Hattatsu Ryu Karate adult black belt
pictures now up
(Posted July 10, 2008:) Pictures
from our June 21, 2008 Hattatsu Ryu Karate
black belt test are now up in our Photo Gallery. Please join us
in congratulating our newest black belts, Aileen Craig and David
Kendig!
June 2008 graduation pictures now
up
(Posted July 10, 2008:) Pictures
from our June 2008 graduation ceremonies for our Brighton and
Victor students are
now up in our Photo Gallery. Please join us in congratulating all
of our new belt and stripe recipients!
SUMMER HOURS
ARE IN EFFECT
(Posted July 6, 2008:) The
schedule for classes at our Victor location has changed to
accommodate summer hours. Please be sure to check out our revised schedule as you make your
plans!
JUNIOR BLACK
BELT TEST PICTURES NOW UP
(Posted June 17, 2008:) Pictures
from our June 14, 2008 Junior black belt
test are now up in our Photo Gallery. Please join us in
congratulating Riley Dolan and Max Ferrari!
FRONTIER
FIELD DEMO PICTURES NOW UP
(Posted June 17, 2008:) Pictures
and video from our May 30, 2008 Frontier Field demo are now
up in our Photo Gallery.
UMAC
News
(June 2008 edition)
(Posted June 12, 2008:) We just
sent out our periodic (email) newsletter, which covered a bunch of
updates about what's going on at UMAC. In case you're not
subscribed to the newsletter (which is easily corrected from our
web site), or it hasn't hit your in-box yet, here's what you
missed:
UMAC - Victor: Self Defense Seminar
There will be a FREE self-defense seminar this Saturday (June
14th) from Noon to 1:30 PM. This introductory class is specifically
geared for the college-bound senior, but is appropriate for
everyone age 14 and up. Parents are encouraged to attend and
participate as well. Make it fun and bring a friend. Pizza will be
provided after the class.
Graduation Nights:
UMAC Victor is having their next Graduation on Thursday, June
26th (Little Dragons at 5:30, Juniors at 6:30). UMAC Brighton is
having their graduation the next night - Friday June 27th (Little
Dragons at 6:15, Juniors at 7:30).
July 4th Break:
Reminder UMAC is CLOSED the entire July 4th week (June 30th -
July 6th). Fitness classes in Brighton will continue except for
July 3rd and 4th. Enjoy your Holiday Week.
Summer Camp:
Spots are still available for UMAC Summer Camps in Brighton and
Victor. Be a part of all the fun. Call the school to register:
Brighton 461-1073, Victor 924-7450.
Seabreeze:
UMAC's Annual Seabreeze Day is scheduled for August 14th - all
day (no classes).
Activity Nights:
Be on the lookout for the return of our popular Activity Nights.
Also known as Parent's Night Out, you can drop your kids off on a
specified Saturday Night - the kids will enjoy fun activities, and
parents can have some time to themselves. We will have some dates
set soon. Ask at the front desk or check our website for
details.
UMAC - Victor: Schedule Changes
There are some exciting new additions to the schedule at our
Victor location.
We are adding two new Adult Martial Arts Classes on Wednesdays
at Noon and Saturday Mornings at 10:30 AM. These "Open Mat" classes
are for Adult Karate and Adult Jujitsu/MMA students. Classes start
this week.
We have some fitness class schedule updates starting the week of
July 7th:
- All Morning Fitness classes in Victor will begin at 9AM
(instead of 10 AM ) for the summer months.
- All Evening Fitness classes will begin at 5:30 PM (instead of 6
PM). Martial Fit Classes will begin at 6:30 PM.
- Yoga will keep its 4:30 schedule on Mondays and
Wednesdays.
The revised schedule will be available on our website, at
www.selfdefensecenter.com.
SEMINAR WITH
KYOSHI JOE MANSFIELD
(Posted May 16, 2008:) Vanteon
will be hosting a seminar on July 26 (11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) at our
Victor location with Kyoshi Joe Mansfield. Kyoshi Mansfield is a
7th degree black belt in Ryu Te
Renmei. He was at UMAC about three years ago and gave an
impressive seminar on kata application, pressure points and
self-defense.
The cost of the seminar will be $50 per person, and will be well
worth it! Sensei Ingallina is a huge believer in the importance of
expanding your MA knowledge with quality instructors, and Kyoshi
Mansfield is one of the best.
