karate – Grace Martial Arts

Testing for Black Belt, Part 2

17 Mar 201821 Apr 2018

Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in less than two months. You might imagine what's going through their minds as they train hard for…

Class Update and More Pictures from Promotions!

Just a quick note that we will have classes during Spring Break. We just started the third trimester of the school year last week, so this is a great time…

Kata: Why Practice Forms for Self Defense?

26 Feb 20131 Aug 2015

I was introduced to self-defense forms (Kata) more than 50 years ago. We began by learning the individual techniques, moving to combination techniques, and eventually to forms (also called patterns).…

Kihon Waza – Basic Techniques of Martial Arts

Grace Martial Arts classes in Tampa are underway and we're learning new "kihon wazas." Kihon is Japanese for "basic" and waza means "technique." A kihon waza is a basic or…

Fall Classes Begin in 4 Weeks!

13 Aug 20127 Mar 2018

Grace Martial Arts classes for the 2012-2013 school year begin in just 4 weeks - on September 10th. Thanks to donations given to Mission Tampa on behalf of Grace Martial…

Okinawan Karate-Do Clinic

24 Apr 20123 Aug 2012

We had a great time with Sensei Stephen Van Camp Monday night! Sensei Van Camp is a 7th Dan in Matsumura Seito Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do and has been one of my…

Congratulations and New Semester

10 Mar 20123 Aug 2012

Congratulations to everyone who tested for new belt levels last Monday night! We're proud of your accomplishments. The most important thing is that we have a better understanding of how…

May Testing Dates

14 May 20117 Mar 2018

Grace Martial Arts students in Tampa will test for new belt ranks May 16th and 23rd. May 16th - Kime and Kihon (Focus and Fundamentals), Bible memory verses and Christian…

Spring Semester 2011

20 Mar 20117 Mar 2018

Our Spring Semester at Grace Martial Arts will be a little shorter than in past years because of the two Monday nights we lost to Tampa City elections and family…

Okinawa Te

1 Oct 20107 Mar 2018

(Martial arts instructors teach what they know best and what they believe will work best for real self defense. This is a continuation of a special series of articles this…