KMNY-Newsletter-9-2011

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KMNY
Welcomes:
We want to welcome the following new
students to the KMNY Nation. More
students have joined us since; we will
welcome them in Newsletters to come:
Kia Anthony
Jason Roth
Doreen DiGiacomo
Mike McManus
Michael Fitzpatrick
Megan Crow
Adults
Adults
Adults
Adults
Force Training
km-X
Training This
Month:
Week 1
Level 1 - Strikes & SD
Level 2 - Bobbing, Strikes, Hand/Leg Def, Ground
Level 3 - Strikes, Ground, Stick, Sparring
Level 4 - Gun, Stick, SD, Review
Week 2
Level 1 - Strikes, 360 & Inside Def, SD
Level 2 - Strikes, Hand/Leg Def, SD
Level 3 - Strikes, Gun, Rolls, SD
Level 4 - Strikes, Cavaliers, Knife, SD, Sparring
Week 3
Level 1 - Strikes, SD, & Ground
Level 2 - Strikes, Def. & Counters, SD
Level 3 - Review, Sparring, Ground, Fall Break
Level 4 - Review, SD, Sparring, Ground, Stick
Week 4
Level 1 - Review Prior Weeks
Level 2 - Movement, Strikes, SD, Ground
Level 3 - Mitts, SD, Sweeps, Strikes, Gun
Level 4 - Gun, Knife, Strikes, Review
Nation News: - If the introduction of a newsletter isn’t news enough,
read on…
Our 3rd annual Student Appreciation Party will be held on Saturday
Sept. 24th at the Krav Cabana. More info to follow but save the date
Our first ever KMNY student survey was a great success. About 2/3 of
the student base responded with some excellent feedback. We’ve
already started addressing you’re your questions, comments and
concerns, and we pledge that within the next 6 months we will address
all responses. We’re committed to our students and we are going to
want to know if we in fact did what you asked, so expect to be surveyed
again in 2012. Until then, thank you, thank you, thank you. For survey
results, see page 3
A new class schedule is now available. If you don’t yet have one, email
[email protected] to request one. The new schedule takes effect
Monday Sept. 19th. We’ve added lots of classes including two more
Krav Maga Segments and a new Krav Maga Theme class. We’ve also
added several Fundamentals classes, perfect for teens, new students or
anyone that wants to refresh the basics. These Fundamentals classes
feature new up and coming instructors, so your support is greatly
appreciated
On Sept. 19th, KMNY Somers will launch a new Fitness Program.
Morning and evening classes include Martial Fit, Kick Boxing, Combat
Fitness, Boot Camp and Stretch. Classes feature both seasoned
instructors as well as up and coming instructors. Separate registration is
required, and here’s more on that… In response to overwhelming
survey support, and recognizing the inevitable need to prevent (and in
the unfortunate event, treat) muscle–skeletal conditions, in addition to
straight up fitness classes, KMNY teamed up with GEB Medical, a well
established medical advisory and solutions company, to bring
preventive muscle-skeletal services in house. Dr. Meri Rosco, a Thai
Boxing Black Belt herself, will be on hand to provide muscle-skeletal
evaluations and treatment, and she will be in direct contact with your
fitness instructors to discuss any limitations that you may have so that
exercises can me modified for optimal results. Best of all, if your
insurance qualifies, not only is your muscle-skeletal treatment virtually
free, but your enrollment to the Fitness program would practically be a
giveaway – This incredible, too good to be true offer, is available only
through KMNY – more on page 6
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Training This
Month: …continued
Monday Night Segment:
Knife vs. Knife
Wednesday Night Segment:
Sparring
Sunday Morning Segment:
Thai Pad / Focus Mitt Work
Monthly Theme:
Higher Force Options
Dates To
Remember:
Mon. Sep. 4, New Class Schedule
Announced
Fri. Sept. 9, Mass Intro 6:30 pm
Sat. Sept. 10, Mass Intro 10 am
Mon. Sept. 19, New Schedule In Effect
Sat. Sep. 24, KMNY’s 3rd Annual Party –
All Day Event
Sun. Oct. 9, Level III Test 11 am
Sun. Oct. 23, Level I Test 11 am
Sun. Nov. 20, Level II Test 11 am
December 19, LE Certification Course
Unsolicited Comments
From Our Students:
Davide, I want you to know that I will
carry what you tough me (in many ways)
with me until I am dust… I want to thank
you for being in the top 4 teachers that
have influenced me in such a positive
way in my life to date.... you are special
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The
Ramble:
A good Instructor has not only the skill and the knowledge, but also has
the experience. Skill and knowledge alone can only take you so far.
