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and keep them entertained?
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Meng's Martial Arts is dedicated to bringing you the best in
effective martial arts for health, self-defense, and self-improvement.
With our headquarters in Huber Heights since 1987 and a growing
list of schools throughout the United States, the staff and instructors
throughout the Meng's organization are dedicated to helping you
reach your full human potential. We’re a long-term, professional
and focused organization continuously creating supporting materials
for our curriculum such as DVDs, Books, Manuals and special seminars
throughout the year.
Our headquarters school has been recognized by the
city of Huber Heights five times for our programs
and we’ve even received recognition from the Ohio
House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate. In the
martial arts community, our school was recognized
as one of the top 200 schools in North America, as
has our branch school in Tempe, AZ. Our staff includes
Hall of Fame award recipients, Pan-American Champions,
National Champions, Coaches of the Year, and noted
authors in the martial arts. Meng’s Martial Arts is
also the host to the Ving
Tsun Museum, the first martial arts museum in
the United States.
All of this expertise means that we are uniquely qualified
to help you achieve your self-development and self-defense
goals.
Master Benny Meng and Meng's Martial Arts serve Dayton,
the Miami Valley and surrounding communities including
Warren County, Miami County, Clark County, Greene
County, Butler County, Preble County, Darke County,
Centerville, Clayton, Englewood, Germantown, Huber
Heights, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, New Lebanon,
Oakwood, Riverside, Trotwood, Vandalia, West Carrollton,
Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Springboro, Springfield, Tipp
City, Troy, Butler Township, Clay Township, German
Township, Harrison Township, Jackson Township, Jefferson
Township, Miami Township, Perry Township, Washington
Township and Richmond, Indiana.
To see our Dayton locations, visit
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The Meng’s Martial Arts organization includes both
full-time schools and research institutions. We develop
our martial arts schools as institutions of higher
learning. If you give us the time, we'll give you
the skill. But how is this possible? Read on and you’ll
be amazed at what Meng’s Martial Arts has to offer
you. Call today to schedule a free
trial lesson by calling (937)
236-6485 in Dayton, or look
for a location in your state.
Click
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Age-appropriate training for ages 4-5, 6-13, 14-17,
young adults and adults
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Check out our Children's
Program here.
Children and adults are different. And very young children
are different that middle-aged children, teenagers,
and young adults. While this is common knowledge,
most martial arts schools don't make this important
distinction. Lecturing to very young children
for more than a few minutes is a waste of time because
their attention wanders in about 2-3 minutes. And
most adults don't like being condescended to.
This is reality.
To train either age group without regard for their
needs is a critical mistake. Young children shouldn’t
exclusively learn about the history and culture of
a traditional martial arts style in order to develop
confidence; they need to be moving and active, focused
on doing rather than being passive. This doesn't mean
that we don't educate our youngest students - far
from it; we teach them a lot. However, we teach through
interaction, letting the child experience the lesson
first before explaining why we did it.
For adults, our teaching follows the same format: combing
action and interaction with lecture and philosophy.
Adults are more sophisticated and by learning traditional
philosophy, they gain valuable tools to help structure
the way they look at the world. When your boss comes
at you bent out of shape about something outside your
control, it’s easier to maintain for composure when
you know that it’s simply energy looking for a release.
When someone on the street tries to take a swing at
you, it’s still simply energy looking for release
and you’ll be prepared to handle it as well. You’ll
have the skills to maintain your self-control.
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The core of our program is character building, learning
to succeed no matter what the challenge
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By learning how to defend yourself, you're actually
doing something to build your own sense of self-worth.
When you value yourself, you can stand up for yourself.
In today's hectic world, people who can't stand up
for themselves often get passed over by others. It’s
not fair but that’s the way the world works. Rather
than try to change the world, we’ll teach you to change
yourself to never to give up. We'll have you learning
and experiencing what it takes to take charge of your
life and, instead of letting life happen to you, let
you happen to life – all in a positive, supportive,
and encouraging environment.
How do we do it? The same way you build muscles – through
progressive development. You should gradually – and
consistently – expose your muscles to progressively
heavier weight. In the same way, to develop character
you are exposed to progressively more challenging
situations. As you experience, adapt to and overcome
each situation you’ll build your sense of self, what
we call ‘self-identity’, until you finally unlock
your own inner strength and realize your potential.
In order to help you see the benefit the martial arts
can bring to your life, we’re going to teach you right
now, as you sit at your computer and continue to read.
And this information is just the tip of the iceberg.
