American College of Martial Arts » opponent http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:33:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Opponent http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/opponent/ http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/opponent/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:33:20 +0000 jdowdy http://americancollegeofmartialarts.com/wordpress/?p=33 When an opponent confronts you great him with a smile, when he departs bid him good day.  You will always be an equal distance apart, whether 6 inches or 6 feet.  Keep yourself balanced and centered then you will be one with your opponent and they will disappear.

-Master John Dowdy

]]> http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/opponent/feed/ 0 Victory http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/victory/ http://www.americancollegeofmartialarts.com/victory/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:40:46 +0000 jdowdy http://americancollegeofmartialarts.com/wordpress/?p=45 If you defeat an opponent your victory dance should be the same as if you had lost.  In Mixed Martial Arts as well as styles such as Judo and whether you study anywhere in the Piedmont Triad area a warrior should be measured by his compassion and courage by his enemies and friends alike.

-Master John Dowdy

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