Karate (Okinawan and Japanese) in San Diego
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 »
Have you ever wondered why we wear belts in karate. What do those belts signify? Is there a pecking order to the different colors? Are karate ranks universally accepted? What is the origin of the belt and rank system that many martial arts and karate school use, including our school, Full Potential Martial Arts in
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A deep thank you to Sensei Hakki Güldür and the Ken Shi Kai in Zurich, Switzerland for hosting me last week at your karate dojo! I enjoyed training and sharing some karate together! I was incredibly impressed by the clean movement and beautiful Goju Ryu karate kata in the dojo. It is not surprising that
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It was great to see all of the Zentokukai karate friends in the annual get together in Phoenix this year! Here is Angel Lemus sensei inflicting some “love” on Jorge De La Parra sensei:
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All the hard work in preparation for the belt test had paid off! Congratulations to the new karate belt ranks in the San Diego / Carmel Valley dojo!!! Thomas – Rokkyu (High Purple Belt) Lily – Shickikyu (Purple Belt)
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A special treat is coming up in December 2017, when world-renown karate instructor Iain Abernethy will be in San Diego. Sensei Abernethy has been instrumental in the practical karate revolution of the last two decades. A life-long martial artists who has trained since a young age, Sensei Abernethy’s knowledge of applied karate and karate kata
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It is an unfortunate fact that many martial artists suffer from knee pain. In this article, we will discuss a common source of knee pain common to practitioners of karate and other martial arts. We explain conditions that create and exacerbate such pain, how to identify those conditions, and how to remedy them. Knee Pain
Knee Pain in Martial Arts: Causes and Remedies Read More »
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 »