Experience is what carries you the extra mile, and differentiates you
from the crowd. I’m sure you can all relate to what I mean. But most
people perhaps don’t realize that like it or not, experience oftentimes
comes from bad judgment.
One evening in 2004 I was teaching adults and had the pleasure of
having a new student in class, a female. Let’s call her Amy. I wanted
Amy to get the most out of class so shortly after warm up I paired her
up with another female student who had slightly more experience.
Let’s call this other student Jane. I thought it was a good match up, and
a good move on my part. Not more than 10 minutes pass and Amy is
paired up with someone else while Jane is sitting outside in the sitting
area.
I step outside and ask Jane if there is anything wrong. She says
everything is fine. I pause and ask her again. She assures me that
everything is OK and that she’s just resting. I must have asked 3 or 4
times and got the same reassuring answer every time. I turned toward
the door to walk back in but didn’t. I stopped, looked at Jane and
expressed to her how I felt. I was almost certain something was wrong
but I didn’t know what, and I admitted to her it could be the emotional
me, but I felt I had to give it one last chance. Others may have
continued along the lines of no, no, no, everything is OK, but she had
the courage to criticize my judgment. She explained to me that she was
there that night to train hard, for her own reasons, and that she was
looking forward to training with the partner she chose to pair up with,
who was her husband by the way (I knew that), and that she didn’t
appreciate me switching her partner. I apologized to her. She was
right.
I learned two things that evening that neither skill nor knowledge ever
taught me; to always allow a student the opportunity to tell me what’s
wrong, and not to partner students based on what I think makes a good
match
In case you haven’t noticed, nowadays I always allow students to select
their own partner. I only change partners if safety becomes a concern
for me. No doubt that I am the way I am because of what I experienced
that evening in 2004. Consequently KMNY Instructors too rarely
match up students. It’s not in our ‘culture’ I guess, and I guess I’m to
blame. Some may say that matching up students is a good thing, but
until I have a contrary experience as noble as that one, I doubt I’ll
easily change.
If you have something you want to say
about anyone of us, why not e mail it to
[email protected]
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KMNY Survey Results:
Apart from basic info such as age, sex, training location, etc., the first
survey question asked students to rate Instructors. Survey results and
related comments indicate that our Instructors are highly regarded.
Overall, 10’s far outnumber all other scores. We’re extremely flattered,
thank you. But we did receive constructive criticism and scores to match.
Now we know how we rate and what we need to work on to improve
Very, very few select the class that their going to attend based on the
Instructor teaching it, and an overwhelming majority would attend a class
taught by a new or different Instructor
About ¼ of responders would prefer to have the class levels split from the
beginning. Everyone else either prefers the existing format or has no
preference, but virtually all agree that class ought to be split after warm up
A large number of new students (3 months or less) think that the more
experienced students (6 months or more) don’t want to work with them,
yet in sharp contrast an overwhelming number of more experience students
are willing, and even extremely willing, to work with new students. This
seems to suggest that more experienced students, though willing to work
with less experienced students, may not be doing so in large scale
Many of you want to know what we intend to teach ahead of time and
would like to see: more of a mix of sparring, fun stuff, partner changes,
identification of techniques, less time spent warming up, more ground
work and weapons, strikes to varied targets including light impact, more
context and continuity with training, less use of terminology unfamiliar to
new students, more compassion from the instructors, and splitting of levels
sooner and perhaps even further. Lastly, a large number of students asked
for more scenario based training
We received some very good feedback relevant to how we could improve.
Thank you.
…continued on p.4
The Ramble: ….continued
However, and here is the point of my
little story, in case you haven’t
noticed, much like it’s not in our
culture to match up students, it’s also
not in our culture to run class with an
iron fist. Our Instructors are very,
very relaxed. Walk off the mat if you
must, skip an exercise if it you need to,
come late or leave early if that’s all
you can manage, sit out and just watch
if you want to, laugh, laugh a lot even,
and switch up your partner, in fact,
switch your partners often. Why not?
Just because I don’t switch you (or
other Instructor’s don’t switch you)
doesn’t mean you can’t switch on your
own. Do you think your Instructors
would frown upon that? We wouldn’t.
If anything, we’d encourage it, as long
as it’s respectfully arranged, preferably
ahead of time. Hey, this is your class;
you’re paying to be here, you’re free
and in control, to a certain extent, so
do what’s best for you and you alone.
