Guinn Martial Arts is an international organization focused on finding the best ways to serve each student. We teach self defense through the arts of Applied Shotokan Karate and Aikijutsu. In both styles we use the same techniques, tactics, and strategies taught by traditional martial arts and combine them with the latest research in concepts in physical fitness, teaching methodology, and the psychology of self defense. Students and Instructors are encouraged to read works by Kris Wilder and Lawrence Kane, (Notably: Way to Black Belt, Way of Kata, and How to Win a Fight) and Rory Miller (Notably: Meditations on Violence and Facing Violence). Through these programs we will work on improving each students confidence, fitness, and prepare them in the best manner possible to defend themselves in an increasingly hostile world.
News for 2012!
It’s been a while since our last update and as the year comes to a close we have some exciting news and expectations for the new year.
First and foremost Guinn Martial Arts would like to thank assistant instructor Jared Stocksen for taking over classes while head instructor Nicholas Guinn is out of the country on business. Jared has been studying Aikijutsu with GMA for roughly 5 years and currently holds the rank of Nikyu. We would also like to thank guest instructor Shawn Simpson for his help. Shawn currently holds the rank of Nidan in Goshin Ryu Aikido.
Guinn Martial Arts would also like to welcome our first Uchideshi Tiffani Sahara. Tiffani comes to us from Colorado and is helping to create an Uchideshi (or ‘live-in student’) program for future participants as well as helping out with general work for the school.
In addition Guinn Martial Arts is currently revising its rank sheets in order to provide the most pragmatic and well rounded education for our students. We are looking forward to incorporating several new drills and teaching methods over the course of the next year.
Finally we will keep you posted on Seminars for 2012. As of right now it looks like the two main seminars you want to keep your eyes open for are a Brent Yamamoto seminar and possibly another Iain Abernethy seminar. More information to come.
Current classes:
For more information about our group classes, clinics, family lessons, or private lessons please use our contact page to send me your questions or call our school at 918-376-7672.
These classes are currently being held out of the Main Street Martial Arts dojo in Collinsville, OK. If you are interested in getting enrollment details please contact us by phone or e-mail so that we can discuss the best way we can serve you. We do not believe in the hard sell and if our program is not a good fit then we will help you find another school that best suits your needs. Guinn Martial Arts currently teaches two forms of Martial Arts. These are:
Aikijutsu – this program finds its roots in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu, Goshin Ryu Aikido, Tomiki Ryu Aikido, as well as Ueshiba Aikido. This style of martial arts teaches us how to defend ourselves using tactics that apply today as much as they applied to combat in the age of swords.
Applied Karate – based on Shotokan Karate this style of self defense teaches striking, joint locks, throws, and much more. This is not sport Karate or mixed martial arts. It is a pragmatic martial art system developed over the course of centuries to be a complete form of self defense. This is Karate as “applied” to the real world.
Want more information or have questions, call us!
Book and Video reviews
There is an old Japanese Samurai saying “Bun Bu Ryo Do”. Literally translated it means “Literary Arts, Military Arts, Both Ways” or “The pen and the sword in accord.” As Martial Artists we should be more than warriors and fighters, we should be educated scholars as well. Be sure to check out our reviews to help you sort out which books, DVDs, and VCDs are going to further your training. Some reviews we have online now are: “Stick Fighting” by Hatsumi and Chambers and “The Bible of Karate: Bubishi” translated with commentary by Patrick McCarthy Hanshi. Some of the works we have reviewed so far are going to be a crucial addition if you are serious about the your study of the fighting arts.
