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October 1, 2007
We are proud to have officially added Jay Diaz as our staff instructor. Having studied Tae Kwon Do in his earlier years,
as well as exposure to others arts such as Wing Chun, Aikido, and Tai Chi, he began training in the Filipino Martial Arts in 1996. The senior student of Hoy's Martial Arts Academy since its inception in 2000, he also spent 2001-2002 in Los Angeles under the direct guidance and tutelage of Cass Magda.
June 14, 2006
Sifu Chris has joined up once more with former Cleveland Browns strength and
conditioning coach Buddy Morris to assist with the development of the
University of Buffalo's football team, the Bulls. Coach Morris recently
assumed the role of Director of Sports Performance for the University. This
will be Sifu Chris' second foray in utilizing martial arts in football
application. He is focusing heavily on the defensive end, showing players
how to incorporate footwork and empty-hand concepts into their game. We look
forward to seeing the Bulls perform in the upcoming season.
The Martial Plan | The Sporting News - June 9, 2003
In a dark corner of the Brown's indoor training field in Berea, Ohio,
defensive end Courtney Brown sets up against Chris Hoy, who gives away 100
pounds and about 8 inches to Brown. Hoy is about to teach Brown a lesson.
With Brown's head-sized fist leveled at his nose, Hoy slaps the end's wrist
and quickly spurts to the side and behind Brown. And so the lesson is done.
"The D-line guys want to get to the outside of their opponent's body to
get the quarterback," says Hoy, a martial arts instructor from
Cleveland. "This just give them that little edge to make the big play.
At Browns camp, martial arts have taken center stage. You won't see high
kicks and broken cinder blocks, but make no mistake, the goal is to break
the opposing linemen. The lessons weren't a huge hit at first, but the
players have taken to them. "This stuff has been good for my hand
placement and speed," says Brown.
For offensive line training, crewcut former NFL lineman Tom Myslinski lines
up against tackle Ryan Tucker, a Gizzly Adams look-alike. Myslinski puts on
"focus mitts" that force Tucker to target his hits precisely. In a
series of quick punches, Tucker goes off on the red pads, pushing Myslinski
back. "You want to screw up the timing of the defensive lineman,"
says Mislinski, an adviser for the Browns. "We've always trained the
feet for football. Now we're training the hands.
Tucker has an interesting take on offensive line play. "Pass blocking
is like real violent basketball, where body placement is important," he
says. "Run blocking is all attitude--I am going to kick
ass."--A.D.
