Spring 2019 Newsletter
Hi all.
Some of you asked what was up with not getting a newsletter recently. I’ve been really busy so I need to go quarterly for this newsletter.
Some of you asked what was up with not getting a newsletter recently. I’ve been really busy so I need to go quarterly for this newsletter.
Wonder Valley Kenpo Camp
On Memorial Day weekend, 2019, Graham and Jaydean Lelliott again will host their Wonder Valley camp in Sanger, CA. This is a great camp! I will be there, as will Mr. Gary Ellis of Plymouth, England and Mr. Steven White of Manchester, New Hampshire. Paul Dye, who recently moved up to 10th, will be on staff, as will Ian Harris from England and others.
Info https://www.glkenpo.net/wonder-valley-camp-.html
Register https://form.jotform.com/60564441814151
On Memorial Day weekend, 2019, Graham and Jaydean Lelliott again will host their Wonder Valley camp in Sanger, CA. This is a great camp! I will be there, as will Mr. Gary Ellis of Plymouth, England and Mr. Steven White of Manchester, New Hampshire. Paul Dye, who recently moved up to 10th, will be on staff, as will Ian Harris from England and others.
Info https://www.glkenpo.net/wonder-valley-camp-.html
Register https://form.jotform.com/60564441814151
Monthly Article
I publish a monthly article for subscribers on my website. The last few have been on what my primary training was like and a two-part article on teaching the police. You can subscribe for these articles and the entire archive for $29/year. https://kenpotv.com/levels-page-pmp/
I publish a monthly article for subscribers on my website. The last few have been on what my primary training was like and a two-part article on teaching the police. You can subscribe for these articles and the entire archive for $29/year. https://kenpotv.com/levels-page-pmp/
Master’s Hall of Fame
I will be at the Master’s Hall of Fame awards dinner in Costa Mesa, CA on July 27, 2019. My friend and student, Graham Lelliott, will be inducted, as will Shawn Knight of Tucson, AZ, one of my associates.
Mr. Bob White recently informed me that I will be receiving the Mike Stone Leadership Award and that it will be presented to me by Mike Stone himself. I was pretty shocked by that and it makes the event a highlight of my martial arts career. https://www.mastershalloffame.org/
I will be at the Master’s Hall of Fame awards dinner in Costa Mesa, CA on July 27, 2019. My friend and student, Graham Lelliott, will be inducted, as will Shawn Knight of Tucson, AZ, one of my associates.
Mr. Bob White recently informed me that I will be receiving the Mike Stone Leadership Award and that it will be presented to me by Mike Stone himself. I was pretty shocked by that and it makes the event a highlight of my martial arts career. https://www.mastershalloffame.org/
New Book
My second fiction book with co-author Phil Buck should be out later this year. It’s a sequel to Whisper From The Alamo. The working title is Runaway Blues. It’s shaping up well and will be longer than Whisper. More craziness, freaks, and butt-kicking. New characters and one you’re just going to love to hate. Here’s our Facebook page where you can find flash fiction with the characters. https://www.facebook.com/whisperfromthealamo/
Buy Whisper https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Alamo-Wedlake-Buck/dp/1365937070
My second fiction book with co-author Phil Buck should be out later this year. It’s a sequel to Whisper From The Alamo. The working title is Runaway Blues. It’s shaping up well and will be longer than Whisper. More craziness, freaks, and butt-kicking. New characters and one you’re just going to love to hate. Here’s our Facebook page where you can find flash fiction with the characters. https://www.facebook.com/whisperfromthealamo/
Buy Whisper https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Alamo-Wedlake-Buck/dp/1365937070
Seminar Schedule
I’ve had to cancel and/or reschedule some of my seminar dates this Spring. My next outing is Wonder Valley in May. Here are others to follow.
Chicago – June 28-29 (Rescheduled from April) Kurt Barnhart hosts. Subjects will be technique relationships.
Round Rock, TX – August 17. Round Rock Karate, Daniel Delenela hosts. Subjects are the progression in the freestyle techniques.
Massachusetts – New England Kenpo Summit, Sept. 27-29. Steven White and Lance Soares host.
http://www.akts-js.us/updates/2019-new-england-kenpo-summit-update/
Dates TBA for Covington, LA and Tucson, AZ. October and December respectively.
I’ve had to cancel and/or reschedule some of my seminar dates this Spring. My next outing is Wonder Valley in May. Here are others to follow.
Chicago – June 28-29 (Rescheduled from April) Kurt Barnhart hosts. Subjects will be technique relationships.
Round Rock, TX – August 17. Round Rock Karate, Daniel Delenela hosts. Subjects are the progression in the freestyle techniques.
Massachusetts – New England Kenpo Summit, Sept. 27-29. Steven White and Lance Soares host.
http://www.akts-js.us/updates/2019-new-england-kenpo-summit-update/
Dates TBA for Covington, LA and Tucson, AZ. October and December respectively.
Exercise and
Cognition
This is from a press release for a medical conference in San Francisco. It was
sent to me by Marc Rowe, M.D.
Anyone who trains for a marathon knows that individual running workouts add up over time to yield a big improvement in physical fitness. So, it should not be surprising that the cognitive benefits from workouts also accumulate to yield long-term improvement in thinking skills or cognitive gains.
Yet, until now, there was has been little research to describe and support the underlying neurobiology. In new work being presented this week about the effects of exercise on the brain at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco, researchers find that brain changes that occur after a single workout are predictive of what happens with sustained physical training over time.There is a strong and direct link between physical activity and how your brain works,” says Wendy Suzuki of New York University (NYU), who is chairing a symposium on the topic at CNS. “People still do not link physical health to brain and cognitive health; they think about fitting into a bikini or losing that last pound, not about all the brain systems they are improving and enhancing every time they work out.”
