Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Your Guide to Designing a Personal Martial Arts Studio at Home

 

Your Guide to Designing a 
Personal Martial Arts Studio at Home


After staying indoors for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might feel like life in your household is slowly returning to normal, but many businesses, like gyms and martial arts studios, are still operating with limited hours and capacity restrictions. 


If your children miss their martial arts classes, and you’re not sure when they’ll be able to return to their studio, consider giving them a space to practice at home by building an in-home martial arts studio. We’ve rounded up resources with tips on relevant topics ranging from flooring choices to cleaning techniques.


Finding a Place for Your Studio


A specialty feature like a martial arts studio can bump up your property’s value, especially if the buyers could utilize it as a multi-purpose room that functions as a yoga studio, home office, or home gym.


  • If you select a room that could be used for other activities, you could boost your property value if you plan to put your home on the market in the future.  

  • Want to finish your basement to create a home for your studio? Outline your budget with these helpful tips

  • If you declutter, deep clean, and organize your garage, you might be surprised by how much room is freed up for martial arts gear. 

  • If heat is escaping from your home studio, you may need window glass repair (averages $170 - $375).


Setting Up Your Studio


Your child will require some special equipment for workouts, and you might want to consider moving forward with major renovations, like tearing up the old floors. 


  • You may need to install new flooring for your studio. Rubber flooring is durable, slip-resistant, and easy to clean. 

  • This guide breaks down everything you need to know to choose the perfect punching bag for your child. 


Keep Your Studio Germ-Free


Your kids will prefer to work out in a squeaky-clean martial arts studio, especially in the midst of a pandemic! 


  • Creating an in-home martial arts studio is expensive, so save money on cleaning supplies with this DIY formula!

  • COVID-19 has not disappeared, so stick with these surefire cleaning methods to disinfect your studio from top to bottom. 

  • Workout clothes easily become stained and smelly, so follow these tips to keep your kids’ athletic wear clean.


Taking martial arts classes and working with an instructor at an established studio is the best way to learn safe techniques and improve by listening to expert feedback. But practicing drills and sparring in a home studio will also help your child make strides. With their own studio, your children will be surprised by how much they’ve progressed when they’re able to return to classes!


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Article by guest Blogger Charlene Roth @ http://safetykid.infocharlene.roth@safetykid.info






Sunday, November 26, 2017

Karate Tournament of Champions - November 20, 2017

KARATE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 

Queens College, New York 
November 20, 2017



Shihan William Louie and Jenna You

Elias Bonaros



Kyoshi Elias Bonaros and Shihan Bill Louie

Jenna You, Elias Bonaros and Bill Louie jr.

Elias Bonaros and Stephen Trost

Elias Bonaros and Alan Goldberg


Elias Bonaros and Rick Diaz

Elias Bonaros with his three First Place Trophies for Ufuchiku No Tonfa,
Suparinpei and Grand Champions Trophy for Ufuchiku No Tonfa.
 



KToC Videos


Elias Bonaros Performing in Weapons and Forms






Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Karate Tournament of Champions - 11/22/15

KARATE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Queens College, New York
November 22, 2015


Black Belt - Weapons




Shihan Bill Louie, Kyoshi Elias Bonaros and Bill Louie jr.

Black Belt - Forms








Kyoshi Elias Bonaros, Kyoshi William Rivera & Stephen Trost Sempai at KToC

Elias Bonaros won two first place trophies in Weapons and Forms at KToC!
Congratulations on an outstanding performance!
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KToC Videos

Elias Bonaros Performing in Weapons and Forms






Friday, February 13, 2015

A New and Updated Version of 
from the 1960's
 

The new Black Belt®Fragrances are a high quality perfume grade fragrance with variants for both men and women and are categorized as "Woody" fragrances. Woody fragrances feature base notes that typically include Cedar, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Vetiver. They are also typically accompanied by Citrusy or Floral top notes and heart notes. Both fragrances are long-lasting without being overwhelming.

BLACK BELT®-WOMAN is a soft, sophisticated and elegant fragrance which has a woody fragrance with floral top and heart notes.


BLACK BELT®-MAN is a high quality perfume grade men's fragrance. It is a fresh, clean and masculine fragrance which has a woody fragrance with citrusy top and heart notes. 

 Check out the new Black Belt Perfume Website!

 

This is the original Video of Black Belt Cologne from the 1960's!







Saturday, January 31, 2015

Samurai Warrior Documentary

Warrior Graveyard

Samurai Back from the Dead

National Geographic & Discovery Channel

 


WARNING: Graphic Content
Viewer Discretion Advised 


A Samurai mass grave was discovered while clearing ground for a car park in the coastal town of Kamakura, Japan, south of Tokyo, in 1953. 

"Investigators have unearthed a gruesome mass grave along the beaches of Kamakura, Japan. The grave is filled with thousands of skeletons that date back to 1333 a time when the people there incurred the wrath of the emperor and fought in a series of bloody battles. With new forensic examination, Warrior Graveyard examines the remains of six people killed at the beaches of Kamakura to gain insight into the secrets of the samurai." [1]

"The 1333 siege of Kamakura was a battle of the Genkō War, and marked the end of the power of the Hōjō clan, which had dominated the regency of the Kamakura shogunate for over a century. Forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo and led by Nitta Yoshisada entered the city from multiple directions and destroyed it; in the end, the Hōjō leaders retreated to Tōshō-ji, the Hōjō family temple, where they committed suicide with the rest of the clan." [2]


The Samurai

"Samurai (侍?), usually referred to in Japanese as bushi (武士?, [bu͍ꜜ.ɕi̥]) or buke (武家?), were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany persons in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau. In both countries the terms were nominalized to mean "those who serve in close attendance to the nobility," the pronunciation in Japanese changing to saburai. According to Wilson, an early reference to the word "samurai" appears in the Kokin Wakashū (905–914), the first imperial anthology of poems, completed in the first part of the 10th century.

By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi, and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai followed a set of rules that came to be known as bushidō. While the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan's population, their teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern Japanese martial arts." [3]

 
References
 
[1] National Geographic. 1/31/15  <http://documentaryaddict.com/warrior+graveyard+samurai+back+from+the+dead-10031-doc.html>

[2] Wikipedia: "The Siege of Kamakura" 1/31/15 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kamakura_%281333%29>

[3] Youtube: 1/31/15 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiy1-vgWPQE>



 

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Long Island Winter Open Martial Arts Tournament

LI Winter Open Martial Arts Tournament

 Herricks High School
New Hyde Park, NY









Forms Competition


1st and 2nd Place Trophies


Mixed Martial Arts

Weapons: Tonfa






Grand Champions of the Long Island Winter Open Martial Arts Tournament

Grand Champions of the Long Island Winter Open Martial Arts Tournament

Grand Champion Trophies


YouTube Videos from the LI Winter Open