Monday, July 16, 2012

Functional Anatomy for Martial Artists

Doc Rowe and I took our time but we have Part Two scheduled for Saturday, August 4 in Ft. Myers, FL.

Functional Anatomy for the Martial Artist, Part Two

A team-taught seminar on how hands, wrists and chest structures work and what can happen when they are subjected to force. The yin and yang of this is how you can hurt yourself by improper body mechanics or how the martial techniques may be applied to injure the joints or chest.

WHO: Kenpo professor Lee Wedlake and Marc Rowe, M.D. will team teach this seminar. Dr. Rowe is Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Pittsburgh and a retired surgeon with years of practice of Yang tai chi.

WHEN: Saturday, August 4, 2012. Noon to 5:30pm

WHY: Students in our tai chi and kenpo classes expressed interest in the basics of functional anatomy we taught. It is important to know how your joints are designed to work best to prevent damage from repetitive, incorrect movement or trauma induced by impact and twisting as is taught in martial applications. This is needed to protect oneself in training or to gain insight as to what is actually happening when you apply defensive techniques.

HOW: Participants will get classroom work through lecture and PowerPoint presentation mixed with supervised hands-on practice of technique application. This makes it much easier for those unaccustomed to such hands-on training to gain insights into the “why” we do what we do in a safe, controlled environment. 

WHERE: Location: Imperial Dragon Kenpo Karate, 12451 Metro Pkwy, #104, Ft. Myers, FL 33966

Registration and fee: $80/person. Space limited, pre-registration required. You can register by e-mail or phone.  Or  PayPal to lee@leewedlake.com.

Recommended Text: Netter’s Anatomy Coloring Book by John B. Hansen. Buy from Amazon for under $15 or download the pdf elsewhere.

After the seminar: We plan to meet at Tim’s Magic Wok, Daniels and Six Mile Cypress.

More information contact Lee Wedlake at lee@leewedlake.com or 239-839-9380.

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