As a student coming up through the belt system of the Pilsung Martial Arts Association, there is a certain level of general knowledge he or she must have an understanding of, along with the physical requirements, before being able to advance to each new rank.

In early stages of training, the questions start off rather basic.

10th Gup–White Belt

What is our Style? Pilsung Moo Do.

What is the name of our school? Revolution Martial Arts Institute.

Who is your instructor, and what is his rank? Master Michael Celona, 6th Dan.

Who is the Grand Master and what is his rank? Grand Master Young H. Kwon, 8th Dan.

What is the name of our organization? Pilsung Martial Arts Association.

What year was the Pilsung Martial Arts Association founded? 2009.

What does PILSUNG mean? Certain Victory.

The more evolved a student gets with their physical training, the more their general knowledge ought to build alongside it like pieces to a...

Hello everyone!!

I wanted to take the time and send everyone a message with a few important updates...

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

From Friday 9/1, until Monday 9/4 we will be CLOSED for the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen again on Tuesday 9/5 with our new FALL Schedule in effect. (See photo) if you have any questions as to which class you should attend, See a staff member.

T-SHIRTS: Beginning on TUESDAY September 5th, ALL students MUST be in FULL DOBOHK. T-shirts will not be permitted in classes. Please be sure to pack full uniform (jacket, pants, and belt). Students will not be permitted to join class without it. Parents, please avoid unnecessary inconvenience, and confirm your child has all the contents they need for class.

SPARRING GEAR: Students who own sparring gear must bring it to every class, whether we plan on sparring or not. Being prepared is one of the lessons we aim to teach in martial arts. Beginning September 1st. Students who forget to pack it, will sit and watch sparring, and will not participate. Remember, students who are green...

Hello everyone!!

A few important details regarding this week's schedule and the BEACH WORKOUT this Saturday... here we go!

Anyone who recently tested for new belt ranks last week, but could not attend graduation will be promoted in classes this week.

Normal class times will be in effect Monday through Thursday. This FRIDAY and SATURDAY the studio will be CLOSED (See below)

IMPORTANT INFO FOR THIS SATURDAY, BEACH WORKOUT - July 29 Ocean City, NJ.

9:00am start time.

This event is open to EVERYONE! For those who normally plan on coming to class on Saturdays, know that class will be held at the BEACH.

Details:

Meeting time 8:30am on the beach in between 4th and 5th street. Look for the large GREY tent.

Parking is in between 5th and 6th street (start of Boardwalk)

Public Restrooms are on 6th Street

Beach Tags: Ocean City requires people purchase beach tags to be on the beach... normally they set up a place at each entrance to buy them. They are required only for people 12 and older, they are $10. You are...

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to thank everyone who showed up to DODGEBALL NIGHT! We had a huge turnout and it was good to let all the kids run around and have fun burning off some energy. We will do it again soon!

Just a few quick reminders and announcements for today:

Saturday - 6/10/23 PMAA Black Belt Final Exam @ Revolution Martial Arts Institute

10:00am NO CLASSES! Good luck to the following people on their test:

Magda Guron

Jocelyn Kurchan

Eydiejo Kurchan

Nathan Dur

Mark Bertotti.

T-SHIRTS: (update)

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, students will be permitted to wear t-shirts in class. They MUST be OFFICIAL RMAI T-shirts. NO Exceptions... Any year or design is acceptable, it just must be one of ours. We still have a few shirts in various sizes available from previous years. If you need to order one, you can see a staff member. Price is $20. Students may also wear full uniform if they wish. We have a list in the lobby near the door, for when we re-order our shirts.

6/12/23 - 6/16/23 GUP TESTING...

RMAI NEWS UPDATE

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend, and took time to reflect and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to be able to have the freedoms we enjoy today.

A few quick reminders about things taking effect TODAY!! As well as some other things coming up... here we go!

NEW SCHEDULE: (see below) is in effect now. Take a note how the Young Gladiators group is combined for the summer (as is our normal practice). Morning classes will be added June 27th. If you're confused which class you should attend, see a staff member.

T-SHIRTS:

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, students will be permitted to wear t-shirts in class. They MUST be OFFICIAL RMAI T-shirts. NO Exceptions... Any year or design is acceptable, it just must be one of ours. We still have a few shirts in various sizes available from previous years. If you need to order one, you can see a staff member. Price is $20. Students may also wear full uniform if they wish.

