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ACAF

Welcome Master Duncan and Lion’s Pride Dojang

April 15, 2009

I want to welcome Master John Duncan and the Lion’s Pride Dojang in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Master Duncan is a Police Officer who trains both Law Enforcement Officers as well as civilian students in the Sil Jeon Taedkwondo Program as well as Hapkido.

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Update and pics from Iraq

November 9, 2008

Jim wrote recently and sent a few recent pics from Iraq.
“One is me smoking the pipe with two local security leaders, one is of me being made an honorary sheik of the Al-Jabouri tribe and the last is of a real combat pull-up.”
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Update from Jim in Iraq.

October 10, 2008

“It’s month 8 here in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq. The last few months have been spent developing informants and pulling alternative reconnaissance on identified IED making cell members as well as Shia intimidation special criminal gang cells. The work is long, tedious and sometimes pretty hairy. Once we gather enough information to make [...]

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ACAF Memberships and Programs

October 5, 2008

Attention:
I am back from Iraq!  American Combat Arts Federation Membership and Program enrollments are back in full swing.
For questions on Programs and Enrollments, please contact me through my contact form.
Thank you.
Jim Mahan

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Deployed

March 10, 2008

While Master Mahan is deployed to Iraq for his 3rd tour, I can be reached using the contact form with any program or  membership questions for Let’s Get Training and The American Combat Arts Federation.  Your email will also reach Master Mahan, but I will be the main contact.
Jim, we wish you a successful mission!
Respectfully,
Matt [...]

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American Combat Arts Federation Seminar – 1-19-08

January 11, 2008

Saturday, January 19, 2008
American Combat Arts Federation Holds Weapons Seminar!
Instructed by Master Jim Mahan
Module One will cover:
Basic Single Stick:

Basic striking angles
Basic blocking techniques
Basic weapon disarming techniques
Basic joint locking techniques
Basic Single Stick pattern or form
Training exercises to develop this skill set
Sparring exercises to develop this skill set

Basic Double Stick:

Basic Double Stick striking angles
Basic Double Stick blocking [...]

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Delay in Deployment!

October 26, 2007

It appears that I’ll be delayed in my deployment to Iraq in December. We have been notified that we will not deploy until after the New Year. Good News!
I’ll be contacting Affiliates and Instructors next week to discuss possible training opportunities.
Talk to all of you soon!

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Tempus Fugit

September 29, 2007

As the saying goes, time flies. I’ll be heading out to Iraq in the next couple of months. I have tried to reach all those of you who are affiliates, independant instructors, and students and communicate goals and strategies for the time that I’ll be gone.
If I have missed you, please don’t be offended; contact [...]

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New BJJ / Submission Grappling Program member

July 10, 2007

We welcome Norman Vaden from Ft Worth, Texas to our Grappling family. He brings a wealth of experience and I for one and very excited that he is with us. He is currently a Level 2 Instructor under Frank Shamrock and works out of the LA Boxing Gym there in Ft Worth.
We will post his [...]

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I’m back

July 10, 2007

Well, I’m back from a long 7 weeks at Ft Benning. It’s good to be back home and at work. I’ll be going back to Iraq (for a third dang time) in a few short months, so it’s very hectic here.
I’ll be going to Matt Munson’s this weekend for some training and to meet some [...]

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