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WELCOME TO THE BETTY J. PULLUM FAMILY YMCA MARTIAL ARTS CLUB WEBSITE
Welcome to BETTY J. PULLUM FAMILY YMCA Martial Arts Club located at the BETTY J. PULLUM FAMILY YMCA in Navarre, Florida.The Club has been a partner of the Ymca in Navarre for several years now and are proud to be part of this new endevour with the completion of our new facility near the Navarre High School.

THE GREAT TRADITION LVES ON

The Martial Arts Club at the Betty J. Pullum YMCA is proving that persverence and patience pays off.A lot of hard work doesnt hurt either.Ever since opening our beautiful new facility the Martial Arts club has set a standard of training not easily matched.With our mixture of hard and soft styles there is truly something for everyone who has an interest in martial arts training.Our weapons program has proven itself on the local and national tournament circuit and the training in Goshin Jutsu Self Defense has helped our students stay safe and confident in an increasingly violent world.This year will mark a milestone all Sensei look forward to:our first Black Belts.The Instructor Staff here are very proud of our students who have stuck it out and will soon join the ranks of the elite in the Martial Arts community at large.I sincerely hope that they see this milestone as merely a point on their journey through life and not a conclusion to a goal attained.The day I earned my Shodan there were 2 other young men who tested and passed with me.One came back to class once or twice and I never did see the other one again.I saw it as a beginning to a life long journey and I hope we have instilled in these students the same thist for knowledge.

CLASSES TAUGHT AT THE BETTY J. PULLUM FAMILY YMCA
Classes in several martial arts are offered by the staff at the Navarre Martial Arts Club. Chen style T'ai Chi Ch'uan is also known as moving meditation and is a Chinese system of empty hand and weapons forms designed to enhance the students flexibility,strength and overall mental health.The deceptively soft and flowing movements harbor much power that becomes apparent to the student as their training progresses. We also teach Shibumi-do(the Way of Elegant Simplicity)Karate. It is an eclectic mix of traditional Shotokan and modern kata developed by Sensei Whitmer and is geared to give students the competitive edge at local, national and international level competition. Sparring (Kumite) is also covered, giving the student a real edge in the ring. Our Okinawan Kobudo curriculum covers the well known weapons-the bo stafff,nunchaku,sai,and kama, and some other not so well known but equally interesting and intriguing devices.Japanese swordsmanship and Kobudo is an integral component of this class, from the traditions of Itto-Ryu school founded in the year 832 AD to the more modern techniques of American Kenjutsu.Practical applicatons in the form of Chanbara training and Kendo are a regular part of the training experience.Goshin-Jutsu our self defense progam is developed over literally decades of police,military and martial arts experience and is constantly updated by our staff to meet the needs of personal defense in the real world.The student not only receives a well-rounded base of techniques to protect themselves and their loved ones but a working knowledge of the law as it pertains to self protection. You are visitor #