Grace Martial Arts – Page 2 – “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Exit Strategy – What’s Yours?

30 Jun 201829 Jun 2018

If you are attacked and want to escape to safety, what is your exit strategy? Think about it. If you had to decide in less than two seconds where you…

Evade to Enter

23 Jun 201817 Jun 2018

What do martial arts instructors mean when they talk about evade to enter? In our last article we looked at how to evade to escape. That should be our first…

Evade to Escape

16 Jun 201817 Jun 2018

What do martial arts instructors mean when they talk about evade to escape? As we've mentioned in previous articles, evasion is an important aspect of teaching at Grace Martial Arts.…

Bullied! No more

9 Jun 201817 Jun 2018

I was bullied as a child - especially after my parents moved more than a thousand miles away from where I grew up. Being the new kid in school is…

Your First Martial Arts Weapon

2 Jun 201817 Jun 2018

Weapons have long been an important part of martial arts. We often think of martial arts as mostly "hand-to-hand" (empty hand) defense, but weapons are also an integral part of…

Increasing Power, Speed and Accuracy in Martial Arts

26 May 201826 May 2018

You can increase power, speed and accuracy in martial arts. Here are three basic tips that will help in your training. 1. Defensive position … use the principle of the…

Self-Defense Advice For Children & Teens

We always appreciate receiving questions from parents. Here's one we've heard many times before. Question: What advice do you have for children and young teens about self-defense in public? or in…

Self Defense Techniques

S P S – Surprise, Put Out, Steal

19 May 201818 May 2018

Understanding how attackers think and what they do helps us develop effective responses to their attacks. Attackers use an offensive strategy we call the Three S's - Surprise Spark Strength…

Black Belts!

9 May 20189 May 2018

For the past two months we've been sharing information about testing for Black Belt in Grace Martial Arts. The smiles you see above are from our newest Yon Ch'uan Black Belts!…

Testing Schedule…

Testing for Black Belt, Part 8

28 Apr 201828 Apr 2018

Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in about one week. We have been sharing the past couple of months about what's involved in a…