My sincere thanks to to Eli Elfassy Sensei of Karate Goju Ryu Israel. I appreciate your invitation to teach a seminar at your dojo! I enjoyed meeting the students, and sharing some Okinawan karate and self defense! We worked on controlling the opponent’s center as means to avoiding prolonged exchanges of blows. A prolonged exchange […]
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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:
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Earlier today, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing Committee recommended including karate in the Olympics. The proposal now goes to the International Olympic Committee for final approval. The topic of including karate in Olympic Games has come up in the past. But how will inclusion in the Olympics affect the martial arts of karate?
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In the wake of shooting events which received a lot of publicity, several people asked me about the best way to act should in an active shooter situation. In one event, two American service members, vacationing in Europe, subdued a heavily armed suspected terrorist onboard a Paris bound train and averted a catastrophe. In another
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The press is filled today with stories recounting how a West Virginia woman named Heather was able to turn an assailant’s gun on him. This recent event holds some excellent martial arts and self defense lessons.
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We were privileged to enjoy the company and instruction of Sensei Jeff Day over the last three weeks. Jeff Day Sensei visited and taught in San Diego, Redlands and Santa Cruz, California.
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Mention the words “Jiu-Jitsu”, and you are sure to evoke images of contestants grappling on the mat, or of MMA bouts filled with ground fighting. While Jiu-Jitsu and, in particular, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, are very popular today as combative sports and (to a lesser extent) self defense systems, the parent martial art of Japanese Jiu-Jitsu is
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A deep thank you to all who participated in the memorial training to celebrate the life of our student Ken Del Toro. Ken passed away in March after battling cancer. In conducting his life, Ken demonstrated true warrior spirit (Budo). And for that, we are all humbled.
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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
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Our friends at the Kokusai Butokukai are having their International camp this summer!
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