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Martial Arts Therapy Program – Page 3
Most classes have the following elements:
| Fitness: | Cardio-Vascular-Endurance, Muscle Strengthening, Flexibility, Harnessing Internal Energy |
| Coordination: | Balance, Agility, Dexterity, Mobility, Speed, Rhythm |
| Mental: | Alertness, Spirit, Courage, Character, Fortitude, Temperament, Vitality |
| Wellness: | Nutrition, Sleep, Strong family bonds, Close friendships |
Rules of Engagement
Prevention – Not getting into unhealthy practices of physical, emotional and spiritual abuses.
Ki/Chi Gung – The development and harnessing of our internal energies for the purpose of health and securing the requisite power to defend ourselves and our loved ones.
Meditate – Learning how to calm yourself or another with you in a potentially dangerous situation (Performing Under Pressure), breathing properly and organizing body energy.
Avoidance – Awareness of situation and escaping trouble before it begins. Dialogue with potential aggressor using mental Judo of humor etc.
Deception – Say or act in a specific way-encouraging attacker to act one way so you can take advantage
like use of acquiescing or intimidation (for different environments & sitting/standing/laying).
Movement – Escape by leaving hostile attacker by pivoting, stationary and motion movements,
ducking and weaving.
Barring – Placing one attacker in front of another through any of the skills above or below.
Blocking – Use of redirecting and confrontational blocking, parrying, netting, catching, etc.
Grappling – Grabbing to break attacker's balance at different parts usually near joints.
Striking – Utilizing fingers, digits, hands, wrists, forearm, elbows, shoulders, head, body, foot (blade, heel, instep, and ball), knees, hips.
Joint-locking – Submission, attacking joints ligaments, bones.
Throwing – Sweeping or breaking balance of attacker by use of hand and leg throws.
Choking – Use of strangulation of air and blood supply and bone in neck and rib cage.
Absorption – How to absorb impact form outside forces with least amount of damage.
Weapons – Using personal weapon for self defense such as everyday items of keys, shoes, newspapers, books, and/or taking attacker's weapon away and using it, for example, knives, gun, stick, chain.
Third Party Protection – Protecting others you love.
Most of the above will be performed on Karate and Judo dummies and students will learn through guidance imagery how to apply these deadly techniques on the cancerous cells.
Through our volunteer training program we expect to achieve a one-one ratio of student volunteer participation, meaning that for every sick child training there will be either an elementary, junior high school or high school volunteer working directly with their appointed students assisting the two instructors in every class.
Help us make a difference
Your contribution counts. Every dollar you give will help Martial Arts Therapy to reach more children. Now it can be your money that helps a child fight pain and cancer, and if you want to get involved with Martial Arts Therapy or see how donations are used, please visit our contributions page.
Our Program
About Gary Moskowitz
Rabbi Sensei Gary Moskowitz is a former New York City police officer, private investigator, teacher, principal, social worker, talk show host, and president of a Long Island Jewish community council. He has trained police in the United States and anti-terrorist units in Israel in riot and hostage tactics. Gary holds a Seventh Degree Black Belt in both Juijitsu and Karate, a Second Degree Black Belt in both Judo and Oriental Weapons, and he is an instructor in Tai-Chi-Aki. His life long desire for educating others and for making the world a better place has led him to teach Martial Arts and a broad variety of other subjects over many years and to found the award winning National Association for the Jewish Poor and other charitable organizations, including Martial Arts Therapy for children fighting cancer.