Tempe Karate

Great test by Ryan Olmstead yesterday, as he passed his 2nd Black test for Goju Shorei Weapons! He demonstrated his mastery of both the cane and the knife. Well done!

Jay earned his yellow belt last month in Kenpo Karate!

Connor Moon executed his 3rd Brown Goju Shorei Weapons test yesterday with skill, confidence, and poise! He's on his way to Black Belt!

Matt did a great job on his Kenpo Blue Stripe test last Saturday!

Congratulations to my most senior student, Ryan Olmstead, for a fantastic promotion to 2nd Brown in Kenpo Karate on May 4, 2024!

Sam's test for his Kenpo Purple Belt was well executed! So long to Crane, welcome to Leopard!

Highlights of the free BJJ seminar I presented through the City of Tempe:
Day 1: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024
- Five first time BJJ attendees shared the mat for 90 minutes to learn more about the self-defense aspect of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu!
- In addition to learning BJJ-specific ground movements (sh*****ng, technical stand-up, break falls from seated position) as part of the warm up, and an introduction to the guard, we addressed these four self-defense situations:
1. Standing front punch
2. Front punch from inside the guard
3. Two handed front choke from standing
4. Two handed front choke from inside the guard

Day 2: Saturday, Feb 10, 2024
- We had four attendees return from last week, plus four new participants, none of which had ever trained in martial arts.
- We addressed these four self-defense situations:
1. Standing headlock
2. Face down headlock on the ground (attacker on their back)
3. Standing front hand grab to shoulder
3. Front hand grab to shoulder from inside the guard

Great feedback from all participants, and some interest expressed in pursuing additional training as well! I had a lot of fun and was very pleased to provide this positive and hands on introduction to this great self-defense art!

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10 Kenpo Laws Every Martial Artist Should Know For decades, kenpo has been renowned in the West as one of the most effective and efficient martial arts in existence, and for hundreds of years before that it enjoyed a similar reputation in Asia. Much of that success can be attributed to a set of fighting principles that has been defined and refin...

10 Kenpo Laws Every Martial Artist Should Know For decades, kenpo has been renowned in the West as one of the most effective and efficient martial arts in existence, and for hundreds of years before that it enjoyed a similar reputation in Asia. Much of that success can be attributed to a set of fighting principles that has been defined and refin...

Sam nailed his Purple Strip test in Kenpo Karate on Saturday!

Holly passed her 1st Brown test for Goju Shore Weapons on 10/22/22!