How to get the most out of your Sanchin Ryu study
As Sanchinkas we are blessed with many opportunities to continue our study of Sanchin Ryu that are right in front of us, but we miss them and don’t think of them many times. I know that quite a few of us don’t have the time, or we live in a location that we can’t visit ...
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Stop Doing Sit-Ups: Why Crunches Don’t Work
Your core muscles are perhaps the most beneficial muscles in the body to strengthen. Not only in martial arts, but for overall wellness in general. Think of all techniques and positions we practice that can benefit from a healthy “trunk”. Balance, more stability, better snap strikes, just to name a few. I found this article ...
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David Carradine R.I.P.
Many sanchinkas and martial artists alike had their first glimpse of martial arts from “Kung-Fu”, the show David Carradine starred in from 1972-75. Carradine has passed on, but the peaceful messages he helped spread into our culture will live on! From the original story He was born on December 8, 1936 as John Arthur Carradine, ...
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Blinders to Movement
This exercise touches on the basis that we sometimes forget the application of movement. Movement is meant to be practiced AND applied. The application of movement can alter the way we think about technique and stances. A person can be closer than we like, altering the punch or especially the kick we like at a ...
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CGM’s Dojo: Lower price and a new location!
Announcing a lower price and new location! Over the last few months, we’ve searched high and low for a new home for CGM’s Dojo. Olivet has been a good place for us over the years. But, the price tag that came with it was a lot to swallow for everyone! So, we went searching, here ...
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Simple Heel-Palm Knee Combination
Here’s a great combo for new students out there that are looking to get into application of movement study. Practicing movements that require little skill is a good idea. More beneficial is practicing the timing and possible targets to use. Once you’ve watched this exercise, build your muscle memory with lots of repetitions! *****You need ...
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August 31st, 2009 . By District Master Jake Biernacki
Watch DojoChat LIVE from your iphone!
Last night I kept getting pulled from my computer for one reason or another, and I found myself missing the workout. I picked up my phone and watched DojoChat on the run! Here’s a great application for all iphone users. Ustream Viewer is an application that’ll let you watch DojoChat LIVE from your iphone. What’s ...
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September 8th, 2009 . By jdearman
As summer comes to a close… Youth Leadership Sanchin-Ryu Camp highlight video!
As summer comes to a close. We thought we’d share a video from this summer’s Youth Leadership Sanchin-Ryu Camp. This video was originally shown to parents and campers at the end of Sanchin-Ryu Camp. Kudos to district master Chris Yonker for putting this together. He did a great job at capturing friendships, excitement and overall ...
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March 4th, 2010 . By jdearman
Children Karate Programs in Coldwater [Video]
Childrens Karate Sanchin-Ryu in Coldwater Recently the Sanchin-Ryu Karate kids and family class was featured on the local news in Coldwater Michigan. The class is led by Sensei Peggy, a long-time Sanchin-Ryu Dojo member. She’s doing some very cool things there and deserves the recognition. Let’s all show out support and get out to Coldwater ...
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May 12th, 2010 . By Sensei Kevin Hirakis
Kickin’ it Old School
Introduction In this article and workout, I want to address Sanchin-Ryu’s strategy and approach when it comes to kicking. Sanchin-Ryu’s approach to all of its techniques relies on the ability to perform them under stress in all environments and by all people. Using this approach, what you will find is, Sanchin-Ryu uses kicks that all ...
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