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Last Week of Jan - Update

Hey Victory Family,

Well, I hope your as excited about 09 as I am.
We have so much to look forward to and a bright future.

Mr.Calderone just got back from his honeymoon.
I was honored to stand up in his wedding and it
was a beutiful ceremony. The reception was fun
and very warm.

The bridal party were very good to each other and presented themselves well.

The parents of the bride and groon where overwhelmed with joy.

I know when I say this I am speaking on behalf of
everyone who knows Mr.Calderone and his new
bride - Sarah Beth.

"We wish you the long life, health and a joyous and fuitful marriage."

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Vitamins for your Mind...

Read this story...it helps to put things in proper order.

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through
the desert. During some point of the journey they
had an argument, and one friend slapped the other
one in the face. The one who got slapped was
hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the
 sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED
ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
where they decided to take a bath. The one,
who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire
and started drowning, but the friend saved him.
After the friend recovered from the near drowning,
he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SAVED MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped and saved his best
friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in
the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us,
we should write it down in sand where winds of
forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone
 does something good for us, we must engrave it
in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND,
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE

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Penn Vs. St. Pierre

Ok, this weekends UFC has the potential
of being one of the most exciting to date.

I was kinda curious on who you thought was going to
come out the victor that night and why.

Please leave your comments below and share your thoughts.

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IMPORTANT VICTORY ANNOUNCMENTS

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Want To Get Into the BEST shape of Your Life?

Enlisting and Physical assesmnets strart this week. Spots filling fast!

Call 708-524-1553 for details! Bootcamp starts Feb 2nd

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Beginners MMA Seminar Jan 31st @ 1:30pm
FREE Seminar teaches the ABC's of MMA.
Bring a friend. Space is Limited!
Call 708 -524-1553 to register and details.


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Combat Athlete/ Comp Team Try outs
Feb 16 th at the Orland Academy
Come Try out to be on High Intensity team that will
Take your training to new levels - guranteed!
Applications will be available Mon Feb. 2nd

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Need Martial Arts Equipment?

Quality Equipment/ Great Deals

Sprawl Shorts/ Gloves/ Tap out/ Sparring gear/ Belt Displays

Victory Online Proshop

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It came from Bulgaria...

Hey Victory Family,

 

WOW! You gotta see this video. (Thanks Jim "The Beef" Buona). SHARE this one!

Was That inspiring or what?

 

As a fitness trainer and Martial Arts Teacher, I get a lot of questions regarding

“What exercises are best for ______” fill in the blank. One of the most common

areas of concerns is the lower body, specifically the butt and thighs. Today I’m

going to share my personal favorite lower body exercise and all of its awesome

variations. It’s called the Rear-Foot Elevated Lunge Variation (a.k.a. Bulgarian Split Squat).

This exercise is so effective that you’ll pretty much make your body thunder-thigh proof once

you master it!

 

Before we get into this, one thing I definitely don’t want to do is feed into the

idea of individual body part training and spot reduction on certain areas of the body. 

I am a fervent believer in total body training, meaning that we train the upper body,

lower body, and core during every single workout. By training the whole body at once

 we maximally stimulate lean muscle gain and metabolism and promote total body fat

burning in order to effectively eliminate the body fat that is hiding those areas that

people are having trouble seeing; yep the stubborn fat areas that prevent a good

body from becoming a great body. Plus, a diet high in lean protein, fiber, and

green veggies and low in unnatural fats and refined sugars and starches is of

course a pre-requisite if you want to see your muscles pop in a good way. 

 It is also important to know that you lose fat in a genetically predetermined way. 

You can do all the crunches you want but without total body training. proper eating

habits, and enough time to get to those stubborn fat areas you will never get rid of

 your gut, jiggly arms, or the junk in the trunk.

 

Moving onto the main event: the world’s greatest lower body exercise.

My favorite leg exercises are any sort of lunge variation because I prefer

single leg exercise in lieu of their double leg counterparts for a lot of reasons. 

