Black Belt Fitness Center
Miyama Ryu JuJutsu
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In 1960 the Tremont School of Judo and Ju-jutsu opened its doors to the public for the first time. The founder, a fierce man named Antonio Pereira, taught a fighting style which he called Combato, the way of Combat.
Combato was a crude form of Ju-jutsu. The founder had learned these fighting techniques from commandos during WWII in Australia. The founder traveled to Japan and studied martial arts for eight hours a day under such masters as Mifune of Judo, Ueshiba of Aikido and Professor Shimata of Ju-jutsu. His fierce resolve and dedication won him many honors. Among them were a teaching certificate in Aikido signed by Kisshomura Ueshiba, a Nidan in Kodokan Judo and a San Mokuroku in Sosuishitsu Ryu Ju-jutsu.
The founder returned to the United States and began to teach Aikido at the Tremont School. But this wasn’t suitable for the residents of the Bronx, who needed more aggressive self-defense techniques. He refined his original Combato, augmenting it with the classical techniques that he had learned. The founder called his method Miyama-Ryu, which means the School of the Three Mountains, and he assumed the title of Shinan (The Originator).
Shinan Pereira died in 1999 and with him the era of Tremont as the center of Miyama Ryu came to an end. Miyama Ryu Combat Jujutsu has branched out from the tough streets of the South Bronx to several countries on several continents.
Not only is Miyama Ryu Combat Jujutsu taught to civilians, but it has been used in the design of courses for United States Federal agents, taught at police and law enforcement academies across the world and is still being refined today by two Dai-Shihans, D’Arcy Rahming and Dr. William Duke, and an international Executive Committee led by Shihan Robert Aviles Sr.
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How can I lower my Fitness Center power bill?
My situation:
- 3200 sq ft fitness center open 24/7
- Cost of running everything but lights and AC is minimal
- ~30 foot ceilings(!) making for huge ft^3
- In NC so it get HOT during summer
- Lights that stay on 24/7 are all fluorescent (I think)
- I put the AC on 72 during day and 75 at night. Any hotter and I think customers would complain.
- The duct work for the AC is exposed (huge pipes from 2 units) and blows down from vents about 15′ in the air.
My power bills over the last 3 months have been $720,$750,$850 — there has to be a way to reduce it!
So far, we’ve added shades to the windows and had the AC tested to make sure it was running ok
Other things I’ve considered
1) lowering all the duct work by about 5 feet so the cool air (hot air in winter) gets to patrons quicker and goes through less hot air
2) Putting lights on dimmer (although I think the culprit is AC)
3) Adding ceiling fans to pull hot air/push cold air (depending on where they are placed)
Please help!!
I’m not positive how to do this, but I read once that you can install mirrors around the lights, that way it reflects as if you had two bulbs instead of just one. I read it in an environmental book – hope that helps …
Any ideas on how to start your own fitness gym or consignment second hand store?
It all starts with location and surrounding competition. Second hand shops can do quite well in young/hip areas with a lot of foot traffic. Gyms are more flexible location wise, but require considerable more room.
Create a business plan. Find out what buildings you are interested in lease for. Gym equipment can be leased, this might be a good idea for your first two years while you build up your customer base.
Find out what gym memberships go for in near-by areas. What makes your place more desirable. One thing you can do is appeal to a specific group of people. For example, you could go after the young demographic, women, or even the gay community. This last one often goes overlooked by many business people, but can prove to be a lucrative and loyal customer base. If you can settle on a customer base, you will be able to do smart, focused, advertising.
Add up what you think it will cost to rent and run your new business, then multiply by 1.6. Now figure out how much business you will have to do to pay your bills and how long you can stay afloat until you get established. You will need all this data for bank financing.
Good luck.
Do you angle your racquet to get better topspin?
I know you swing high to low. I am actually a very good tennis player. Lately my forehands have been flying past the baseline more than they should. My private instructor told me to have my racquet straight up and down when I contact the ball and swing up to it for a topspin shot. But my coach before him said that he angles his racquet a little towards the ground on a topspin shot. I used to angle my racquet down and swing up and it went a lot better. I see a lot of people at clubs and state angle thier racquet down. Who is right. I am a high level player and only want people who really understand the game to answer this question. Thanks everyone.
p.s. My backhands are a lot better than my forehand, so you don’t need to explain form on a backhand.
dont angle it alot, but angle the racquet a little bit. (btw, a racquet angled down is called a closed racquet), and u should just keep practicing, and swing through the ball so the ball will go deep into the court and will be hard for your opponent to return. and just keep PRACTICING, and PRACTICING. in tennis practice really does make perfect
Do fitness centers give sports physicals?
My spring football practice starts tommorrow and I couldn’t get a physical yet. Obviously, I can’t find any medical clinics in my area that are open on sundays. so do fitness center such as lifetime, 24 hour fitness, or anytime fitness give sports physicals? if not if you can tell me any other places that gives sports physicals i would really appreciate it. btw i live in Duluth, GA.
Negative. A certified physical trainer, or even a licensed physical therapist for that matter, are still not medical doctors, thus they cannot make a diagnosis to clear somebody to play a sport.
What do you believe to be the most challenging role of a "not for profit" sports club President?
I’m contemplating a role as a President and have done lots of reading. I just want people who may have been on committees or Presidents themselves to give me their view on what they believe are the most challenging and/or time consuming parts of their role.
Most difficult part of any volunteer group is your volunteers.
They don’t have to be there so any time a fight occurs it’s likely you will drop in staff.
Stay out of anything you can involving gossip or smalls arguments so you look to be above it. Play the peacemaker after the vice president or someone with clout can’t fix it.
Point out the faults of both sides and stress the unimportance of the dispute over the importance of what you provide for everyone benefiting from the group.
And buy a big container of Tums antacid.