I’d like to share a special story with you as we continue our series on ‘Protecting the Vulnerable.’ I’ve had the opportunity of teaching scores of families through the years. It’s always been a highlight to teach moms, dads, and their kids together. It’s a great family experience, in addition to learning martial arts in a Christian environment. One of these families has three sons who all became Black Belts and assistant instructors in Yon Ch’uan. They have a special love for the Deaf and took their love and concern to Columbia, South America several years ago to share self defense and the Go ..read more

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our hope is that a new generation of Christian martial artists will be blessed by the wisdom of those who were on the path before them. GMAF NEWSLETTER January – February 2006 Welcome to the GMAF Newsletter! We pray it will encourage yo ..read more

The National Deaf Center estimates that about 11-million people ‘consider themselves deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.’ The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders estimates that – ‘Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.’ Forbes Health statistics worldwide tell an even larger story – More than 1.5 billion people worldwide are currently affected by hearing loss in at least one ear. Around 430 million people worldwide require rehabilitation for disabling hearing loss. Approximately 13% of adults age ..read more

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our hope is that a new generation of Christian martial artists will be blessed by the wisdom of those who were on the path before them. GMAF NEWSLETTER January – February 2006 Welcome to the GMAF Newsletter! We pray it will encourage yo ..read more

I LOVE teaching people self defense and martial arts. I love the challenge and the joy. The challenge in teaching is learning how to help each student reach their full potential. The joy in teaching is seeing students reach their full potential. It’s different for each student, so the teacher needs to be ‘sensitive’ to how and why the student learns. ‘Listening’ Hands One of the first lessons I teach blind people in a weekly or otherwise ‘regular’ class (rather than a one-time clinic) is a training system called ‘Push Hands.’ It’s also known as ‘Pushing Hands.’ Some systems of martial arts use ..read more

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our hope is that a new generation of Christian martial artists will be blessed by the wisdom of those who were on the path before them. GMAF NEWSLETTER November – December 2005 Welcome to the GMAF Newsletter! We pray it will encourage y ..read more

We recently completed a series about teaching elderly people how to defend themselves. Now, we’re looking at training people who are blind. You can read the first part here. Train the Cane Canes become an extension of a blind person’s body after training and regular usage. That is an advantage for blind people. They are used to using a cane and can respond defensively almost as fast as a martial artist trained in using a sword or other weapon. I want blind people to think of their canes as “weapons” when necessary for self defense. Canes are often between four to five feet in length, which gi ..read more

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our hope is that a new generation of Christian martial artists will be blessed by the wisdom of those who were on the path before them. GMAF NEWSLETTER September – October 2005 Welcome to the GMAF Newsletter! We pray it will encourage y ..read more

I shared these thoughts at the beginning of our series: I am very concerned about people being able to defend themselves against a physical attack. That’s why I’ve taught self defense and martial arts for 60 years. I hope you’ve found your classes and articles on this blog site helpful in your training through the years.  What I’d like to do in this new year is to focus on protecting the vulnerable. I’ve had the privilege of teaching self defense to many “vulnerable communities,” including the blind, deaf, elderly, paraplegics, brain damaged, veterans with PTSD, people with medical condi ..read more

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our hope is that a new generation of Christian martial artists will be blessed by the wisdom of those who were on the path before them. GMAF NEWSLETTER July – August 2005 Welcome to the GMAF Newsletter! We pray it will encourage you in ..read more