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To help you build your self-confidence and character,
we use the wisdom of ancient warriors called the Three
Connecting Bridges. The three bridges are Wandering,
Awareness, and Focus. When you begin anything new,
you tend to start with little or no idea what you’re
doing. This is Wandering. Awareness is when you realize
your lack of knowledge and gain an understanding of
what you’re doing. Focus is when you arrive at the
highest levels of skill and knowledge with total understanding
and control.
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Can you see how this philosophy can also be used in
daily life? How would you like to be at the level
of Focus in every aspect of life, in body, mind and
will… all through the same methodology? Training at
Meng’s Martial Arts makes it possible.
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Recognize the reality of martial arts
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“Character building is one thing, but how will
what I know what I’m learning will stand up in a real
self-defense situation, like against a thug on the
street or against a bully for my kids? There are hundreds
of styles; which one is the best for me?”
These are great questions. Before looking for a style,
try answering a fundamental question: what are the
martial arts really all about? At Meng’s Martial Arts,
the first piece of wisdom we teach is how to break
the martial arts down into different activities.
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Why do people train in the
martial arts?
Some people do martial arts for fitness and to develop
strength, flexibility, and endurance. Other people
do martial arts to learn self-defense as a civilian
who can (and most likely should) leave a situation,
a police officer who can’t leave a situation, or as
a volunteer in the U.S. Armed Forces who are put into
a situation intentionally and have to survive. Another
tradition in the martial arts is of learning to develop
the personal energy and willpower within each individual.
Children do martial arts to develop discipline, focus
and confidence. There are even people who train martial
arts for competition at the Olympic level of human
competition.
And this is not a complete
list!!
Are any of these connected to ‘real martial arts’?
The answer is a resounding YES. But how can
each of these objectives be related to traditional
martial arts? This is possible because there are actually
Four Martial Art Activities.
Each of these activities has different training methods
and different goals. The Four Martial Art Activities
are:
Arts/Entertainment
This is what you see in the movies and at demonstrations
– it’s flashy, explosive, dynamic, with a lot
of flair, style and really shows off the potential
of the human body.
Health/Fitness
This is one of the main benefits people want and
it comes in two flavors: Internal (for the organs,
mind and attitude) and External (for the muscles,
bones and joints).
Sports/Competition
This is where two martial athletes come together
to determine who’s the ‘better fighter’ under
a specific set of rules, with a referee and medical
staff on site. The goal is to keep the event fair
and safe.
Self-Defense/Combat
This is when someone faces the ultimate challenge,
a life or death situation. There might be a massive
size difference, weapons could be involved or
there could be multiple opponents. This last activity
is anything but safe and there is only one rule:
survive!
There is also a fifth activity: Self-Improvement.
However, you can’t improve yourself if you sit on
the couch and simply wish to get better as a human
being but do nothing about it. This is why Self-Improvement
is not listed as one of the Four Martial Art Activities.
You have to do one of the four and, as you put yourself
more and more into the activity, you’re character,
confidence and sense of self improves; you’ll learn
to relax and accomplish what seems difficult with
ease, poise and grace.
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At Meng’s Martial Arts, our system – which has a tradition
of over 1,500 years - contains all four activities
and we’ve produced consistent results for over 17
years. But don’t take our word for it, come in and
see for yourself. Most people, even martial art veterans,
are aware of the different activities but simply put
the differences on styles. With this concept, we can
tailor our program to meet your needs and goals for
self-defense and self-improvement.
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You will learn not only the 'what' and 'how' of martial
arts but also the 'when,' 'where,' and 'why' through
the use of Techniques, Concepts and Principles.
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“Techniques, Concepts and Principles… all martial
arts talk about that,” you might say. And
you’re right. All martial arts do TALK about
Techniques, Concepts and Principles but very few schools
provide exercises and experiences that allow you to
LIVE them. It’s easy to talk the talk, but
can they walk the walk?
Continuing with your free lesson:
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Simply having students perform a stance and it will
help build character is a pretty big jump. How does
a certain way to stand build you as a person? We explain
clearly that stances help to develop your balance.
When training for balance, having someone give you
a push and learning to catch and ‘root’ yourself through
stances teaches you the technique of stances but also
starts to give you an awareness of maintaining your
center of gravity, controlling your space rather than
allowing someone else to control it. Where else would
the concept of “controlling your center” be important?
How about everywhere!
When you have a strong sense of who you are
in life, a strong ‘root’, you have the foundation
to achieve all your dreams. We’ll teach you about
your physical center, mental center and emotional
center – and how they relate to the exercise.
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You will learn one system to counter all styles.
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If you want to learn all about the martial arts, most
martial art 'experts' suggest you cross-train in a
variety of styles. When it comes to defending your
life, should you rely on hundreds of techniques
coming from multiple styles and doing what you prefer
rather than what reality demands in the moment or
should you use a seamless, uniform system that is
in harmony with the reality? We call this being
'subjective' (using your personal preferences) or
'objective' (using an integrated, systemic approach).
