martial arts training – Grace Martial Arts

Protecting The Vulnerable (Part Fourteen)

1 Sep 202531 Aug 2025

I’ve had the privilege of teaching self defense to many “vulnerable communities,” including the blind, deaf, elderly, paraplegics, brain damaged, veterans and others with PTSD, people with medical conditions, and…

GMAF Newsletters

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2007-1

20 Jan 202517 Dec 2024

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…

Self Defense Techniques

A Self-Defense Story

14 Oct 20247 Oct 2024

It's hard to believe that we moved from Tampa, Florida, to Huntsville, Alabama ten years ago. We took the photo above just a few months before moving. The move has…

GMAF Newsletters

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2006-1

15 Jan 202422 Dec 2023

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…

GMAF Newsletters

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2004-11

7 Nov 202227 Apr 2023

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…

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,…

Martial Arts Training Drills – Part Two

20 Jun 202223 Jul 2022

We are focusing on the importance of martial arts "drills" in this new series. I must admit that drilling is one of the most fun aspects of the arts. Continue…

Martial Arts Training Drills – Part One

13 Jun 202216 Jul 2022

One of the most important things you can do as a martial artist is practice what you've learned. As GM Robert Xavier likes to say - "Perfect practice makes perfect."…

GMAF Newsletters

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2003-11

24 Jan 202221 Jan 2023

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…

Yon Ch’uan Basics: Rooting and Blending

1 Nov 202127 Feb 2022

Yon Ch'uan Martial Arts is based on ancient martial arts principles that you can read about on this website, in the Yon Ch'uan Martial Arts Black Belt Study Guide and…