Starting  

Wednesday 14th April 2010 8:30pm-10pm

 SAS Members training 3 to 4 times a week – FREE

 SAS Members training once a week – £5.00 per lesson

Non-members – £7.50 per lesson

Here at the SAS,  we pride ourselves on our  service and teachings in both the martial arts and fitness fields. With a range of courses and special promotions available to new-comers and existing students, now is a great time to join and start the year off with a bang. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Better still, sign up for a trial class today!

The Total secrets of the applications of the form.

Understand the three different sections and their energies

 Two concepts = Traditional and modern training concepts.

Fascinating insight to the Wing Chun History and development.

Incorporating Chi Kung breathing exercises.

To acquire the understanding of scientific angles and speed.

SIL LIM TAO – THE LITTLE IDEA WAY

IS THE STILLNESS OF THE MIND?

INTERNAL ENERGY UNPROVOKED,

BUT PERFORMING DEADLY TECHNIQUES,

IN THE FORM OF MEDITATION.

SEEING IS BELIEVING, FEELING IS SUPERIOR

Check out the new courses we have on offer from January 2010.

Women Self Defence (13yrs-21yrs), every Sunday from 12pm-1:30pm.  Starting the 10th January 2010.

We are currently in talks for funding to allow young people and adults to achieve recongnised training for employment – more will be reveled in 2010.

PROMOTIONS

New Members – Any new members who start in January will pay for the first month and recieve the second month for free.

1. Charitable work is good for business
2. Creates a chance to develop new skills
3. Its is an important part of community service
4. Helping the community make people proud.
5. Provides an opportunity for team building & leadership skills.

We at SAS Martial Arts Academy have been passionate in been involved with volunteering work within our community because of the above reasons. We have seen some huge improvements in “giving back to the community” in the past year. I believe by giving something back it has a profound impact on the whole attitude and ethos in what we teach within the martial arts. Our research has shown if you focus on a positive outcome it would unlock potential in others areas of an individual. That makes people feel proud of their achievements.

I also believe that the people who are best at what they do in any walk of life are the people who love what they do. The most motivated staff in any workplace are the ones who know who are making a difference to the world.

What we teach within the framework of Kung fu with children, young people, and adult’s matters, and we should never forget this. SAS Martial art training ethos is about integrity, honour, respect, benevolence and care for your fellow human being.

We need to show we care for each individual and seek to improve the well-being of each person, if we show feelings in our teaching, we show we are humans. This is a great way to develop people, because spending time with other people and within the community broadens their perspective and links people from different walks of life, this is the way of complete understanding of one another. This makes us proud as an individual and as an organisation.

 Through the SAS Volunteering Programme particapants will attain Awards for the amount of hours they volunteer i.e.

Bronze Award – 6o hours

Silver Award – 90 hours

Gold Award – 150 hours

Platinum Award – 250 hours

Diamond Award – 500+ hours

Senior Instructors, instructors and assistant instructors, are the core behind volunteering, week in and week out, followed by our youths and peer tutors who give up their time to help their peers in our simple kung fu programme.

The proof is the feel good factor we create where ever we teach.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please email us at info@sas-martialarts.co.uk

The first time I saw a candle extinguished was with a turning punch. The power generated by the punch begins in the firmly rooted feet, spiralling through the legs, amplified and directed by the hips into the fist. The potential energy released is phenomenal.

The action at the elbow is to straighten the joint in a throwing movement. However the joint does not lock out. This keeps the joint stable and allows for the maximum transmission of all that power. The error tends to occur when learning how to punch as we are told to relax and throw with force. It is jolly difficult to do both without the elbow locking out for a fraction of a second. Much of the trauma arises from this locking (hyperextension) of the elbow.

The result is pain in the elbow in the illustrated areas (Diag 1). Depending on the severity of damage the pain may occur only on repeated stress i.e. more turning punches or at rest. 

The elbow looks a little like diagram 2. The bony parts coming together, tension in the ligaments and joint capsule as well as reflex contraction of the biceps, limit movement on extension of the joint. Hence when over extending the elbow damage can occur to any of these parts diagram 3.

Overstretching of ligaments, joint capsules and friction between surfaces all lead to inflammation of the joint. Joints are not well supplied by blood and the turnover of materials is slow hence the long healing times involved. Longstanding trauma can result in fragmentation of the cartilage with loose bodies in the joint, osteoarthritis, and irritation of the nerves that are closely associated with the joint.

What to do about it? 

A good warm up and stretch is recognised to help prevent hyperextension injuries. However it is all down to punching technique (I know I’m starting to sound like a stuck record here). Not locking out the elbow reduces fist wobble which also means one is more likely to hit the mark.

Conventional Medical Advice. Once damage is done here’s a simple mnemonic to remember:

1. Rest
2. Ice
3. Compression
4. Elevation 

Other measures: Bracing or splinting (Tubigrip), Pain killers – Paracetamol and especially NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen.

Gentle massage is felt to help with pain. Tai chi instructor Mark Green advocates playing the form to help the healing process.

By Kristinn Tan

The SAS would like to thank all of the particapants, volunteers and their familes for their support and genrosity in making this event possible.

South Grove Primary school in Leyton and SAS placed a funding bid with the British Heart Foundation. We were one of the runners up, out of 600 applicants.

The Prime Minister congratulated the winners of the National Health for Kids Awards for their great contribution to children’s health and wellbeing. It’s great to see how our class structure is helping change young peoples’ lives.