Martial Arts Classes in Evansville and Mount Vernon Indiana

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I would like to congratulate Javon Gantt on a job well done bringing his record to 1-1 with a second round KO.

Our boxing team will be traveling to Terre Haute to compete in the junior olympics boxing competition. Please join me in wishing them good luck in their upcoming bouts.

Classes Closed Monday Night

Both Mount Vernon and Evansville classes will be cancelled tonight due to family emergency.

I am pleased to announce that Evan Bremer passed his test for White Sash 2nd Degree. Everyone congratulate Evan on a great job well done!

Don’t Forget our Awesome online forum:: http://xzkungfucom.12.forumer.com/index.php

Jordan Barnes… Boxer, Mixed Martial Artist, and Tae Kwon Do student is very dedicated!

So dedicated that he just past his Yellow Belt 1st Degree testing. He did a great job! Everybody join me in congratulating Jordan in a job well done.

Salute

Here are fifty pressure point examples of how to use the traditional Kung Fu Salute for Self Defense…. Now do you have any excuses for not knowing a self defense?

1) Off a Punch – TW 3 to Pericardium 6
2) Off a Punch – TW 5, 6, 7 to NU-E 9
3) Off a Grab – Turn and Strike Gall-Blabber 13, 14, 15 to Gall-Bladder 20
4) From a Push – LI-10′s to Conception 21
5) Finger Lock – Trapping to my body – In and Out with a Kiai projecting my energy up from the CO-4 to CO-21 and out
6) Off a Hook Punch – Chuto Strike – Right Palm to Stomach 9 – Collapse the Energy to Stomach 10 & 11 forming the fist and connecting the energy with the other hand
7) From a Head Lock – Striking the Knee from opposite directions – down and up on the Spleen Points
Off a Punch – Parry with the left hand – Use a Crane’s Wing action with the right hand – connect on Stomach 5 with the Right Hand and Tap Stomach 6 on the Opposite Side
9) Off a Grab – Strike Stomach 5 with a Fist and Stomach 4 with a Palm
10) Off a Grab – Rake the Left Side of Face and Project into the Right Side
11) Off a Knife Attack – Straight In – Parry and Reverse Back – When the Hands meet, the Opponent will Drop
12) Off a Push, Parry the Hands Down – Stomach 15 and Liver 14
13) Off a Kick – Spleen 6 to Gall-Bladder 35
14) Rear Choke – Turn Strike Stomach 5 (Palm) – Punch the Palm with a Twist
15) Front Choke – Punch Stomach 9 Down while Striking Stomach 9 Up on the Opposite Side
16) Bear Hug – NU-E 14 to Gall Bladder Cluster
17) Off a Front Grab – Spleen 21 to Stomach 25
18) Off a Front Grab – Gall Bladder 25 to Gall Bladder 22
19) Off a One-Hand Grab – LI 14 to NU-E 9
20) Off a Front Grab – Conception 24 to Small Intestine 18 and Stomach 3
21) Off a Front Grab – M-HN-41 to Stomach 5
22) Off a Head Lock – Gall Bladder 31 to Spleen 11
23) Off a Push – Spleen 21 to Liver 14
24) Off a Punch – Bladder 13 to Large Triple Warmer 12
25) Off a Punch – Bladder 10 to Stomach 5
26) Off a Punch – Bladder 13 and Bladder 15
27) Off a Push – TW 4 and TW 5 (Source Point to Connecting Point) to Conception 5 (TW Alarm Point)
28) Off a Grab – C-Step – Liver 3 to Liver 5 (Source Point to Connecting Point) to Liver 14 (Alarm Point)
29) Off a Grab – C-Step – Spleen 6 – Where Liver, Kidney, and Spleen Cross – Strike Conception 4 – Where all 3 Yin Points Meet – In and Down
30) Off a Push – Strike Conception 17 to Liver 14
31) Off a Grab – Grab the Hair and Palm Stomach 5
32) From the Ground – Gall Bladder 20 to TW 22
33) From a Push – Spleen 17 to Liver 14
34) As they grab and pull me in… rake Spleen 21 and Redirect into Conception 12
35) As I am pulled in (Bow) Touch Gall Bladder Clusters together and strike Conception 12
36) Off a Grab (7 Star Step) Step on Stomach 43 – and Strike Conception 5
37) Off a Push – Stomach 17 to Conception 17
38) Off a Knife Attack – Overhead Strike – Punch Heart 1 – Strike Large Intestine 14 on the Arm
39) As he approaches to hit me… Side Step – Strike Bladder 36 and Punch Large Intestine 15
40) Off a Rear Bear Hug, Knee Trap – Turn, Strike Spleen 17 and Grand Chi Strike to Conception 12
41) Off a Straight Strike – Grab-Strike TW 12 to Stomach 5 – Redirect TW Energy to Stomach 5 and you strike it
42) Off a One-Hand Grab – Palm the N-UE-9 to Pericardium 1
43) Off a Knife Attack – Swing- Allow the Knife to pass – Full Grand Chi Strike to Spleen 21
44) Off a Punch – TW 3 to Conception 17
45) Off a Two-Hand Grab (Attempt) – Rake Spleen 21 – Attack Conception 5
46) Two-Hand Grab from Behind – Bring the Elbows in… Turn and Strike Large Intestine 14 on the and Punch Large Intestine 15 and on the Arm
47) Off a Two-Hand Grab Attempt from the Back – Catch and Spin – Left Palm will strike on Bladder 36 while other Hand punches Large Intestine 15 on the Arm
48) Off a Grab – Brush Down and Strike In on Conception 17
49) Off a Choke – Strike Bladder 1 & 2 and Punch M-HN-143
50) Off a Hook Punch – Strike Pericardium 3 and Punch N-UE-9

I spent some time reflecting on the old forum we started over six years ago to build communication between students and teachers. It was a great tool. It provided tons of good information and allowed us to learn while we were not in the gym. All around it is a free communication and learning tool that helps our students grow. I have made some general updates to the forum for ease of use and will continue to grow and expand to fulfill the other programs that we offer at Community Martial Arts.

The web location for our online forum : Community Martial Arts Forum

YES WE WILL HAVE CLASS TONIGHT

We received a call last night that the Mount Vernon School District was closed due to damages to the Farmersville Elementary school. However, while the district did close for the day, and our normal school policy is for our school to close, we have chosen to stay open as we believe that this wasn’t a student safety concern in regards to travel to the school or a school holiday.

We hope to see you in class tonight.

Master Jeff Barnes

Students worked on earning their chevrons this week. One of the chevrons they have to earn is for sparring. Here is a great video of two of our younger advanced students sparring one another.

Many of you have been asking me where to find some great pressure point charts. Here are the charts I used to help me get started. I hope they help you as well.

You can use them to identify striking points when working on your forms or places to hit when doing your self defenses. Always think in the back of your mind “angle and direction.”

Angle and direction will guide you in knowing how to strike the point based on either the technique in the form or the technique described in your self defense.

Whether you are studying Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, MMA or Boxing, pressure points can help you better understand how the self defense works to your own advantage.

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