American Jiu-Jitsu@MIT
Felix Dashevsky
Mon Jan 7, Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 10, 09-10:30pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Sat Jan 12, Sun Jan 13, 03-05:00pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Mon, Wed-Thu, Jan 14, 16-17, 09-10:30pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Sun, Sat, Jan 19-20, 03-05:00pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Mon, Wed-Thu, Jan 21, 23-24, 09-10:30pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Sun, Sat, Jan 26-27, 03-05:00pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Mon, Wed-Thu, Jan 28, 30-31, 09-10:30pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Sun, Sat, Feb 2-3, 03-05:00pm, Dupont Exercise Room
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: No Experience Necessary
American Jiu-Jitsu Club is in its 8th year here at MIT. We learn and practice self-defense. Jiu-Jitsu, or the Gentle Art, consists of a wide variety of techniques, relying on flexible response and the use of an attacker's own energy. Jiu-Jitsu prepares a person for any situation, including stand-up and ground fighting, knife attacks, and multiple attacks. Jiu-Jitsu brings mind, body, and spirit together, and teaches one how to avoid fighting and how to interact better with people in everyday life. It is the development of a strong spirit which makes one a true martial artist.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/jiu-jitsu/www
Contact: Felix Dashevsky, Exercise Room, jitsu@mit.edu
Sponsor: American Jiu Jitsu at MIT
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Athletics Department IAP Classes
Various
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Dec-2001
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT Athletics card required for Non-students.
Please view the Athletics Department URL for a complete listing of Physical Education classes offered during IAP 2002. The PE lottery opens on Thursday, December 6 and lottery closes on Thursday, December 13 at 1pm.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/physed.html
Contact: Hiram Ettienne, W32-125, x3-4291, hirame@mit.edu
Sponsor: Athletics Department
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Everybody's Kung Fu Fighting
Albert Chow, Sifu Stanley Jue
Fri Jan 11, 18, 25, 1, 07-08:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
The MIT Kung Fu Club is offering a FREE introductory class to Wing Chun Kung Fu. These classes will be geared towards beginners. Wing Chun is known for its fast and effecient strikes and blocks. This is ideal for both men and women. All classes will be held in the Ashdown House dance room. Please wear comfortable clothes.
Contact: Albert Chow, Ashdown House, x3-0207, alchow@mit.edu
Sponsor: Albert C Chow, 10-082, 617 258-8494, alchow@mit.edu
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Figure Skating Lessons
MIT Figure Skating Club
Sat Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 09:30-10:00am, Johnson Ice Rink
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: wear figure skates, able to skate forwards and backwards
Learn to jump, spin and perform other fun moves. Small group instruction. Students and non-students welcome. See also Ice Dancing Lessons.
Web: http://mit.edu/skatingclub/www/
Contact: Barb Cutler, bmcutler@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Figure Skating Club
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Ice Dancing Lessons
MIT Figure Skating Club
Sat Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 10:15-10:45am, Johnson Ice Rink
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: wear figure skates, able to skate forwards and backwards
Learn basic ice dance steps and dance patterns. Singles and couples, students and non-students welcome. See also Figure Skating Lessons.
Web: http://mit.edu/skatingclub/www/
Contact: Barb Cutler, bmcutler@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Figure Skating Club
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Introduction to Practical Wing Chun Kung Fu
Albert Chow, Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy, Stanley Jue
Fri Jan 11, 07-08:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Sun Jan 13, Wed Jan 16, 06-07:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Fri Jan 18, 07-08:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Sun, Wed, Jan 20, 23, 06-07:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Fri Jan 25, 07-08:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Sun, Wed, Jan 27, 30, 06-07:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
Fri Feb 1, 07-08:00pm, Ashdown House, Dance Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Wing Chun is a southern Chinese kung fu martial art founded on principles that emphasize simple and efficient hand techniques to neutralize any threatening situation. This seminar introduces fundamental concepts behind Wing Chun, including basic attack and defense, chi sao, and applications for typical street scenarios. We learn to instinctively counter opponents with greater size and/or strength, grappling techniques, and even weaponry. Because it emphasizes simple and efficient technique over strength and power, Wing Chun is a practical self-defense tool equally suited to both men and women alike. No previous experience is assumed or required.
