As of November 28, 2023, our classes are as follows: Aikido Monday 6-7:30 pm Judo Tuesday and Thursday 6-7:30 pm Open Mat Some Sundays 2-4 pm Check Facebook Page to see if open mat will be taking place. At ...
Read More »Mossy Creek Dojo is fortunate to have several qualified and respected instructors in the various arts we study. Dr. John Kirby John Kirby started martial arts training in 1990 in Kodokan Judo, Tomiki Ryu ...
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Read More »Over the last two years I have been doing more jodo work than any other time in my martial arts training except maybe when I first started and I went to every class offered in every discipline I could find. I have two bokuto at Mossy Creek Dojo – one […]
When I started judo and aikido way back in 1990, our warmup routine consisted of a lot of static stretches. In judo we performed a lot of stances that seemed more like what our kicking and punching colleagues were doing. We rotated almost every joint in its full range of […]
In the martial arts world, we talk a lot about center of gravity of a person. We generally refer to the center of gravity of a male as being a few inches below the navel; but is this the correct location? Is center of gravity even what we are concerned […]
Congratulations to two of Mossy Creek Dojo Competitors who did a great job representing the dojo at the 2014 Tennessee State Judo Championships. Andrew Vanderford took Silver in the State in Senior Men 161-177 pounds. This is a great shot of Andrew throwing during the tournament. All of these photos […]
I have been reading a lot of lay level neuroscience this year trying to better understand some of the neural system hacks that I believe we take advantage of in the martial arts on a regular basis. “The Body Has A Mind Of Its Own” is written by Sandra Blakeslee […]