For people with back issues, single leg exercises allow them to safely perform

lower body exercises without putting their lower lumbar spine in jeopardy of

hyper flexion or excessive rounding that can cause back spasms in the short

run and herniated discs in the long run.  Furthermore, I feel there’s often such

 a strength and/or flexibility imbalance between one leg and the other for most

people that it’s critical to address one leg at a time to really shore up the weak

links from the start.

 

My favorite lunge variation is called the rear foot elevated lunge. 

So basically we’re going to elevate the back foot on a chair, bench,

box, or any other sturdy foot support, usually about 12-18 inches high. 

You’ll put your front leg well in front of you in order to make sure that your 

front knee and ankle are lined up. In general, I tell people to exaggerate

how far you put your front leg forward so that the front knee is almost slightly

behind the ankle as this really helps reduce sheer force on the knees. Initiate

the exercise by loading the front heel and dropping your hips as low as you

can in a pain-free range of motion while staying really tall up top with a

proud chest and shoulders down and back. Finish the rep by explosively

driving through your front heel to return to the top of the movement.

You can start with body weight only in search of front thigh parallel to

the floor or lower depth and then progress by adding speed of movement

or by adding dumbbells. You can even incorporate some very cool

combination movements with this lower body exercise like adding a

 curl to press at the top of the movement or even by raising dumbbells

overhead to really challenge your core and single-leg balance and stability.

 

I have yet to find an exercise that hits the legs as hard as this baby does. 

In particular, it really helps strengthen your vastus medialis muscle, that

inner quad muscle that looks like a teardrop, that’s heavily responsible for

tracking your patella and keeping your knee caps in line.  So if you have a

history of overtraining or patella-femoral issues this exercise is phenomenal

for keeping your knees as bulletproof as possible.

Also, what’s great about it too is that it provides a very good stretch for the

hip flexor of your back leg, an area that is often very tight, especially for

guys. Any exercise that allows you to simultaneously stretch and strengthen

your body is a real keeper.  Don’t waste another moment with the useless

adductor machine  and  crank it with the world’s best lower body exercise today!

 

Call Anthony today at 708-524-1553 and tell him you want to make 09 your year to shine!

 

Also, if yu have not been to Victory in a while due to...Well you know, call us today to set you

up on a quick start program. We want you back in the gym and heading to your goals you

set when you first came in! call 708-524-1553 today!

 

In your corner,

 

DR

 

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IMPORTANT VICTORY ANNOUNCMENTS

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Want To Get Into the BEST shape of Your Life?
Join the Victory KickBoxing Bootcamp
30 min classes that will get results for you. All fitness levels welcome!
Ask your instructor for details!

************************************************************
Beginners MMA Seminar Jan 31st @ 1:30pm
FREE Seminar teaches the ABC's of MMA.
Bring a friend. Space is Limited!
Call 708 -524-1553 to register and details.


************************************************************

Combat Athlete/ Comp Team Try outs
Feb 16 th at the Orland Academy
Come Try out to be on High Intensity team that will
Take your training to new levels - guranteed!
Applications will be available Mon Feb. 2nd

***********************************************************

Need Martial Arts Equipment?

Quality Equipment/ Great Deals

Sprawl Shorts/ Gloves/ Tap out/ Sparring gear/ Belt Displays

Victory Online Proshop

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-25 with the wind chill?

- ACADEMY is OPEN Today!

If you were scheduled to come in for classes yesterday please come in today to make them up. But, be careful the weather is extreme!

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Want To Get Into the BEST shape of Your Life?
Join the Victory KickBoxing Bootcamp
30 min classes that will get results for you
Ask your instructor for details!

************************************************************
Beginners MMA Seminar Jan 31st @ 1:30pm
FREE Seminar teaches the ABC's of MMA.
Bring a friend. Space is Limited!
Call 708 -524-1553 to register and details.


************************************************************

Combat Athlete/ Comp Team Try outs
Feb 16 th at the Orland Academy
Come Try out to be on High Intensity team that will
Take your training to new levels - guranteed!
Applications will be available Mon Feb. 2nd

**********************************************

Need Martial Arts Equipment?

