Martial Arts Styles We Practice

Karate

 

Karate is the Japanese striking style of "empty" (Kara) "hand" (Te). Karate is a self-defense system of attack and defense that uses all parts of the body (hands, feet, elbows, fingers, etc.) to kick, punch, chop or any other move that is effective in defending yourself. Many of Karate’s movements were analyzed and geometrically calculated, when being first developed, so that wherever the action, a block or a punch, it’s the maximum that the human body can achieve. A practitioner quickly learns that it’s not strength and size alone that are the deciding factors in physical combat. Karate is well known for being a style of taking very little to no damage while delivering maximum damage through use of timing, precision, and strategic use of varying angles.

Karate is a physical art that comes with the additional benefit of mindfulness, which helps many of it’s practitioners achieve greater health & wellbeing. One of Karate’s greatest attributes is that anyone, irrespective of size, age, or sex can practice this art. Your degree of skill, of course, can depend on these factors. However, one can practice Karate according to one’s own capabilities or, if one has them, disabilities.

Jiu Jitsu

 

Jiu Jitsu is a martial art based on ground fighting and submission holds. It focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, controlling one’s opponent to the ground, controlling one’s opponent, gaining a dominant position, and using a number of techniques to force them into submission via joint locks or chokeholds. Jiu Jitsu has become an essential martial art for MMA and self-defense given the fact that over 70% of fights wind up on the ground at some point. Jiu Jitsu revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themself against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them or neutralize them. Many students give high praise to Jiu Jitsu for improving their physical fitness, building character, and enhancing their philosophy on life. It’s worth noting that people of all ages are able to practice Jiu Jitsu (gentle art) as it’s a grappling style designed to maximize each individual’s personal abilities while minimizing physical output.

Muay Thai

 

Muay Thai is the art of eight limbs, sometimes referred to as “Thai Boxing”. Muay Thai is known for it’s powerful, devastating strikes using the hands, elbows, knees, and shins. This martial art is especially useful in close-range where various clinching techniques are used. Muay Thai has become increasingly popular due to it’s common implementation in professional MMA sporting events such as the UFC. This kickboxing style is very effective as a more aggressive, “hard style” of fighting that emphasizes use of combinations and physical stamina.

Filipino Eskrima / Kali/ Arnis

 

The Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) are known as Eskrima/ Kali/ Arnis in different FMA circles; however, they are all roughly the same martial arts style. The Eskrima system we teach is Doce Pares, which translates to “Twelve Peers” (12 Strikes/ Blocks). The Doce Pares Eskrima system is taught to Navy Seal teams and other military special operations teams for it’s adaptability and effectiveness in real combat. All of the Doce Pares movements are easily transferable to universally any melee weapons making this style one of the most effective self-defense systems. The stick used in training is merely considered an extension of the hand, and is meant to represent almost any weapon, from sticks to swords to knives to anything else you can place in your hand and use as a weapon in the modern context. Eskrima also includes hand-to-hand combat, grappling, joint locks, and practical weapon disarming techniques.