Hello Everyone,
We hope this page will be a helpful aid in your training with us! The first item is your white belt study sheet and then some safety tips. Currently you can download curriculums and other information by logging in below at the key to see the study sheet site (study sheets will then appear in the banner above). E-mail us, or get your password in class. Also below are some video files for you to watch. You will need Windows Media Player to play these files. Enjoy!
- Sleeping Lion Martial Arts
Your White Belt Study Sheet...
A complete system: Sleeping Lion Aiki Hapkido Empty hand/standing training, or Dynamic Hapkido White Belt
Ukimi Waza - Groundwork, falls, rolls, stances, etc. - Aikido and TaeKwonDo based. Falls/rolls Stances/steps Back fall From Knees Defensive posture -boxers stance for mobility Front roll From Knees Moving with a slide - wojun, junjun, Turning step - un draw
Kang Sool - Hard style technique and striking arts - MooDukKwon TaeKwonDo and C.Q.D.T. based. Hands Feet - kicking high, middle and low Palm Heel striking Front kick - ap chagi Box drill for blocking Side kick - yeop chagi Proper fist -find you power zones Round kick - bandal chagi 3 kick drill
Lion Kung Fu - Blocking /blending - Ving Tsun based (initially MooDukKwon). Defense drills Speed drills Slip punch drill - with sliding junjun Point blocking 1 - nejun magki and dung magki Cage push drill - with front stance Clock blocking 1 - add song magki
Joint Lock ing/Throwing- Joint locking: An essential component of Hapkido & JuJutsu. Joint locking/throwing Step sparring/ defense requirement Wrist grab defense One step sparring - moving in 4 directions Trap/check techniques Defense from a punch - hooking and straight Know 3 - see detail sheet for a list of techniques.
Other areas of Study Observe all rules, customs, and studio traditions. Come in early for help. Notice western and "name of origin" terminology throughout your study.
These techniques make up the core of white belt level in Dynamic Hapkido. This is the Empty-hand, standing and external portion of our system. Understand there are many variations of these techniques as well as an internal training portion of our system. (hinted at before black belt and then taught). The Student must also progress in Ground-defense/Street JuJutsu as well as our weaponry training/Aiki-Kobudo to gain a Sleeping Lion Aiki Hapkido Black Belt. Enjoy your journey
Safety Tips: Share this with your wife, your children, everyone you know.
1. Tip from Sleeping Lion: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, DO SO!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.). DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON! AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, in the back seat and underneath the car. B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars. C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!
8. Women are often always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim. Please use your awareness and avoidance, - with self defense training to fall back on - be safe.
Adult Students
Re: Attendance and absence
Please pick the classes that you attend per week and stick to them. Consistency is the biggest way to make your training effective and efficient. Student consistency also makes it easier to gauge class size and manage growth. We consider 15 students a full class and will allow up to 18 to attend a class. If a class stays at 4 students or less for a long period it will be changed or dropped. For anything not covered in adults class, or for difficult schedules, try private lessons. For your training and to stay with your class - if you miss a class make it up. The only day we allow make up classes is Saturdays. Saturday Is a regular class too. Please let us know of any upcoming absences over 1 week in length. If it has been over a week since you have trained give us a call or send an email. Discontinue training without notification and you will be billed for the last month. We track students attendance and will try and call you after two weeks. Communication can save us time, concern and help us adapt your training. We are only interested in students who train on a weekly not monthly basis. You will advance 4 times faster at 4 times a week than at one time per week. It takes about 4 years on average at 2-3 days a week to gain a black belt. Look at a regular adults class as 6:30 to 8:30 - less is not a full night of training. Black Belts are expected to train a full night of training due to their requirements. All students need to eventually progress in all 3 external areas of training. It's the students responsibility to know their belt requirements and ask if not yet shown All financial issues are solvable, you may trade labor or make other arrangements. To make for easy training, understand you need -desire, time, tuition, & transportation Learn to train when life is busy or you are not 100% - then you can always train. Train consistently, train with dedication and focus... You will be amazed with the results.
AiKi : A state of immpenetratable mindedness gained through mind, body and spirit unity -This as well as oneness with human earth and heavenly energy. N.W.
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