Blue River Martial Arts

Here's our fall schedule for the club, beginning October 23rd.

When: Tuesday and Thursday, 5pm-6:30pm
Where: Blue River Campus, Arts & Sciences Gymnasium
Requirements: Participation and workout clothes

The club is a member in good standing with the Sho-rei Shobu-kan Gojo-Ryu Karate-Do organization, and offers training and belt promotions in Goju-Ryu karate. Additionally, the club emphasizes practical self-defense and examines the types of violence and force found in the real world.

Training material is compiled from several sources including Shihan John Roseberry, Kris Wilder, Sgt. Rory Miller, Nicholas Yang, Brent Yamamoto, Iain Abernathy and Eric Parsons.

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Hope to see you there,
Sensei Don.

Abernathy 2011 Registration PDF

Iain Abernethy has been involved in the martial arts since childhood. Abernethy holds the rank of 6th Dan with the British Combat Association (one of the world’s leading groups for close-quarter combat, self-protection and practical martial arts) and 5th Dan with the British Karate Association.

Abernethy is in great demand on the seminar circuit and he teaches many seminars on his approach to practical karate both in the UK and overseas. The bunkai that Abernethy teaches are not prearranged karateka vs. karateka applications; nor are they static, complex, elaborate or reliant upon finite movement. Abernethy's approach to karate makes kata application practical, simple,
direct and accessible to all.

Abernethy regularly writes for the UK’s leading martial arts magazines and he is a member of the Combat Hall of Fame. Abernethy’s books and DVDs have sold worldwide and his highly pragmatic approach to kata applications (bunkai) has proved to be very popular with those who wish to practice karate as an effective self-protection system. Abernethy
can be e-mailed at iain@iainabernethy.com

Registration PDF

Brent Yamamoto is a Karate instructor and co-founder of Northwest Martial Arts in Bothell, Washington. A strong believer in cross-training, Yamamoto wanted to offer students the opportunity to train in multiple styles under one roof. Many schools offer a variety of styles and classes, but the idea behind NWMA is more than that – it’s not just a collection of different techniques, but an integrated method of instruction. Concepts taught in Aikido are used to reinforce techniques in Karate and Jujutsu; Karate principles are used to illustrate Aikido arts, and so on…all with the goal of seamlessly integrating the skills and techniques of each art. This unique program of instruction gives students well-rounded skill sets, while at the same time maintaining depth of knowledge in each field.

Jissen Online Magazine for Martial Arts has released issue 7. Visit the download page here.