• 01/04/21-01/09/21

    01/04/21-01/09/21

    Hello AMAI Family! In this blog series we will be posting reminders of what the students worked on the previous week. This could be helpful to make sure you know what your child or you should be working on while at home. If you need extra help on any movements or sections of the form then talk to your instructor about adding A Virtual Membership onto your current membership to unlock videos that breakdown every section of your form and every technique! Last Week 12/21/20 - 12/23/20 (Review Week so for the most part they can work on the same things they worked on last week) Lil Dragon's:Our Lil' Dragons worked on their "Jab" and their "Inside Block" as well as their Leopard Form. To ....

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  • Demo Team At Home Training 1/11/21

    Demo Team At Home Training 1/11/21

    https://www.facebook.com/110823142280983/videos/842460646262491/ I want everyone following SiHing Zar in this stretching video at LEAST twice this week. Also work on a curriculum form of one of the styles we talked about at the end of last Demo Team. Keep training!!! ....

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  • The News Stand - January, 2020

    The News Stand - January, 2020

    This month, we spotlight an article titled "The Professor of Sanshou". Sanshou is a modern form of free sparring involving kicks, punches and throws. Essentially this article is a transcribed interview of the leading authority on sanshou, Professor Zhu Ruiqi. He goes on to explain the history, future, and development of sanshou. I found it very interesting and I hope you do too! Click the link below to access the article. http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=826 (Photo Credits: https://awakeningfighters.com/awakepedia/sanshou/ ) Citation: Oh, G., & Ching, G. (2009, May/June). The Professor Of Sanshou. Retrieved January 05, 2021, from ....

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  • Demo Team At Home Training 1/04/21

    Demo Team At Home Training 1/04/21

    Back to work this week! I want everyone to get back into some serious stretching this week! Follow along with SiHing Zar in the attached video here https://www.facebook.com/110823142280983/videos/842460646262491/ . Also work on your outside crescent kicks really focus on opening those hips up on each kick and keep your posture. I'll see everyone on Friday!! ....

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  • January 2021 Events

    January 2021 Events

    Hi AMAI Families, Happy New Year! For January the main things to watch out for are stripe testing weeks: January 4th-9th is Stripe Test week 1 January 25th-30th is Stripe Test week 2 Also, there are no planned closures, but keep an eye out for snow days! ....

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  • 12/21/20 - 12/23/20

    12/21/20 - 12/23/20

    Hello AMAI Family! In this blog series we will be posting reminders of what the students worked on the previous week. This could be helpful to make sure you know what your child or you should be working on while at home. If you need extra help on any movements or sections of the form then talk to your instructor about adding A Virtual Membership onto your current membership to unlock videos that breakdown every section of your form and every technique! Last Week 12/21/20 - 12/23/20 Lil Dragon's:Our Lil' Dragons worked on their "Slap The Floor + Back Kick" and their "Forward Roll" as well as their Leopard Form. To practice the Slap The Floor + Back Kick have the student take a knee and ....

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  • Demo Team At Home Training 12/21/20

    Demo Team At Home Training 12/21/20

    No group Demo Team practice this week due to the Winter Break. But that doesn't mean no individual Demo Team practice!!! Keep putting in work, stretch, practice your group sets, work on your jump kicks. SiHing Zar wants everyone spending time working on their Inside Crescent Kick. Make sure to bring your foot up to your forehead before slapping, instead of just getting the foot to the hand to slap. Work hard, TRAIN HARD!!! ....

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  • 12/14/20 - 12/19/20

    12/14/20 - 12/19/20

    Hello AMAI Family! In this blog series we will be posting reminders of what the students worked on the previous week. This could be helpful to make sure you know what your child or you should be working on while at home. If you need extra help on any movements or sections of the form then talk to your instructor about adding A Virtual Membership onto your current membership to unlock videos that breakdown every section of your form and every technique! Last Week 12/14/20 - 12/19/20 Lil Dragon's:Our Lil' Dragons worked on their "High Block" and their "Hook Punch" as well as their Leopard Form. To practice the High block have the student put their arm above their head and then have ....

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  • Shaolin Temple (1976): Movie Review by Master Ron

    Shaolin Temple (1976): Movie Review by Master Ron

    Shaolin Temple (AKA: Death Chamber 1976) This Shaw Brothers Studio classic was directed by super director, Chang Cheh. Chang Cheh was most notable for creating some of the best kung-fu buddy films or "Super Team-Up" movies. This one was a "Super Team-up" movie. The kung-fu power team in the mid-'70s was David Chang and Ti Lung. These two would star in over a dozen movies together with Chang Cheh at the helm. Cheh would experiment by adding other up and coming stars with Lung and Chang. The precursor Jackie Chan as the mischievous hero was Alexander Fu Sheng. Fu Sheng was originally teamed up with Lung and Chang until he developed a following of his own. Fu ....

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  • Welcome to the AMAI Blog!

    We started this blog to allow our community to stay strong and connected, as well as give you access to tools you can use to improve your training. If you are looking for our form videos then use the drop down menu that reads Choose Category. After you click scroll down to find your specific program and click on it. There you will find the general form videos for you or your child's program. If you require videos with a detailed form breakdown, or videos breaking down specific techniques then talk to an instructor about upgrading your membership to include a Virtual Membership which gives you access to all videos and unlimited Zoom classes. ....

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