Pacific Martial Arts Blog
Posted by Grandmaster Devine on October 9th 2011 3:41pm
Yuri Gorokhov was tested extensively on Sunday, October 9th and earned his second degree black belt. His performance radiated energy and focus along with a great understanding of the movements and how to apply them. The private testing was limited to the examining board of ten current nidans and above.
Master Devine commented this was a unique performance of athleticism and power that seldom is...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on September 11th 2011 1:51pm
The fall season is the time to start karate training. Read what Black belt Tim Nguyen has to say.
Hi, my name is Tim, one of the black belts at the Pacific Martial Arts. I invite you to attend a free class with this voucher at one of the PMA schools. We have a motto of ‘we teach attitudes first’ in our traditional karate program. In...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on August 27th 2011 12:58pm
The new class fall schedule starts on Tuesday Sept. 6th and is posted on the web at pmakarate.com. The PMA will be closed Sept. 3-4-5 for the Labor Day weekend.
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on August 27th 2011 12:56pm
Summer camps were another great success this year, the 33rd annual summer camp. The shoguns or seniors went to Mt. Laguna for four days of training, excellent food, and extensive training. Mr. Platt was awarded nikkyu (2nd levelt) of brown belt, and Mr. Rousseau earned his first brown belt. There were some great song and dance routines presented during the skits as entertainment, and the wolf...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on August 27th 2011 12:47pm
Two new sandans or third degree black belts were announced last week. They were earned by Carlos Figueroa and Michael Kaminski, both of whom have 15 active years of training. The are shown standing adjacent to Master Devine (in the black pants) at the Del Mar Studio where the first announcement was made. These black belts are situated in front of the black belt banners for that dojo.
Earning dan...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on August 18th 2011 4:27pm
Responsibility when dealing with your Sempai (seniors) Black Belt Yuri Gorokhov writes about juniors needing to communicate
more directly with teachers and other seniors.
I often observe students in the dojo; particularly younger students, who sometimes hide behind their parents when it comes to communicating with senior
students and teachers. The PMA conduct code clearly states "to have...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on June 12th 2011 12:04pm
A black belt ceremony was held on June 10th to induct the newest students to the rank of shodan-ho in the PMA. In a very formal ceremony, Rachel Brown, Robert Graff and William Shestowsky became the 'new kids on the block." Ms. Brown is also the youngest black belt ever promoted among the 81 who has so far received the rank. The suffix -ho in shodan-ho infers that for the next year the student is...
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Posted by Grandmaster Devine on June 5th 2011 7:44pm
The annual Stars and Stripes went smoothly on June 4th. A highlight was the on floor promotion of three new black belts who were utterly suprised by the promotion. It also meant they had to shift gears and compete in the black belt divisions and not the brown belt events they were expecting. Master Devine called them out on the floor before the large audience at Coronado, and wished them luck in...
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