Contact: Albert Chow,, Ashdown House, x3-0207, alchow@mit.edu
Sponsor: Albert C Chow, 10-082, 617 258-8494, alchow@mit.edu
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Introduction to Tae Kwon Do
David Zanger , Head Instructor, MIT Tae Kwon Do Club
Mon Jan 7, Wed Jan 9, Fri Jan 11, 07-09:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Sun Jan 13, 05-07:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 14, 16, 18, 07-09:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Sun Jan 20, 05-07:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 21, 23, 25, 07-09:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Sun Jan 27, 05-07:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 28, 30, 1, 07-09:00pm, Exercise Room,DuPont
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
We welcome you to try the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. You'll learn to execute powerful hand strikes, blocks, and kicks. Practicing brings many benefits - self discipline, physical conditioning, reduced stress, self-knowledge, and respect. No prior training is required, and IAP is geared toward integrating new members into the club. Simply show up 10-15 minutes before class starts wearing loose and comfortable exercise clothing. All classes are held in the Exercise Room on the 2nd floor of DuPont Athletic Center (W32).
Note: Our instructors are also teaching the Tae Kwon Do PE class during IAP and third quarter.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tkd
Contact: David Zanger, tkd@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Tae Kwon Do Club
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Judo
Sean Robinson, David Roxe
Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 07:30-09:30pm, Wrestling Rm/DuPont
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None.
Come learn the Japanese martial art of grappling. In this energetic art, you learn to use your opponent's momentum to your advantage with throws, sweeps, and pinning, as well as other techniques. Judo was the first martial art to enter Olympic competition. For men and women.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/judo
Contact: Sean Robinson, 6-416, 253-4944, judo@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Judo Club
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Kendo Demonstration
Michael Masaki, Oskar Bruening, Steven Wang
Sun Jan 13, 20, 27, 3, 02-02:30pm, Dupont Court, Tentative
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
Kendo is the art of Japanese fencing, practiced by the samurai. Today, Kendo is a sport practiced by thousands of people around the world. See our website for more information.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/kendo/www
Contact: Michael Masaki, 13-3070, x3-4620, kendo_officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Kendo Club
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Kokikai Aikido for Beginners
Jay Rifkin
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 1, 07:15-08:45pm, DuPont, Wrestling Rm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Wear sweatpants.
Kokikai, a style of Aikido, is a modern Japanese martial art that teaches coordination of mind and body through the practice of effective self-defense techniques. Beginners are always welcome.
Web: http://mit.edu/kokikai/www
Contact: Jay Rifkin, E39-227, kokikai-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kokikai Aikido Club
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Korean Karate: The Art of Tae Kwon Do
Poh C. Lim, Alumnus, and Javier Femenia
Tue Jan 8, Thu Jan 10, 07-09:00pm, DuPont Dance Studio
Sun Jan 13, 06-08:00pm, DuPont T-Club Lounge
Tue Jan 15, Thu Jan 17, 07-09:00pm, DuPont Dance Studio
Sun Jan 20, 06-08:00pm, DuPont T-Club Lounge
Tue, Thu, Jan 22, 24, 07-09:00pm, DuPont Dance Studio
Sun Jan 27, 06-08:00pm, DuPont T-Club Lounge
Tue, Thu, Jan 29, 31, 07-09:00pm, DuPont Dance Studio
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
The MIT Korean Karate Club practices Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. We emphasize strong kicks, punches and blocks, with speed and control. Tae Kwon Do is a great way to work out, improve flexibility, build confidence, and relieve stress. It can also be a potent self-defense. No experience is necessary; everyone is welcome.
Web: http://mitkkc.mit.edu
Contact: Javier Femenia, 258-0349, jav@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Korean Karate Club
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MIT Outing Club Winter School
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Introduction to self-propelled wilderness winter travel. Two nights per week of lecture, plus trips every weekend for people who have been to the classes (rental gear available). Topics progress from daytrips to winter camping and mountaineering; will cover food, clothing, and travel by snowshoes, crampons and skis. Talks will include info on winter natural history, weather, map & compass skills, self-arrest, safety, and cold weather injuries. All levels of experience welcome. NOTE: THE FIRST SEVERAL LECTURES ARE CUMULATIVE AND MANDATORY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WINTER TRIPS!
Session topics are subject to change.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/mitoc/
Contact: MIT Outing Club, W20-461, x3-2988, mitoc-request@mit.edu
Sponsor: Outing Club
Introduction and Essentials of Winter Day Trips
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include food and water, clothing and basic day trip gear, snowshoes and mountain weather.
