Special Events

Martial Arts Carolina Special Events
Karate College	Mr. Butchka took a small group from Martial Arts Carolina to Karate College in Radford, Virginia. It was about a 3 hour drive up into the mountains, beautiful country. We started with classes Thursday night. Friday brought classes starting at 8 A.M. and ending at 9 P.M. By the time we had dinner and drug our tired bodies back to our rooms everyone hit the bed within a few minutes. Saturday morning we were all up early and eager to start a new full day of learning. We were being taught by legends that we had seen in movies and on TV and read about in magazines but never once thought about being in the same room with them and having them instruct use on the proper stance, side kick, punch or joint lock. If you get a chance talk to Mr. Butchka, Mr. Burdette, or Michaela Hutchinson about Karate College. Plan to go next year. It is an experience you won't forget.
Bartlett Family Care Board Break A Thon	Martial Arts Carolina held a Board Break A Thon on March 7th, 2009 for the Bartlett Family Care Fund. There were tons of boards to break and Seth Jones made it his personal goal to break everyone that he could. There were front kicks, sidekicks, knife hands, palm heels flying thru boards. Mr. Hutchinson took on a challenge to break 20 boards in 15 seconds. Allowing for a board holder malfunction he made it in the allotted time and was on Fox News for his effort. Below are some picture from the Board Break A Thon. I'll add more pictures as I get them.
Valentine's Date Night	Date Night, have some time away and celebrate Valentine's Day. Click here for Flyer.
John Hatmaker Clinic 01/24/2009 - 01/25/2009	Mark Hatmaker will be at our school to conduct a two day clinic on Catch Wrestling.
Hickory Martial Arts Tournament 01/24/2009	Hickory Martial Arts Tournament students will get to compete in Forms, Sparing and Board Breaks.
Kicks and Crafts 12/13/2008	Martial Arts Carolina held its Kicks and Crafts event this past Saturday, December 13th. It lasted for four hours and gave parents across the school a wonderful gift of time. We had about 20 kids in total and included students of the school, friends and some very special young siblings. What a joy to see a couple of our Martial Arts Carolina students taking care of and introducing Martial Arts to their younger brothers. While at the event - the kids enjoyed an exciting and challenging Martial Arts class, made some very cool crafts, enjoyed snacks and a movie - and to top it all off - a special visit from Santa Claus! Each child got to sit on Santa's lap, go over their wish list, had a picture made and received a very special letter from Santa. Needless to say - a great time was had by all!!!
Combat Hapkido Clinic High Point, NC 08/23/2008	Several members of the Martial Arts Carolina family went to a Combat Hapkido Clinic in High Point, NC. The event was hosted by Holt Williford at Triad Martial Arts. The clinic started with hand trapping. This the most basic moves of the the Combat Hapkido system but is what the rest is built on. We moved from hand trapping to defenses against punches. Next we learned the defenses against stick attacks. The techniques were very effective. Knife defenses were the last for the day.
Duty & Honor A Day of Defense 07/26/2008	The Second Annual Anniversary Clinic was held Duty & Honor was the theme the Day of Defense Clinic. The clinic started with a member of the FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force. He gave us a presentation that covered sexual predators online, cyber stalking, identity theft, phishing, and scams. Everyone that attended came away with lots of useful information. The clinic this year was divided into three groups men, women, and youth. Mr. Drillings worked with the youth. Mr. Butchka and Mr. Stickney worked with the men. Mrs. Hutchinson and Mr. Burdette worked with the women. Each group had a curriculum designed just for them. After training separately the groups were brought back together for stick, gun and knife self defense. The clinic ended with a 30 minute cardio blast that consisted of 4 stations. The stations were crunches/planks, squats, pushups and wrestling move of escaping from guard. The day was loaded with information but not so much that you had information overload. The beginner had useful techniques that they could add to their defensive tool box. The intermediate were able to refine what they had learned before. The advance learned how to make what they already knew more effective. It was a great clinic filled with people ready to learn and instructors that shared their knowledge.
Duty & Honor Staff Workout 07/25/2008
Champions of Freedom & Justice Tournament 03/08/2008	The First Annual Champions of Freedom & Justice Tournament sponsored by Martial Arts Carolina was held at Blair Road UMC Church's Family Life Center. The tournament had three arenas of competition, Forms, Sparring and Weapons. Starting at 2 O'clock with a demonstration by the Grasshoppers the afternoon was non-stop action with the form competition, weapons, and then 2 sparring arenas going at the same time. Be sure to check out the pictures by clicking here.
Defensive Arts Clinic 12/01/2007	Master Landaas arrived Saturday to test Mr. Hutchinson for his 3rd Degree in Combat Hapkido. Later he was the instructor for our Defensive Arts Clinic. The main objective of this clinic was what to do after you've blocked the punch that was thrown at you. I'm sure everyone learned some valuable techniques. Check out some of the pictures take during the clinic. Be sure to thank Mr. Howard for being "Pedro" for the clinic. He absorbed a lot of strikes so we could see the proper technique. Thanks.
Mint Hill Madness	Mint Hill Madness is coming September 28 - 30. For more information click here.
Camp 2007 Point Sparring Joint Locks & Throws Tae Kwon Do Basics Self Defense for Women Stick Clinic Board Break Clinic	It took a year of planning but it finally arrived and was worth the wait. Tae Kwon Do basics, Joint Locks and Throws, Women's Self Defense, Stick Clinic, Juniors' Point Sparring and Board Break Clinic, there was something for everyone and if missed it you missed lots information, hard work and fun. Start planning for next year. Once you check out the pictures from camp you'll start counting the days until it begins. Pil Sung
Spring Break 2007	Checkout what Mrs. Hutchinson has planned.