Kata – Grace Martial Arts

Training in the Dark – Karate Solo

6 Apr 20202 Apr 2020

Yon Ch'uan has elements of many types of martial arts: Judo, Karate, Kung Fu, Aikido, Jujutsu, T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Weapons. That's one of the reasons it takes a student…

Basic Kata 2

25 Mar 201311 Oct 2013

We are currently learning Basic Kata 2. Here are a couple of examples for you to use while practicing during the week. We will train with partner drills on Monday…

Kata: Why Practice Forms for Self Defense?

26 Feb 201320 Apr 2021

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).…

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…

Grace Martial Arts Testing Update and Special Guest

19 Feb 20117 Mar 2018

Testing for Grace Martial Arts will be delayed one week because of Tampa City elections. The fellowship hall at the church is used as a polling place for two precincts…

January 2011 Classes

29 Dec 20107 Mar 2018

Greetings and Happy New Year! Hope you had a great Christmas and are looking forward to getting back to training. January has five Mondays, so here's a quick look at…

Grace Martial Arts: December Class Schedule

27 Nov 20107 Mar 2018

December is right around the corner! Here's the GMA schedule through the end of the year: Nov. 29th -- First class of new quarter Dec. 6th -- All classes Dec.…

Congratulations!

15 Jun 20107 Mar 2018

Congratulations to all of you for your hard work! It was great to watch you demonstrate your Kata and Bunkai last night. It was great to watch your focus and…

Testing Schedule

GMA Testing Week 1

6 Jun 20107 Mar 2018

Greetings! It's time again for June testing in Yon Ch'uan Martial Arts. Week 1 is tomorrow night (June 7th) from 6 - 7pm. You will be tested on Kihon (martial…

Class Update…

Kata and Bunkai Training Monday Night

21 May 20107 Mar 2018

Greetings! We have one more training night before testing in June. We'll focus on Kata (Forms) and Bunkai (Form Applications). Kata contains the pattern of martial arts movement, while Bunkai…