Military Arnis Seminar Hosted by Karate Five
Brad and I had the pleasure of attending the Military Arnis Seminar hosted by Karate Five Dojo in Morristown this past weekend and all I can say is we were impressed.
Impressed with the knowledge of Colonel Lisa McManus and Grandmaster Jeff Delaney. Impressed with the quality and dedication to training. Impressed with the group of youth in attendance. Impressed with the way the Karate Five went out of there way to make us feel welcome and a part of their family. And very impressed with the Scruggs Barbecue!!!!
It's going to take Brad and I months to process all of the great concepts and knowledge thrown at us in two days. Everything from sticks, knives, empty hand, grappling and ground work but we both left excited with all of the new training possibilities.
It's tough to describe what a great experience we had without going through a minute by minute account so let me just list a few highlights that Brad and I discussed on our drive home ....
Scruggs Barbecue ... if you haven't had it you're missing out!!!!
All the one on one time we had with Colonel McManus, Grandmaster Delaney, Grandmaster Wilson and Grandmaster Lee .... with a hundred plus in attendance we were amazed with the time and attention they gave us.
Grandmaster Ogle working with the youth on break falls ... As most of you know James Ogle doesn't raise his voice, so to see 50 kids working breakfalls in unison with dead silence was impressive.
Master Lee Jr. on the mat ... Amazing!!! If you have never had the opportunity to see his demonstration you have missed out on something special...
Thanks so much to the Karate Five for allowing us to be a part of there family and to Master Sieber for making it possible for us to attend in the first place.
Impressed with the knowledge of Colonel Lisa McManus and Grandmaster Jeff Delaney. Impressed with the quality and dedication to training. Impressed with the group of youth in attendance. Impressed with the way the Karate Five went out of there way to make us feel welcome and a part of their family. And very impressed with the Scruggs Barbecue!!!!
It's going to take Brad and I months to process all of the great concepts and knowledge thrown at us in two days. Everything from sticks, knives, empty hand, grappling and ground work but we both left excited with all of the new training possibilities.
It's tough to describe what a great experience we had without going through a minute by minute account so let me just list a few highlights that Brad and I discussed on our drive home ....
Scruggs Barbecue ... if you haven't had it you're missing out!!!!
All the one on one time we had with Colonel McManus, Grandmaster Delaney, Grandmaster Wilson and Grandmaster Lee .... with a hundred plus in attendance we were amazed with the time and attention they gave us.
Grandmaster Ogle working with the youth on break falls ... As most of you know James Ogle doesn't raise his voice, so to see 50 kids working breakfalls in unison with dead silence was impressive.
Master Lee Jr. on the mat ... Amazing!!! If you have never had the opportunity to see his demonstration you have missed out on something special...
Thanks so much to the Karate Five for allowing us to be a part of there family and to Master Sieber for making it possible for us to attend in the first place.
I have to agree with Mike. I was blown-away at the participation and the hard work that everyone gave over the 2-day seminar. Even the small kids that were there stayed focused and kept on task. I am thankful for all the one-on-one attention from Grand Masters Delaney, McManus and Wilson.
On Friday night when we arrived I was tickled to see that no one was wearing a belt. Everyone was there to work and not to see who had the most stripes. That told me right away that we were in for a hard weekend of training, and that is exactly what we got. What is most amazing is that the Karate Five fed us during snacks and lunches and gave us a two days worth of training and didn't charge anything for it. For that, I am most appreciative. They could have easily charged a couple hundred bucks apiece for the 2-days. I have paid alot more than that for a weekend seminar in the past and didnt walk away with as much as I did from this weekend.
This was my first experience in working with the Karate Five and I walked away very impressed with their philosophy and work ethic. They don't just say, they do!
Grandmaster Wilson said we would definitely be invited back next year and I, for one, am looking very forward to the chance to be there again.
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