Arrowhead Martial Arts is pleased to announce two seminars with Mr. Paul Mills for the benefit of all American Kenpo Karate International association members. Mr. Paul Mills, 10th degree black belt and President of the American Kenpo Karate International, will be conducting two seminars at Arrowhead Martial Arts in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday December 10, 2011. Mr. Mills was a direct and … [Read more...]
Congratulations on November Promotions
November 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Congratulations goes out to James (purple), Nathan (orange) and Rohit (yellow) on their belt test and promotion on November 19, 2011. Great intensity and focus! Congratulations also goes out to Nick and Jason on their green belt promotion. Nothing like a surprise belt test to start out a Saturday morning. Well done, guys. Well done. A special thanks to Mr. Leonard, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Miller … [Read more...]
Yellow Belt Promotion
November 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Please join me in congratulating Jim Blair on his promotion to Yellow belt last Saturday! He cranked through everything like a pro and you could tell he has spent a ton of time getting ready. Well done, Jim! … [Read more...]
No Excuses
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(Excerpt from our October 2011 Newsletter) Never give up on your training and never let excuses get in your way. Thanks to Jim Hager for sharing this video with me. No one ever said earning your black belt was going to be easy. Some days everything is easy while on other day's you wonder if you're making progress at all. Remember, life is always there ready to hold you back and give … [Read more...]
September 2011 AKKI Camp Dates Announced
August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The official Spring AKKI Camp dates are Thursday September 15 – Sunday September 18 in Evanston, Wyoming. There is going to be belt testing and dozens of seminars to attend. All belt levels and experience levels are welcome. The camp schedule should be posted in the next couple of weeks so keep your eyes peeled! To keep up with this event, be sure to "Like" the Arrowhead Martial Arts … [Read more...]
10 Students Promoted at Salt Lake City Martial Arts School
July 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
10 new yellow belt students successfully passed their Orange belt test on Saturday, July 9, 2011. It was a great 1.5 hour test with a lot of intensity and focus in front of a black belt board of examiners. We had several family members and students in attendance which made for a great time. The following people successfully passed their Orange belt … [Read more...]
Spring AKKI KENPO Camp is May 12-15, 2011 in Evanston, WY
April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The official Spring AKKI Camp dates are Thursday May 12 - Sunday May 15 in Evanston, Wyoming. Here is the camp website from September 2010 so you can get an idea of how it all works: http://www.akki.com/evanston (September 2010 Schedule) The May 2011 camp schedule should be posted in the next couple of weeks. Costs and times should be similar to September's camp. This is going to be a … [Read more...]
Congratulations to all those who were recently promoted
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Justin, Derek, Cord and Ashley who successfully tested for yellow belt on Saturday February 26th! Congratulations to Jayson on his promotion to Purple, Russ on his Orange, and Natalie and Katie on their promotion to yellow belt! Their test was on January 22nd! Please join me in congratulating all those who have worked hard and have been promoted recently! … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City Utah Martial Arts School Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
February 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
It's been an amazing journey and I can't believe how fast time has flown by the past 3,650 days. We originally started in the basement of Body By Banks Fitness Club in downtown Salt Lake City in 2001. We survived three different owners before finally moving up to a gymnastics facility just off I-80 and Foothill around 2004. That lasted about a year before we found a another fitness facility to … [Read more...]
14 Memorable Martial Arts Quotes
February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A while back I posted my 21 favorite quotes from Ed Parker and I've been meaning to post some additional quotes by others that I find inspiring. So, here are some quotes by martial artists and non martial artists alike I thought you might enjoy. "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat." - Navy SEAL's "He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Ben … [Read more...]