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John B. Gage Sens ei [The following is an excerpt from the interview found here: Interview ] The Japanese ...

This event involves three days of training with international martial arts masters in Copenhagen, Denmark! Gage Sensei, head of the Nihon ...

The hand under the arm opens the lapel and feeds it to the other hand [top left]. The opposite hand sinks into the collar, thumbs in, wit...

A brief breakdown of the choke:     ⁃    One of the opponent's arms and his/her neck is between your legs.     ⁃    Drag the oppo...

The bottom arm is fitted under the neck, so that the carotids are pinioned between the bicep and the forearm (top left). The free arm ac...

The choke is set up in the traditional way (top left). The choke is applied, creating a garrote around the neck at the carotids (top righ...

On July 18, starting at 1:00pm, the Iaido members are invited to cut tatami mats. Last year had an excellent turn-out. We look forward to ...

It has been a busy past two months. Here are some of the highlights: Gage Sensei and His Family at JMAC! After spending nearly 28 years ...

Get ready for a ROCKING summer! May 9, Saturday @ 3pm - Nueve de Mayo  This killer workout is made to celebrate the number 9! All JMACers...

Ann Arbor Karateka Warming Up Karate 空手 means "empty hand". It was invented in Okinawa, formerly the Ryukyu Islands, u...

Warrington Hudlin has made an indelible name for himself in the film industry and media. In 1978, four years after graduating fro...

Master Carlos Gracie and Master Helio Gracie sparring. History   (The rest of th e article can be found here .) Jûjutsu, whi...

Spelling (The rest of the article can be found at here .) The founder of Nihon Jujutsu, Shizuya Sato Sensei. The translation ...

We have two Ann Arbor martial art events coming up! Saturday, November 22 from 11am-2pm Special Workshop: Power Learning Acquire Marti...

Jigoro Kano, Founder of Judo The following two martial artists are connected to the founder of judo, Jigoro Kano. For more stories, v...

One of our martial artists had to move away from the Japanese Martial Arts Center. Right now, she is on a quest to find a good dojo. In a ...

"You throw like a girl." "Yup."

(Below is an excerpt of the interview. The full interview can be found at this link .) Andrea receiving her black belt from Suino...

Iaido Camp     ⁃    THIS SATURDAY     ⁃    May 17 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Iaidoka at the Japanese Martial Arts Center Memorial Day    ...