9/18/2010
Rare Opportunity to Learn Savate From a Master of the Art!

9/6/2010
Closed for Labor Day

8/30/2010
FREE Savate Immersion and Pre-Test

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9/18/2010 - Rare Opportunity to Learn Savate From a Master of the Art!

MKG Presents Salem Assli Savate Seminar!

September 18th and 19th 2010
12:00pm to 4:00pm*
$110.00 for both days

Savate, also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay Thai and Silat which allow the use of the knees or shins. "Savate" is a French word for "old shoe.” Savate is perhaps the only style of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes.

Salem Assli is a full instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto in Kali and Jeet Kune Do as well as a Full Instructor under Grandmaster Chai Siritsute in Thai Boxing.

Salem comes to Seattle only once every few years so take advantage of this opportunity right away! Email or call us at info@mkseattle or 206-789-2411 to register!

*a 30 minute lunch break will be held during both days

9/6/2010 - Closed for Labor Day

MKG CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

Monday September 6th

There will be no classes or open gym on Monday September 6th. We will still be having class on Saturday September 4th. We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend.

8/30/2010 - FREE Savate Immersion and Pre-Test

Regardless of whether you are planning to attend the Savate Seminar on September 18th and 19th, we will be conducting a few extra Savate workouts in preparation for the workshop.

On Monday the 30^th and Wednesday the 1^st at 8:00pm we will run a 1 hour class. This will be a workout and our hope is that we can get interested students prepared for the workshop or just greater knowledge of the art in general. This mini-immersion will culminate in a pretest on September 8^th. We will not be charging for this pretest but will videotape it for your review.

8/29/2010 - 10 a.m. Seminar Series

10am Series: CSW / BJJ

Sunday, August 29th

10:00 - 12:00

$20

This month's 10 am series will delve into the grappling arts. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was made famous by the Gracie brothers in the early 90's, making it a staple art within the UFC for its solid work on the ground. CSW, or Combat Submission Wrestling, was designed by Erik Paulson, Vale Tudo and Shoot Wrestling Championship fighter, as a comprehensive standing to ground game fighting system. This seminar will be great for students with all levels of grappling experience and will be run by both Andy Wilson, BJJ Purple Belt and CSW Coach Level 3, and Jason Wollschleger, BJJ Purple Belt.

Call today to reserve your spot!

7/31/2010 - 10 Year Anniversary

10 Year Anniversary

Saturday, July 31st

10:30 - 2:00

FREE!

MKG is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this summer, and we would like to invite you, your friends, coworkers, and family to come join us to see what you do here at MKG. We will be having a morning of free classes, raffles, and martial arts demonstrations. Please come and help us celebrate 10 years of being real martial arts for real everyday people!

CLICK HERE to RSVP!

7/10/2010 - Rounds Test Results

Rounds Test Results

Congratulations to all of the rounds testers. It was a very hot day, and all of those that were testing for the rounds tests pushed through to pass these amazing series of tests. Also a big thanks to all of the holders, as these tests can't happen without them. Also a big thanks to Kru Rich Parker and Kru Bob Heinemann for coming up and evaluating the TBA 2 test.

1 Hour:

Nyall Curtillo-Hackney

Scott Patton

Edwin Kim

Jen Crow

James Kessenich

Ian Smith

Michelle Mullavey

Griffin Zheng

Tyler Bates

10 Round:

Holly Grass

Rhonda Marquardt

Dane Loeliger

TBA Level 2:

Audrey Dahlgren

Vanessa Nelson

Korbett Miller

Barry Nakayama

Holders:

Holly Grass

Rhonda Marquardt

Dane Loeliger

Jody Hendrickson

Alan Rodriguez

Josh Dwight

Joyce Karlinsky

Keith Van Thiel

Shay Van Thiel

Sean Mathias

Rob Bradstreet

Dom Campese

Hanan Judeh

Jenni Bradstreet

Susan Siverson

Michael Tamayo

Justin Hart

Ajani Slaughter

Rosa Villa

Jose Correa

Jamila Taylor

Audrey Dahlgren

Vanessa Nelson

Chris McMullin

Baylor Paschall

Tammy Wilson

Andy Wilson

Ray Sue

Rich Parker

Bob Heinemann

7/5/2010 - Closed for Independence Day

Monday July 5th, MKG Will be Closed

In observation of our national Independence Day, MKG Martial Arts will be closed on Monday July 5th. We wish all of our friends and family a happy and safe Independence day.

