Articles about self defense and personal safety, in San Diego and worldwide
At 11:20AM of Saturday, April 27, 2019 on the last day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a shooter entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue is this suburb of San Diego, California. The congregation was just commencing prayer services. Motivated by anti-Semitic hatred, the shooter killed one person, and injured three others, including an eight-year-old […]
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Great work on the martial arts evaluation / belt test tonight at Full Potential Martial Arts dojo in San Diego (Carmel Valley)! Congratulations to the new belts: Lily – Rokkyu (high purple belt)
Belt Test, October 2018 Read More »
On February 11, 2018 we held a special personal safety / self defense seminar for the UCSD Pi Beta Phi sisterhood in our San Diego martial arts training center in Carmel Valley. What a fun and energetic group! We covered many self protection topics, including the following: Awareness, its importance for personal safety and how
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The annual International Kokusai Butokukai Summer Camp will take place July 30 to August 5, 2017. This year’s camp is hosted by the Zen Bei Butoku Kia (ZBBK) at their excellent facilities in Santa Cruz, California, USA. The camp includes intense training in Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kobudo, Aiki-Jitsu, Tai-Chi and Qigong, as well as lectures.
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For self-defense, awareness, escape and de-escalation strategies take precedent over fighting. When we are aware, we can identify problems before they turn into a situation requiring employment of physical skills. Still, as we train our practical karate, it is useful and fun to practice physical self-defense skills in different environments. We present some fun exercises
Self-Defense Combat Inside a Car, Bus, Train or Airplane Read More »
Developing the ability to hit hard, reliably, and in a variety of situations, is a key practical karate skill. Being able to generate good power and hit hard is very useful in self-defense as well as in combative sports. Simply said, the only way to learn to hit hard is to practice it. Therefore, impact
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Happy and healthy holiday season for all, from Full Potential Martial Arts in San Diego!!! Here is a martial-arts/karate themed Happy Holidays card I designed. Can you recognize the techniques in the artwork? (Answers below)
Happy Holidays 2016 Read More »
It is safe to say that, in popular culture, there is no martial artist more famous than Bruce Lee. Named “one of the most influential people of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine, Bruce Lee is an iconic figure throughout the world, representing both martial arts and Chinese culture. A recently re-released book, Bruce Lee,
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A top hold can occur in a self defense situation. For example, it is common for untrained people who are thrown to the ground (or stumble during a fight) to attempt to escape on their hands and knees. This allows the assailant to establish a top grab.
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Some video notes from the celebrating another anniversary for the Full Potential Martial Arts dojo in Carmel Valley / San Diego. It is hard to believe that it has been five years since we moved to “92130”! It was a great pleasure to train with students and friends. Special thanks to Sensei Paul Billimoria, Sensei
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