twist a wrist. After that revelation, I had to look for other ways to further

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  • Belt Promotion – The Journey

    Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1884) said "To travel hopefully is better then to arrive.  The success is the labor." Bruce Lee (1940 – 1973) said: “The success is the Journey, not the destination.” Regardless of the journey, each ind

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  • Tigershark Hapkido Belt Requirements

    White Belt Single Stripe Know Name Of The Art:  Tiger Shark Hapkido Bow                                               Wrist Breakaways Kick Form                          

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  • Jujitsu Requirements

    YELLOW BELT Falling techniques, front, back, sides, forward and backward Guard Half mount Open guard Spider guard Butterfly guard Hip escape, on back, push one leg up, roll to side, then back on back with both knees bent and feet tog

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Christopher Bocock is demononstrating energy work. Christopher is a Black Belt in Tiger Shark Hapkido and a student of Master Thomas Bocock who is 7th degree black belt in Tiger Shark Hapkido.