*Body Sculpt Classes will still be held normally*

6/1/2010 - Instructor Promotions

Congratulations to Jenni Cea and Dennis Rivera!

On 5/9/2010, Jenni Cea was promoted to a Level 1 Instructor by Guro Rick Faye and Dennis Rivera was promoted to a Level 2 Instructor by Guro Rick Faye. We here at MKG congratulate Jenni and Dennis at all the hard work they have put in at developing themselves as Martial Artists and Instructors.

5/8/2010 - Guro Rick Faye Seminar! Also Class Cancelations

Guro Rick Faye Seminar
Where: MKG Seattle @ Northgate/ 10722 5th Ave NE/ Seattle, WA 98125
When: May 8th and 9th
Cost: $140 for 2 days, $90 for 1 day.

Hosted at our Northgate location, this seminar is your chance to learn from the founder of our school!

Dedicated to the highest levels of training and individual improvement in the martial arts, MKG owner/head instructor, Rick Faye, is considered one of the top instructors in the JKD family world wide. Rick's impressive reputation for seminars on the art, self-defense and law enforcement topics keep him in demand locally, nationally & internationally.

His credentials include 2 senior full instructorships under Dan Inosanto (Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do & the Filipino Martial Arts), a 5th level Maphilindo Silat instructorship under Guro Inosanto. Rick is a regional director for the Thai Boxing Association, U.S.A. and holds the level of Full Instructor under Ajarn Chai Sirisute. He also holds instructorships in Wing Chun Gung Fu, Sensei Erik Paulson's C.S.W. curriculum (Combat Submission Wrestling) and numerous other arts.

Rick's devotion to the art is evidenced by his belief in constant training of the basics and an impressive attention to detail. This enthusiasm is integral to his teaching and helps his students learn and maintain their excitement. The results of this work ethic are obvious in both his art and his teaching.

This is open to people of all skill levels, so we hope you'll be able to attend! Call 206-789-2411 to reserve your spot!

CLICK HERE to read some basic info about Guro Rick.

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Also, Classes will be canceled from 11am onwards on Saturday, both at the Edmonds and Northgate locations, to make room for the Rick Faye Seminar. We hope that students will elect to come to the Rick Faye Seminar to further their training here at MKG.

5/3/2010 - NEW CLASS SCHEDULE

Starting on May 3rd, MKG will be ushering in a brand NEW schedule. This change has been made to make things much more convenient for our students, and give everyone more options and a more focused class progression. We hope that everyone enjoys the changes we've made.

1/10/2010 - Join Us on Facebook

MKG is on Facebook!

Join our group by clicking here! Users can post discussion topics, view pictures, and be informed of upcoming events!

10/12/2009 - MKG Seattle Fitness Certification Course - $99 to $199

MKG Fitness Instructor Certification Course

MKG Martial Arts International has developed a certification course for fitness instructors within the MKG Seattle school network. It is focused on professional development for our 10 Week Body Sculpt Challenge instructors but the content would be suitable for all advanced students, CORE/ITP/Ongoing instructors and staff members interested in expanding their knowledge and repertoire. This Fitness Instructor Certification is not mandatory to teach but has our highest possible recommendation.

Our first training classes will be held on Sunday, October 18th - Longi Yoga 9:30 -10:45 followed by History, Mission and Vital Information regarding MKG Martial Arts International and the 10-Week Body Sculpt Challenge from 11 - 12:15. Longi Yoga is free if you would like to attend but are unsure about the certification program.

The goals for the course are to 1) provide advanced training in classroom drills, time management and overall content, 2) get all instructors performing at an equal and consistent level, 3) provide instructors the training to teach BOTH strength and cardio classes, 5) educate instructors about basic information regarding MKG, our mission and arts we teach, 6) give instructors new skills to add to the classes and 7) recruit and train new instructors.

The course will consist of 20 classes of 1 hour and 15 minutes. They will be offered non-sequentially, 2 at a time, bi-weekly and then will repeat. Here is a SAMPLE course.