6/3/23 DODGEBALL NIGHT (bring a buddy event)

The last...

Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I wanted to make my reintroduction to this blog. Aside from still trying to nail down a catchy title, this makeshift RMAI designated news and discussion forum started off fairly well. While it wasn’t the most consistent, I was motivated to draw in readers and martial arts enthusiasts with different discussion points.

Then, somewhere along the way, writing— something that’s always come natural to me— didn’t seem so natural anymore.

The desire or motivation to write wasn’t as strong as it used to be. When I did find a suitable topic that sparked some interest, I couldn’t efficiently organize my thoughts and every sentence appeared erratic. Even now, I have a picture in my head of exactly what I want to say and how to say it, and yet, barely three paragraphs in, I'm struggling to articulate it.

Maybe I’ve lost my edge.

In the last blog post, I discussed the difference between motivation and...

RMAI NEWS UPDATE

Hello Everyone,

Short week this week, I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of everything coming up.

GUP TESTING All this week. Due to the small number of people eligible, we will not be having a separate test. Throughout classes, students will be evaluated for promotion.

New ranks will be awarded to those passing in classes throughout the week.

Here is the current list of eligible people:

Graham Bovard

Francis Hannon

Gloria Guo

Ethan Lin

Krish Bhatta

Lachlan Mason

Ellevina Reece

Mabel Matlin

John luke Pinakidis

Jack Kaminetsky

Linda Acker

Rhodes Buccola

Nikhil Narayan

Reese Kampf

Kian Narayan

Andrew Westervelt

Good Luck everyone!

NEW Blog post by Maddie, check it out here:

https://www.revolutionmartialartsinstitute.com/rmai-news/a-fresh-start

5/26-5/29 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (Studio Closed)

5/27 NAFMA NATIONALS Martial Arts Championships - Atlantic City, NJ

NEW SUMMER SCHEDULE: 5/30 All classes will...

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to remind everyone of the next few things going on, take note:

TONIGHT!! BLACK BELT PRE-TEST 75% Qualifying Exam

Friday 4/21/23 5:00pm (if you have to retake the written exam) 5:30 Technical Exam.

Saturday 4/22/23 8:00am Physical Conditioning (the track @ Strath Haven Middle School)

2023 MARTIAL FUSION SEMINAR with Chris from Karate Unity

I want to thank everyone who attended the seminar this past weekend. It was a great time in which we explored other methods of training, and got to learn additional techniques to add to our personal arsenal. We will continue to post video content captured from this weekend. If you were not able to attend, you can see some of the videos already put out on our youtube channel. In addition, you can get additional training at the PMAA Seminar on April 29, see details below!

PMAA SEMINAR

Saturday April 29, 2023.

Location:

Bucks County Karate

800 Bustleton Pike, Unit 1D

Richboro, PA 18954

For the first time in at least 5 years. The...

Hello everyone!

Here is the update for today, take note there are a few important additions including dates for Summer Camp, Beach Workout, Pilsung Seminar, Tournament and more…

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

We would like to welcome Mr. Don Worrell as an instructor for our Friday Night Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. Mr. Worrell is not only a BJJ Black Belt, with over a decade of experience, but is also a 3rd Dan Tang Soo Do black belt and former student under the late Master Louis Marvil. Mr Worrell is an excellent instructor and an all around great person. TEAM RMAI welcomes him.

For those who may or not be aware, we have a Beginner BJJ program for those 12 and older, this class is currently on Fridays at 5:00pm.

If the program grows, we may expand to other days and times. Students who are already training in our martial arts programs can add this membership for only $50 per month. This is a great opportunity to expand you martial arts knowledge to include grappling and ground fighting to be a more complete martial artist.

Regularly scheduled Black Belt...

With the end of another year and the start of a new one often comes the perpetual haste to begin

a slew of New Year’s resolutions. This might be something like, ‘I’m going to give up sugar’,

‘go running every day’, ‘spend less time on my phone’, or ‘ put 20% of every paycheck in my

saving’s account.’

As with most people, we keep to these empty promises for the first week or so before finding

some excuse as to why we've given up on the goals that we so eagerly set for ourselves.

Sometimes this is due to starting off with too big of a task right off the bat. Someone who wants

to quit smoking, for example, might best find success through a gradual weaning process rather

than giving it up cold turkey. Other times, a lack of personal motivation is the culprit for our

failed resolutions.

