On Saturday, April 27, the American Martial Arts Institute held its semi-annual Ceremonial Black Belt Luncheon, where it recognized students who earned new ranks of black belt during the past six months. While students who have passed their testings receive their black belts following the exam, they do not immediately receive their certificates certifying them at their rank. Instead, these are presented at a special ceremony twice each year. This April 58 instructors and s

The American Martial Arts Institute held its annual Martial Arts Program for 6-12 year olds, called the FunShop, on April 16 and 17 during the children's Spring Break from school. Each day was filled with a variety of structured activities geared towards martial arts training, education, and fun, led by Grandmaster Crandall and Master Stalloch with assistance from Master Freleigh and Mr. Freleigh. In addition several other black belt instructors and staff attend to assist i

In tribute to a great man Master Choji Sato This picture was given to me by Master Sato in one of his letters to me from Japan. He explained how much he liked this cut and the circumstances regarding the picture. This picture is of our school’s first Iaido/Batto group that went to California and was taken in front of Master Fumio Demura’s old martial arts school. The picture was taken by Headmaster Crandall. The Iaido/Batto students have lost a great Teacher and Friend in t

Results for the testing held at the American Martial Arts Institute on April 9, 2019 The following students have tested for new rank: Junior Rank Skylee Eldevik-LaCotera is now an Orange Belt Drake Sebastian is now an Orange Belt Mitchell Torre is now an Orange Belt Adult Rank Erica Miscione is now a Green Belt If your name appears on this list, see your instructor to receive your test results. All testings are posted within two weeks of the test date at the main location

The American Martial Arts Institute offers four separate martial arts styles: 1) American Eagle Style (empty hand martial arts) 2 )Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall Iaido/Batto (traditional samurai sword) 3) American Eagle Cane Style (traditional cane) 4) Americanized Eagle Kendo ("Kendo for Fun", only available to instructors at this time) On Sunday, April 7, students of Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall participated in a private batto-do seminar taught by Master F

On Wednesday, April 3, the American Martial Arts Institute participated in Hamilton College's annual wellness fair to talk with members of the community about health, awareness, and personal safety. Grandmaster Crandall, Master Stalloch, Master Freleigh, and Miss Hoyle set up a display that included many of our school's publications including Women's Self Defense in a Changing World, Leadership Piece by Piece, American Eagle Style textbook, and many more. The display also inc

Traditional Martial Artists should make a positive difference in their communities, nation, and world. On April 5, the American Martial Arts Institute partnered with its sister organization, Secure Living Online, to bring the Warrior Cane Project to Central New York. The Warrior Cane Project is a not-for-profit which offers self-defense seminars for wounded veterans, honoring their service and sacrifice for our country by arming them with knowledge and safety skills in the