Class - 1 History, Mission and Vital Information 10/18/2009

Class - 2-5 Strength Training

Class - 6 Strength Training Teaching Test

Class - 7-10 Kickboxing / Cardio

Class - 11 Kickboxing / Cardio Teaching Test

Class - 12-13 Kali Stickwork For Body Sculpt

Class - 14-15 Advanced Training in Each Category

Class - 16 Dhanda Yoga - (Staff)

Class - 17 Longi Yoga - (Rope) 10/18/2009

Class - 18 Letha Yoga - (Partner)

Class - 19 Customer Service, Communication and Teaching Ability

Class - 20 Summary, Physical and Written Tests

The course is available to current Body Sculpt instructors for a cost of $99 and $199.00 for MKG instructors, students and non-ranked CORE/ITP members. Once all 20 classes are completed the MKG Fitness Instructor Certification will earn instructors a bump in pay of $5 or more per hour over standard rates.

Please respond with your level of interest. Again, the first training classes are this coming Sunday. Future classes will be announced on Sunday as well.

We hope you are as excited about this opportunity as we are!

4/22/2009 - Congrats to the Following Students!

The following students took their level test last month and passed! Congratulations!

Phase 1 Level 1: Amanda Anderson, Jonathan Anderson, Aki Takagi, Ashley Dailide, Sean Bailey, Dominic Campese, Mike Torres, Noah Young, Colin Campbell, Rhonda Marquardt, Jael Topek, George Atherton, Michelle Llena

Phase 1 Level 2: Hanan Judeh, Crystal Mappala, Kari Greenswag

Phase 1 Level 3: Alan Rodriguez, Jody Hendrickson, Emily McCullough, Jenn Noble, Baylor Paschall, Joyce Karlinsey, Rob Bradstreet, Alan Zander

1/6/2009 - Congrats To The Following Students...

The following students took their test last month and passed. Congratulations!

Phase 1 Level 1: Susan Fenner, Holly Grass, Yachun Peng, Preston Peterman, Crystal Mappala, Susan Siverson, Jeff Collins, Thomas Kincheloe IV

Phase 1 Level 2: Mike Adams, Anthony Hamilton

12/15/2008 - Private Lesson Rates

Private Lessons Are Available!

Try to find a personal trainer or other comparable services at these rates!

Our instructors are available to all students for private lessons on a number of topics including Striking Arts, Grappling Arts, Weapons Training, Fitness, Self-Defense and Attribute Development. Private lessons are a great way to catch up on parts of the curriculum that require special practice or insight. Sessions can be 1/2 hour or 1 hour long and the rates for these start at $25.

Below are our instructors and their respective areas of expertise and qualifications:

Andy Wilson

Owner and Head Instructor

Level 3 Instructor - under Guro Rick Faye
Panantukan Instructor - under Guro Rick Faye
Senior Associate Instructor in Jun Fan - under Guro Dan Inosanto
Senior Associate Instructor in Jun Fan and Filipino Martial Arts - under Guro Dan Inosanto
Full Instructor - Muay Thai - under Ajarn Chai Sirisute
Level 1 Coach in Combat Submission Wrestling - under Sensei Erik Paulson
1st Degree Black Belt in Chuan Lu Boxing Under Sifu Michael Frischman
Andy also holds rank in Savate and Giron Arnis Escrima.

Andy is the head instructor and owner at MKG Martial Arts International and teaches lessons on all areas of the MKG Martial Arts International curriculum. Kali Weaponry, Panantukan, Grappling, Equipment Training, Wing Chun Dummy are some possibilities. Andy is generally only available in the mornings or afternoons.

Hourly rate is currently $100.00 or $60.00 for1/2 hour. Inquire about rates 'after hours.'

Tammy Wilson

Owner and Senior Instructor

Level 2 Instructor - under Sifu Rick Faye
Full Muay Thai Instructor - under Ajarn Chai Sirisute
Tammy also holds rank in Savate

Tammy has been training at MKG Martial Arts International since 2001, her forte is Muay Thai, boxing and other kickboxing methods. Tammy has extensive training under Guro Inosanto, Erik Paulson and GM Tony Somera and is fully qualified to teach any area of the MKGMAI curriculum. Tammy is only available in the evenings or on weekends.

Her rate is $75.00 per hour and $40.00 per1/2 hour.

Dennis Rivera

Level 1 Instructor - under Sifu Rick Faye
Apprentice Instructor in Filipino Martial Arts - under Guro Dan Inosanto
Apprentice Instructor in Jun Fan Kung Fu - under Guro Dan Inosanto

Dennis has been training at MKG Martial Arts International since 2002. Dennis is well rounded in our curriculum. He is only available during the evenings or on weekends. Dennis has a rate of $65.00 per hour and $35.00 per1/2 hour.

