Styles
Tang Soo Do: Traditional Korean striking art that utilize powerful kicking techniques and long range defensive/offensive hand techniques. This art is especially geared toward personal development and is well suited for children. Tang Soo Do is our foundational system and is taught to all students.
Tae Kwon Do: Similar to Tang Soo Do, with greater emphasis on kicking than on striking - this sport emphasizes the competitive side of the Korean Martial Arts. Tae Kwon Do Kicking exercises increase kicking ability and flexibility.
Hapkido: The self defense emphasis within the Korean Martial Arts comes primarily from Hapkido. This system does not traditionally have striking or kicking techniques, but focuses on practical self defense from attacks. Emphasis is on defending all types of grabbing attacks utilizing joint manipulation and pressure points. Hapkido is most often the system taught to Law enforcement officers.
Jiu Jitsu: Grappling art designed to deal effectively with a variety of attacks from a single opponent. Techniques are designed to control an aggressor and cause him/her to submit. Often referred to as "ground-fighting", this art is practiced primarily on the ground. Jiu Jitsu involves more (non-striking) contact - and is not taught to beginner children.
Wing Tsun: This system is part of the Chinese "Kung Fu" family of Martial Arts, and is one of the most effective hand striking/defending systems in the world. Practiced at a close range, this system utilizes speed and angles to enable practitioners to effectively defend against larger, stronger opponents. Wing Tsun is an advanced and practical system of self defense that involves more physical contact - and is not taught to younger children.
Weapons: Our weapons system has roots in both the Korean martial art of Kumdo and the Okinawan Martial art of Isshin Shoren Ryu, with additional weapons developed within the International Sport Karate circuit. Weapons are taught to improve the dexterity and hand-eye coordination of students.
Mixed Martial Arts: This has been at the heart of Mike Neil Martial Arts for nearly 30 years. Mixed Martial Arts combines a kicking art (Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, etc.), a striking art (Wing Tsun, Shotokan, etc.), or one of the the fighting sports (Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing, etc.) with a grappling system (wrestling, JiuJitsu, Judo, etc.) to create a well balanced fighter or martial artist who can defend all of the fighting ranges. A Fighter trains for the purpose of fighting competitively, while a Traditional Martial Artist trains for personal development - with the expectation that he or she will be able to avoid using their skills in combat. Most people train in one primary system, and supplement their training with one or more complimentary ones. Recent advances in the Mixed Martial Arts has created a gap between many traditional martial artists and those trained in combat arts, and it is prudent for the traditional martial artist to have fundamental knowlege of, and defensive skills in of each of the fighting ranges.
