Black Belt Hall of Fame 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Jolie Bookspan, M.Ed, PhD, FAWM
I will teach a seminar on Stretching Smarter. Research is increasingly showing that conventional stretching is often not preventing or helping heal injuries. My seminar covers state of the art changes to stretch methods to restore function rather than doing artificial movements for arbitrary range of motion. Stretching Smarter workshops for the general public and medical personnel are planned for the Spring of 2009. Through cooperation of the International Academy of Functional Fitness, we hope to have certifications in place. See information on workshops on my website CLASS page.
Grandmaster Kanzler and Kim Harper and staff work tirelessly all year to make each year's Hall of Fame event. Photos are still not posting to show Hall of Fame training and the seminars. Hopefully will follow. For now, it's a martial arts visualization exercise. Paul and I were inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame several years ago and have been invited back each year as teachers. I am back in a white do-gi (karate training uniform). I left karate years ago to compete, train, and teach in other styles. This year, Paul reopened our karate dojo (training hall) after many years. I have returned to karate as his student. Check the CLASS page if you want to study karate with Paul at the new center. Scroll down to the karate class description.
I won't have e-mail for a few days to answer questions. Several posts are having technical trouble posting my replies to comments anyway, as part of overall temporary difficulties with the Blogger. Blogger needs a rest too, why not. I am preparing some of the reader questions as posts to come.
Until then, here are related posts:
- What Does Stretching Do?
- New International Academy Using Jolie Bookspan's Methods
- 2006 Black Belt Hall of Fame - Black Belts and Black Tie
- 2006 International Martial Arts Association Weekend
- 2007 Black Belt Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame event is by invitation only. To attend or stop by and say hello this weekend, contact the International Headquarters of the International USA Martial Arts Association, 1-800-456-3872. Tell them I referred you.
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2 Comments:
At Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:35:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
What do you think of the stretches from the recent New York Times article on stretching?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html
From what I've seen here on your blog, I'd say these look uncomfortable at best and harmful at worst.
At Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:27:00 PM,
Jolie Bookspan, M.Ed, PhD, FAWM said…
To anonymous, Thank you for considering the concepts in my work, above just memorizing a bunch of arbitrary stretches.
The "march" seems more functional than the other stretches, with the caveats in the post Common Exercises Teach Hip Tightness When Kicking, Stretching, and on the Stairs. For why stretching is not benefiting as thought, or explained by the Times article, see the post What Does Stretching Do?
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