So there you have it, my matchmaker
phobia.
About a month ago Paul and Dave,
two experienced students, were
working together kicking each other’s
ass on one side of the red mat.
Suddenly, one whispered to the other
and they broke off, quickly making
their way to the complete opposite side
of the red mat. They targeted a pair of
new students and asked if they could
jump in. As the class progressed, the
four alternated back and forth. Paul
and Dave still got a chance to kick
each other’s ass, and the two new guys
got some great training, thanks to Paul
and Dave.
I don’t know if KMNY influenced
what Paul and Dave did, but I sure
hope so because THIS ought to be the
culture that defines KMNY, a culture
passed on from experienced student to
new student.
By: Davide G.
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KMNY Force Training Division
"Train Like Your Life Depends On It"
This month's Force Training tip deals with Combat
Breathing.
This method, depicted here on the left, is taught to
soldiers and law enforcement officers to counteract the
adrenaline dump associated with high stress encounters.
It is taught by many, most notably Col Dave Grossman
(US Army retired) and author of several books dealing
with interpersonal violence.
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Stay safe kids.
By: Maj. Ed Raso
Survey Results: …continued
CONDITIONED RESPONSE
Many progressive police training classes now teach this
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breathing exercise, but most don’t take it far enough to
likely to recommend us to others, 90% of you scored us a 10 and almost everyone else scored us a 9. But we did
make it functional. In most cases, instructors teach this
receive a handful of 8’s, 1 person scored us a 7 and another a 6, so clearly we have work to do.
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The last section dealt with miscellaneous questions, and we got some great comments
Thank you all for your feedback
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Kids Corner
Facts & Tips:
There are 4 calories in a gram of protein
and 4 calories in a gram of carbs. There
are 9 calories in a gram of fat and 7
calories in a gram of alcohol. And did
you know that a pound of fat is the size
of a grapefruit?
There are 3,500 calories in a pound of
fat. That is a lot of calories! I’m sure
most of us consume only half that
amount in a day so it’s definitely not
easy to burn that many calories
You should eat 4-5 times per day, so
definitely start your first meal when you
start your day. Breakfast not only
jumpstarts
your metabolism but
provides the blood sugar to help your
brain function well. Think protein in the
morning.
Good examples are high
protein, low sugar yogurts like Chobani,
egg whites, cottage cheese or a protein
shake. Then try to eat every four or five
hours after breakfast. Have your last
meal a few hours before you go to bed
rather than right before going to bed.
Set a curfew, such as, “I won’t eat past
9p.m.” to help remind yourself to eat
early and to give your body a chance to
metabolize your meal.
By: Dr. Meri Rosco
This month, try to answer
these questions correctly, ask
your parents for help if you
want to. Then, put your
name on it the sheets and
hand them in by Oct. 15th. If
you get all the questions
right, you’ll get to warm up
the entire class. How cool
would that be? Don’t worry,
we’ll help you with the warm
up, it’s part of learning to be
a leader.
When doing a left side break
fall, which part of your body
should hit the mat first?
a. Your entire left side
b. Your left leg
c. Your left arm
d. Your left hand
When making a low kick,
which part of your body leads
the motion?
a. Your foot
b. Your hip
c. Your knee
d. Your shin
Mr. Davide’s favorite food is
spaghetti with meatballs
True or False?
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16 oz. Gloves
Shin Guards
Mouth Guard
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Krav Maga Bag
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The easiest way for someone to make you look foolish is to:
a. Call you names in front of a lot of people
b. Start a rumor about you like telling people that you smell
c. Tell people not to invite you to parties, sleepovers, etc.
d. Get you really mad so that you push them or hit them
When are you allowed to use Krav Maga
a. When your in km-X class
b. When your home and your parents are there
c. When you are afraid that someone is about hurt you
d. All of the above
After km-X class we read a story that has a theme. List all
themes covered in your class this month (Sept. to Oct.)
…continued on p.7
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Fitness Program & Extended
Services:
Fitness Program classes are identified as such on
the class schedule. Participation to these classes is
by registration only.
