Martial arts articles for the Full Potential Martial Arts dojo (school) in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego
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 […]
April 2013: Annual Lake Arrowhead Winter Martial Arts Camp The 5th annual Lake Arrowhead Spring Training took place place April 25-28, 2013 at lake Arrowhead, and included karate, tai-chi, qigong, kobudo and meditation lessons. We had an excellent sleep-away camp, packed with trainings, lectures and opportunities to make friends in the martial arts community. Our
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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,
On April 23, 2013, Full Potential Martial Arts was honored to host guest instructors Sensei Jeff Day, who heads Matsukaze Budo Kai Sensei Paul Billimoria, who heads the Kizuku Kai, for a special training. Sensei Day has extensive experience in Chinese, Okinawan and Japanese martial arts, including karate, kendo, kobudo, judo and jujitsu. Sensei Day
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Get in Shape for Spring, with Martial Arts Workouts — “Bootcamp” Style Improve your fitness, flexibility and stamina. Gain confidence, and learn to defend yourself. Note: This event already taken place. For a great workout, please attend our regularly scheduled trainings . Free trial class is available. Special event: Free workout on May 2,
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.
We used empty hands and bags to hone our self defense skills at training tonight. We reviewed both tai chi and karate techniques, and saw the parallels between them. Being fluid and effective at different ranges — long, medium and close quarters is very helpful in self defense situations.
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
It was a pleasure to watch all the participants in the conjoint belt test today! The level of martial arts energy and excitement was very high! Very nice performance for the students from the Redlands, San Diego, and Carmel Valley dojos! Congratulations to Nate and Amit on their earning the rank of Hachikyu —
Exercise and a calm and peaceful mind are keys to good health. We we practice those continuously in the martial arts. Martial arts such as karate and tai chi are some of the unique sports that can be practiced throughout life, from an early age to a very late age. Our diet is also important.