What makes a technique work is the possession of true
experience that creates instantaneous recognition
of the right tool at right time and right place with
the right energy. What gets us into trouble is a lack
of experience that leaves us at the wrong place, the
wrong time or the wrong energy. All human experiences
are in the context of time, space and energy. This
principle of Time, Space,
and Energy is the key to all human activities.
It is the common denominator that makes techniques
work. For example, a Taekwondo side kick is not better
than a Boxing right cross no more than a Jujitsu choke
is better than a Judo throw. An effective martial
artist uses the right tool at the right place and
the right time.
Human beings all have the same skeleton. Our system
first teaches proper body mechanics and then follows
with tactics and strategies rather than fixed patterns
and forms most often seen in various martial art styles.
Having one system is ultimately more efficient than
learning four or five styles to try and develop practical
self-defense.
We give you a way to understand
moving and using your body according to the human
skeleton. Once you start to understand the structure
and alignment of the human body you can learn to use
your whole body in each motion instead of using just
the parts. Your arm only adds 25% of the total
power of a punch. If you only punch with your arm,
as most people do, you’re not using 75% of your full
potential. If you know how to use your body’s full
potential, you can easily handle someone much larger
than yourself. If you know how to use the full potential
of your mind and attitude, you can accomplish anything
in life.
"But what about if someone attacks me in
a way that I haven't been trained to defend",
you might ask. And that's a very good question. And
there's a good answer... that is part four of the
free lesson:
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If you understand something called the 'Four Ranges
of Combat' you can't be attacked except in one of
four ways: Kicking, Striking, Trapping (where one
hand controls the opponent's two hands) or Grappling
(takedowns, tackles, and clinches are examples here).
Even if an opponent has a cold weapon, meaning a weapon
that doesn't use gunpowder such as a stick or knife,
his attacks still fall into one of four categories.
When an opponent has a gun, things get a little trickier
but it is not always an impossible situation. By being
aware of the Four Ranges of Combat, you know when
it's time to talk and when it's time to comply - to
buy you time to defend or escape.
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Again, this is only the tip of the iceberg. The information
above is just a taste of our beginner’s course. Call
(937) 236-6485
to set up a free lesson. On average, it takes beginners
with no experience only 20 hours – or less than 3
months at 2x a week - to recognize attacks in all
four ranges of combat, as well as the solutions for
dealing with them. Those same 20 hours will also produce
significant increases in mental awareness and physical
fitness.
“You give is the time, we’ll give you the skill. Success
through accountability.” How is this possible, just
ask us!
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True warrior arts, as a way of
life, promote peaceful communities through the cultivation
of the personal power within each individual. Strength,
resourcefulness, and responsibility replace fear,
helplessness, and dependency as one meets challenges
and finds solutions for them. It is one thing to shrink
back docilely in terror and a different thing to choose
gentleness and harmony because, having attained the
skills of devastation, one has removed the fear of
angering or displeasing others. Only the truly powerful,
or those who have nothing to lose, can be totally
gentle with a free and unhindered heart, for they
are invulnerable.
In fighting, you have to have initiative and take
charge of the moment. When an opponent goes out of
their way to attack you and creates an opening, you
have to hit – that’s taking charge. This is responsibility.
If you dodge your responsibility, you are cheating
your own success. When you take care of your responsibility,
you are creating your own success. Responsibility
is just opportunity in another name.
You define the moment; don’t let the moment define
you.
Sincerely,
- Master Benny Meng
9th Generation Shaolin Disciple
7th Degree Black Sash, Shaolin Kung Fu
5th Degree Black Belt, Taekwondo
Master Instructor
BennyMeng@MengsMartialArts.com
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Meng’s Martial
Arts
Providing Martial Arts and Character Development for
Adults and Children in the Dayton Metro Area Since
1987.
FOR
ALL DAYTON LOCATIONS CALL:
(937) 236-6485
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Master Benny Meng and Meng's Martial Arts serve Dayton,
the Miami Valley and surrounding communities including
Warren County, Miami County, Clark County, Greene
County, Butler County, Preble County, Darke County,
Centerville, Clayton, Englewood, Germantown, Huber
Heights, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, New Lebanon,
Oakwood, Riverside, Trotwood, Vandalia, West Carrollton,
Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Springboro, Springfield, Tipp
City, Troy, Butler Township, Clay Township, German
Township, Harrison Township, Jackson Township, Jefferson
Township, Miami Township, Perry Township, Washington
Township and Richmond, Indiana.
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