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About myackulic

Arashi Do North has been open since Jan 2004 (since 1985 in Alberta). We offer Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai classes to Children 4-7, 8-12, 14-16 and adults (16+). Come try out a class with use and check out our other social media for neat videos and photos.

4 DAYS LEFT!!

Time is slipping away, better hurry REASONS TO COMPETE Reason #4 – It gives you a chance to strengthen you bond with your teammates and coaches.  If you want to do well in competition, and I mean you really want … Continue reading

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5 DAYS LEFT!

Time is running out to register for the Mind Body Soul.                      REASONS TO COMPETE Reason #5 – It makes you better in every way.  Competing is a test of your … Continue reading

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Old Guys… come on out!

Yesterday I had someone call me asking if there was going to be executive divisions for Kickboxing and Muay Thai.  I hadn’t thought about it which is a shame.  I would like to add divisions if there is an interest. … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to White Belts.

I wrote this article a couple of years ago and got some good feedback and I think it’s worth a repost: I was talking to one of my white belt students today to see if she was planning on competing … Continue reading

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Pre Registration Ends Tonight

This is the day you procrastinators are waiting for… The LAST Day to Pre-register. Click the logo below.     Now for you hard core procrastinators you still have some time to register… it’ll just cost you an extra $15… … Continue reading

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Pre-Registration Ends Tuesday!

Tuesday is the last day to save… after that the rates go up $15… not alot but a bit of an incentive to act fast. There are some questions people have been asking. Yellow belt divisions, have been added to … Continue reading

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Special Gift for Competitors

We are always trying to find fun things to give out for the competitors. This year we have a cool gift for the BJJ people and still working on a surprise for the Muay Thai people. Check out the cool … Continue reading

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Illegal Submissions, Things to Stay Away From

The last video in our series is about which Submissions are illegal for the various belts and ages.  This is an important video for parents to watch as sometimes Instructors show moves that children are not allowed to do in … Continue reading

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Penalties, Will it Happen?

As we have been growing every year, we are following the IBJJF rule format more and more.  One of those areas is Penalties.  Now, as a nice guy I don’t like to dish out penalties, but it is now something … Continue reading

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Are Advantages Worth it?

Todays video is on how advantages can be scored.  It may not seem like a very important thing, but I have seen many matches where the advantage has been the deciding factor for the winner. Todays video is only 4 … Continue reading

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