During a private class for a young student in preparation for a tournament, Sensei Mike Oliver demonstrates Seisan Kata as practiced at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento. For more information about Zen Martial Arts, you can visit our website at ZenMartial.com
Zen Martial Arts Distance Learning Camp on Good Day Sacramento
Good Day Sacramento visits Zen Martial Arts and their Distance Learning Camp. Parents have to get to work, but their children are faced with tackling distance learning with their public school teachers. Zen Martial Arts has families covered with their in-person Distance Learning Camp. To learn more about Zen Martial Arts and their Distance Learning Camp, please visit https://zenmartial.com
Zen Martial Arts Distance Learning Camp in Sacramento
Sacramento Parents! We know that you have to get to work, but your child is faced with tackling distance learning with their public school teacher. We’ve got you covered with our in-person Distance Learning Camp. To learn more about Zen Martial Arts and our Distance Learning Camp, please visit https://zenmartial.com
Compression, Expansion, and Internal Conflict
There is a natural cycle of compression and expansion in the martial arts as well as in nature. Sometimes (especially now with the current Corona Virus situation) there can be a conflict between these two forces. How do we resolve this conflict? You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com
Isshinryu Upper-Body Basic Exercises
Mike Oliver (5th-degree black-belt) at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento teaches the 15 Isshinryu Upper-Body Basic exercises as they are practiced at his dojo. This is a reference video for his adult students. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com
Dealing with Uncertainty in the Martial Arts and the World
Uncertainty comes to us both on and off the mats. Right now, amidst the Corvid virus pandemic, there is a lot of uncertainty in people’s lives. Mike Oliver, a black-belt at Zen Martial Arts talks about how dealing with uncertainty on the mat can translate to a mindset that helps us deal with it off the mat as well. You …
Self Defense for Animals in Sacramento
This 8-year old student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento decided to ask for donations to the local animal shelter in lieu of birthday presents! Every karate student at Zen Martial Arts trains in Isshinryu Karate, a form of karate from Okinawa that means “One Heart Way”. Students are required to demonstrate a compassionate heart when moving up to certain …
Sacramento Karate Girl Makes Dolls for the NICU
Evangeline is a young (8 years old!) karate student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento. Here, Evangeline describes a project she has been working on in which she hand paints these peg-dolls and gives them to anyone that donates to the Sacramento Sutter NICU program. The money is then used to purchase new flannel blankets for the infants in the …
Students of Zen Martial Arts Sacramento Reflect on Training with Hanshi-Sei Chris Chase
In January of 2018, Hanshi-Sei Chris Chase, Kaicho of the Okinawa Isshinryu Karate Kobudo Association and personal representative of Master Angi Uezu, visited California to conduct a series of seminars at Bennati’s Martial Arts. Many students of Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento attended, and wanted to give thanks to Hanshi Chase by sharing their favorite moments. You can learn more …
Brother and Sister Sacramento Kindness Campaign Refugee Project
Eleeza and Ibrahim are young karate students at Zen Martial Arts in East Sacramento. After attending a refugee dinner in Sacramento, these young people decided to put compassion into practice by helping refugees in the area. They made Karate Ninja Juice Boxes that they are selling and will use the donations to purchase products that incoming refugees need! You can …