The Triangle's Home For Traditional Martial Arts
Martial arts have been a part of Sensei Thomas Arcuri’s life for more than 40 years, and there are two reasons why he got involved.
“My father was a boxer in the Navy, and I also became aware of Bruce Lee back in the ’70s, so it kind of peaked my interest,” he said.
Arcuri said Lee was very unique, and his movies started a martial arts craze among adults.
Years ago, if anyone had told Longview resident Robert LaMont he would have a career in martial arts, he would not have believed them.
But three decades and more than 15,000 students later, that’s exactly where the former chemistry instructor’s career path has led him.
“I would have never believed that I would teach martial arts for a living,” LaMont said. “When I was a child, I would tell everybody I wanted to be a preacher.”
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Mike Westbrooks and his daughter, Abby, always shared a love of karate movies together. It wasn’t until Abby took up the sport that they realized, they also shared a love for competition.
The Upstate daddy-daughter duo have become two of the most successful karate competitors in their classifications; Mike in sparring, and Abby in kenpo forms.Advertisement
But for all their trophies and championships, Mike’s karate career was nearly cut short in 2015 when he suffered a stroke following a torn carotid artery and spent months on blood thinners.
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Elvis Presley is one of the most iconic performers of all time. His suave image has been imitated countless times over the years, and he ranks amongst artists such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan in terms of significance in popular culture. Elvis helped to hasten the onset of – and popularise – rock ‘n’ roll as we know it today, and is also credited with easing race relations through “opening” up the door to “black music” in the mainstream.
Celebrated for his music and acting credits, Elvis is also remembered for his altruistic spirit. Just two months before he passed away on June 24th, 1977, the overweight and ailing Elvis defended a person from being attacked. At 1am on the 24th, Elvis witnessed a young petrol station worker being assaulted by a pair of assailants in Madison, Wisconsin.
Given that it is a well-known fact that Elvis had a longstanding love for martial arts that originated from his military service between 1958 and 1960, he was prepared. Between 1970 and 1974, Elvis trained under the tutelage of Master Kang Rhee in Memphis and eventually secured the hallowed Black Belt in September 1974. Famously, Elvis’ love for martial arts would become an essential staple of his live show, with his performance featuring karate moves.
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A Russian airline flipping out about violent passengers is taking matters into its own hands — by teaching martial arts to its staff.
Low-cost carrier Pobeda Airlines says it plans to teach its ground staffers judo and sambo, a martial art developed by the Soviet Red Army in the 1920s, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.
The decision comes after an irate passenger who missed his flight from Moscow was caught on video as he attacked a Pobeda manager who refused to issue him a refund. The man was later arrested.
The airline initially considered hiring private security guards to help protect its employees, but then dropped the plan because it would have increased the cost of plane tickets by up to 2 percent.
Linda Weimer is 68 years old and has had both knees replaced, yet she keeps going.
“At this point in my life, it’s trying to develop mental and remembering things and how the katas go, how the rules and regulations go,” Weimer said.
“The house must form a breeding ground for good and close communities with a focus on physical activity. It will be a great gathering place for children and young people from the local area and the rest of the city who can improve their skills in the various disciplines of martial arts. And then, the house will give a big boost to the development of the area,” commented the Mayor of Copenhagen Lars Weiss.
https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/copenhagen-to-open-a-modern-martial-arts-house-in-2022-8971
“We need help,” Raheem said. “Our city is dying. Our communities are dying, and the infection of poverty, the infection of un-thought-out actions, the finished projects of our children growing into teenagers, growing into adults, and they’re missing a certain part of their development. It’s crippling us.”
Raheem is hoping his martial arts program can serve as a resource for the community.
We all know karate is a martial arts discipline that is also a great form of exercise. But what about using it as a treatment for a debilitating disease?
One local hospital is taking an unusual approach to treating Parkinson’s disease.
Patients at Rush University Medical Center are kicking away the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by practicing Karate. It all started as part of a clinical trial to see if the kicks and movements of Karate could benefit Parkinson’s patients. It was a 10-week study in which the patients trained in Karate twice a week.
“We found a significant change in how often people were falling which is wonderful, that’s a huge predictor of problems and it’s a big risk factor in people with Parkinson’s,” said Dr. Jori Fleisher.
In martial arts, there’s judo, taekwondo and karate. The Tokyo Olympic Games will officially debut the sport as one of five this year.
Sensei Najib Amin of the Shotokan Karate Club of Maryland leads the way with swift punches, focus and intention inside his karate dojo.
“It’s amazing. People come and they sit and they watch, and it always from the stands looks a lot easier than it really is,” Amin said.
Detail is key for the Shotokan style of karate. One of four major styles recognized and incorporated this year at the Olympics.