Raymond Sue

Level 1 Instructor - under Sifu Rick Faye
Beginning TBA Muay Thai Instructor - under Ajarn Chai Sirisute

Ray has been training at MKG Martial Arts International since 2001. Ray is also an active instructor at our school. He is well rounded in our curriculum, and is only available in the evenings or on weekends. His rate is $65.00 per hour and $35.00 per1/2 hour.

Josh Mills

Level 1 Instructor - under Sifu Rick Faye
Associate TBA Muay Thai Instructor - under Ajarn Chai Sirisute

Josh has been training at MKG Martial Arts International since 2003. He an assistant instructor at our school and teaches some of the Body Sculpt classes. Josh is available on Friday afternoons and by appointment only. His rate is $65 per hour and $35 per 1/2 hour.

CORE/ITP Team Members

All CORE/ITP members are qualified and able to conduct private lessons in certain areas of the MKGMAI curriculum.

$35.00 for 1 Hour
$20.00 for 1/2 Hour

9/24/2008 5:00:40 PM - Congratulations to Ray Sue and Josh Mills!

Ray Sue and Josh Mills recieved their Level 1 Thai Boxing Instructorship under Ajarn Chai during the seminar last weekend. They've been training very hard (even through injuries) the past few months in preparation for the test. Both Josh and Ray looked great as they kicked their rounds in front of Ajarn Chai and the other instructors. It was an exciting and memorable night, definitely an inspiration to all the MKG students that were there.

7/30/2008 - Congratulations to Tammy Sanchez and Andy Wilson!

Kru Tammy Sanchez was promoted to Full Instructor under Ajarn Chai Sirisute for Muay Thai Kickboxing during Muay Thai in July! In addition, she was given an award for Outstanding Instructor during camp.

Kru Andy Wilson was also promoted to Full Instructor under Ajarn Chai last month.

6/28/2008 - Congrats To All Who Took Their Test!!

On Friday, June 13th we had a small (but prepared) group of people take the Muay Thai Rounds Test along with a few TBA Tests. We hold these every 6 months, so most of these people started training as far back as December/January! Good job everyone!

1 Hour Test: Jennifer Miner
                      Hanan Judeh
                      Carlos Tampan

10 Round Test: James Noyes

TBA Level 1: Vanessa Nelson
                       Jenni Cea

TBA Level 2: George Newman

Our Phase/Level Test was held on Wednesday, June 25th and we had a great group of people testing. It was especially wonderful to see the amount of Level 2 students who continued to test from last time. Keep up the good work!

Phase 1 Level 1: Rob Bradstreet, Matt Walsh, Cory Rogers, Jake Vice
                          Jody Hendrickson, Daniel Novey, Charina Pitzel, Brad Pitzel
                          Alan Rodriguez, Brandon Duncan, Dustin Pickert, Scott Renwick

Phase 1 Level 2: Carlos Tampan, Tyler Wood, Rick Monce, Baylor Paschall
                          Jose Morones, Joyce Karlinsey, Julio Melendez, Alan Zander
                          Todd Fink, James Lundy

Phase 1 Level 3: Glenn Duncan

4/7/2008 8:45:14 PM - Level Test Results

A couple weeks ago, we held our quarterly level testing on March 26th. Congratulations to the following students on passing their test!

Phase 1 Level 1: Rick Monce, Carlos Tampan, Matt Casanova, Baylor Paschall, Deb Wintner, Eugene Kwon, Jose Morones Jr., John Giordano, Mike Adams, Joyce Karlinsey, Jack Darcher, Julio Melendez, Mark Coulter, Tyler Wood, James Lundy, Alan Zander, Todd Fink, TJ Mino

Phase 1 Level 2: Emily McCullough, Jennifer Miner, Andre Nguyen, Matt Scott, Mariko Shimomura, Shari Leid, Britton Tweedy

Phase 1 Level 3: Alan Farr, Ben Andersen

3/6/2008 2:24:46 PM - Self Defense Class at Noel House Women's Shelter

With the help of MKG student, Bibek Pandy, Andy Wilson and Diana Rathborne will be teaching a self defense class on Monday, March 17th from 3pm to 5pm.

