Martial Arts: A Work Out For Mind and Body
Martial arts provide a solid physical workout -- but that's not all. Managing stress and learning self-defense techniques are among the vital benefits.
While the styles of martial arts do vary - taekwondo, karate, judo, kung fu and aikido -- all teach different techniques. Yet the physical and mental benefits are indeed comparable.
- Improved muscle tone
- Weight loss
- Lower stress levels
- Increased energy
- Greater flexibility
- Lots of fun
And, among the mental benefits:
- Higher self esteem and a greater sense of confidence
- Emotional satisfaction -- especially if you're taking classes alongside your children
- Greater peace of mind -- if you find yourself in a dangerous situation, you have heightened physical and mental skills to get yourself to safety Better concentration and focus
Best of all, classes are individualized. Adults participate at their own fitness level while progressing in skill and technique.
When participating as a family, martial arts provide a unique opportunity for sharing in a non-competitive fun activity. Plus, parents have the opportunity to reinforce at home the life lessons taught in class.
Martial arts provide an ideal workout for both men and women. Our adult students range in age from young adult to seniors.
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At Chí's Martial Arts, we believe that in order to really enjoy all that life has to offer, we need to have the balance of a strong mind, healthy heart and possess the skills that could be necessary to defend ourselves or our family.
Our program will help you stay in shape. You will gain flexibility through our stretching techniques which will decrease your chances of injury in sports and everyday life. You will build strength and tone you body with our dynamic, isometric, and repetitive exercises. You will gain confidence and self-esteem by improving your physical fitness, body composition, skill level and self-defense skills. 
You will enjoy the workout as well as the friendships that come along with exercising and training with people that have similar goals. People that train together and support one another end up building friendships that last a lifetime. What better way to spend you time than staying fit, developing a skill that could save you or one of your families lives and meeting people with the same interests and goals.
Krav Maga™… Combat for a modern world.
Krav Maga is the official self defense and fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces and U.S. law enforcement agencies. This wholly unique and original method was developed and refined during years of conflict. Krav Maga emphasizes easy-to-learn techniques that have been battle-tested in real, life threatening confrontations. There is nothing flashy about the system.
This street-oriented self defense program is favored by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across the United States. While experienced fighters and law enforcement officers have consistently praised its highly practical applications, the system also has a broad-based appeal because of its simple, no-nonsense approach to personal safety. The system is characterized by a logical and coherent approach to self defense that enables one to achieve a relatively high level of proficiency within a short period of instruction. In fact, Krav Maga is the ideal self defense system for men, women, and children of all ages and physical abilities.
According to medical doctors, chiropractors, and fitness experts, Krav Maga training provides a tremendous full-body workout. Krav Maga can help increase one’s stamina, flexibility, upper-body strength and lower-body strength.
Krav Maga™ In The Media
Krav Maga has become the subject of widespread print and television media attention. This media attention continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. The following are examples of publications and television/news shows that have featured the Krav Maga self defense and fitness program:
Time
London Sunday Times
Men’s Fitness
In Style
Talk Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine
Healthy Living
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Police
The Police Marksman
Los Angeles Times Magazine
Daily News
The Beverly Hills Courier
Jump
Wired
Smoke
Elle
MuscleMag International
Los Angeles Times - Westside Weekly
Los Angeles Times - Health Section
Daily Breeze (Outlook Edition)
Westsider
Burbank Leader
Living Fit
Shape
Cosmopolitan
Valley Magazine
Natural Way
Daily Journal
P.O.V.
Black Belt
Entertainment Weekly
GQ
USA Today
Details
World of Martial Arts
Martial Arts Professional
Investor’s Business Daily
Health & Fitness Journal
Real Edge
Physical
Women's Sports & Fitness
Fit
Los Angeles Business Journal
Today Show
Dr. Phil
CNN
CNBC’s Steals and Deals
ABC World News Tonight
The Roseanne Show
The Home and Family Show
Tonight Show (Jay’s Monologue)
Fox 11 Morning News
Extra
Channel 7 News - Special Report
Channel 7 News - 5 to Five
Fox Sports Americas
Lifetime - New Attitudes
Live Show - KTLA
Israel Today
Mary Lou Henner Show
CBS Channel 2 News
UPN Channel 13 News
Fox Sports
KNBC TV News
Fox – Fit TV
KTLA Morning News
Good Day America
The Learning Channel
HOW GOOD IS YOUR HEAD MOVEMENT?
Bruce Lee was a big fan of Muhammad Ali. He studied his footwork and body movement extensively. Jeet Kune Do incorporates the movements made famous by Muhammad Ali and later by Bruce Lee in the martial Arts world. Now you too can learn to move like the Champ!
