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James Martial Arts Academy El Cajon
Since we’ve opened, we’ve been dedicated to changing the lives of people in our community, one person at a time, through martial arts and karate, education, and coaching in the traditional Japanese style katas and techniques of Kosho-Ryu and in the Hawaiian Kenpo martial arts style of Kajukenbo. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members in El Cajon. Our school takes pride in creating an environment for individuals to achieve, develop, and succeed in their personal goals.
We strongly believe that Kajukenbo karate can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender, or experience level. Throughout all of our Kajukenbo and Kosho-Ryu programs, students will not only learn the necessary skill sets to protect and bully-proof themselves if it’s in the academy of via our martial arts distance learning program, but we also stand behind our realistic and practical approach, confident it will enable every member to achieve greatness and live their best life.
Our Kajukenbo students develop stronger character while learning to appreciate their victories and overcome martial arts challenges.
Lastly, Sigung Darryl James, a six-degree black belt, a former US Karate Team member, and a USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, is a certified instructor in both the Mitose family’s style of Kosho-Ryu and Adriano Emperado Kajukenbo, and all instructors were trained by me.
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James Martial Arts Academy
2356 Fletcher Parkway El Cajon, CA 92020
833-894-0191
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When learning about martial arts and self-defense in El Cajon, one of the first things you're going to come across in your studies is kata. You can find this concept, which involves intricate, choreographed movements, either alone, or with another, in a variety of places. This Japanese word is used to describe theater forms and tea ceremonies. Many forms of self-defense do not seem to employ Kata, but don't be fooled... I suggest that even shadow boxing, that you would see a boxer practicing on his, or her own is a form of Kata. However, without question, you're going to find it most frequently used to describe martial arts and self-defense. Within this specific category, kata can be found in a variety of places. You can see it applied to karate, aikido, kendo, and judo. In the end, the primary goal of kata is the preservation and transition of established techniques, coupled with the opportunity to practice self-defense.
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If you want to keep your body healthy or would like to keep that figure, enroll yourself in a Japanese karate lesson and you will surely achieve those goals. Today, more and more people are practicing Japanese karate for various reasons. There are others who love karate because they are able to defend themselves while others love karate for it boosts their self-confidence. In addition, karate also forms or moulds their character as a whole for it advocates discipline and respect.
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Karate in vernacular means "Chinese hand" or "Empty hand" depending on how you write it either in Japanese or Chinese character. It is said that the Okinawan Karates started in the 1600s when Chinese practitioners of various Kung Fu styles get together with local adherents of an art called "te" (meaning "hand"). "Te" was a Western type of boxing which is rough and not well constructed. Later on, they combine the different fighting techniques and then resulted into a close-range, hard, external styles.
In the late 19th century Gichin Funakoshi created a new style of Karate. He introduced this in the world in the early 20th century and thus became a common kind of karate. They are called Japanese Karates which they often normally call karate for short. Japanese Karate styles are rough and tend to be used suitably for external methods. When used in defense they are done in circular, and in offense in linear method. Traditional karate styles put emphasize on thorough physical conditioning.
Japanese karate styles are commonly divided into the following groups or styles: Shotokan, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu. Just like other types of karate, Japanese karate requires the familiarization of the basic moves of karate.
Sanchin is a Kata in Karate and Kata is a Japanese word for a set of Patterned movements, which basically consists of a series of kicks, punches and throws. In essence it's a form which a person practice's slowly and powerfully. In the form you are trying to imitate the characteristics of a tree. In making yourself like a tree you are rooting yourself to the spot. Keep your back straight when doing Sanchin. Your legs should be the roots of the tree and your arms the branches of the tree. In some styles of Karate everything comes from the Kata Sanchin. Sanchin form has within it a fighting system, all the elements of a fight are in it. This form basically consists of moving forward three steps and backward three steps, doing a series of punches, blocks, counters etc.
When moving backward, your stride naturally becomes shorter than when you are moving forward. When you move forward three steps and then move back three steps, it is important to return to your original position.
When training is Sanchin you are breathing very deeply thus increasing the oxygen supply to the body as well as to the brain. With this the brain and nervous system become particularly sharp and more aware. This heightened awareness allows the student to improve his concentration, power and focus when executing each technique. This deep breathing stimulates the diaphragm which causes it to work more efficiently. It also helps to stimulate the stomach, Liver, Pancreas, kidneys and intestines to become more active, therefore becoming stronger. In Sanchin the constant state of tension is maintained in all the joints of the body for a prolonged period and develops physical strength, stamina and breath control.
There's more to it than that. Basics are your fundamental skills. They provide the foundation for all your studies - how to stand, how to move, how to generate power, what targets to hit, what weapons (hand and foot positions) you can use, how to read an opponent's intentions, how to breathe, stay healthy, relaxed and of course learn the fundamental techniques of striking, locking, throwing, kicking and stance work.
Line work isn't basics. Line work is drilling techniques. There's a problem with line work in that you cannot learn your basics in an efficient and natural way. The origins of line work are in the Japanese military where large groups of people were learning how to react to orders. I found that beginners have difficulty with line work. They are expected to get into a stance and hold their arms in a certain position then move in a particular way. Why does it take 3 months to learn a handful of basics and a couple of kata for your next belt. You can learn a kata in a couple of hours. The reason is simple - inefficiency.
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It takes a while to become accustomed to traditional karate movement which isn't the same movement you perform when out walking, dancing or working. So why do it? Times have to change. Line work is no longer suited to skill development especially with advances in sports science and biomechanics. At our dojo we learn basics working with a partner in a freestyle environment so students can clearly see what is happening. We make use of focus mitts and other equipment so new students begin with actually hitting things. Progress is much better than the old way and when they come to learn their traditional karate movements and kata they already understand the applications and the mechanics of the techique. The approach means they learn the best angles for working each technique. They get the body movement, entry points through the opponent's guard and control of timing and distance.