

Adult Seminar Day 2023
The American Martial Arts Institute offers its students opportunities to enhance their training and grow within the Art beyond regular classes. One of these events is our annual "Adult Seminar Day." The event was organized by Headmaster Stalloch and overseen by Grandmaster Crandall with assitance from Headmaster Stalloch. Instead of competing in tournaments our school primarily seeks to offer opportunities that will most directly assist them in both their own personal growt

Corvettes Keeping Seniors Healthy - Article
Grandmaster Crandall was recently published in the February 2023 Vette Vues Magazine with his article: "Corvettes Keeping Seniors Healthy." For more than 50 years Grandmaster Crandall has spearheaded community initiatives focused on health, awareness, and personal safety. Past groups have included: children (he was the CNY spokesman for the McDonald's Corporation for child safety appearing alongside Ronald McDonald in PSAs for child), women's safety (through women's self defe
Color Belt Test Results
Results for the testing held at the American Martial Arts Institute on January 13, 2023 The following students have tested for new rank: JUNIOR RANK Vincent Pardi is now an Orange Belt Yazen Salman is now an Orange Belt Aiden June is now a Yellow Belt Suu Phar Kit is now a Yellow Belt Phoenix Larkin is now a Yellow Belt Elijah Case is now a Purple Belt If your name appears on this list, see your instructor to receive your test results.
All testings are posted within tw
Bull Riding (Rodeo): Still Alive and Kicking
A bonus episode this month...go to a rodeo!


COLUMN: Bowling has changed much over the years
Clifford Crandall Jr., Sentinel columnist Grandmaster Clifford Crandall Jr. has a message for everyone over age 60: “Get up, get moving, and enjoy yourself!”
Crandall has produced a video series, “Still Alive and Kicking,” promoting life-enhancing activities for seniors. Crandall said he got the idea for the series about three months ago when he realized he would soon be 75 and saw what he describes as resignation from people as they age. Each month, Crandall will feature a


The kick-starter: Martial arts grandmaster creates videos to help seniors get active
Grandmaster Clifford Crandall featured in Watertown Daily Times for Still Alive and Kicking. Read the article here

Grandmaster Crandall on Spectrum News
On December 22, Spectrum News 1 featured Grandmaster Crandall and our school (American Martial Arts Institute) in a segment called: 'Alive and Kicking': Utica martial arts master inspiring seniors to get active and stay active as they age. The full video is now available online. Spectrum News members can view it unlimited times, but if you are a guest to the website, you can watch up to five videos before needing to become a member, so you may be able to view it now. The segm


Bowling: Still Alive and Kicking
The first episode of Season 2 is here!