I was going through some old rank certificates and suprised myself. This week I have been teaching martial arts for 21 years. I didnt think it was that long ago. Time flies when you are throwing punches, and lasts forever when you are getting hit.
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June
Dont Forget To Support Wounded Warriors
The Wounded Warrior Project or WWP was founded to help our soldiers in all branches of service who have suffered injuries during military service.
One of thier cool programs is the Soldiers Ride.
Soldier Ride is a WWP initiative that provides rehabilitative cycling opportunities across the country to help wounded warriors restore their physical and emotional well- being. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for the public to participate in a cycling event that honors the men and women of our military who sacrificed so much. Soldier Ride offers the public a chance to ride alongside as our warriors promote their positive message of recovery. The event raises funds for WWP programs and initiatives that ensure this generation of wounded warriors is the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded warriors in our nation’s history.
Go online and search the WWP website and help where you can.
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27
May
America Comes Together To Assist Tornado Victims
The Midwest has witnessed some of the worst weather in over fifty years. The Tornados in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas have taken their toll on its residents and their families. The cost in property and the loss of life is devastating beyond most peoples capabilities to comprehend as the pictures do not do justice to the magnitude of destruction.
With all of the loss, and all of the sorrow the resilient American spirit prevails. They haven’t given up. Each and every day since the storm Americas people move forward with their lives trying to pick up the pieces as best they can, and in many instances there is just no place to put what is left of their former lives and belongings. The most basic of services that were taken for granted are now unavailable or in short supply. These sad events have touched almost everyone in the country in one way or another. It has touched my family with my wife’s high school being destroyed.
What is surprising is that the rescue and support efforts of charities is actually functioning as it should. The American Red Cross who has been absent or irrelevant in recent disasters such as Katrina and 911 were actually present to lend assistance instead of just taking donations to hand out years later after a public outcry and subsequent embarrassment.
Not only have charities risen to the occasion, but individual efforts, church support, and businesses across the country have taken it upon themselves to help out our fellow countrymen in a way that has not been seen in many years. Entertainers have donated concert tour proceeds to those in need, with one female country artist Taylor Swift donating from her tour over seven hundred thousand dollars.
In the face of great tragedy and heartbreak the American Spirit is alive and well. When one of our own is down and in need we are there to lend a hand to pick them up, even when they do not ask. I guess that is what makes our country great. When there is need in the world the United States is always there, and is usually the first one to help, and one hundred percent of the time we are the country that helps the most in every single worldwide catastrophe.
May God bless those who are suffering, and may God bless those who ease that suffering.
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17
May
The Carter Hargrave Foundation Is Honored To Announce It Is Supporting The Wounded Warrior Project
I am honored to announce that we are now supporting the Wounded Warrior Project with our donations, and urge you to donate and to help this fine organization in any way you possibly can.
These brave men and women that the WWP was founded to help needs our dollars to help continue its service to those who have given all to our country and to our freedom. We owe the vets a debt of gratitude that for most of us we will never be able to fully repay. They helped us when we needed them, now lets stand up and help them now that they need us. They are not looking for a hand out. These proud men and women just need the tools to get back in condition, and whatever else they desire for a productive and happy future for themselves and thier great families who have saccrificed in the name of freedom, honor, and service.
I cannot think of a more worthwile program.
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17
May
Fraud and Fakes On The Upswing In Martial Arts Says Jeet Kune Do And Kenpo Master Carter Hargrave
There are numerous ways to avoid fraud and scams in the martial arts. Take these precautions and you should be able to assure yourself that you will avoid the martial arts fraud that is trying to take money from you and not provice the actual martia art that you intended. Prospective students and teachers can contact this website for more information and we will be happy to assist you for free of charge and guide you in the right direction.
We hope you find these pages helpful in your search for authentic self defense.
Carter Hargrave Fraud Program Eliminating Martial Arts Scams In Karate,MMA, and Kung Fu.
Carter Hargrave the director of multiple martial arts associations and federations has founded this anti fraud program putting in place safeguards in an attempt eliminate all fraud in the famous art of legendary actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. Fraud and scams are prevalent in Jeet Kune Do and Hargrave’s system weeds out the fakes by offering the public authentic teachings that were not available in many parts of the world until Hargrave’s International group of over eight thousand members took Jeet Kune Do mainstream.
The further from the United States that the student that is searching for real Bruce Lee teachings the higher the chance of fraud due to the simple fact that there were very few original teachers and students at Bruce Lee’s three schools. At one time in JKD history there were less than fifty teachers worldwide.
One of the main scam areas that is a big problem is in Asia.
Carter Hargrave is working non stop to make the real martial arts available worldwide to those that cant find a legitimate teacher, as well as to keep the fake training dvd’s and books away from the public.
Support Carter Hargrave in his efforts to promote legitimate martial arts teachers not only in Jeet Kune Do but in Kempo Karate. We all know that fake teachers selling their fraud hurt everyone in the martial arts.
One of the questions that we get asked all the time is “So how do you spot a fraud or a scam in the particular martial art”. You start with the art that you are wanting to partake in, and contact several associations. You can judge alot by the response that you receive. Many times you will not hear anything due to the websites being a fraud themselves.
Check out the teachers credientials or resume online and through word of mouth or through martial arts associations and organizations.
For the art of Brue Lee you must be sure that there is a direct line to the master himself. Direct lineage it is called is when the teachers teacher was at the Lee school or Bruce Lee. The closer to Lee of course the better. Since there few first generation Bruce Lee students living or teaching your best bet now is second generation. If they don’t well you know you have a fake.
Other martial arts other than the arts core serve no purpose other than to water down the art itself or to fill in the blanks in the teachers knowledge of the real art. Three martial arts made up the original Jeet Kune Do.
So if you see a bunch of stuff that doesn’t look quite right its probably a scam.
Please Contact us for more information or questions.
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15
May
Finding An Ipad App For Printing That Actually Works
I can’t believe it has been such a pain in 2011 to find an iPad printing app that actually does what it says…Print..
I have tried print magic hd, nope only prints from cut and paste text. Printer pro, no print. Heaven forbid if you want to print an email or webpage. Hp print, nope, only pics. So after hunting for hours I found the only one that actually works…drum roll..it’s called print and share. I paid nine bucks and it works. Has some other features I am still investigating, but this one is it. Hope this helps. Googling was worthless finding an app as Google results are becoming less relevant every day. Wish the Apple store had a way to get refunds on the worthless apps that we purchase and discard because they don’t work, or work as described. Well at least we found an app that does print.
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