California Martial Arts Academy

Learn Life Skills

2010-04-14T16:29:00.000-07:00

What Does Focus Mean?
Students at California Martial Arts lean more than just kicking and punching. They learn the skills to survive in school, at work and in life. The California Martial Arts Merit Badge Program is designed to teach our students essential life skills through martial arts. Intrigued? Come try us out!

Ladera Ranch Kids Club

2010-03-30T16:19:00.000-07:00

Learning the martial arts, self-defense and focus.

Ladera Ranch Kids Club

2010-03-30T16:11:00.000-07:00

Ladera Ranch Kids Club kick it at California Martial Arts Academy in Ladera Ranch. It was great to see the focus, fitness and fun that the kids were having learning martial arts for the first time. Many of them were very excited to learn Kung Fu just like in Kung Fu Panda.

California Martial Arts first opened their doors in Ladera Ranch back in 2004 at the Oak Knoll club house. Since then, we've moved into a larger location in the shopping center next to Swirls and It's A Grind. We're proud to be the very first martial arts school in Ladera and have grown with the community through the years.

Save a Dime to Save the Kids!

2010-03-23T16:49:00.001-07:00

California Martial Arts is working with Team Thomas to raise money for cancer research. Thomas is a young Orange County boy that was diagnosed with cancer at an early age. With the support of organizations like the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, he has gone through many treatments and slowly healing from it.

Bring your dimes and help support the cause. CMA will be collecting dimes for the next month and half to support Team Thomas.

We'd like to acknowledge Mr. Larry David from the Irvine Academy for breaking open his favorite Green Bay Packers piggy bank which was able to raise about $100 to the cause.

Little Rhys Sterling from Ladera Ranch donated his entire dime collection to the cause and Travis James from Ladera Ranch brought in a whole roll of dimes!

Thank you all and everyone else for supporting this cause!

Community Self-Defense Workshop

2010-01-02T22:49:00.000-08:00

Orange County, CA - California Martial Arts Academy will be hosting a community self-defense workshop on Saturday January 16, 2010 at 12noon.

This free workshop will be the first of many community workshops for personal self-defense. We will have two workshops taking place. One will be in Irvine and the other in Ladera Ranch. "Having heard of bullying taking place as young as Kindergarten, I feel the community needs to be aware of what needs to be done to prevent bullying and the actions to take if you feel you or yourself are in danger," says Bob Hung, Chief Instructor at California Martial Arts.

You may not become a "master" in martial arts after this workshop but it's better to know a bit of self-defense and not have to use it, then to need it and not know any.

Parties interested in attending are asked to call and reserve your spot.

Contact:

Mr. Jon Kurtz - Irvine Academy
(949) 727-3181

Mr. Kingston Heng - Ladera Ranch Academy
(949) 525-1655
http://www.californiamartialarts.com

Charity walk comes to Founder's Park | walk, ladera, raised - News - The Orange County Register

2009-11-10T10:26:00.001-08:00

Charity walk comes to Founder's Park | walk, ladera, raised - News - The Orange County Register

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2009 Best of Irvine Award

2009-11-05T13:23:00.000-08:00

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

California Martial Arts Receives 2009 Best of Irvine Award

U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 -- California Martial Arts has been selected for the 2009 Best of Irvine Award in the Martial Arts category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)

U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a Washington D.C. based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association

CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce Association
Email: PublicRelations@us-ca.org
URL: http://www.us-ca.org

Buddies without Boundaries Community Fun Walk

2009-10-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

California Martial Arts Academy will be participating in the 1st Annual Ladera Ranch “Buddies Without Boundaries” 3k Fun Walk on November 7th, 2009. “Despite hard economic times, we are doing are best to support the local community and helping anyway we can”, says Kingston Heng, Sr. Chief Instructor of California Martial Arts in Ladera Ranch.

To help with the fundraiser, CMA has donated several gift certificates to be auctioned off at the carnival followed immediately after the 3k fun walk. In addition, we’ve been training the students of California Martial Arts in the Chinese traditional dragon dance. Learning dragon dancing is a way to learn about Chinese culture and the history behind the custom. The dragon is said to bring good luck and prosperity and is usually seen during festivals such as Chinese New Year. Hopefully our dragon will spread good fortune and luck to the community during the Fun Walk.

About California Martial Arts Academy

California Martial Arts Academy offers martial arts classes such as karate, taekwondo, and kung fu to children, teens and adults. We have been serving the South Orange County community for almost a decade and have schools located in Irvine, Ladera Ranch and Rancho Santa Margarita.

We believe in community awareness and offer self-defense classes for women and children, kickboxing and kettlebell classes for health and fitness and traditional kung fu classes to learn respect, self-control and discipline.

About Buddies without Boundaries

Buddies Without Boundaries was originally initiated as a way to focus efforts on a single goal at a time. Started by the Teens Who Care group, Buddies Without Boundaries knows when you focus on one single objective, powerful results follow, and we have designed our group to pursue one goal at a time, until it is completed. Once each goal is accomplished, a committee will select the next deserving family / cause, and on into the future.

For the inaugural effort, a non-biased committee reviewed many applications and nominees of local families with needs. For this year, Buddies Without Boundaries has selected the Edgerton Family of Ladera Ranch to be the recipients of their efforts. . Please click here to read more on the Edgertons. And if you are interested, click here to see our upcoming fundraiser - the 3k Community Family Fun Walk! And as always, you can click here to make a donation today. There is no minimum donation, all gifts are sincerely appreciated! Thank you so much for your support!

