CMAEC's Kung Fu Corner

New Kung Fu movie - director = RZA (WU Tang)

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:03:00 -0400

http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1694897&weburl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mtv.com%2fnews%2farticles%2f1694897%2frza-man-iron-fists.jhtml&alt=http%3a%2f%2fm.mtv.com%2fnews%2findex.rbml&cid=300

WATCH: How Kids Can Protect Themselves When Bullies Get Physical, From Carrie Goldman - The Huffington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:53:00 -0400

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/09/28/marlo-thomas-mondays-with-marlo-how-kids-can-protect-themselves-when-bullies-get-physical-from-carrie-goldman_n_1923853.html

Counter Knife-Fighting Techniques With 3 Self-Defense Moves From Michael Echanis – - Black Belt

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:52:00 -0400

http://www.blackbeltmag.com/daily/martial-arts-techniques/weapon-techniques/counter-knife-fighting-techniques-with-3-self-defense-moves-from-michael-echanis/

Take this info then ask Sifu for other techniques and practice at home (with a dummy knife of course) - you never know when you'll need it

New Jet-Li film!!! Jet Li Stars in 3-D Martial Arts Thriller ‘Flying Swords of Dragon Gate’

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:36:00 -0400

Jet Li Stars in 3-D Martial Arts Thriller ‘Flying Swords of Dragon Gate’

http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Jet-Li-Stars-in-3-D-Martial-Arts-Thriller-%E2%80%98Flying-Swords-of-Dragon-Gate%E2%80%99&nItemID=15004

Fighter sends strong message: no bullying

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:27:00 -0400

http://www.ocregister.com/news/mccullough-373509-bully-message.html

ANAHEIM HILLS – Mixed-martial-arts fighter "Razor" Rob McCullough towered over the throng of kindergartners, his tattooed arms bulging, his voice booming over a microphone.

The former World Extreme Cage champion, who has made a career of fighting and intimidating opponents, had a simple message:

Don't bully.

"Give me your lunch money," one kindergartner demanded of the man more than twice his height.

"No, that's my money, and I'm planning to keep it," McCullough responded.

"You dress funny," another kindergartener chided, eliciting a roomful of belly laughs.

"I actually like what I'm wearing. Please don't be mean," McCullough said calmly, then walked away.

The kindergartners felt so bold only because they'd been instructed to make fun of the fighter to highlight real-life bullying scenarios.

Two assemblies at Anaheim Hills Elementary School on Wednesday kicked off a nationwide anti-bullying campaign by Santa Ana-based LA Boxing.

The idea: to get fighters such as McCullough, Tito Ortiz and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to talk to students about how to treat classmates to encourage a kind, stress-free learning environment.

"You look at somebody like Razor Rob or Tito Ortiz and they might be what some people would think of as a bully," said Keith Williams, organizer of the assemblies for LA Boxing. "So if you've got them up there – the guys that could be the biggest bullies in the room – saying that it's never OK to be a bully, that sends a strong message."

McCullough, 35, of Huntington Beach, never envisioned himself as a motivational speaker. He grew up in that city and, after his parents divorced, lived with his mom in low-rent motels near Disneyland and struggled to stay out of gangs.

He's got sleeves of tattoos up and down his arms. He's married to a model and adult-film star. And he makes his living kicking other guys in the head and trying to knock out his opponents.

But, McCullough – who now works as a director of training at LA Boxing as well and has a 2-year-old son – said he hopes he's got a story that resonates.

"I don't come in here and talk about fighting, I just talk to kids about my story and encourage them to find what they love, set goals, stay focused and make it happen," said McCullough, wearing a shirt with the message: "100 percent competitor, 0 percent bully."

"I want to reach out to the kids being bullied and also those that could be the bullies and make them think, 'This guy could be a bully, but he's not,'" he added. "It's great if somebody like Shania Twain does a public-service announcement about bullying, but I'm hoping they hear the message more clearly from somebody with my background."

About 56 percent of all students report witnessing a bullying incident take place while at school, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Metal Health Administration. And more than 150,000 children nationwide are estimated to miss school each day because of fears of being bullied.

LA Boxing plans to sponsor dozens of free assemblies similar to the one in Anaheim Hills throughout the country in coming months. The company has 13 gyms in Orange County and 73 others nationwide. The fighters encourage students to get active in a gym, basketball, football, dance – whatever will give them focus, build self-confidence and keep them away from bullies.