LITTLE DRAGON
BLACK BELT TEST PICTURES NOW UP
(Posted May 12, 2008:) Pictures
from our May 10, 2008 Little Dragons black belt
test are now up in our Photo Gallery. Please join us in
congratulating Michael Coughlin, Hunter Day, Raymond Healy, and
Kyle Weetman!
UMAC Night at
Frontier Field
(Posted April 18, 2008:) UMAC
Night at Frontier Field is May 30. This is for everyone,
not just the kids. Bring your friends and family and have a great
time with us. The kids from the Brighton school will be performing
on the Walk of Fame at 6:30. Game time is 7:05. Tickets are $9
each, and we have great seats!
Class schedule updates
(Updated April 10, 2008:) Starting
Monday, April 14th, we will be combining our 6PM
Little Dragons classes on Monday and Wednesday in Brighton with the
5:15PM classes, in order to keep the level of activity and
excitement up to the level that you expect from UMAC.
We will also be making some changes to our schedule
in Victor:
- We've added another session of UMAC Boot Camp to the schedule,
which will be meeting at 10AM on Fridays. (As yet, there is no
babysitting available for this class.)
- We will be adding another Fitness Kickboxing class to our
Wednesday night schedule as of April 16th. The class will be held
at 6PM, and babysitting will be available.
If you have any questions, please give us a
call!
UMAC
Featured In Democrat & Chronicle
(Posted March 31, 2008:) UMAC was
recently featured in an article by John Boccacino, from the
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. You can read all about it (and
see some familiar faces, too!)
on the D&C web site.
Level 2
Women's Self-defense courses scheduled for April
(Posted March 24, 2008:) We are
excited to announce that UMAC has scheduled the Level 2 classes in
our "Women's Self-Defense" program. These classes are structured
for individuals who have completed the Level 1 class at either of
the UMAC locations.
There are two different Level 2 classes: Weapon Defense &
Ground Control. Both are extremely important, and combined with
kicking & striking, put the odds in your favor if you ever have
to go physical to protect yourself. Also remember that when you
have the ability and confidence to defend yourself, you
automatically carry yourself differently and decrease the chance
that anyone will target you or a loved one.
We encourage those interested to take both classes but they are
not dependant on each other. Taking both will, however, give you
skills in all areas of self-protection.
The classes are as follows:
Ground
Control
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Location: UMAC Victor - 160 School St. Victor, 14564
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
Ground control is an extremely important class. Participants
will learn how to use their strength on the ground to escape an
attacker. Basic moves are taught and practiced that make it
extremely difficult for anyone to control you on the ground! You
have got to experience the transformation that takes place when you
control the outcome of a situation. All techniques are practiced on
a padded "attacker."
Weapon
Defense
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Location: UMAC Brighton - 1780 Monroe Ave. Rochester,14618
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
In this class, you will learn how to survive against an attacker
with a gun, knife or other weapon using psychological and physical
skills. You will learn why certain attackers use weapons, what to
do and say when a weapon is shown and how to physically
incapacitate this person if necessary. All techniques will be
practiced on a padded "attacker." You will leave this class
prepared & empowered.
Pre-registration is required and these classes are limited to
the first 20 people. To register, please call 461-1070. If you have
any questions, please call or email.
We look forward to seeing you!
The instructor of the courses, John
Ingallina, has been teaching self-protection courses since 1988. He
is the director of the NY State Rape and Assault Prevention
(NYSRAP) Association and an advisory board member at Rape Crisis
Services of Rochester. John is also the Chief Instructor at the
United Martial Arts Center and holds a 5th degree black belt in
Hattatsu Ryu, a 3rd degree black belt in Tatsu Do and a 3rd degree
black belt in Shingitai Jujitsu. John has trained with and
regularly instructs many law enforcement and military
personnel.
HATTATSU RYU KARATE ADULT 2ND DEGREE BLACK BELT PICTURES NOW
UP
(Posted March 15, 2008:) Pictures
from our February 2008 2nd degree black belt
test are now up in our Photo Gallery. Please join us in
congratulating Sensei Adams and Sensei Kalish for their continuing
development in the School of Progressive Growth!
New
Fitness Class in Victor
(Posted February 22, 2008:)
Beginning March 3rd, we will be offering a 10:00 a.m. "Power Core"
class at the United Martial Arts Center in Victor. This weekly
class will be added to the awesome morning "Fitness Fusion" classes
currently offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. We
currently have free babysitting for the Tuesday and Thursday
classes and are certain we will have it for the Monday class soon
(maybe even for the first class). If you know anyone who would like
to babysit please have them call John at 924-7450. Remember, we
also have free babysitting for ALL afternoon and evening fitness
classes too!