Tue Jan 8, 06:30-08:30pm, Loc. TBA - see web
Snow Gadgets
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include map and compass skills, crampons and ice axes, cross-country skiing, backcountry ski mountaineering, and avalanches.
Thu Jan 10, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Multi-Day Trips
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include camping food, stoves, headlamps, tents, safety and evacuation, and backpack fitting and loading.
Tue Jan 15, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Technical and Above Treeline
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include above treeline travel, ice axes, self-arrest, snow climbing and ice climbing.
Thu Jan 17, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Cold Weather Injuries
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Murray Hamlet will speak about cold weather injuries, their consequences and how to prevent them. He is the Cold Weather expert for the U.S. Army Natick Research Labs in Natick and has been all over the earth studying the effects of cold weather.
Tue Jan 22, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Advanced Winter Travel
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include building snow shelters/bivouacs, car trouble, and glacier travel.
Thu Jan 24, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Topics to Be Determined
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics for this session haven't been determined yet. Might include topics not covered in previous evenings or more time spent on popular topics.
Tue Jan 29, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Thu Jan 31, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
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Physical Intelligence
Noah Riskin, Head M.I.T. Men's Gymnastics Team Coach
Wed, Fri, Jan 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, 1, 01-03:00pm, Dupont Gym
Signup by: 13-Dec-2001
Prereq: Non-students need to purchase an MIT Athletics Card.
For all of the bodies attached to the many great minds that walk the Institute's halls, in the work that goes on at M.I.T. the body is present as an object of study, but is all but unrecognized as an important dimension of our intelligence and experience. Yet, the body is the basis of our experience in the world; it is the very foundation on which cognitive intelligence is built.
Using the M.I.T. gymnastics gym as our laboratory, the Physical Intelligence activity will take an innovative, hands-on approach to explore the kinesthetic intelligence of the body as applicable to a wide range of disciplines. Via exercises, activities, readings and discussions designed to excavate our physical experience, we will not only develop balance, agility, flexibility and strength, but a deep appreciation for the inherent unity of mind and body that suggests physical intelligence as a powerful complement to cognitive intelligence.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/physed.html
Contact: Noah Riskin, Head M.I.T. Men's Gymnastics Team Coach, W32-109, (617) 253-4498, nriskin@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Athletics Department
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Shotokan Karate (Shotokan Karate Club Activity)
Sensei Roman Pelevin, Sensei Kazumi Tabata
Mon, Wed, Jan 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 07-09:00pm, Mon.:20 Chimneys,W20, Wed.:Dance studio, Dupont gym
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Shotokan Karate is a classic Japanese martial arts style. Its fundamental aim is to achieve mental and physical balance.The basic techniques consist of punches, kicks and blocks. The emphasis is on Katas training. At MIT, Karate is taught by Master Kazumi Tabata and by Sensei Roman Pelevin. The IAP class is designed as an introductory class.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/shotokan
Contact: Malte Loos, x3-6445, blake_g@mit.edu
Sponsor: Shotokan Karate Club
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Triathlon Talks
Various
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/triathlon/www
Contact: Miriam Zuk, mzuk@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Triathlon Club
Triathlon 101
Dr. Kim Blair
Learn the basics of triathlon training and racing.
Wed Jan 9, 04-05:00pm, 5-234
Sports Nutrition
Jenn Abers
Find out how to eat and drink right to maximize your performance.
Mon Jan 14, 05-06:00pm, 4-231
General Meeting & Training Techniques
Club & Steve Korbly
The first 1/2 hour of this session will be a general meeting to discuss club activities for the semester followed by some tips from Steve on how to train properly for the coming racing season.
Wed Jan 16, 05-07:00pm, 5-234
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Yoga for Performers
Jean Rife
Wed Jan 16, Thu Jan 17, Fri Jan 18, 10am-05:00pm, Walker 201, 1st day = half day
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2002
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Any level yoga
Arrive first day at 2pm wearing loose clothing and prepared to present a short piece in your performance area for the class. This intensive workshop will integrate yoga with your performing art by promoting flexibility, strength, efficient movement, and proper breathing. We hope to improve your concentration and free your expressive intentions.
Contact: Jean Rife, 10-273, x3-4964, jeanrife@mit.edu
Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts
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