Announcements
09.17.2010
Olympic Taekwondo Training Sessions
Diana Lopez will Conduct Two Olympic Taekwondo Training Sessions Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Tucson, AZ. Grassroots Seminar 9 AM to 12 Noon and Elite Level Seminar 2 PM to 5PM. Ironwood Ridge High School, 2475 W Naranja Dr, Oro Valley, AZ 85742. $40 per seminar, or $72 for both seminars
Please call Martial Arts of Tucson for additional information.
07.20.2010
New SiJ 2 Trailer launch
To whet the appetite of students and fans alike, SiJ recently released a Trailer for the upcoming full-length video release. A cinematic roller-coaster glimpse into the martial arts spectacle that will be SiJ 2. A tentative release is set for fall of 2010.
06.01.2010
Filming Started on New SiJ Video
Martial Arts of Tucson's Shiden'issen Jujutsu program is pleased to announce that filming has commenced on their new promotional video, tentatively titled "SiJ2," the long-awaited follow up to the program's original internet sensation, "Shiden'issen Jujutsu: Arts of the Samurai." Like its predecessor, the new video will deliver a thrilling showcase of SiJ's uniquely diverse core curriculum of throwing, grappling, joint lock and submission techniques. To set it apart, the new video will also provide viewers with some much needed upgrades.
The most notable addition will be an original song, currently in development by composer Rich Katz, which aims to stylishly complement the more dynamic visual approach to the video's equally intense action. The song will also circumvent YouTube's stringent copyright policy that left the first video without a score on that site. Although, the original can still be seen here.
Among the other updated plans for the video, viewers can expect a more personal focus on the special camaraderie that makes SiJ more of a family than just a class. The audience will also be treated to a clearer picture of how techniques are taught and learned, a rare glimpse of a belt-awarding ceremony, and a more cinematic opening segment that will introduce one by one the dedicated Jujutsuka of SiJ. And to properly memorialize and convey the action, the entire video will be shot in hi-definition.
To date, the original video has garnered over 85,000 views on YouTube. Expectations for "SiJ2" are already soaring above and beyond this soon-to-be modest achievement, so stay tuned.
09.07.2009
Upcoming Event: Wildcat Taekwondo Championship, October 3rd, 2009
Tournament Date: October 3rd, 2009
Location:
Ironwood Ridge High School
2475 W Naranja Dr
Tucson, AZ 85742-9733
Registration 8AM Competition Starts 9AM
For more information:
contact Coach Scott Meyer 520.247.1155
Email: WildcatTaekwondo@comcast.net
Website: www.WildcatTaekwondo.com
WTC 2009 Event Flyer and Rules/Entry Forms:
View Event Flyer
Download Rules / Entry Form (MS Word)
Download Rules / Entry Form (PDF)
09.05.2009
Martial Arts of Tucson Adds Capoeira
Martial Arts of Tucson today announced the addition of a new class to its roster of arts: Brazilian Capoeira, starting Saturday, Sept 12 at 3pm.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art form. It is known as the “dance like fight, fight like dance” with fluid movements, attacks and defenses that are practiced and performed to energetic rhythms. Through capoeira you learn balance, physical and mental conditioning, along with flexibility and physical strength. Capoeira also encourages coordination and discipline. Being a student of capoeira provides learning to play traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms and macule’le’ (Afro-Brazilian stick fighting). This is a very important part of the art form that truly helps any student to reach their full potential in capoeira. With all that capoeira encompasses it is a very distinct, exciting, fun and rewarding art form!
About the Instructor
The Capoeira instructor is Mandi Combs (AKA "Meucura"), a student of Capoeira Tucson - Malandragem under Dondi "Enxu" and the United Capeira Association under Mestre Acordeon, Mestre Ra, and Mestra Suelly of Berkeley, CA.
Please call Martial Arts of Tucson for additional information.
04.23.2009
Wildcat Taekwondo Presents: 2008 Beijing Olympian Charlotte Craig
Two Olympic Taekwondo Seminars! Sat May 2 and Sun May 3 in Tucson, Arizona.
$30 per seminar, or $50 for both seminars
Grassroots Seminar - Saturday, May 2nd
Join National Champion and 2008 US Olympic Team Member Charlotte Craig for four hours of training in the techniques and tactics of Olympic Taekwondo. The Grassroots seminar is open to all players and coaches of any belt level including black belts who wish to attend both sessions. This seminar will take place at Ironwood Ridge's spacious gymnasium on matted floors. Bring full sparring gear. (Bags and paddles will be provided, but players should bring their own paddles to ensure that there are enough.)
Location:
Ironwood Ridge High School
2475 W Naranja Dr Oro Valley, AZ 85742
12 Noon to 4 PM
Google Map to Ironwood
The gym is the large building in the back right to the southwest.
Elite Level Seminar - Sunday, May 3rd
Charlotte Craig will also conduct an elite level seminar for Black Belts, and Red Belts whose coaches certify that they are competing at a high level and wish to compete at black belt level. This seminar will take place on the mats at Wildcat Taekwondo's dojang at Martial Arts of Tucson. Bring full sparring gear. (Again, bags and paddles will be provided, but players should bring their own paddles to ensure that there are enough.) This seminar will take place from 10 AM to 2 PM Sunday, May 3rd.
Location:
Martial Arts of Tucson
5250 E Pima St Tucson, AZ 85712
10 AM to 2 PM
Google map to Martial Arts of Tucson
On the southwest corner of Pima at Beverly, two blocks west of Craycroft.
Further Information:
Contact Coach Scott Meyer of Wildcat Taekwondo
520-247-1155
WildcatTaekwondo@comcast.net
04.22.2009
Ladies Only Self Defense
Martial Arts of Tucson is providing a self defense course tailored specifically for women. The class will be held Saturday, May 2nd 11am-1pm. Sensie David Shanstrom will teach the class - ladies are encouraged to wear workout clothes. Covered in the class will be: escapes, pressure points, evasion techniques and rapid response self-defense. Please call 325-0790 for more information.
07.23.2008
NEW - Women's Self Defense Video!
The women of Shiden'issen Jujutsu lead the pack in an exhilarating new video depicting reality-based scenarios as well as dojo training footage. The video is intended to raise awareness in women of what could happen during an assault, and inspire them to learn effective counter measures against such attacks. A commanding musical score accompanies the cinematic videography, imbuing the action with a sense of pulse-pounding drama and excitement.
Defending oneself on the ground is an often neglected, yet very important, aspect of self defense. Shiden'issen Jujutsu hopes to open women's eyes to the unpleasant specifics of an assault, and demonstrate how Jujutsu could allow them to cope in similar situations, and even prevail over their attacker. Jujutsu methods of defense rely on principles of leverage, off-balancing and superior strategy - skills that nearly all women can cultivate and acquire over time.
"I wanted to create a video that did not 'candy coat' women's self defense," says Sensei Maza."Every scenario in the video is real world, from a sexual assault at a party to a stalker awaiting a woman at her home. The women respond to the threats with simple and effective Jujutsu technique. I don't think anyone could argue that Sankaku jime (triangle choke) doesn't work."
See the video now! (click on "women")