The picture above reminds me of the first Dojo where I trained in 1961. The Sensei stood by watching the class closely. One of his Black Belts also stood watching, ready to step in and correct a student’s stance or throw. One difference was that we did not have Judo ‘mats’ 65 years ago. One of the dojos I trained in had wooden floors. All of the lower-ranked belts had the res...

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998.

Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them. Our hope is that a new generation o...

I’d like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support of Grace Martial Arts this past year.

My plans for 2026 are to continue to publish martial arts and self-defense articles from a Christian perspective.

Please look through our past articles and

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998.

Because of the quality of information found in those early newsletter articles and the fact they are no longer available online, we’ve decided to re-publish many of them in the coming weeks and months. Our ...

I’ve had the privilege of teaching self defense to many “vulnerable communities,” including the blind, deaf, elderly, paraplegics, brain damaged, veterans and others with PTSD, people with medical conditions, and children with learning challenges. Martial arts self defense has something for all of these people.

One of the groups I’ve spent a lot of time with through...