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Northern Arizona Martial Arts holds Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do classes weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays. We meet at DeMiguel Elementary School, located in University Heights, Flagstaff, Arizona. Classes for adults are from 6:30-8:30pm, and classes for children are 6:30-7:30pm. Beginners and advanced students are all welcome! Please feel free to just stop by and check us out. During the school year we meet inside the gym; during the summer we frequently meet outside behind the school. For more info email lisa_tkd@yahoo.com

A typical Tae Kwon Do workout may consist of any of the following: Running - jogging around the gym; Warm-ups - basic stretching and calisthenics; Basics - Blocking, punching, and kicking practice; Forms - Choreographed series of moves designed to simulate various defenses and counter-attacks; Kicking Practice - Uses the kicking bag and focus mitts; Controlled 3-step and 1-step sparring; Controlled NO CONTACT free-style sparring (yellow belt and above only).

The belt ranks in ascending order are: White, Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown 2nd Keup, Brown 1st Keup, Black Belt (1st Dan, 2nd Dan, etc. through 9th Dan).

Tae Kwon do is a Martial Art, the origin of which dates back thousands of years to a time when empty hand (weaponless) fighting was prevalent in countries throughout the orient. It has been practiced for over 2,000 years. Today, Tae Kwon Do is taught primarily as a sport and means of self-defense.

The term breaks down into the following: Tae; means to jump or kick with the foot, Kwon; denotes with the hand or fist: Do; means an art, way or method. As several versions of Tae Kwon Do have evolved, "Chung Do Kwan" (Blue Wave) is used to specify the version organized by Grandmaster Duk Sung Son. Mr. Richardson, Senior Instructor and founder of Northern Arizona Martial Arts, is a direct student of Mr. Son's and is now president of the Chung Do Kwan Alliance.

Tae Kwon Do is a superb means of exercise equally suitable for men and women of all ages. The nature of Tae Kwon Do is such that it requires the body to move in all directions, and uniform physical development is one of the benefits of a regularly participating student. Other natural results realized by continued practice are increased self-awareness, confidence, and self-control. Improvement in school marks often occurs in young people studying Tae Kwon Do.

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Hi! I'm Lisa Cantor Ganey, accountant at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University. NAU is located in Flagstaff, a beautiful town in northern Arizona.

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