American Academy of Martial Arts
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A great reminder to keep your mind right.
"White belt mentality and Black belt determination"
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THE SENSEI
Every martial arts student needs to read this statement from Fumio Demura Sensei:
"The person you refer to as 'Sensei' is in that position for a valid reason. It seems today I hear a lot of former students or ex-black belts disrespecting their Sensei for a myriad of reasons. In order to better help you understand why a Sensei deserves, or let me put it a better way, demands your respect let me lay it out for you.
The Sensei is the one who has dedicated their life to the art they teach you. You will never have as many years of dedication in because you came after them.
The Sensei is the one who spent many days and nights opening their dojo, cleaning it, making it better…for YOU.
The Sensei is the one who has made sacrifices you will never understand just so you have a place to train, to learn and gain in your art.
The Sensei is the one who, often at great costs, has given up their free time, their family time…time they could be out doing many other things just so you can learn and train.
The Sensei is the one who has invested thousands of dollars in their own training just to learn how to teach you properly.
The Sensei is the one who has often broken bones, but still showed up to teach class. Torqued muscles, tendons and had strains but still showed up to teach class. Had a migraine, was sick, had a bad day…but still showed up to teach class. All these things are excuses why you miss class.
The Sensei often goes without so that the dojo and students will be taken care of. This means they give up having nice things at times, vacations, going out to dinner, hanging out with friends and family…all so you can learn Karate.
The Sensei has spent more time in a dojo than most of you that train with them have been alive.
The Sensei is the one who is always there for your training…
The Sensei quite often sees a need and fills a need for their students. They see that poor kid who has little of anything and needs sparring gear and they just go ahead and get it for them. They see the student who is struggling to come up with funds to buy their own weapons for Kobudo and just buys extras so they can participate. They see their adult students losing their jobs and says “Don’t worry about paying til you’re caught up”. This is the role the Sensei plays and it demands respect.
I can sit here and think of a thousand more reasons why you should never, ever disrespect your Sensei too…but, in all honesty, I shouldn’t have to. I shouldn’t have had to even write this blog…but, then again, people live in a shallow world these days. Perhaps we should step out of it, be bigger and better, and then the world will change.
Respect your Sensei, take care of your Sensei, honor your Sensei…because, one day, your Sensei will no longer be around."
- Fumio Demura
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Congratulations to all our 2023 Yearly Award recipients. We are very proud of you all. Keep up your awesomeness..!
Wishing all our friends and families a very Merry Christmas day..!
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Self-discipline
Why is self-discipline so important?
I'll share why, it's the strongest expression of self-love.
It's the process of ignoring something you want right now for something better later on.
Discipline reveals the commitment you have to your goals and dreams.
It's especially important to "Stay the Course" even on the days that you don’t feel or want to.
Your future you is counting on the current you to keep the promise you made to yourself yesterday.
Why demonstrate self-discipline? Because you are worth it!
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Enjoy the process..!
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Congrats to Everlie S. for being our December 2022 Student of the Month..!
Wishing all our Friends and Families a very Happy and Safe Holiday Season! The AAMA is currently closed for the Holidays. We will be open on Tuesday Jan 3rd.
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It is our great Honor to recognize these amazing members of our program for the year 2022. They have consistently demonstrated exemplary Character and Spirit all year long..! They are all phenomenal and greatly deserving."Congratulations to all of you."
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Our Story
Since 1986, the American Academy of Martial Arts has been providing the Fresno, Clovis, and Central Valley communities with discipline, confidence, and self-defense skills. We’re the leaders in martial arts education, specializing in Aam Ka Jutsu and BuKaraDo, and our courses are taught by only the most experienced instructors who truly care about every student who goes through our program. While we put an emphasis on self-defense, we also focus on instilling core values that you can carry with you and guide you through life. In our school we don’t treat martial arts as a sport -- it’s much more than that. It’s a way to be the best version of yourself each and every day.
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1458 Clovis Avenue
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