Is it possible? Have you been to other schools in the United States and noticed a lot of out of shape black belts? Martial arts can lead to weight loss. But, like all fitness regimes, it takes time, discipline, and counting calories. Most martial arts schools I’ve had the pleasure of visiting throughout the USA lack in fitness. Adult students, whom have limited schedules,  need the fitness aspect. In the big scope of things a black belt can only defend himself on the streets if he owns some level of fitness...

Kids must be taught self defense with the concept that there are two levels of self defense in their world. One is peer to peer self defense (or bully buster) while the other is red zone self defense, which deals with self defense and awareness versus an adult  attacker. We offer both at...

Happy Fourth of July America! Big night tonight. UFC pay per view will feature a heavy weight battle between Shane Carwin and Brock Lesner, both of whom are massive, strong, athletic, and both possess instant knock out power. Also, happy birthday to my wife. Self defense, whether taught to women, men, or children should build upon the natural reactions we all have programmed into us. The defense system should be simple and effective, and designed in a way that once learned, a technique should not take thought...

My adult/teen Krav Maga students had their first lick at sparring tonight. Remember this is a traditional class that I’ve invited my Krav Maga students to attend on a regular basis. They did really well. For a bunch of men whom have never thrown a kick or punch at a target that moves, punches, and kicks back they did awesome. Attitudes were great. No one was trying to inflict pain, dominance, or  trying to prove their toughness. I’m really happy. My traditional students, most who have been sparring...

two quick mentions- despite the holiday this weekend we will have both the karate class and the krav class on Saturday. Congrats to the 16 traditional karate students whom tested on Saturday. All worked hard, earned their new belts, and put on a great...

At JGMA we teach a traditional art form- Goju-Ryu Karate, which was founded and completed in Naha, Okinawa. Despite our traditional style we bring a very modern approach. Fitness, sparring, striking, pads, are all part of our classes. We spend time on self defense against various weapons- guns, knifes, sticks, ect… Best of luck to the 16 students testing for a new rank tomorrow. Work...