KarateProgram 1: Karate-do/Aikijutsu
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Adults - Ages 18+
Youth - Ages 13-17
Children - Ages 4-8; 9-12
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The words Goju Ryu Karate-do mean "hard and soft style empty hand way". The system is based on the concept that all hardness and stiffness is not good, and at the same time all softness and too much gentleness is not good. Goju Ryu reflects the concept of Yin and Yang--that these two opposites should complement each other. It is this complement of hard and soft which gives Goju Ryu its beautiful, disciplined movements, filled with grace, flowing forms, and strength. Actions are sometimes extremely fast and other times slow and majestic. Read more here.
Niei ChiProgram 2: Tai Chi/QiGong/Pa Kua
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Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese art of self-defence, conceived as a series of soft, slow, and flowing sequences of movement specifically designed to cultivate and direct the internal power that circulates through one's system, which improves the practitioners' health, and provides a source of energy for self defence. This internal power, the foundation to all life is termed Qi and is unlike external or physical energy. Qi is formless, limitless, and most importantly for self defense, can be applied in a much more focused, and concentrated manner than physical energy. Read more here.
WeaponsProgram 3: Kobudo/Arnis
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Adults - Ages 18+
Children and Youth - Ages 9-17
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The major purpose of training with weapons is to teach the difference between life and death. This comes about when a person realizes just how lethal weapons are. There is a drastic difference between fighting with an empty hand and fighting with a weapon. For example, a punch to the chest stuns, while the same technique done with a sword kills. Read more here.
