Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Eleven 26 Sep 202229 Oct 2022 Even though martial artists learn how to "strike" an opponent, our purpose as Christian martial artists is to "stop" a physical attack. That's why our early lessons are about how…
GMAF Newsletters Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2004-9 12 Sep 20223 Aug 2022 Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Ten 29 Aug 202222 Oct 2022 In the previous parts of our series about training drills we've looked at Judo stretches and strength training, and Karate blocking drills. We move now to striking drills. Continue reading…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Nine 15 Aug 202216 Oct 2022 Star Blocking is a unique drill I learned while studying Kempo many years ago. Depending on what style of Kempo (also spelled Kenpo) you study, you will find a variety…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Eight 1 Aug 20228 Oct 2022 The ability to block (e.g. stop, redirect) an opponent's attack is vital to your health and safety. That's why we emphasize blocking (uke waza) in Yon Ch'uan. You will learn…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Seven 25 Jul 20221 Oct 2022 Karate has two primary definitions: "empty hand" and "China hand." The Japanese word Karate is made up of two other words -- kara (empty) and te (hand). The kanji for…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Six 18 Jul 202217 Sep 2022 As we shared in the last part of our series, Judoka should focus on strengthening every part of their body. That includes arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, core muscles,…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Five 11 Jul 202210 Sep 2022 We have focused on stretching drills in the first part of our series. We now move to strength drills. Continue reading "Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Five"
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Four 4 Jul 20223 Sep 2022 Judo training drills begin with stretching. We looked at sitting, prone, and supine stretching in the last part of our series. We move now to kneeling, squatting, and standing stretching.…
Training Tips Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Three 27 Jun 20222 Aug 2022 We are looking at a variety of solo, partner, and class drills that Grace Martial Arts students can do to improve their training and performance goals. We started with Judo…