Traditions of a Gi
Crossing Tie:
The Crossing tie in the black represents Confucian principles behind the martial arts. Kyu (colored belts) students wear a Confucian tie.
Single Unit Tie:
The single unit tie represents unity of both belt classes to make a dan (black belt). Dan (black belts) practitioners wear a single unit tie to seperate themselves from kyu belt students.
Square Knot:
The square knot represents wholeness in the martial arts. As you are practicing jiu jitsu, it becomes part of you as you become a part of it to become a whole. Martial art forever changes your mindset and gives you the tools to become a leader who stands out from the rest.
Evenness of Belt Ends:
Evenness of belt ends represents the equal knowledge of both the hands and feet. An uneven belt in the Dojo not only disgraces the student wearing the belt, but disgraces the school and your teacher.
Respect Your Belt:
Never throw your belt on the ground as this is a sign of disrespect to every student and teacher in martial arts, whether in the past, present or future. Also by throwing your belt on the ground shows you are ungrateful to your teacher who gave you the knowledge of jiu jitsu.
Gi Top:
Wearing your gi top the right way means constant use. A student's lapel should always cross from left shoulder to the right waist. By wearing your gi top from right to left means you are attending a Japanese funeral. A ceremony in which you are expected to commit the ultimate act of Seppuku or disemboweling yourself to die an honorable death.
The next time you guys are at the school and begin to put your gi on, remember the information that was shared here today. Thanks to Mike Fowler for a great article. For other great articles by Mike Fowler, check out his website and blog
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Amy Losek (Tufchik and Fist Martial Arts)
Amy Losek is a professionally certified instructor in avariation of martial arts disciplines, she has travelled the world extensivelypromoting the enhancements that a martial arts lifestyle creates. Amy was kindenough to allow Just4Fun into her world of MMA and the concept behind TufchikGear.
J4F: Amy for our fans who are not familiar with you can youplease tell us about yourself. (Where you are from, family, hobbies, and titlesor certifications.)
Amy: Ihave lived in South Florida since I was 13 years old, I consider myself aFloridian.
Ihave 2 children, a daughter 18 and a son 19, I had them both when I was 10.LOL. Training keeps meyoung;D
I have beentraining in Martial Arts for a little over 21 years. I started with Kung Fu,opened a school with my first school, with my first instructor who at the timewas my husband... Opps, he broke the rules. I have an instructorcertification for Muay Thai Kickboxing through the WMTC and WKA.
J4F: Amy you’re the founder and Master instructor at FIST martialarts, tell us about that. (How many students do you have, what programs do youoffer and most importantly what’s your routine like being the head instructor,take us through a simple day at work.)
Amy: My title may beMaster instructor; the truth is I do not even teach anymore. My staff membersare much better both at teaching and technically, so now after teachingfor 15 plus years I handed the torch to them. So now I take care ofthe business end of things. As a matter of fact tomorrow we move into our new4500 square foot MMA Training facility. Craig Oxley, the head instructor of theschool is actually fighting in the Strike Force Show January 30th in FortLauderdale.
J4F: Amy, if I’m not mistaken you are also the founder andcreator of Tufchik gear. What was the reason behind this creation and what setsTufchik apart from other brands that are out there?(Tell us all you can aboutTufchik)
Amy: And then cametufchikgear, totally out of necessity! I was tired of training and looking likeI was wearing my brother’s clothes. The girls at my school like to train inskorts, however the ones on the market just didn't cut it fir the heavytraining we did so I decided to patent a fighter skort... one thing lead to thenext and now I have a high quality fully functional line of training apparelfor women, men and kids!! The rest is history.
J4F: Amy for the JUST4FUN fans and followers that are in yourarea or will be travelling to your area, can you tell us how they can check outthe gym? Also, please tell us how to get more information regarding Tufchikgear merchandise or services.
Amy: We always welcome out of town-ers to train atthe gym when they are visiting South Florida. The school address is 2275 NE164th Street. North Miami Beach and the phone number is 305-405-2001. Now ifyou want some hot fight stuff for the girls go to my website www.tufchikgear.com. Or if you want to create your own line of MMA Wear for your schoolor team or online store call me directly. My number is 954-647-0818
J4F: AmyThank you again for participating in our interview, do you have any additionalinformation you would like to add or any shout outs you’d like to make?
The Just4Fun family wishes you the very best and continued success!!!
Respectfully!!
Marco “Tyrtl”
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