Dr Scot Conway, Ph.D., J.D., SOKE
Master Instructor: Guardian Kempo, Guardian Karate, Guardian Jujitsu, Guardian Kobujitsu, Junior Guardian Karate, Little Guardian Karate.
 

Martial Arts Styles Taught at the Guardian Academy
   Guardian Karate

Guardian Kobujitsu

Guardian Jujitsu



Vocabulary: A Guardian is "one who guards and protects." Karate comes from "kara" meaning "empty," and "te" which means "hand." Guardian Karate means "the empty hand fighting of one who guards and protects." Karate can refer specifically to the Japanese or Okinawan arts martial arts that primarily use linear motions, but it is also used generically for many striking and kicking martial arts.

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Vocabulary: A Guardian is "one who guards and protects." "Kobu" means "weapon" or more precisely "implement or tool" (ko) of "war" or "stopping war" (bu - which has both meanings). "Jitsu" is "technique." Guardian Kobujitsu is "the weapon technique of one who guards and protects."

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Vocabulary: A Guardian is "one who guards and protects." "Ju" means "gentle" and "jitsu" means "technique," so "Jujitsu" means "gentle technique." Guardian Jujitsu is "the gentle techniques of one who guards and protects." This refers to grappling (wrestling). Jujitsu is not "gentle" in the sense that it cannot be used to cause harm, but in the sense that it has the ability to be effective without causing harm.


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Guardian Kempo

Vocabulary: A Guardian is "one who guards and protects." "Kempo" means "fighting principles." Guardian Kempo is "the fighting principles of one who guards and protects."

Guardian Kempo is the "master art" from which all the other Guardian Martial Arts flow. It is very complex, very demanding, and very difficult to master. However, those who accept the challenge find themselves on the path to a level of martial arts mastery that very, very few people realize exists...

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Aikido

The name "Aikido" translates into English as "The Way of Harmony of the Spirit". In a purely physical sense, Aikido consists of various throwing and joint manipulation principles. These are based upon circular movements, leverage, and blending with an attacker's energy to throw or pin them.

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