The Wonderful World of Martial Arts
Form Over Function
What Do You Stand For?
Through the Years
Talking Policy
100

This ancient Chinese martial art, often called "meditation in motion," combines slow, gentle, flowing movements with deep breathing and mental focus, with the purpose of improving balance and physical/mental well-being.

What is Tai Chi?

100

This form's name translates to "Heaven & Earth."

(Must answer with the form's actual name).

What is Chon-Ji?

100

SSL

What is Smiling, Sweating, Learning?

100

MPAMA hosted its first ever Trunk or Treat in this year.

What is 2018?
100

Except for certain extenuating circumstances, students are no longer permitted to join class after this many minutes.

What is 10 minutes?

200

To help smaller practitioners fight against larger opponents, this discipline with origins from Southern China focuses on close-quarters combat with rapid-fire punches and open-hand techniques.

What is Wing Chun?

200

The first half of this form ends in a double knife.

(Must answer with form's actual name).

What is Choong-Moo?

200

The 5 S's

What are Stances, Striking, Synchronization, Snap, and Sound?

200

The year MPAMA started its first Summer Camp program.

What is 2019?

200

When requesting coverage for a shift, team members are encouraged to inform MPAMA administration how far in advance?

What is 2 weeks?

300

This Japanese martial art's name literally translates to "gentle way."

What is Judo?

300

This form's 2nd half is almost 4 times as long as its first half.

(Must answer with form's actual name).

What is Kwan-Gae?

300

DERCER

What is Demonstrate, Explain, Repeat, Correct, Explain, Repeat?

300

MPAMA started its Summer Picnic annual event in this year.

What is 2013?

300

A single blue stripe is equivalent to this many red stripes at the 1st degree rank.

What is 6?

400

An Afro-Brazilian discipline that mixes elements of dance, acrobatics, and music.

What is Capoeira?

400

This form, named for its Pechin-class warrior creator, comes from the Okinawan Discipline of Isshin-Ryu Kobudo. 

(Must answer with the forms actual name).

What is Tokumine No Kun?

400

CANEI

What is Constant and Never-Ending Improvement?

400

The theme for our team members' costumes for this year's Halloween Parent's Night Out was Scooby Doo.

What is 2017?

400

Red Belt Teen/Adult MMA students will need to prepare these Escrima drills for their Green Stripe and Belt Tests.

What are 4-count, 5 angles (of attack), high-low flow drill, heaven 6, abiniko, and 5 disarms?

500

Founded in Korea by Grandmaster Hwang Kee in 1945, this practice--known for powerful kicks, linear movements, and forms--heavily inspired Taekwondo as we know it today.

What is Tang Soo Do?

500

This form's 13th move is a low block.

(Must answer with form's actual name).

What is Dan-Gun.

500

ITF

What is the International Taekwando Federation?

500

Master Ronak purchased his iconic Audi TTS in this year.

What is 2020?

500

In order to qualify for Black Belt testing, students are required to get this color stripe, which they can only earn by attending Prep Class.

What is white?

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