The instructor of the Power Core class is Izy
Grooms. Izy has her Masters Degree in Nutrition, is a Personal
Fitness Trainer and is trained in Stott Pilates. The classes that
Izy teaches are meant to energize, strengthen and provide balance
to clients throughout their days and weeks. Her energy and passion
can be easily seen even after taking one of her classes.
This class meshes an all out core strengthening
program with traditional Pilates. We will be working from the
inside out. Traditional health club core classes work the outer
core muscles. This class will not only work those outer muscles but
you will also learn to work the most inner muscle (the one that
needs to be strengthened to prevent injury). This class is designed
to tone, elongate and strengthen your muscles front and back which
will make you feel taller, trimmer and stronger.
Women's
Self-defense class coming March 15 to the Victor UMAC
(Posted February 22, 2008:) We
will instruct a comprehensive two-hour course that teaches applied
personal safety. Awareness and avoidance skills are always
emphasized as the first line of self-defense. Beyond this you will
be taught the physical techniques needed to protect yourself from a
larger, stronger and more aggressive person.
YOU
WILL LEARN:
- how to recognize potentially
dangerous situations and avoid them.
- to assess situations quickly and
respond decisively.
- the different types of offenders,
their unique characteristics, and how best to handle each one.
- verbal and physical tools to end an
attempted assault and get to safety.
- safety tips to use when at home,
traveling, driving, shopping etc.
The cost of the course is $20 and pre-registration
is required. It will be held Saturday, March 15 from 1-3 PM at our
school in Victor. This course is for EVERY women 14 and older. It
is for all ages and fitness levels as criminals target everyone. To
register please call 924-7450.
TOURNAMENT IS
COMING!
(Posted February 11, 2008:) The
10th Annual Challenge
Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the
Taylor Elementary School in Spencerport, NY. This is a great event,
and UMAC has a history of rocking the house by bringing in the
largest number of competitors (and cheering fans). Details are
available on their web site, so come join us for the challenge!
NEW FUSION FITNESS CLASSES
AT VICTOR
(Posted January 7, 2008:) We are offering new
daytime Fusion
Fitness classesin Victor! These will be a
combination of Fitness Kickboxing, Boot Camp, and Yoga and will be
held Tuesdaysand Thursdaysat
10:00 A.M.These classes are high energy, complete
body conditioning with no contact or uniforms. If you discover that
one of these activities is particularly engaging, we also offer
Fitness Kickboxing, Boot Camp, and Yoga as separate classes in
Victor, as well as Brighton. So, pick a particular style or our new
daytime combination class. You will be a winner either way!
UMAC TOURNAMENT PICTURES NOW
UP
(Posted November 10, 2007:)
Pictures of this
year's UMAC tournament are now up in the Photo Gallery. Please join
us in congratulating all of the participants!
VICTOR GRAND OPENING PICTURES NOW
UP
(Posted October 6, 2007:) Pictures
from our September 2007 Victor School Grand Opening
#2 are now up in our Photo Gallery. Check out all of the fun
goings on!
JOHN INGALLINA RECEIVES
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
(Posted June 12,
2007:) We all know what a great guy John Ingallina is. So
when he is formally recognized for what we already know is true, it
just makes all of us UMACers bust with pride. This press release
summarizes things nicely, so here it is:
Brighton – Local martial arts instructor and school owner,
John Ingallina, was awarded the international “Instructor of
the Year” from the Shingitai Jujitsu Association in a
ceremony in Perrysville, Ohio on May 19. Mr. Ingallina, owner of
the United Martial Arts Center’s in Brighton and Victor, was
presented the award by former National Judo Champion, Olympic coach
and 1987 USA Judo Coach of the Year, John Saylor.
“John Ingallina is a true teacher and coach in every sense of
the word. He has the unique combination of being an incredible
martial artist as well as an extremely effective communicator and
motivator. The combination of these attributes are what sets him
apart and made him the recipient of this year’s award,”
stated Saylor.
“To be presented with this award from a man of Mr.
Saylor’s background is truly an honor. The most rewarding
part of what I do is watching the students succeed in both martial
arts and life,” says Mr. Ingallina.
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