SIDEKICKS ACADEMY

WHO IS SIDEKICKS ACADEMY?

Sidekicks Academy is a member and official school of Mr. Chuck Norris' United Fighting Arts Federation, or as it's better known in the martial arts world, UFAF. UFAF is the organization developed by Mr. Norris for his black belts students. To become a member of UFAF you must first achieve a black belt in his art of Chun Kuk Do.

The English translation of Chun Kuk Do, from it's Korean foundation, is "the universal way". The foundation of our art is that of Korean kicking techniques and stances, Japanese hand techniques and the incorporation of judo throws and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ground self defense. Students of Chun Kuk Do are open minded martial artists who see the necessity in combining arts or taking concepts from more than one art to make their art more effective.

In the art of Chun Kuk Do we teach the giecho katas (forms) for the beginners, the pyong An Katas for the intermediates and the UFAF katas, developed by Mr. Norris himself, for the advanced students. UFAF is not a watered down system pushing students through overnight, but is founded upon the principles of work ethic and discipline. Students often take upwards of five years to achieve black belt. Sidekicks Academy is the only Los Angels school, open to the public, currently associating with Mr. Norris and the United Fighting Arts Federation.

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

The art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu makes its way into the public eye about eight years ago after great success in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. The concept of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to first control your opponent by using wresting or judo style take downs. Once on the ground, and in control of your opponent, the goal is submission. By submission we mean an elbow lock, shoulder lock, ankle lock, knee lock or any of a number of chokes. In the sport environment we 'tap out' to let our opponent know we surrender.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a great self-defense art. Mr. Norris himself is a senior student of the Machado Brothers. Mr. David Dunn, Chief Instructor at Sidekicks Academy, has also been a student of Jean Jacques Machado and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for almost seven years. Jean Jacques Machado is known in the fighting world as the best technical ground fighter of our times, having won numerous Brazilian National Championships along with the Abu Dhabi International Tournament. The Abu Dhabi Tournament, located in the middle east is the biggest paying, most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world. A black belt takes nearly ten years with the Machado Brothers.

Training in the martial arts will create noticeable results in areas of self-confidence, concentration, channeling of aggression, enhancing assertiveness and discipline. We at Sidekicks invite you to join us for a train. Our goal, workout hard and produce results while having a good time. We challenge you to participate in a free class and feel for yourself the results of participating in a well structured martial arts program.

DAVID DUNN'S SIDEKICKS - CANYON COUNTRY
19425-C Soledad Canyon Rd. Canyon Country, CA 91351 (behind Starbucks)
Phone: (661) 251-0761

Schedule effective: July 10th, 2001

MEMBER: UNITED FIGHTING ARTS FEDERATION
Founder: Mr. Chuck Norris

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