Articles about Tai Chi and other Chinese internal arts, as practiced by Full Potential Martial Arts in San Diego
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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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 »
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
Carmel Valley / San Diego Dojo Anniversary Training, 2016 Read More »
The 8th annual Lake Arrowhead Spring Training Camp took place place April 8-10, 2016 at lake Arrowhead, and included karate, tai-chi, qigong, kobudo, yoga and meditation. A sincere thank you to all camp instructors: Sensei Paul Billimoria, Aoinagi Karate Kizukukai Dojo (Okinawan Shito-Ryu Karate / Tai Chi / Qigong) Sensei Neville Billimoria, Aoinagi Ken Shu
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A criticism some practitioners of combative sports such as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai and Western boxing lob against “traditional” martial arts relates to forms. Forms are a core of martial arts practice in many Asian martial arts, including Karate, Kung-Fu, Tai Chi, Kuntau, Silat and Eskrima. In those martial arts, forms (called kata
Kata Practice — Waste of Time? Read More »
In several martial arts, including Karate, Kung-Fu and Taekwondo, it is very common to see practitioners performing techniques with one hand while pulling back / drawing back the other hand. This pullback, called hikite (or hiki-te) in Japanese, is evident in blocks, strikes and locks. Many have noted that, while the pullback/hikite is prevalent in
The Pullback (Hikite) in Martial Arts Read More »
October 2015: Tai Chi and Internal Martial Arts Seminar in San Diego An excellent Tai Chi and Internal Martial Arts seminar is scheduled for October:
Tai Chi Seminar with Jeff Day – October 2015 Read More »
Many students in our San Diego martial arts school ask: “how can I increase the amount of power in my strikes?” The answer is simple: get to understand your center, and how to use it effectively! The center is an incredibly important concept in martial arts. Where beginner martial artists use their limbs in an
Power Generation in Martial Arts: Axis, the Spine, and the Center – Gamaku Read More »
Our friends at the Kokusai Butokukai are having their International camp this summer!
Kokusai Butokukai International Martial Arts Training Camp 2015 Read More »
We had a great time yesterday celebrating the dojo’s two year anniversary teaching martial arts in San Diego / Carmel Valley. with a special training and a tasty dinner. My thanks to the students. It is YOU who make our dojo a thriving family! It is YOU who are responsible for creating the collaborative and
Carmel Valley Dojo Anniversary Celebration, 2014 Read More »
