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About Northwestern martial arts
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About Northwestern martial arts
Northwestern has a variety of martial arts available for different types of people. Classes are a couple of times a week for a discounted rater per quarter.
Northwestern students, faculty, staff, and nearby residents are welcome to train in any martial art.
Each martial arts club has a different philosophy, different competitions, a different belt system and different qualifications for instructors.
Officially sanctioned martial arts are Aikido, JuJutsu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do ATA and Tae Kwon Do WTF.
| Club | Class Times | Class Rate/ Qtr |
Club Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido | MWF 5-7 p.m. Sat. 4-6 p.m. All at Blomquist Gym |
$20 | NUaikido@ hotmail.com |
| JuJutsu | Katie Sharkey, John Heins, presidents |
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| Karate | MW 8-10 p.m. (Patten) Sat. 3-6 p.m. (Blomquist) |
$45 | Sarah Waite, president |
| Tae Kwon Do ATA |
MW at Blomquist |
Leah Ventura, president | |
| Tae Kwon Do WTF |
Benjamin Huyck, Jim Trieu, presidents |
In Aikido, there is no competition.
"That’s one of the principals of Aikido," said president Bart Chwalisz. "In a sport you work toward your matches or a championship. On a certain day you have to be in your best shape. In a martial art, the idea is to be ready all of the time."
Chwalisz added about the doctrine: "You always practice with a mindset there’s always more than one attacker and everybody’s armed. It’s a modern martial art that it was founded in the 20th century, although the techniques are from ancient Japan.
"You’re never in a situation where somebody can hit you. It’s very quick, dynamic. You’re either standing or kneeling all of the time."
Practices are pragmatic, "down-to-earth," with weapons training a regular feature, Chwalisz said.
Anybody can train without prior training in any martial art.
There are only white and black belts, with different degrees of skill within each.
About 7-10 people train regularly.
The head instructor, Keith Moore, has trained military personnel and others in law-enforcement.
The type of Karate at Northwestern is Shokotan Karate.
The parent organization is Japan Karate Association of Chicago.
Participants can compete in 3-4 competitions per year.
Tae Kwon Do ATA is an internatially certified martial art. The same techniques, skills and moves are taught at every Tae Kwon Do ATA certified dojo.
This means you can go nearly anywhere in the world and train without having to adjust to a different system.
Training focuses on control. There are no injuries in class from one person to another during spars, said student instructor and former president Marc Guilford
Classes teach basic training, sparring or sparring techniques.
Participants can compete in competitions about twice per quarter, with 300 to 1000 other competitors.
There are between 12 and 25 people who train in Tae Kwon Do ATA.
The head instructor, Douglass MaKaney, is a fifth-degree black belt and the chief regional instructor.
Guilford explained the doctrine: "Tae Kwon Do translates as the ‘way of the hand and the foot,’ with the foot being more emphasized. The foot’s longer than your arm, and your legs are much stronger than your arm."
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MARTIAL ARTS LINKS:
Aikido
NU home
Shinjinkai--Aikido parent organization
Bu Jin Design
Karate
NU home
Japan Karate Association of Chicago--Karate
parent organization
Tae Kwon Do
ATAonline--parent organization