Students Practice Strikes from a variety of Positions
Boxing is an Integral part of JKD Training
Learning to Defend Yourself in the Guard
Jeet Kune Do is not a style onto itself. Rather, it is the system of philosophy and concepts developed by
Si-Gung Bruce Lee and continued by Sifu Dan Inosanto. JKD training provides a means of self-discovery for training of martial arts. The main concept is to “absorb what is useful, to reject what is useless and to add what is specifically your own.” In using this philosophy, the student learns to identify what works best for him/her in encountering today's modern threats. The idea is to be functional in four ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), against armed or unarmed opponents, versus multiple opponents and in any environment. No one art can provide all the answers or solutions to effective self-defense. A process of cross training, researching and developing ourselves with different disciplines of the most effective martial arts in the world is used to overcome the limitations of any single art. Cross training enables us to fill in the gaps and weaknesses that we might have. This is the object of JKD; to be bound by no style and in combat to use no style as style, to use no way as way, to use no system as system, to have no limitation as your limit in achieving your goal. The principles of JKD can be applied to any interest or vocation in life.
Jeet Kune Do, broken down in each range:
- Kicking & Punching Range: Jun Fan Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Savate, Western Boxing, Filipino Boxing (Panantuken)
- Trapping Range: Wing Chun, Jun Fan Trapping, Kali-Silat.
- Grappling Range: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shoot wrestling, Jun Fan Grappling
- Weaponry: Filipino Kali (Stick Fighting, Double Sticks, Knife Fighting, Staff)
JKD allows an individual to train in multiple ranges from kicking to punching to trapping to grappling and learn how to transition from one range to the next. There is no set curriculum for JKD, but rather the individual develops it.
Jun Fan or Lee Jun Fan is the Chinese name of Bruce Lee. The Jun Fan Martial Arts are the training methods originally developed by Si-Gung Bruce Lee in the 1960's during his exploration of the principles and theories of JKD. It is a core foundation that can help you to discover the concepts of Jeet Kune Do. The Jun Fan Martial Arts are a blend of modified Wing Chun Gung Fu, Western Boxing, Fencing, several Northern & Southern Chinese Gung Fu styles and various grappling disciplines. The Jun Fan Martial Arts can be broken down into two main areas: Jun Fan Kickboxing and Jun Fan Trapping (within the trapping/in-fighting program will be elements of Grappling and Ground-fighting). Most styles favor one or two ranges, Jun Fan incorporates all four ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling). As a set curriculum, Jun Fan may be limited to specific techniques and training, while Jeet Kune Do has no such limitation. While Jun Fan is one tool that can be used to train the principles and concepts of JKD, it is not the only one.
What People Are SAying About Our Programs
"Unlike most martial arts, Krav Maga is extremely effective for the street. Krav Maga is the real thing."
- Bas Rutten
UFC Heavyweight Champion
"In an aerobics class, you might learn a routine and then you can’t apply it. At Krav Maga, you learn how to protect yourself while you’re working out."
- Virginia Banks
Administrator, Nonprofit Organization
"It’s a very street smart technique. It’s not a system that you would have to be training in for 1 or 2 or 3 years before you start seeing results. You get results from this system immediately."
- David Ono
Newscaster, KABC Channel 7, Los Angeles
"The women I know who have taken Krav Maga really enjoyed the sense of control they felt in learning how to defend themselves. The whole Krav Maga experience is a very positive one: physically, mentally, and emotionally."
- Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
Psychologist
"All of the techniques you learn in Krav Maga, and the principles are easy to grasp; it gives you a lot of confidence. You don’t feel threatened because you know that you can handle almost any situation that comes up."
- Bill Macatee
Sportscaster
"Krav Maga has real life applications. There’s no wasted movement. There’s no learning stuff for the sake of learning it. Everything you spend time with you can use to defend against a violent street attack."
- Jim Bianchi
Attorney at Law
"There are people in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s here. Everybody wants exercise and cardio-vascular workout, but they also want some means of ultimately protecting themselves. Krav Maga covers the whole spectrum of our needs no matter what age group we’re in."
- Barry Brown, age 56
"More than T-ball, soccer, ballet or any other organized kid’s activity, the Krav Maga system and your wonderful teaching staff has made my daughter comfortable with her physical abilities as well as instilled in her a higher sense of self-esteem."
- Parent of 6½-year-old student
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Krav Maga is the best! I've done Tae Bo, but it's only aerobics. With Krav Maga, I get a great workout and I learn how to protect myself."
- Michelle Mishan, age 23