Motivation works as our internal drive or reasoning for why we act in a certain way. Someone

who wants to save money for a new car might be motivated to work more hours. The end goal of

getting a new car thus influences...

RMAI IN-HOUSE TOURNAMENT

Saturday March 4, 2023 9:00am

$35 early registration for RMAI members (includes ALL eligible events)

Test your skills in a family-friendly day of competition!

This competition is open to ALL members of RMAI, whether you train at the main Dojang, or one of our satellite locations. We will have divisions for all age groups, and all ranks 2nd Dan and under. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and grow with your extended RMAI family members.

TROPHIES will be awarded for 1st Place and Medals for 2nd & 3rd Place.

Register early to save $10. Early registration ends 2/25/23

Schedule of Events: COMING SOON!

To sign up click the button below:

https://revolutionmartialartsinstitute.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=2ACCB112-684F-4A0D-8E7B-8F5E60592DE5

Date: March 4, 2023

Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

RMAI NEWS UPDATE

Good Afternoon!

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. I know everyone probably appreciated the time off and well deserved rest.

Now with 2023 officially underway, I wanted to send out to everyone our first batch of calendar updates as well as

some important schedule changes, so please take note:

CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES

Beginning Monday January 9th, there are some slight schedule changes. Beginner Brazilian Jiujitsu will take place on Fridays 5:00pm, and the

Black Belt Only class will be from 6:30pm to 8:00pm with the exception on days where we have our Gup Graduation. For the time being, the BJJ class

will only be on Fridays until more people sign up for the program and we are able to recruit another instructor.

BLACK BELT CHEVRON EVALUATION

Will be held during the Black Belt Only time slot (6:30pm) on January 13th.

GUP TESTING CHANGES

In an effort to maximize ours and everyone else's valuable time, we've decided for the year of 2023 to run ALL of our Gup Testing...

Hello!

Just a few items to go over about this week. Before I do that, I wanted to congratulate those who tested for their new Black Belt Ranks this past Saturday. Noah Mason, John Schuld, & Todd Liebel all represented RMAI well with their efforts in a challenging 3 hour exam. Grandmaster Kwon, as well as the other local association Masters witnessed their intensity and martial arts skills. We expect to release the results of the exam within the next few days. Again, congratulations to those people, we are all very proud.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:

5:30 to 6:30pm BLACK BELT ONLY CLASS - Due to the preparations in the Flyers Demo, we haven't had a Black Belt Only class in a few weeks. This Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 we will review Black Belt forms and Weapons.

6:30 - 8:00pm DEMO PRACTICE

We only have a few remaining practice dates before the Flyers Demo, We highly recommend everyone attend as many as they can so that we can feel confident going into the demo on the 17th. We've added an additional Saturday (12/10)

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Regular...

Good morning everyone!

I hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Holiday! As 2022 rapidly comes to a close (I know, it goes by so fast), I wanted to share with everyone a few remaining dates for the end of the year before we go into our annual winter break. Be sure to always check our social media pages, our blog page, emails and all of the normal lines of communication to stay in the loop about everything going on. We try to give a variety of different outlets to keep everyone informed.

First, we wanted to thank everyone who participated in our Annual Holiday Sale. We hope you were able to find some RMAI related gifts for the Karate warrior in your family. Thanks also to Maddie Clark who came in on Friday to run the event, she did an excellent job. I wanted to make sure I publicly thanked her for her work. For those who might not know, in addition to working behind the counter, and training in martial arts at RMAI, Maddie is also a writer. You can check out some of her work on our blog (click here:...

When I started doing karate here at RMAI, I was mainly in it for the exercise and physical

conditioning aspects. It wasn’t until I began moving up a few belts that I really started to pay

more attention to perhaps the most important nuance of martial arts…self defense.

If you go back and study the origins of our two parent styles, Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo,

you’ll come to find that the main focus was self defense and personal safety as their techniques

were taught with the understanding of how they would be used against another person in any

type of physical attack.

For those who have taken a class here with Master Celona, you’ve probably heard him talk

about how the traditional forms were created as a way to practice a set of self defense

techniques during times when you don’t have a partner available. For example, while the first

two moves in Pilsung Il Jang appear to simply a be a low block towards your left side and a

stepping center punch, the low block can actually be used as an armbar and the stepping...

Hello everyone,

Some updates...

