Articles about Tai Chi and other Chinese internal arts, as practiced by Full Potential Martial Arts in San Diego
Many thank to Sensie Louis Jemison, Sensei Paul Billimoria and Sensei Jeff Day for the excellent martial arts camp at Mono Hot Springs in the California Sierra Nevada mountains this weekend! Especially notable were the qigong and standing mediation training, the combative partner work training and the eskrima stick training. It was instrumental to see […]
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Once in a while it is nice to poke fun at ourselves… When it comes to self defense, Okinawan Karate is known as a highly effective martial arts. Okinawan karate is also known for its richness and depth. Those are owing to the unique history of Okinawa, its proximity to China, and a ban on
Okinawan Karate — Words of Wisdom from Master Ken Read More »
Great job to everyone on the performance at the belt test this week! We saw nice self defense techniques and escapes:
Belt Test, April 2014 Read More »
At training this week we practiced self defenses against knife attacks. Knives are common implements, as they can be carried discretely, and are a great “force multiplier”. They also tend to get their carrier in less trouble than illegal firearms, which explains the popularity of knives among perpetrators. It can be very unnerving to be
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October 2013: Tai Chi and Internal Martial Arts Seminar in San Diego Note: this even has already taken place. If you are interested in martial arts, karate, tai chi, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, come train with us at our regular martial arts classes. Free martial arts trial class available at our San Diego martial arts school. We
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Deep thanks to Sensei Louis Jemison of the Zen Bei Butoku Kai, as well as the Santa Cruz crew from Sensei Rod Sanford’s dojo, for hosting an excellent internal martial arts camp in Lake Tahoe last weekend! It was great to see everyone, and to further the knowledge of the martial arts, both internal and
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Many martial artists like to train in both external and internal aspects of their martial art — be it Karate, Tai-Chi, Kuntau-Silat or another martial art — we see them in our San Diego martial arts studio all the time. This is because early in one’s training, it is much faster to observe progress in
Internal Martial Arts — Masters of Perception Read More »
Obviously, mindfulness is extremely important when fighting for life or death in a self-defense situation. But would you believe that mindfulness can help reduce your stress levels, and make you more successful in business as well as in other areas of your life? As the Economist magazine recently reported, the popularity of mindfulness training in
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“Man of Tai Chi” is a 2013 martial arts film directed by Keanu Reeves, and starring Tiger Chen and Keanu Reeves. In the West it is common to think of Tai Chi as a martial art that is performed slowly, and usually solo. Tai Chi is in fact a devastatingly effective martial art. “Man of
October 2013: Tai Chi and Fujian White Crane Martial Arts Seminar taught by Jeff Day A heartfelt thank you to Sensei Jeff Day who spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday sharing his Tai Chi and Fujian White Crane with our martial arts school in San Diego. We had a great time training outdoors on the beach
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