Sensei Jeff Day of Matsukaze Budo Kai will be visiting the Full Potential Martial Arts dojo in Carmel Valley, San Diego, for a special training on Thursday, October 3, 2013. Looking forward to a great training! Sensei Day is well knows for his extensive knowledge of martial arts, including Matsumura Shorin-ryu family style karate, as […]
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The Chinese martial arts call it “Yi“. Westerns call it “intention“. Basically, it’s the idea of using one’s mind and imagination to direct one’s actions in a totally coherent way, and to great utility. In the dojo last night, we practiced Nei-gong, and then used the practice to coordinated our imagination, breathing and body movement,
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Strong core muscles are important for lower back health. They are also very useful in martial arts and self defense. At Full Potential Martial Arts, we use a Boot Camp format to mix things up and help everyone get strong.
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Combining striking arts with grappling arts at this week’s workout — it’s all part of martial arts. Is Karate only for striking? Is Jiujitsu (jiu-jitsu) only for ground fighting? Think again. Some martial artists like to differentiate “striking” such as Karate, Kung-Fu, Muay-Thai (known for its excellent kicks) and boxing from “grappling” arts such as
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Congratulations to Sensei Karen Levin and the Aoinagi Karate Koshokan students on their new beautiful dojo! The Sunday, February 17, 2013 inaugural training was a lot of fun!
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On January 1, 2013, Sensei Robert Leong, Hanshi, passed away. In the 90th year of his life, Sensei was actively teaching, living, and breathing the martial arts. In celebration of Sensei Leong’s life, we created this memorial page.
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Shoshin, “beginner’s mind”. In martial arts, we seek to cultivate a beginner’s mind – an attitude of openness and lack of preoccupation when studying a subject – even a subject in which we have a great deal of prior knowledge. Can you reincarnate the curious learning of a child? Can you listen to viewpoints without
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Mushin — loosely translated as “without mind”, or “without conscious thought”. Through martial arts training, we strive to achieve a mental state of calm – a mind not occupied by thoughts or emotions and thus ready and open for anything. Mushin is applicable not just in combat, but also in everyday life. Do you find
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