
What we’re about
Welcome to the Tokyo Active Lifestyle Design Group!
This is a group for people in central Tokyo who are into martial arts, action, fitness and fantasy role playing who might be interested in doing some video shorts. Members of the group can train together, free spar against other styles ( all styles welcomed but light contact only as most of us have daytime jobs ), play around with acting and stunt work on the side and maybe make some good connections in the process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcYCv-OoSyo
Industry professionals are welcomed to join and give tips and training, but this group is really aimed at the average person who wants to have fun experimenting with learning different things! We`re all friends here and it`s really all about cross training! Everyone`s a student and we`re not trying to sell anything (but I don`t mind promotions if you have something new that you`d like to share).
Activities will include:
* One-on-one sparring matches consisting of 3 rounds, light contact; scored by tap-out, submission, group decision or K.O. (preferably not). Participation in sparring sessions is at your own risk, but the group members will all act to keep the sparring respectable and to where no one gets seriously hurt. This isn`t Mortal Kombat and we`re not trying to gouge anybody`s eyes out here. LoL!
* Martial Arts Cross-Training - while sparring sessions are happening in the background, group members can match and mingle with other members of the group to train and exchange tips and techniques from whichever style they are interested in. There are no ranks or masters here (unless we have a special guest that`s been invited), because I believe that everyone has something to share and even a master can learn something new! If the group wants to learn a particular style or technique, we simply take a vote and people who are interested can participate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENM_BP4ASkk&index=3&list=PLvfEby8306UrOUejhc0UvxHW5_Gbjz9hY
https://youtu.be/CGnt1obvUe8?list=PLvfEby8306UqaSboc5umI3CbwfsBmhnIV
* Action / Stunt work and Film - If you have a fun action story in mind and a camera, bring it! Create a scenario and see if you can find group members who would be interested in playing certain roles! This is a good opportunity for people who have always been interested in film, action design and fight choreography but who have never had time to really study or get into it professionally to just try it out. Creativity is highly encouraged here! If we have enough ideas and people, we`ll start making our own video shorts and putting them on YouTube for fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjcHdki1Rk
* Fitness & Health - If you just want to get in shape or maybe try some holistic healing, this group is for you. While other people are sparring or shooting videos, you can find someone to train and get in shape with. Feel free to discuss anything like massage, aromatherapy, Yoga or whatever with people who are interested. * Dinner, Drinking & Social Activities - After the meetup, let`s get cleaned up and go our for a bit or drink if you have time!
https://youtu.be/TyX8k98Oids
Maintaining a healthy Nerd Life Balance! (Blog Post)
** FREE SPARRING RULES **
- For sparring, bring your own safety gear if you have it (or maybe someone will be nice enough to let you borrow some).
- The winner of each individual sparring match can elect to stay in the ring to face the next opponent, or leave for 2 other players to take his place.
- The group members have the right to stop a sparring match if we collectively think it`s getting out of control or someone will get seriously injured. Group decisions over-rule everything, so win or lose, don`t be a crybaby about it. It`s a learning / growing experience. That`s it.
- In regards to MMA style groundwork and submissions; since those matches can go on for hours, we`ll be setting a time limit of 1 minute per take-down. This is to give other group members a chance to spar. So if you can`t make your opponent submit or tap-out by then, you`re out of luck and will have to go back to your standing game. You can`t stay on the ground in a street-fight anyway because you never know if the other guy has friends, but this is mainly just a time saver. If you guys want to practice your ground game after the sparring session, feel free to do so outside of the sparring area. That`s it for now. Hope to see you all there!
Websites & Social Networks
Stress Factor: Active Life (Facebook)
3-month English Conversation / 3ヶ月英会話 (Facebook)
cre8tive Media Vault (Facebook) / cMV Homepage
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Basic Self-Defense Classes (Yokohama) ★ 護身術の基本(横浜)Nogeyama Park, Yokohama¥1,000.00
Hello everyone, we have now moved to Nogeyama, near Sakuragicho, Minatomirai, and the Yokohama Bayside!!!
皆さん、こんにちは!私たちは今、桜木町やみなとみらい、横浜ベイサイドに近い野毛山に引っ越しました!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, we`re going to start training again!
暖かくなってきたので、トレーニングを再開します!
=== Meetup Basics ===
- Cost: ¥1000
- Location: Nogeyama Park Yokohama
- Date: Saturday Morning ( 日曜日 )
- Time: 10 am - 12 pm (午前11時~午後13時)
We will be practicing some basic Taijutsu & MMA-style martial arts for self-defense techniques in Nogeyama Park on Saturday morning. Wear some clothes to work out in and maybe bring a sweater, jacket, or hoodie that we can use for grabbing techniques.
土曜日の午前中に野毛山公園で護身用の基本的な体術とMMAスタイルの格闘技を練習する予定です。また、セーターやジャケット、パーカーなど、技をかけるときに使うものを持参してください。
This will be a friendly group that will be practicing techniques. All styles are welcome, but we will be sticking to light/medium contact so as to keep things friendly and prevent serious injuries for now (since most of us have daytime jobs and some of us have to do video conferences during the week. Hahaha!
これは、テクニックを練習するフレンドリーなグループになる予定です。どんなスタイルでも歓迎ですが、今のところ、フレンドリーさを保ち、大きな怪我を防ぐために、ライト/ミディアムコンタクトにこだわるつもりです(ほとんどの人が昼間の仕事をしていて、平日はビデオ会議をしなければならない人もいるので。ハハハ!
After the sparring sessions, let`s exchange tips, tricks, and techniques, and maybe go out for a bite to eat! There are a lot of good places to eat around here!
スパーリングの後は、コツやテクニックを交換したり、ご飯を食べに行ったりしましょう!この辺りには美味しいお店がたくさんあるんですよ!
Depending on how many people we have show up, we may start to do this on a weekly basis. :)
人数が集まれば、週1回のペースになるかもしれませんね :)
This space is located here:
* Nogeyama Park, Oimatsucho, Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0032
* It`s about a 5-minute walk from Sakuragicho and Hinodecho Stations and 10 minutes from Minatomirai Station (located right next to the Nogeyama Zoo at the top of the hill - overlooking Sakuragicho and the Yokohama Bayside area).
* The limit is 20 people (for now since this is a test)
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* 220-0032 神奈川県横浜市西区大井松町 野毛山公園
* 桜木町駅・日ノ出町駅から徒歩約5分、みなとみらい駅から徒歩約10分(桜木町や横浜ベイサイドを見下ろす丘の上、野毛山動物園のすぐ隣)。
* 定員は20名(テスト中のため)。
I am also happy to announce that the following groups are now connected, so if you are into English, IT, or Gaming and you live around Yokohama, please stop by to join us!
また、以下のMeetupグループがつながりましたので、英語、IT、ゲームに興味がある方で、横浜周辺にお住まいの方は、ぜひお立ち寄りください!
- 3ヶ月英会話 Business English Study Group (Yokohama/Tokyo)
Enjoy the rest of the week, and I hope to see some of you on Saturday!
残りの1週間を楽しんで、土曜日に何人かの方にお会いできるのを楽しみにしています! :)
** This event is weather-pending since we`ll be training outdoors.