UFC Champion Tito Ortiz is scheduled to speak at an assembly Oct. 30 at Huntington Beach High School, where he attended school in the 1990s.

After McCullough spoke, students crowded around him – some asking him to sign their notepads, T-shirts and even a cast.

"It was a good message to hear from him," said Matthew Radcliffe, 11, a sixth grader. "If he's not a bully, then we shouldn't be, either. And if we see other people getting bullied, now I know to speak up, to stand up for them and make sure it doesn't happen to anybody."

Contact the writer: 714-704-3769 or ecarpenter@ocregister.com

June 2011 Graduation photos/videos are up!!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:36:00 -0400

Great job this graduation. Very impressed with everyone.

Congratulations to all those who graduated especially to those who made black sash and higher!!!

View pictures at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmaec

View videos at:

http://www.youtube.com/cmaec

April 2011 Graduation Pictures and Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:10:00 -0400

Hello all.

Here are the videos and pictures we captured today.

Enjoy!!

Pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmaec/sets/72157626511832140/

Videos

Chinese New Year Graduation Pictures are up!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:38:00 -0500

Here are the pictures

Enjoy!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmaec/

Kung Fu You Can Do by Lisa Russell

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:52:00 -0500

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September Tournament Results!!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:15:00 -0400

Our tournament team, Team Phoenix, went to the Twin Towers Tournament at the Jacob Javis Center on Sept 5th and 6th in NYC.

The results were:

Travis Andreu - 1st Place in Adv. Weapons
4th Place in Forms

Geoff Andreu - 2nd Place in Fighting
4th in Adv. Forms

SiJe Danielle Orsino - 1st Place in Adult Black Belt Division

Danny Hunter - 2nd Place in Advanced Forms

Richy Hunter - 2nd Place in Intermediate Forms

Honorable mention:

Connor Lesyshyn - Forms and Fighting
Zachary Lyons - Forms
Luke Scopino - Forms

We congratulate all of our competitors that have been in the tournament scene for only a short period of time (1st or 2nd tournament only) and have been achieving outstanding results.

Lao Shr Matt Lapidus (A-Team Coach) & SiJe Danielle Orsino (B-Team Coach) have showed great guidance to all of our students/competitors and we applaud them for their time and dedication towards the team!

Keep up the excellent work!!

Congratulations to our September graduates!!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyber Groove) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:13:00 -0400

Mini Dragons
Connor Evans - White + 1
Bruce Lenes - White + 2
Ana Morea - White + 2

Tiger Team
Ryan Abatemarco - Orange + 1
Tyler Amsterdam - Purple + 3
Brendan Connelly - Green + 2
Connor Geoghegan - Green + 3
Alexandra Marini - Blue
Frankie Morea - Green + 2
James Martin - White + 1
Max Solomon - Orange + 1

Junior Basic
Nicholeta Arrietta - Yellow
Joseph Chambers - Orange
Stephan Darmonovic - Yellow
Eamon Howley - Orange
RoseMarie Luzon - Yellow + 1
Jay Maher - Orange
Michael Rufino - Yellow
Brian Scopino - Yellow

Junior Intermediate
Samantha Fazio - Purple + 2
Greg Hunter - Green + 1
Zachary Lyons - Purple
Jack Martin - Green + 1
Michael O' Brien - Green + 2
Alexandra O' Brien - Green + 3
Robert Pallas - Blue + 1
Luke Scopino - Green + 2

Junior Advanced
Joey Alaimo - R/W + 3
Luke Balaj - R/W + 2
Vanessa Demeo-Pelham - R/W + 2

Adult Basic
Owen Gilroy - Yellow
Axel Kastner - Yellow
Aimee Lee - White + 1
Caroline Martin - White + 1
Spencer Wheeler - Yellow + 1

Adult Intermediate
Jack Bugbee - Blue + 2
Andrew Coppinger - Green
Paul Gregory - Green
Danny Hunter - Blue
Richy Hunter - Blue
Gina Lyons - Green
Peter Mitchell - Green + 1
Tommy Palladino - Blue
Mario Patino - Purple
John Sudol - Purple
Ben Wolf - Green + 2

Adult Advanced
Travis Andreu - Brown
Geoff Andreu - Brown
Danielle Orsino - Brown + 5
Nick DeGiacomo - B/W + 2
Patrick Henry - B/W + 1
Connor Lesyshyn - B/W + 2

Special Awards
Luke Scopino - Shaolin Tiger Award
Zachary Lyons - Shaolin Tiger Award