Diana will already be in town on the 15th and 16th to teach a Women's Self Defense seminar at MKG Seattle, so to further help the community, she will be sharing her expertise at the Noel House Women's Shelter to empower the women and give them some extra confidence and courage.

A special thanks goes out to Bibek for help co-ordinating the event, and to Diana for travelling from Minnesota to come out to Seattle for a weekend seminar.

12/22/2007 - Rounds/TBA and Level Test

Last month, we held both our Rounds and Levels test, within a week of each other! So congratulations to all who took a chance, trained hard, and passed! Especially to those who took both tests. Congrats also to George Newman for taking the Level 1 TBA test.

Phase 1 Level 1: Nick Helseth, Aaron Lampano

Phase 1 Level 3: Karlis Gailitis, Jason Wollschleger, Tim Heilman, Adam Shilling

Phase 2 Level 1: Audrey Dahlgren

1 Hour Test: Tim Heilman, Britton Tweedy, Kevin Carroll, Rick Monce, Leif Moa-Anderson, Shari Leid, Joyce Karlinsey, Deb Wintner, Baylor Paschall, Eleazar Hernandez

10 Round Test: Czar Peralta, Audrey Dahlgren, Adam Shilling, Andy Paves

TBA Level 1: George Newman

Special thanks to our holders for the Rounds Test: Nick Helseth, Glenn Duncan, Carlos Tampan, James Noyes, Jason Wollschleger, Karlis Gailitis, Ajani Slaughter, Nicole Marinez, Vanessa Nelson, Michelle Ferazza, Ray Sue, Angela Suryan, Matt Scott, Jenni Cea

12/15/2007 - Associate Instructor Promotion

Congratulations to Tammy Sanchez on her promotion as Associate Instructor! She is pictured here, second from the left in the bottom row, at the Muay Thai camp in Portland, OR where she received her promotion.

7/17/2007 - Kickboxing Competitions

We would like to congratulate our students who have been participating in local kickboxing events over the last few months. We've been bringing people down to Portland Thai Boxing to fight in modified amateur rules Muay Thai bouts since December and have recently brought fighters up to Kalahi Martial Arts and Ringsports United to compete, six events since December 2006. All of our fighters trained hard, fought well, and did a great job representing MKG Martial Arts!

Congratulations to George Newman, Joel Winter, Raphael Park, Tammy Sanchez, Carissa Bluestone, Bob Heinemann, Josh Mills, and James Lewis.

5/2/2007 - Panantukan Mini-Seminar With Guro Andy Wilson

3-hour Mini-seminar featuring guro Andy Wilson of Minnesota Kali Group (Seattle branch)

Thursday May 17

6:30pm - 9:30pm

downstairs at Ache Brasil

341 E. Broadway (near Main)
Vancouver, WA

Cost: $25 for non-members

$10 for members

Guro Andy will offer a 3 hour introduction and overview to Filipino Boxing, or Panantukan as it is typically called. Unlike sport Boxing, Panantukan allows use of elbows, knees, head butts, kicks, slaps, and back fist, plus the usual jab/cross/hook/uppercut techniques. Guro Andy has trained extensively under guro Rick Faye of MKG (www.mnkali.com), one of the top Panantukan practitioners in North America, and with the legendary guro Dan Inosanto (www.inosanto.com).

Bring focus mitts if you have them, as well as bag gloves, and water.

Everyone regardless of skill level is invited.

2/21/2006 - Smoker/Fight Results

We had our first ever inter-school sparring/fight event with NW Kali/JKD in Federal Way on 02/17/06. 6 students from MKG Martial Arts and 6 students from NW Kali competed in the event.

Randy Nunez, Chris McMullin, Brian Tardiff, Josh Mills and Paul Echavarria fought 3 x 2 minutes rounds with kickboxing rules. Raphael Park fought 2 x 2 minute rounds under boxing rules. Congratulations all!

In the spirit of the event everybody went hard but no winners or losers were called. Afterwords we all went out and celebrated together. With the bad sportsmanship, rampant egos and mismatched opponents inherent in martial sports these days it was an amazing experience to bring together two schools in the spirit of friendly, positive competition.

We are planning these events every 2 months. In the future we would like to add single and double stick sparring, muay thai rules kickboxing and submission grappling matches. If you are a student of either school and are interested in competing please see your instructor to determine your eligibility.