If you’re a Krav Maga student, wish to participate
in fitness classes and have medical insurance that
qualifies, you can enroll for unlimited Fitness
classes at a flat fee of only $10 a month. If you
qualify, your insurance company will require that
you undergo an initial muscle-skeletal evaluation,
which will be provided at our facility and at your
convenience by Dr. Meri Rosco. To maintain
your Fitness Program enrollment at $10 a month,
your insurance may also require periodic progress
evaluations, again at our facility and at your
convenience, which will be billed separately by
Dr. Rasco (GEB Medical). These additional fees,
if applicable, vary from $10 to $15 a month
If you’re NOT a Krav Maga student but wish to
participate in our Fitness classes and have medical
insurance that qualifies, you can enroll to the
Fitness program at a flat fee of $40 a month. In
addition to class participation, your insurance
company will require that you undergo an initial
muscle-skeletal evaluation, which will be provided
at our facility and at your convenience by Dr. Meri
Rosco. To maintain your enrollment at $40 a
month, your insurance may require periodic
evaluations, again at our facility and at your
convenience, which will be billed separately by
Dr. Rasco (GEB Medical). These additional fees,
if applicable, generally don’t exceed $25 a month
If your insurance does not qualify, regardless of
whether or not you participate in Krav Maga, the
fee to enroll in the fitness program will be $85 a
month
To determine whether your insurance qualifies,
kindly fill out and submit to us the qualification
form on page 8 before Monday September 12,
this is important. We’ll respond with your
eligibility within 48 hrs.
Enjoy Your Training
Your Training:
Exercising without goals is like always going to practice
for any sport, but never having a game. Why practice? If
you don't set a goal for yourself, what are you working so
hard for? Or, on the other hand, it might be the reason you
find it so difficult to work hard at all. Setting a goal will
give you something to work toward and achieve, so make
them realistic and challenging. "I want to loose weight" or
"I want to look good in a bathing suit” is not a goal. “I
want to do 15 pushups by the end of September”, “I want
to loose 5lbs. in the next two months”, or “I want to be
able to do the entire warm up without taking a break by
Halloween” are goals. These are very realistic and
attainable goals, and will give you a great sense if
accomplishment. Achieving goals you have set will also
help keep you motivated. So when you reach your first
goal, set another and raise the bar for yourself. I believe
that if you give this a solid chance you will be amazed at
the results!
By: Chris A.
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From an Instructor’s point of view, a great
student is a student that:
a. Tries really hard
b. Has the highest belt
c. Has been in km-X the longest
d. Is the most talented student in class
Fighting stance really has only 4 basic balance
points; front, back, left, right
True or False?
Movement in fighting stance has only 4
direction; forward, backward, left, right
True or False?
Mr. Marc is a:
a. Police officer
b. Fire fighter
c. Medic
d. All of the above
Mr. Paul coaches:
a. Soccer
b. Football
c. Basketball
d. None of the above
Aside from Mr. Davide, which other Instructor
has been teaching for KMNY the longest?
a. Mr. Marc
b. Mr. Paul
c. Mr. Chris
d. Ms. Tiana
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Our Students:
This Month: Kate O'Keefe - Somers, NY - Training for
just over 2 Years.
Question: What made you start training in Krav
Maga?
Kate: I was looking for something physical other than the
gym as an outlet. The gym was boring to me. I didn't know
much about Krav Maga so I figured I would give it a try.
Questions: Has training changed how you feel?
Kate: Yes. I feel great when I train. I have lost weight,
gotten in better shape and my personal confidence has
improved. It has also opened my eyes up to a different
world as a woman. I have learned that there are times
when it is ok for me to be aggressive to protect myself and
the people I care about. I feel more secure and as the
saying goes…I "fear less"
Question: It's been over 2 years now…what motivates
you to keep training?
Kate: I just enjoy it very much. Classes are never the same
and I am always learning something new. Every time I
come to class I am challenged by the instructors and other
students which keeps me on my toes.
Question: What are some of your favorite things about
Krav Mage NY
Kate: When I started at Krav Maga NY I was instantly
accepted by everyone. All of the instructors and students
made me feel comfortable right from day one so I feel at
home here. I am also constantly learning new things which
is exciting.
Question: What would you say to someone thinking
about trying a class
Kate: I would say to absolutely give it a try. You can do it
no matter what your starting point is. It is a very safe
environment. You will have fun, challenge yourself and
train with a great group of people.
A Message About Kate:
When Kate walked in for the first time, I sensed right
away that she was intimidated by what she saw. To her
credit, she pushed passed her fears and took her first class.
Two years later, Kate is a different person altogether.
Nowadays it doesn’t matter how many sticks, knifes and
opponents we put in front of her, she’s game. Keep it up
Kate
Interview By: Paul F.
Note By: Davide G.
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