“Think about how physical activity may help your cognition today and see what works. Day-by-day, the benefits of physical activity can add up.”
But as new research comes out to illuminate how different types, amounts, and intensities of physical activity improve brain function, cognitive neuroscientists hope to see a sea change in how the general public views exercise – from the effects of long-term training to bringing the positive effects of physical activity to socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
The new study showing that immediate cognitive effects from exercise mirror long-term ones is the first of its kind, as short- and long-term effects are typically examined in different studies, says Michelle Voss of the University of Iowa, who led the study. Her team’s initial findings are good news for the field of cognitive neuroscience, as they suggest that the brain changes observed after a single workout study can be a biomarker of sorts for long-term training.
Study participants underwent fMRI brain scans and working memory tests before and after single sessions of light and moderate intensity exercise and after a 12-week long training program. The researchers found that those who saw the biggest improvements in cognition and functional brain connectivity after single sessions of moderate intensity physical activity also showed the biggest long-term gains in cognition and connectivity.
The study used recumbent cycles that had motorized pedals, allowing the participants to either apply their own force to turn the pedals or to let the pedals do the work. “This feature allowed us to keep pedal speed constant while only changing heart rate between conditions of light and moderate intensity activity,” Voss says. “This is novel for acute exercise paradigms, which often use sitting as a control condition.”
Voss looks forward to replications of this first study with larger samples. Her lab is currently recruiting participants for a similar study that will include 6 months of training instead of 3 months, to give participants more time to improve cardiorespiratory fitness. But in the meantime, she says: “Think about how physical activity may help your cognition today and see what works. Day-by-day, the benefits of physical activity can add up.”
Anyone who trains for a marathon knows that individual running workouts add up over time to yield a big improvement in physical fitness. So, it should not be surprising that the cognitive benefits from workouts also accumulate to yield long-term improvement in thinking skills or cognitive gains.
Yet, until now, there was has been little research to describe and support the underlying neurobiology. In new work being presented this week about the effects of exercise on the brain at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco, researchers find that brain changes that occur after a single workout are predictive of what happens with sustained physical training over time.There is a strong and direct link between physical activity and how your brain works,” says Wendy Suzuki of New York University (NYU), who is chairing a symposium on the topic at CNS. “People still do not link physical health to brain and cognitive health; they think about fitting into a bikini or losing that last pound, not about all the brain systems they are improving and enhancing every time they work out.”
“Think about how physical activity may help your cognition today and see what works. Day-by-day, the benefits of physical activity can add up.”
But as new research comes out to illuminate how different types, amounts, and intensities of physical activity improve brain function, cognitive neuroscientists hope to see a sea change in how the general public views exercise – from the effects of long-term training to bringing the positive effects of physical activity to socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
The new study showing that immediate cognitive effects from exercise mirror long-term ones is the first of its kind, as short- and long-term effects are typically examined in different studies, says Michelle Voss of the University of Iowa, who led the study. Her team’s initial findings are good news for the field of cognitive neuroscience, as they suggest that the brain changes observed after a single workout study can be a biomarker of sorts for long-term training.
Study participants underwent fMRI brain scans and working memory tests before and after single sessions of light and moderate intensity exercise and after a 12-week long training program. The researchers found that those who saw the biggest improvements in cognition and functional brain connectivity after single sessions of moderate intensity physical activity also showed the biggest long-term gains in cognition and connectivity.
The study used recumbent cycles that had motorized pedals, allowing the participants to either apply their own force to turn the pedals or to let the pedals do the work. “This feature allowed us to keep pedal speed constant while only changing heart rate between conditions of light and moderate intensity activity,” Voss says. “This is novel for acute exercise paradigms, which often use sitting as a control condition.”
Voss looks forward to replications of this first study with larger samples. Her lab is currently recruiting participants for a similar study that will include 6 months of training instead of 3 months, to give participants more time to improve cardiorespiratory fitness. But in the meantime, she says: “Think about how physical activity may help your cognition today and see what works. Day-by-day, the benefits of physical activity can add up.”
Bob and Barbara White Invitational
The last weekend of March,
Bob White and his wife, Barbara, held their annual event in Costa Mesa, CA.
This year they raised $55,000 for the Royal Family Kids Camp through the
seminars, auction and tournament. They have raised about 1 million dollars over
time for this worthy charity. In addition, one of my old Pasadena studio
classmates, Paul Dye, moved up to 10th degree. Congratulations to
him, the Whites and thanks to all who participated.
Kenpo TV
I’m letting you know my website is up with the system material on it.
The Premium subscription is for my monthly articles and the archives. It’s $29/yr.
The video side is broken into several sections – one for beginners and others for intermediate, advanced and instructors. Beginners is $30/mo, all access is $45. You can even choose a combination one that includes the Premium articles at no extra cost.
A week-long trial is $1. After that it kicks into whatever you selected. PayPal or credit card, stop anytime.
Many of the videos are not set up for iPad, etc., so users get an app called Photon to convert and they say it works well. Otherwise, use your desktop PC. https://kenpotv.com/
I’m letting you know my website is up with the system material on it.
The Premium subscription is for my monthly articles and the archives. It’s $29/yr.
The video side is broken into several sections – one for beginners and others for intermediate, advanced and instructors. Beginners is $30/mo, all access is $45. You can even choose a combination one that includes the Premium articles at no extra cost.
A week-long trial is $1. After that it kicks into whatever you selected. PayPal or credit card, stop anytime.
Many of the videos are not set up for iPad, etc., so users get an app called Photon to convert and they say it works well. Otherwise, use your desktop PC. https://kenpotv.com/
“I’m too busy working on my
own grass to notice if yours is greener.” - Unknown
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