Quality Equipment/ Great Deals

Sprawl Shorts/ Gloves/ Tap out/ Sparring gear/ Belt Displays

Victory Online Proshop

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Bad Weather in Chicago!

Academy is Closed Today!
 

Due to the poor weather conditions, Victory will be closed Wed Jan. 14th.
We are still keeping the option open to close tomorrow as well.
(They say we may have the coldest day in 25 years).

We don't like to close the academy, but we want you to be safe and would hate to see
anyone get hurt in the process of coming to training.

Enjoy the night and think warm thoughts.

The Victory Staff

Weekly Announcements

Hello Victory Family!

1) Just wanted to inform you of that progress check will be Wed Jan, 28Th, Thur Jan 29Th, and Sat Jan 31ST.

2) Important Update for Those Testing for Black Belt in April!
The Black Belt test is pushed forward from April 9Th to Thursday April 16Th.  Upon passing, your Ceremony will be held Saturday the April 18Th @ 1:45 PM.

3) Weather Watch!
If the Local Public schools are closed due to severe weather conditions, BOTH academies will be closed as well.
If heavy snow fall begins in the late afternoon, Please check your email.  We may close down for that day for everyone's safety and will notify you as soon as possible.

4) If you are going to miss classes, please let your instructor know.  If you do not show up for a while without a notice, one of our assistants will call you to make sure everything is ok.

5)  If you have a child in our Forest Park program and they are an Eagle.  You can purchase their training Kamas by CLICKING HERE and just add to cart.  Make sure they are the Foam Blade 10 inch Kamas.  Black Belts may pick any Kama they desire!  After February 1st if they do not have Kamas they cannot receive credit for classes.  Black Belts in the Monday 5:00 class need ALL the required equipment by the end of February in order to participate in class.  See me if you need a list of the equipment.

6) I will be out of the office beginning this Wednesday and will return on Tuesday Jan 27Th.  I will be getting MARRIED THIS FRIDAY!!!
You can email me @ VMAA_AC@yahoo.com for anything you need and I will respond as soon as I can the week I return.

Develop stronger punches, Stronger kicks, stronger body with this video below.

DYNAMIC AB WORKOUT.Start with 3 sets of 8 with 30 sec rest in between. Then work your way up to 5 sets of 15-25 with 15 secs rest in between. Do this 3-5 days a week!

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The Big Squeeze Part 3

Wohoo!

Classes Resume THIS Saturday as Scheduled!

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New Year Equipment Sale- Last Day is Today!

Save 20% Off your entire purchase from now until January 2nd!

Use Coupon code: thankyou before checking out.

 

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The Big Squeeze Part 3

Question: A worry that never materialized was:

This is kind of funny, so we came home one night from shopping
and Dina was petting our pug Kiyoshi when I heard her YELP.
" Oh My Gosh, what is this?".  I practically fell out of my chair.

Upon a closer look, we had found a insect that was embedded into
Kiyoshi skin.

Well, needless to say the girls went NUTS. Molly's screaming I don't want him
to die, Dina is crying looking on the Internet under "Bugs on Pets" and I am looking for
the teasers.

So, I pull this bug out of his skin and realize it's a tick. Here, we go the girls are
now looking up lymes disease and all other wacky tick transmitted illnesses.

By now, your wondering was Kiyoshi Ok? No worries, he was perfectly fine.
But, Dina and Molly completely Freaked Out! I think they have recovered though.

Whats a worry that did nt come to pass in your life?

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Master Riccardo Recommends

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A year ago a student let me borrow a book that looked more like an encyclopedia than a book called 1001 submissions. I am always a little skepical in buying martial arts books because I have over 500 of them and oftentimes they repeat info.

This massive technique book shocked me!

It is a definitive guide to submissions and is more comprehensive than any other of it''s kind in my library.

I was checking a few months ago to get a copy and it's like I could not find it anywhere.

But just a few days ago, I found a spot where they are selling it and it's well worth the $80 bucks they are asking.

If you are serious about your ground game and would like a one time buy that will make all the other books about submissions unnecessary than get this book before they sell out again.

Click on the Picture!