Lathen Martial Arts

 Silat / Jun Fan / JKD Seminar

Held Saturday, January 7th … Thanks to everyone who came out to this 2-Hour Seminar at Komplete Martial Arts … Next Seminar - March 2012 at KMA!

3rd Annual ‘Finish Strong’ Boot Camp

THANKS to everyone who came out for this GREAT 3-Night Camp over the Holiday Week featuring ‘Sticky Hands’ / Chi Sao, Wooden Dummy / Mook Jong Sets #1 and #3, Kettlebells / PSP Workout Protocols, Indian Clubs, Silat & JKD Applications of the ‘Wooden Dummy’ 

Coming soon … ‘Sticky Hands’ & Mook Jong DVD showcasing both 1 & 2-Handed ‘Chi Sao’ … Wooden Dummy set #1 … ‘pull the curtain’ back on these oft misunderstood and misused ‘secrets’ from the arts of Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu / Wing Chung!

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Celebrate the Season with LMA’s New Year’s Introductory Special

 Begin your ‘Resolution Evolution’ with this Calorie Burning ‘Intro’ to the Arts of LMA!

2 Private Lessons, Movement Evaluation, 1 Group Class, Academy T-Shirt … Only $20

Contact LMA TODAY and Begin your Personal Journey to BLACK BELT EXCELLENCE!

LMA News / Week of January 23rd

Zen Message of the Week … ‘The secret of health, mind and body is to live the present moment wisely and earnestly’ … Buddha

January Newsletter - available via email … Join the LMA Email List (see sidebar for instructions)

Welcome to LMA … Shawn Witherup & Leah Wilson (welcome back!)

LMA Promtions … Saturday, January 28th … speak with LMA Black Belts regarding your status and tentative testing plans

Congratulations – New Promotions … 2nd Degree Black Belt - Sifu Larry Rankin … 4th Degree Black Belt - Guro Sandy Artzberger

Student of the Year 2012 :  Susie Rankin

Most Dedicated 2012 :  Dave Durler

Most Improved 2012 :  William Hewitt

January 2012 Events

LMA January Newsletter… available thru LMA Email List (see right sidebar to join)

Silat / Jun Fan / JKD Seminar … Held SATURDAY, January 7th … Komplete Martial Arts in the Pittsburgh Mills Mall … Thanks to everyone who came out to this 2-hour JKD Seminar … NEXT SEMINAR – February 2012 at KMA!

Sifu Ted Reynolds … a close friend and student of Mr. Deily’s, passed away in August 2005. Mr. Reynolds was an ‘Original’ Private Student who was taught out of Sifu Deily’s basement long before there was an official LMA. He was the 2nd person promoted to Black Belt at the Academy and served as Mr. Deily’s Personal Teaching Assistant for many years at the CCAC Kali / Filipino Martial Art Class. Ted was the Monday night Instructor as well as the Chief Instructor of LMA’s Youth Program. A Professional Bass Player / Musician, Ted returned to his hometown of Nashville in 2002. Mr. Reynolds will be truly missed by all those that came to know him!

Sifu Bernice Giunta … in January 2005, LMA lost a dear family member to cancer – Sifu Bernice Giunta. Mrs. Giunta and her husband Tony have been friends and strong supporters of Mr. Deily for over 22 years. Bernice was the first person promoted to Black Belt at LMA, and is the highest ranking student of Sifu Deily. She taught the Tuesday night classes at LMA for years, as well as classes at Seton Hill College and the YWCA in Greensburg, PA. Bernice was also a leader at the Annual Women’s Self-Defense Workshop offered at the North Campus of CCAC in Pittsburgh. Tony and Bernice have taught their own classes in the only Official ‘Basement Branch’ of LMA since 1986, and are great examples of what the martial arts are supposed to be about. Bernice was 47 years old …our prayers continue to be with her family, especially her husband Tony.