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PURPOSE OF ALPHA OMEGA MARTIAL ARTS

Alpha Omega Martial Arts exists to better our community through martial arts, particularly the science of  self-defense "Combat Hapkido", also known as Chon-tu Hapkido  Striving to motivate, inspire, and transform the lives of those who choose to improve their lives through the martial arts. Teaching yesterday’s values in today’s world through the philosophy of our school, The Martial Arts Creed;  modesty, harmony, courage, self-improvement and  perseverance. We work to give our students a sense of accomplishment of a black belt and to exceed their own potential.
We are creating leaders to better our future.

We are continuing the legacy that Grandmaster Rowe received from his instructors when he started studying over 40 years ago.

MODESTY
Modesty, to us, is about humility. One must have confidence in their abilities, and know what they are good at, but it is important not to be arrogant about it. We want our students to have humility and modesty in their lives. They should know that they are good, but not feel like they are above others. They should respect everyone, and part of showing that respect is to be modest in front of others

HARMONY
Students at Alpha Omega Martial Arts are trained to live and walk in the midst of violence and chaos, remaining calm and balanced. In more advanced studies, the martial artist is challenged to improve not only their own life but to help bring harmony and deeper value into their world.

​Harmony, not division and hatred.

Michael's story

​Michael's intensive martial arts  history begins in Ames, Iowa, where Grandmaster Michael Rowe attended Iowa State University and began an in-depth study of the martial arts. While Michael did study some martial arts before attending Iowa State: Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu under Robert Bussey and Pang Gai Noon Ryu Karate-Do under Sensei Mikio Nishiuchi. Those early studies were unfortunately haphazard and unfortunately not in-depth, with school studies and activities often conflicting with his training. His in-depth studies began at Iowa State University

While under the tutelage of Grandmaster Yong Chin Pak, Michael studied Hapkido, Judo, and Taekwondo, earning his Black Belts in those arts and beginning to teach Taekwondo in 1989.  In 1992, after leaving Iowa State University, Michael began working under Grandmaster John Pellegrini running a school in Florida. In the course of his studies in the martial arts Michael has had many opportunities to study with some very influential and knowledgeable masters of the martial arts. Eventually in 1995 Michael returned to Nebraska where he began teaching rural Nebraska  residence the martial arts and the science of self-defense. 

Michael has continued his legacy by instructing martial Arts to the rural communities in Nebraska, and he has also passed his training on to his sons: Sean and Anthony, who assist Grandmaster Rowe in running Alpha Omega Martial Arts.

 COURAGE
Courage is a difficult behavior to master. Let’s take a step back and examine what courage means. Courage, or bravery, refers to the act of doing something even though it is frightening or “out of your comfort zone.” In the martial arts, gaining courage and confidence starts from the very beginning. The first class, for many, is often exhilarating and exciting while simultaneously being terrifying. Having the courage to step on the floor to begin with is something we build on from the first day. 

PERSEVERANCE
Perseverance is the persistence and dedication to keep working and practicing even when things seem difficult. Nothing worthwhile comes easily and you have to work hard in order to reach your goals. We help students build goals slowly and teach them that through perseverance, they can achieve anything they set their mind to.

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