Go For The Gold – Day 2

Hello everyone, we hope your having a great summer we definitely are! We’ve had 2-Days of Action-Packed classes. Every morning we start off with different plyometric drills. This type of training is the same that Olympic sparrers & professional boxers use to develop ‘fast twitch muscles’. These kind of exercises are very challenging, however watch the video above and you’ll see one of our Tiny Tigers perform one of the hardest, and most advance plyometric drill.

Let us know what you think!

-Mr. McNallan

Go For The Gold – Day 1

Today we kicked-off our ‘Go For the Gold’ summer camp in style! The day was full of excitment, everything from plyometrics training to Olympic Sparring and Forms Training. I’m really impressed to see how fast our Warriors, I mean students are improving. Keep up the hard work everyone!

- Mr.McNallan

Xtreme Camp – Day 2

Great job everyone! The Team Demo performance was Awesome! You guys looked great, and I know you all were working extremely hard all weekend long. We will be hosting another Xtreme Camp either the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving. So until then keep training hard and the sky is the limit!

- Mr. McNallan

Xtreme Camp Day 1 – Part 2

Xtreme Camp – Day 1

The Xtreme Camp is underway. Keep checking back for more video’s

Go For The Gold Camp

We are extremely excited to kick-off the summer with our Go For The Gold Summer Camp. Student’s will get training like never before! Each day students can compete for gold metals in four different events, Sparring, Forms, Jump Kicks, and Board Breaking. Take your training to the next level and train like an Olympian. If you haven’t signed up already, it’s not to late. And remember single-day training is also available.

CAMP DETAILS
Camp will run from 9am – 3pm
Morning Snacks will be Provided Daily
Bring a Snack, and Lunch Monday – Thursday
There Will be a PIZZA Party on Friday!
Below is our schedule of events for the week.

Training Camp Schedule
(9am -3pm)

9am Warm up and plyometrics training

10am sparring drills and games

11am snack & competition forms training

12pm lunch & world championship DVD

1pm jump kicks & air force training

2pm board breaking training and challenge

2:30pm obstacle course training

3pm review & clean up

Xtreme Camp

Don’t forget next week is our 2-Day XMA Camp. Special Guest Instructors will be Mr. Jorge Lee & George Valentino.

Some of you might remember Mr. Lee from our XMA Seminar last month. Make sure to check out the pictures below.

Instructor Certification Camp

Over the weekend, I attended the Instructor Certification Camp and Leadership Seminar in Upstate New York. It was a great weekend, and I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Master McInerney, Master Capobianco, and Senior Master Dunn.

I really think everyone should prepare and go if you are thinking about teaching. It’s a perfect place to see how you stack up against some of the other instructors. You also get to hang out and exchange ideas with everyone else. I’m not going to lie, the showers were not what I would call luxury. And if you go next year, be sure to get there early so you get a good bed, but all-in-all it was very worth the time and effort.

I think one of the most impressive parts was watching Certification. As everyone tested, it became obvious that approximately 75% of the instructors are State Champs. Really, the quality of the martial artists was amazing. When it came to the instructing, it’s no surprise that ATA has some of the best students.

My only regret is that I could not do both the Certification camp and the Leadership Camp. I really wanted to climb the rock wall and go down the zipline. Master Mac, if you are reading this, maybe you could make that suggestion for next year.

I want to thank all the “Mac Black Belts” for allowing me to be a part of the family. And congrats to Mr. Eugenio, the 2 Ms. Odejars, Mr. Nodelman, Mr. Alessi (What a guy!), Mrs. Foster, the Heredias, Ms. Esperitu, Team Chi and anyone I happened to miss. Everyone there helped me to get the goal I set.

- Mr. Peterson

Xtreme Camp June 26-27

We are excited to announce on Friday & Saturday, June 26th & 27th we are hosting a Two-day Xtreme Camp. By this time everyone will be out of school, and what better way to Kick-Off your summer than to train in ATA-Xtreme! ATA-Xtreme is normally for our Leadership Program students only, however this Camp will be open to all program levels. This two-day will include:

XMA PERFORMANCE TRAINING

Train with Mr. Jorge Lee plus a few special guest instructors!

• Tournament Preparation & Competition
• Presentation & Performance Skills
• Xtreme Forms & Weapons Choreography
• Xtreme Tricks & Acrobatics
• Take your skills to the highest level!

TRAINING FEES

Fee includes all training, meals and facility fees.

Regular Rate $100 per Day or Only $150 for both days.

Add Private Lessons with Special Guest XMA Instructors
Regular Rate $75 an hour save $25 Now!

$100 – 1 Day of XMA Training Camp

$150 – 2 Days of XMA Training Camp

$150 – 1 Day of XMA Training Camp + 1 hr Private Training Session

$200 – 2 Days of XMA Training Camp + 1 hr Private Training Session

TRAINING TIMES

Friday, June 26th 9am – 3pm

Saturday, June 27th 10am – 4pm

ATA Green Program

During the entire month of April, ATA Martial Arts of Branchburg NJ is asking all of it’s students and their families to perform 5-10 acts of environmental self-defense. Our goal is to perform 1,000 acts of environmental self-defense within the next 6 months.

These can be simple acts such as: conserving energy by unplugging unused electronics at home, checking car tire pressure regularly to ensure better gas mileage, recycling, using reusable shopping bags or picking up trash in a local park. Then document them by writing them down and attaching a picture.

10 Simple Things you can do to defend the EARTH

Posted by ATA Green

1. Turn off lights, TV and computer when not being used.
2. Don’t let water run continuously when brushing teeth or washing dishes.
3. Reuse scrap paper for lists, notes or crafts, then recycle it.
4. Bring a shopping bag to use when shopping. Recycle used plastic bags at the supermarket.
5. Change a light bulb! Consider using compact florescent bulbs in some locations to save energy.
6. Separate and recycle; paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, aluminum cans.
7. Donate unwanted but wearable clothing to churches and homeless shelters. Use unwearable clothing for craft projects or rags.
8. Avoid Styrofoam cups. Bring a travel mug, your coffee will stay hotter and taste better.
9. Support your local farmer; buy locally produced food when possible and save tons of energy.
10. Plan a garden. You can grow your own organic food to save energy and money.