Training Tips Exit Strategy – What’s Yours? 30 Jun 201829 Jun 2018 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…
Training Tips Evade to Escape 16 Jun 201817 Jun 2018 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.…
Training Tips Your First Martial Arts Weapon 2 Jun 201817 Jun 2018 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…
Training Tips Increasing Power, Speed and Accuracy in Martial Arts 26 May 201826 May 2018 You can increase power, speed and accuracy in martial arts. Here are three basic tips that will help in your training. 1. Defensive position … use the principle of the…
Self Defense Techniques S P S – Surprise, Put Out, Steal 19 May 201818 May 2018 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…
Class Update Black Belts! 9 May 20189 May 2018 For the past two months we've been sharing information about testing for Black Belt in Grace Martial Arts. The smiles you see above are from our newest Yon Ch'uan Black Belts!…
Testing Schedule… Testing for Black Belt, Part 8 28 Apr 201828 Apr 2018 Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in about one week. We have been sharing the past couple of months about what's involved in a…
Testing Schedule… Testing for Black Belt, Part 7 21 Apr 201821 Apr 2018 Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in about two weeks. Training at this point becomes more intense – physically, mentally and spiritually. In…
Testing Schedule… Testing for Black Belt, Part 5 7 Apr 201821 Apr 2018 Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in about four weeks. Training at this point becomes more intense – physically, mentally and spiritually. Two of…
Testing Schedule… Testing for Black Belt, Part 4 31 Mar 201821 Apr 2018 Several of our Brown Belts (Ikkyu) will be testing for Black Belt in about five weeks. Training at this point becomes more intense - physically, mentally and spiritually. People who…
