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News and Special Events
News
Fall 2008 Class Schedule: The Fall 2008 class schedules for September through December are now posted under our "Classes" link. Montgomery Karate Club classes for September and October are now posted.
August 31 - The Sword and Spear Art of Manipur, India (Thang-Ta, Huyen Lallong) - Stick Fighting Seminar Series with Master Khilton Nongmaithem: Master Nongmaithem is heir to this ancient martial arts system consisting of weaponry and unarmed techniques, and he is the only recognized master from his school in Manipur who is teaching this art form in the West. The symbol associated with this art form is featured on the ATT home page. Shifu Tony Baker is sponsoring the seminar series on several Sundays throughout the summer in Bethesda, Maryland. The first in the series was held on June 29, 2008; the second in the series was held July 27, 2008; the third in the series is now scheduled for August 31, 2008. Please contact Tony by e-mail (leonard.baker@gsa.gov) for all details on times, location, and tuition if you are interested in participating.
Fall 2008 Isshin-Ryu Karate Review Sessions: ATT will offer 4 karate review sessions this fall on September 7, October 19, November 9, and December 14. The sessions are held at Gilbert's Academy of Martial Arts (GAMA), Damascus, Maryland. These sessions are FREE for members and member dojos of the Penn State Karate Club. They are being held in advance of the Fall 2008 Rank Testing at Penn State (October 4, 2008), and as continuing review for the IWKA World Championship Tournament scheduled for June 2009 in Pittsburgh with Master Kichiro Shimabuku. These sessions are not open to the public except with special permission from ATT. We will review karate and kobudo kata. All belt ranks are welcome to attend. Sensei Dane Sutton, Kiyoshigo, 8th Dan, and head instructor from the Penn State Karate Club, has come down on occassion to oversee and instruct a number of these sessions in the past. Please contact us by e-mail (att8@verizon.net) at least one week in advance if you plan to attend any of these sessions. Directions to the GAMA facility are posted above under our Sunday taiji classes.
Recent Special Events
Penn State Karate Club Dan Testing and Seminars. Academic Training Traditions participated in this spring's event at Penn State Main Campus, University Park, Pennsylvania on March 29, 2008. See our Isshin-Ryu Montgomery Karate Club page for group photo and description of the the seminars.
Maryland Yin Cheng Gong Fa Taiji Seminar with Master Zhang Yun. Academic Training Traditions sponsored a workshop by Master Zhang Yun on May 3rd and 4th, 2008, at the Trinity School Gymnasium in Frederick, Maryland. See Previous Special Events for group photos and description for this and other previous seminars with Master Zhang Yun.
Upcoming Special Events
Chen Panling International Martial Arts Foundation Seminar featuring Grandmaster Chen Yunching of Taiwan, September 24-28, 2008 (Wednesday-Sunday). Shifu John Scott of the Scott Academy of Martial Arts, and the Chief Instructor of the Maryland Branch of the CPL foundation, will host this event in Frederick, Maryland. Please mark you calendars, and make room in your weekday and weekend schedules so that you can attend the entire 5-day workshop intensive. Sessions will be held in the morning (2.5 hrs) and afternoon (2.5 hrs) on all 5 days. A second announcement will follow providing the location, and complete 5-day curriculum for this seminar series. Shifu Scott and I were fortunate to have attended the Chen Yunching seminar in Atlanta in 2006 and it was outstanding (see photo from one of the weekday seminars). The curriculum this year will likely include methods from Chen Pan-ling family Taiji Quan, Xing-yi Quan, Bagua Zhang, Shaolin, Qigong, and Weaponry. You can take part in an historic event to study an extensive and authentic system Chinese martial arts inherited by GM Chen Yunching. For further information, and to pre-register for this event, please contact Shifu John Scott (see our Links page).
Penn State Isshin-ryu Karate Club, Dan Rank Testing and Seminar, October 4, 2008, noon-5:00pm: We will be in University Park, Pa. assisting in the testing and seminar portions. This event is not open to the public.
IWKA World Championship Tournament, June 18-20, 2009, Pittsburgh, Pa: We will be in Pittsburgh, Pa. next summer attending seminars by Master Kichiro Shimabuku and competing in the various events. For further information and registration click on IWKA Tournament 2009
Click to this page for more on our Previous Special Events.