Self-defense – Page 8 – Grace Martial Arts

Saved and Safe!

23 Jul 201815 May 2021

Our purpose for Grace Martial Arts classes is simple - we want people to be "Saved and Safe." That is a simple but profound philosophy. Let me explain why. Continue…

Young Women and Sexual Assault

19 Jul 201828 Mar 2021

The number of young women who are sexually assaulted in the United States is staggering. You can link to some of the statistical information at the end of this article.…

Exit Strategy – What’s Yours?

30 Jun 201822 Jul 2021

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 201819 Jul 2021

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 201815 Jul 2021

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 201816 May 2021

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 201814 Jan 2022

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…

Self Defense Techniques

S P S – Surprise, Put Out, Steal

19 May 201821 Mar 2021

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…

Foundation of Christian Martial Arts

8 Dec 201711 May 2021

The foundation of martial arts includes health, fitness, stance and movement. Martial artists would do well to concentrate on those four areas. Continue reading "Foundation of Christian Martial Arts"

Defend or Fight?

1 Oct 201612 May 2021

Grace Martial Arts (GMA) believes that Christians have a right to defend themselves, their families and people in danger. We see no law, principle or suggestion in the Bible against…