SCHEDULE CHANGE:

Due to the size of the Young Gladiators class, we've decided to add an extra session for White Belts only (9th and 10th Gups) See the schedule below. The shortened 30 minute session will enable us to provide a more beginner-friendly lesson plan and attention. Students who are 9th gup (White Belt with Black Stripe) who earn the first 2 progress stripes will be permitted to join the full hour class. Added schedule is as follows:

Monday and Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30

Tuesday and Thursday 4:30pm to 5:00

Regular Young Gladiators schedule for Orange to Brown belts will still be held at the normal time.

"NO BOHK" WEEK:

As you know, DOBOHK means Martial Arts Uniform. In a clever (at least I think so) play on words, we are having a week of classes where everyone will be required to wear regular clothes to class... hence the "no bohk" From Monday 11/7 to Saturday 11/12 students will NOT wear their dobohk to class. (ALL CLASSES) Comfortable workout clothes is fine, or even jeans... choice is...

RMAI EVENT REMINDER {tomorrow}

Swarthmore Charity Fun Fair and Parade

Hello everyone, I wanted to remind everyone about RMAI participating in tomorrow's Swarthmore Charity Fun Fair. We will have our booth set up in space #1 which is supposedly set up across the street from the Dunkin Donuts on Park ave, (across from the train station). Our booth will be set up by 11:30am. We will be there all day if you'd like to stop by.

PARADE INFORMATION:

We would greatly appreciate as many students as possible put on their uniforms, and walk in the parade with us. We are set to meet at 11:45am on Park Avenue, just past the Methodist Church. Look for me in uniform with the other students.

Maybe if enough of us are there, we can show some techniques!

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Master Celona

RMAI NEWS UPDATE

Hello Everyone!

A few reminders:

GUP TESTING - 9/12

Monday September 12 we will be holding GUP Testing in our regularly scheduled classes. As of this date this is the list of names, which may be subject to change depending on student performance.

John Bui

Gavin Beck

Wisdom Gossett

Gloria Guo

Nicholas Dukaj

Zion Babbitt

Kaelyn Roundtree

Owen Saltis

Lars Heinrich

Good luck to the candidates

GUP GRADUATION -9/16 at 7pm

SWARTHMORE FUN FAIR - 9/18

Like a lot of things that are coming up for the remainder of the year, we are reprising our presence at this year’s Swarthmore Fun Fair. On Sunday, September 18th, we will be hosting our own booth within the Swarthmore Village. This is a chance for us as to show off our awesome school to those in the community and convince them to be warriors in training like us. Maybe not that exact wording but you know what I mean. Students are encouraged attend in full uniform help demonstrate some skills, do a little breaking, and...

Having just turned 24 a little over a month ago, I am, by most people’s standards, still very

young. With the average life expectancy of a human now being 78.6 years old, I technically still

have about two thirds of my life left to live.

Speaking from a karate standpoint on the other hand, I feel as though my age isn’t doing me any

favors.

During the first six months to a year of being at RMAI, I was often the oldest beginner belt in the

room while there were several kids who, despite being younger than me by more than half my

age, were still considered my seniors in terms of rank.

Though I try not to compare myself to others, which is a constant issue I have, not only in karate

but in all aspects of life, I often look at some of these “Karate Kids” and find myself a little

envious of them. I didn’t start doing karate until after I had graduated college while a lot of the

younger advanced belts started taking classes before they even started kindergarten.

For a lot of these kids who’ve been training for most...

Before I ever stepped through the doors of Revolution Martial Arts Institute and learned my first

form or threw my first kick, Ralph Macchio, the teachings of Mr. Miyagi, and their Cobra Kai

adversaries were the only references I had when it came to karate. If you had parents that grew

up in the 80s, or lived through the 80s yourself, I’m sure this is a point of view that you can also

understand.

In all the times that I would practice Daniel’s infamous match point crane kick in my bedroom or

recite Cobra Kai’s “No Mercy” mantra…”we do not train to be merciful here, mercy is for the

weak,” you know where I’m going with this; martial arts training was not something I imagined

myself doing out in the real world.

For those of you that know me from class, or have recently seen me working behind the RMAI

desk, you might know a little bit of my story. For those that don’t, it is not my intention to make

this post, or any others in the future, an all about me rant. I’ll try my best anyway. Instead, I hope

that by...

Welcome to our Blog!

We are finally doing something with this section on our site, so if you're interested in contributing to our RMAI Blog, send me an email to mastermcelona@gmail.com with the subject: BLOG POST and if approved, it will appear on this page!

Thank you!