Blog entries - September 2007

My imminent return

Peter

Those of you who've been missing my Chinese Boxing class, have no fear. I am expecting to return to teaching October 1st after fully recovering from knee surgery. I will be returning to my regular teaching schedule of Mondays levels 2 and 1 (6pm and 7pm), and Thursdays level 3 and Chinese Boxing (7pm and 8pm respectively).

New Grappling Instructor

Maria

We have a new grappling instructor here at KMSF. James is no longer teaching here and our wonderful Zee has already found someone to take over his classes on Thursday and Sunday. Our new instructor is Lana Stefanac. She will start teaching classes on Sunday, September 8th. Lana comes to us from Cleveland, Ohio and has a professional MMA record of 4 wins and no losses. She fought over Labor Day weekendin Art of War 3 in Dallas, Texas (with a quick victory over her opponent) and just qualified in [...]

Polk Street Fair September 15th - THIS WEEKEND!

Maria

Come help support the Polk Street Corridor by attending the Polk Street Fair Saturday, September 15th. Running from 12-7pm, the fair promises to be full of fun, including:

* Lots of great food like sushi, ribs, oysters, Thai, Sandwiches and more

* 2 beer gardens

* 2 stages of entertainment, with DJs and live bands

* lots of booths

* a children's play area

* and an Artists Alley with work of local artists.

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Interview: Peter Pryputniewicz

Peter

Peter is one of the original members of KMSF, and also teaches Chinese Boxing. Peter is also the one who normally conducts all the interviews for our newsletter in addition to his column. This month, the interviewer finally becomes the interviewee.

KMSF: You're an instructor at KMSF, and one of the original members that came over from Chinese Boxing. How has your experience with Krav Maga been, both the system and the school?

Peter: I studied Chinese Boxing for a ve [...]

Knee surgery

Peter

As some of you know, I recently had surgery to repair a knee injury. I was very pleased to find out it was not damaged nearly as much as I thought at first. There are a lot of things we take for granted in life, and one of them is simple physical mobility. To be without it or to be compromised in that way is a major disruption to anybody who likes to train.

The injury happened during sparring, I was pushed and as I was flying backwards trying to gain my balance, I jammed my left l [...]

Krav Poker Run Fundraiser

Barny

The first annual KMSF Motorcycle Poker Run will be held on October 13, 2007!
Get to know your fellow riders on this fun ride. Never done a poker run before? Here's the idea: we ride around, making several stops. You pick a playing card at each stop, and the best poker hand will win the pot. In case of a tie, the pot will be split between the winners.
If you have a license but do not own a bike, you can get a deal on a rental at Eagle Riders on Bryant Street. If you plan to rent, you need [...]

Barny's Desk - September 2007

Barny

Often you must rely on your intuition.

Intuition, instinct, sixth sense - these are all the same thing. Learn to listen to it and just react to the feeling. If that means avoiding walking through a crowd or reacting to a physical threat, just do it. You will have time to think about it later. I have never seen this principle better demonstrated than on the Human Weapon Krav Maga episode that just aired on the History Channel. One of the top instructors commented that only a [...]