Bo
BO - History The Bo, which literally means “staff” (so saying “bo staff” is actually like staying “staff staff”), is traditionally a long wooden weapon usually made from hardwood and measuring about 1.8 meters, or Rokushaku (roku=6, shaku=unit of measurement that equals about 1 foot) but could sometimes be as long as kyushaku [...]
Board Breaking
BOARD BREAKING Breaking a board is a highlight at Omega’s tests and live demonstrations. Students learn to break as early as yellow belt and advance quickly in their breaking techniques through the ranks to black belt…flying, blindfolded, speed, and chi breaks are commonly seen at our tests – a truly inspiring performance of [...]
Brick Breaking
BRICK BREAKING Brick breaking is another highlight at Omega’s Black Belt Test. Students 16 years and older are eligible to break a brick during their black belt test. If they break their brick, the student may opt to increase the number of bricks they break at testing. So the first year for their [...]
Escrima
ESCRIMA - History The Escrima Stick is usually made from rattan, hardwood, or more modern versions, even being made of fiberglass. The stick in escrima has no exact defined length for use, although the recommended rule of thumb for the length is that they should be as long as the practitioner’s arm and [...]
Hapkido
HAPKIDO Hapkido is “the way of coordinated power.” Your Hapkido studies will be the foundation of learning self-defense. With Hapkido, you will learn the holds, joint locks, pressure points, releases, defenses, and strikes that will enable you to defend yourself in the real world. You will also learn to focus your entire mind [...]
Jiu Jitsu
JIU JITSU Jiu-Jitsu, literally meaning the “art or science of softness”, is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. The art was based on early 20th century [...]
Judo
JUDO Judo, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or [...]
Nunchaku
NUNCHAKU - History The Nunchaku. The word nunchaku comes from the the Ryukyu language (original okinawan language) and means (nun=two chaku=unit of measurement). Generally the nunchaku consists of two wooden sticks bound together by a short length of either rope or chain. Each of the sticks usually measure around one shaku or one [...]
Sai
SAI - History The Sai is a metal weapon that is comprised of three prongs. The straight long middle prong is called the monouchi and the two shorter curved side prongs are called the yoku. The sai’s handle, called a tsuka, is usually wrapped in leather or cord. The optimal length of the [...]
Sparring
SPARRING Sparring is an intregral part of your martial art training, because it forces the student to think under pressure, to improvise, to consistently use proper technique and to keep their emotions under control. Students are required to have their own sparring gear, which includes head gear, forearm and shin guards, mouth guard, [...]
