Ong Bak 3 Exists!!

Teaser Trailer: Exclusive footage from the production of Ong Bak 3. A rare early look at scenes shot in Thailand from the highly anticiapted upcoming sequel from Tony Jaa.

Park Training Cont Pt 3...

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Again...Tim and I (Rick Henderson) training with with Ralph Severe in Dallas Texas. 03-08-2009.

Park Training Cont...

More video of Tim and I (Rick Henderson) enjoying a Sunday with Ralph Severe and his students in Dallas Texas. 03-08-2009.

Training In the Park

Tim and I (Rick Henderson) enjoy training with Ralph Severe and his students in Dallas Texas for three hours... 03-2009.

5 AM focus Mitt Training in Dallas Part Two...

Part two of a early morning warm-up... Tim Groome from Georgia and I (Rick Henderson) from New York visit Dallas for training with Ralph Severe 3-06 - 3-14 2009.

Kukishin ryu training in dallas...

Teaching the pragmatic methodology of Kukishin ryu. (From the DVD on kukishin ryu, which is 9 DVDs full of information on Ralph Severe's methodology).

Here on this clip Ron Hughen and I (Rick Henderson) showing a short shot from the DVD series of kukishin ryu bojutsu. 2006 Filmed in Carrollton Texas.

5 AM focus mitt training...

Part one of a early morning warm-up... Tim Groome from Georgia and I, (Rick Henderson) from New York visit Dallas for training with Ralph Severe 3-06 - 3-14 2009.

More instructional videos to come!

Preparing to add more instructional videos to this blog for your enjoyment. Please check back soon...

Funny Ninja Video

Just for fun here is a funny yet very artistic video of Ninja's un-boxing a package with a cell phone in it.

2009 Central NY Classic Tournament Results!!

Congratulations to all of our students that participated in this years Central NY Classic Karate Tournament held at Johnson City High School October 3rd...

I'm very proud of everyone and way to represent!!

(apologies for the blurry pictures)

• Daniel Giberson: 1st place in Kata, Finalist in Sparring
• Terry Rosenburgh: 1st place in Sparring, Finalist in Kata
• Miles Baker: 3rd place in Sparring, Finalist in Kata
• Shafee Munim: 1st in Sparring, 1st in Kata
• Mutaza Roberts: 2nd in Sparring, Finalist in Kata
• Gopal Coffee: 1st in Sparring, Finalist in Kata
• Prahlada Coffee: 1st in Kata, 3rd in Sparring

CONGRATS!!!!

Prahlada Coffee

Mutaza Roberts

Daniel Gibson

Copa Coffee

Miles Baker

Shaffee Muhin

New Pictures

Terry Doing Kata

Cousins Having Fun: Shafee & Murtaza

8 Power Foods to Protect Your Health

Here's some food for thought: certain menu options pack more nutritional punch than others and some have downright super powers when it comes to staving off cancer and other diseases. Help yourself to a few of my favorite health-boosting bites and learn why choosing these can help you live a longer, stronger, happier life.

POWER FOOD: Cherries

They have more flavonoids, aka powerful antioxidants, than almost any other food analyzed by the USDA. Cherries, both sweet and tart, are particularly rich in anthocyanins, micronutrients that may jump-start the immune system and mop up disease-causing free radicals. What this means: They may have the ability to ward off cancer. Other research suggests they may also reduce inflammation associated with arthritis and gout.

POWER FOOD: Black tea

Black tea, the type in your basic bag, may offer similar protection from heart disease and some cancers as its highly-praised cousin; people with heart disease who drank it daily for a month saw a 50 percent improvement in the functioning of impaired blood vessels, a study from Boston University reports. And another study, from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, found that a compound in black tea triggers colorectal cancer cells to destroy themselves.

POWER FOOD: Celery

This traditional diet staple is a great source of potassium, a nutrient that helps reduce blood pressure and regulate the balance of fluids and minerals in the body. Most Americans get less than 50 percent of the suggested 4,700 milligrams a day. People usually use bananas as their go-to potassium source, but four medium stalks of celery deliver about the same amount of potassium as a 105-calorie banana for a mere 24 calories. The crunchy crudite also contains compounds called phthalides, which moderate blood pressure, too.

POWER FOOD: Mushrooms

They're low in calories and are a top plant source of B-complex vitamins, including riboflavin, which helps keep skin healthy and eyesight sharp. They also leave other produce in the dust when it comes to selenium, an antioxidant that may protect against some cancers. And according to a study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mushrooms contain betaglucan and chitin, two types of fiber that absorb fat and whisk it out of the blood, lowering your risk for heart disease. All mushrooms offer benefits, but the big winner is the meaty portobello. It's high in selenium and potassium.

POWER FOOD: Pomegranate juice

Presqueezed pomegranate juice offers almost all the health perks of the whole fruit without the hassle (seeds to dig out, red-stained fingers!). The beverage has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, cranberry juice and orange juice and is loaded with polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that may protect against cancer and promote heart health. In one study in the journal Clinical Nutrition, people with carotid-artery disease, which can lead to stroke, reversed some artery damage by drinking a little less than 2 ounces daily.

POWER FOOD: Sunflower seeds

With 25 percent more vitamin E than almonds, sunflower seeds are the new go-to snack for reducing the risk for heart disease and stroke. Vitamin E may also fight inflammation, which can lead to joint pain and cartilage deterioration. Only 4 tablespoons of dried seeds provide 12 milligrams of vitamin E--that's 80 percent of your daily needs. They're also full of fiber, healthy fats, protein and iron. Make sure to choose the unsalted type--the salted version may taste great, but they're higher in sodium.

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Producers Promise a Dark Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

From their beginnings as a comic, through the years of video games and cartoons, various iterations of movies, and the amazing toy lines that have been produced, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have always had a soft spot in many people's hearts.

Producers Scott Mednick and Galen Walker explained that this will be somewhat of a Turtles origin story (which has been reported before). They were bothadamant about getting back to what the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in '90 did. "The interesting thing about TMNT was the combination of action and humor, and Steve Barron (director from the first Turtles movie) added one thing, heart. We want and need to go back to that. Let's make sure we don't dishonor what has been before, and let's create something new," added Mednick.

With these ideas in mind, the fans still wanted to know one thing - will TMNT follow the same path that other darker superhero movies have been going in the last few years. "Our point of view is this: go back and look at the original Turtles comics. They are very dark. The audience is much more sophisticated than they were in 1990. This is 2009. Take the new Harry Potter for example. It is rated PG and it's still a very dark film. We are headed that direction," Galen said.

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