Happy Holidays 2016
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)
Get in Shape in San Diego
Articles about how to get in shape and how to stay in shape in San Diego: Fitness, Nutrition, Exercise and other
San Diego Martial Arts Workout Meetup
Full Potential Martial Arts is a proud sponsor of the San Diego Martial Arts Workout Meetup. This is a regular Meetup that meets every Thursday, and explores different topics related to martial arts and self-defense. It is open to martial artists of all levels — from beginner to advanced. Each Meetup explores a martial arts
Exercise and Martial Arts help Fight Cancer
If feeling good, having a great looking body, and boosting your energy levels aren’t good enough excuse to engage in vigorous exercise such as martial arts, a recent academic study shows that vigorous exercise confers cancer protection.
Ten Martial Arts Tips for Jump-Starting Your New Year
As the holidays are winding down and the New Year rolls around, here are ten martial arts tips to give you a jump-start on the New Year by helping boost your energy, increase your fitness level, improve your self-defense skills and sharpen your martial arts resolve:
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Carmel Valley Dojo Anniversary Celebration, 2014
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
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High Intensity Interval Training and Martial Arts
As we strive to get in better shape – for summer, for an occasion, or just to feel better – it is a good idea to check and “tune” our exercise routine. (You have one, right?). In this article, I wanted to talk about an immensely popular “new” form of exercise called High Intensity Interval
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Dojo Anniversary Training
On September 12, 2013 we celebrate our dojo’s one year anniversary in Carmel Valley. It’s hard to believe it, but it has already been a year since Full Potential Martial Arts moved to the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego. We had a special training, with lots of fitness, self defense, jiu-jitsu, karate, and internal
Martial Arts Boot Camp
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.
Striking and Grappling: Jiu-jitsu and Karate
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