This Sunday at NPAKF! January 5th, 2015
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Great Way to Start a New Year! January 4th, 2015
New Year’s Day Swim! December 26th, 2014
Holiday Schedule for 2014-15 December 21st, 2014
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Dec 24-25: No Classes – both kids and adults
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Dec 31st No Classes – both kids and adults
Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day Swim!! (details coming soon…)
All other classes are on. Enjoy the holiday season with family and friends!
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Schedule Change for Wed. Dec 10th December 9th, 2014
Due to Adult Testing at the WAKF, here’s what tomorrow night’s schedule will look like at the Academy of Kung Fu:
5pm Kids Class is ON!
6pm Adults Class is OFF.
Students testing, helpers, and Board members will all be at the WAKF for the big event of the evening. Testing is open to the public so come and give encouragement to those testing!
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Black Belt Testing December 5th, 2014
Black Belt Testing!
Sunday
Dec. 14, 2014
Academy of Kung Fu
7am
Testing is open to the public. Guests are welcome. Testing will begin at 7am. Each of the candidates testing will need to have necessary teaching hours completed, requirements signed off, written tests completed and passed by 12/08, thesis completed, and a testing fee of $25 turned in beforehand.
The following students may test for their Black Belt on Sunday Dec. 14th:
Larry Pitts
Sandy Lucas
Steve Winney
Train hard,
Sifu
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Thanksgiving Schedule November 26th, 2014
Wednesday Nov 26th – All Classes are ON!
Thursday, Nov 27th – All Classes are OFF. Enjoy the holiday!
Friday, Nov 28th – Noon class is ON!
Saturday, Nov 29th – All Classes are OFF. Special seminar at AKF from 9am-Noon.
Monday, Dec 1st – All Classes are ON! Back to normal.
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A Tale of Two Marks November 24th, 2014
The write up below is courtesy of Jeremy Marchant, 1st Degree Black Belt instructor at the Academy of Kung Fu. Jeremy himself has watched and learned from both Mark Siegel and Hollemon in striving to become a better teacher. Both Marks have made huge impacts to the Academy in the teaching hours they have contributed on Monday nights. We are fortunate to have such a talented group of instructors at the AKF.
The road to black belt is long and hard. It is filled with huge obstacles, hard work, and a lot of sacrifice. Those of us that have made it to black know that it is not the end of our martial arts journey, but the beginning.
“The humble man makes room for progress;
The proud man believes he is already there.”
-Ed Parker-
The humility and drive to continue learning after one achieves black belt was demonstrated on a Monday night during this last summer in a 6pm intermediate/advanced class. Sifu Kyle saluted the class in as he normally would and asked everyone to please take a seat. As the class took a Japanese sitting position, Sifu Kyle called both Mark Siegel and Mark Hollemon to the front of the class and asked them to go to a Japanese sitting position. One at a time Sifu Kyle took their black belts, stood over them and with a snap of the belt and a few official words he promoted both of them to 2nd degree; back belt teacher.
Mark Siegel and Mark Hollemon are both extraordinary martial artists, who together and individually have brought so much to our System. They have always inspired under-belts and continue to do so through their continued training and teaching. Congratulations, Mark Siegel and Mark Hollemon on receiving the rank of 2nd degree black belt!
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From Professor King’s Class at the AKF… November 14th, 2014
Jeremy Marchant supplied the pictures. Sandy Lucas provided the write up. Professor Fred King, founder of Mo Duk Pai Kung Fu, added the best part – the curriculum. Professor King took a night to work with just the female trainers at the AKF. Here’s a glimpse into the action of the night:
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