Hardstyle Back Again

2009-09-17T19:59:00.000-07:00

Kettlebells from the ground up is back in session. Register now to and reserve your spot. We'll be covering basic kettlebell techniques, corrections and exercises. This will be our 2nd session and will start on Thursday September 24, 2009 @ 6:45pm.

"My goal is to share the benefits of kettlebell training with the community of Irvine," says Kingston Heng, RKC.

Kingston Heng began his training in kettlebells in late 2007 after suffering a back injury. He discovered after learning proper movement patterns and developing full body strength through kettlebell practice, his lower back aches and shoulder pains went away.

Call now to register for your first kettlebell lesson! (949) 727-3181

Coto De Caza Kettlebells

2009-08-17T19:54:00.000-07:00

Coto de Caza Sports Club and Kettlebells Orange County will soon offer kettlebell training at their sports club facilities. We're hoping to introduce a Level I kettlebell class to introduce the community of Coto de Caza to the benefits of kettlebell training. Kettlebell training is gaining traction with people from all different walks of life. Some use it to control their weight where as you'll see professional runners, swimmers, and golfers use it to give them an edge over the competition.

Stay tuned for more information or speak to the front desk of the Sports Club for more information.

Espanol at CMA

2009-07-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

California Martial Arts Academy partners with Yak Academy to offer secondary languages to the community and their students. We've kicked off the program with a spanish class being held at our Ladera Ranch training facility. The classes cater more to kids in hopes they can learn a second language easier at a younger age. The class that is currently available is for 6-8 year olds.

Future plans include possibly having a mandarin class offered right before our Tiny Tigers class and transform our Tiny Tigers class into a practice environment for martial arts, self-control, and mandarin!

California Martial Arts offers martial arts classes such as Karate for Kids, Kung Fu and Self Defense Training for Adults. Our goal is to maintain and or create a healthier lifestyle both physically and mentally. With the help of Yak Academy, we can better accomplish those goals

Tai Chi for Health and Rehab

2009-06-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

If you've had the pleasure of trying a taichi class at the California Martial Arts Academy located in Irvine, CA, you'll understand what I'm talking about. With so many taichi instructors teaching at parks, houses, community centers, it's hard to distinguish if what you're doing is correct. Just take note, if you're mobility is not improving after taking your taichi class, something may be wrong. Tai Chi instruction at CMA will teach you how to move (correctly). Some of our students re drenched with sweat after a class of 8 pieces of brocade and other tai chi exercises.

WebMD just posted an article on the effects of Tai Chi and Arthritis Pain. http://arthritis.webmd.com/news/20090604/tai-chi-may-ease-arthritis-pain?src=RSS_PUBLIC.

The tai chi classes here at CMA are offered twice a week. You'll focus on Yang style tai chi and 8 pieces of brocade. A great alternative to breaking a sweat, increasing stability and flexibility for someone that is looking for something slower paced.

CMA and KBOC Team Up

2009-06-25T15:49:00.001-07:00

California Martial Arts Academy and Kettlebells Orange County partner up to offer you the best in physical, functional and martial arts training. CMA's vision is to offer their students and the community the best in physical wellness. "Yes there is always a risk in training in martial arts but if it's done methodically with strict focus on form and functionality, you minimize those risk," said Jon Kurtz, Chief Instructor of CMA.

KBOC offers the methodology behind the functional movement patterns. Many of our students come to kettlebell class as a last resort to rehab their injuries. After a few weeks of training, shoulder, knee and back problems are a thing of the past. "I'd say come check out with the RKC system of kettlebells has to offer...sometimes seeking out kettlebell training after you've tried everything else is too late," says Kingston Heng, RKC.

KBOC will host their first class at CMA on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in their Irvine facility. This course is the first of many on going kettlebell and fitness classes offered at CMA.

CMA Headquarters gets mats

2009-01-10T15:11:00.000-08:00

We at California Martial Arts always emphasis safety. We make sure our students our moving right, stretching right, and practicing right. Pre-evaluations are always done to ensure the safety and readiness of our students. That's why we've decided to lay down mats in our HQ in Irvine. This is great especially for children learning martial arts for the first time. In case they trip or lose their balance, they'll have a nice matted floor to "catch" them.

California Martial Arts goes HARDSTYLE!

2008-08-20T15:18:00.000-07:00

CMA Instructors Kingston Heng and Celina Reed participated in the Russian Kettlebell Challenge.

The 3-Day workshop tested RKC candidates on the Basic Requirements to be a Russian Kettlebell Certified Instructor. We met the world's elite strength and conditioning coaches and was taught more in depth and in fine detail the benefits of kettlebell training.

"I started training with kettlebells to increase strength and power. After a month or two, I noticed a difference in my grabs and strikes. I also felt more flexible, and injuries that I had occurred throughout the years of my martial arts training were non existent," said Chief Instructor Kingston Heng.

Kettlebells isn't just for martial artist or power lifters. It can benefit everyone. If you're trying to slim down, it will do that. If you're trying to gain size, it will do that as well!

Kettlebell classes will be offered at California Martial Arts facilities in the future.