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Letter from the Wyoming governor recognizing some of Soke
Hausel's accomplishments as a martial arts instructor
and scientist. Soke Hausel now teaches martial arts
in the Phoenix East Valley of Arizona. |
If you are inclined to study
traditional martial arts, our
martial arts school on the border of
Gilbert and
Mesa may be just what you need. We teach
traditional Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate, Okinawan
Kobudo (martial arts weapons), Japanese
Samurai Arts,
Self-Defense,
martial arts history, some Japanese, and this is just the beginning. Oh, and you will train with other
adults and not have to worry about getting kicked in the shin by a 4-year-old
black belt instructor from a
martial arts school down the street.
martial arts school in Mesa has been in operation in
Arizona since 2006. It is operated by a
Grandmaster of
Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo who moved here in 2006 after teaching
martial arts at the
University of Wyoming. We are affiliated with several legitimate
martial arts associations including
Seiyo Kai International,
Juko Kai International and others. And our
grandmaster has been
teaching martial arts for more than 4 decades.
Our
Prior to moving to
Arizona, our
grandmaster taught
karate,
martial arts weapons,
jujutsu,
samurai arts and
self-defense at the
University of Wyoming for 3 decades as a
Professor of Martial Arts. You probably had no idea that there is a certification for
Professor of Martial Arts. The professor has been recognized by
Who's Who, several
martial arts Halls-of-Fame, even two
Halls-of-Fame for science, awarded
International Instructor of the Year,
Instructor of the Year etc.
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Soke Hausel receives congratulatory letter from the University of
Wyoming President for his induction into the World Karate Union
Hall of Fame. Soke Hausel taught martial arts at the University of
Wyoming for 30 years. |
Our
Mesa martial arts school is on the NE corner of
MacDonald at
Baseline. Just drive east along Baseline Road from Country Club and turn left at the second traffic light. You will see
KARATE over our door. We hope you will be impressed by our
traditional martial arts decor. We are on the
Mesa side of Baseline across the street from
Gilbert. And if you are in
Chandler, we are only a block away.
The
Mesa martial arts school is the world headquarters of
Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai because the world head, or
grandmaster, teaches at our
school. Our
school is open to members of
Seiyo Shorin-Ryu,
Juko Kai International,
martial arts groups from around the world, and to
people of Arizona who would like to learn a
traditional martial art. Traditional just means that we respect the original traditions of
martial arts and practice
martial arts as they were originally designed: self-esteem,
self-defense, respect and for health - not for tournaments.
Our classes are designed for
adults because our
grandmaster taught
martial arts all of his life at the University level. He taught
karate at
Arizona State University,
University of New Mexico,
University of Utah, and classes in
karate,
kobudo (
martial arts weapons),
self-defense,
samurai arts, and
jujutsu at the
University of Wyoming. He also taught classes at
Gold's Gym,
Laramie Health Club,
Chandler Community Center.
Traditional martial arts and
martial arts are the same. Recently, there have been rogue offshoots from
martial arts, so that "Traditional" is often inserted to assist the public in recognizing that it is an art and not
MMA or other systems that lack characteristics of the original Chinese/India/Okinawan/Japanese
martial arts that have extensive
lineage, martial arts forms, zen philosophy and more.
It has been said that
karate and
kata (martial arts forms) are the same.
Kata have been a mystery since
karate was revealed to the world in the early 20th century. These
martial arts forms incorporate kicks, blocks and strikes, but when one studies these in detail, one finds techniques
hidden in kata such as pressure point strikes, one punch knock outs, vital point strikes, possible delayed death strikes, throws, chokes, sweeps, weapon defenses and more.
There are martial arts and there are martial ways.
Karate can be considered a
martial art, and also a martial way. The 'way' indicating the path of martial arts training will lead to a better life. The first martial art was created by a Buddhist Monk by the name of Boddhidharma according to legend. He combined Zen with a fighting method known as
Shi Pa Lohan Sho and this combination produced a martial art with redeeming value. And this is what we emphasize at our Mesa martial arts school.
At the Arizona School of Traditional Karate in Mesa we focus on teaching students to master martial arts and master life. We want our students to be positive contributors to society. The more they learn, the more
secrets of karate and martial arts they acquire until they can readily defend themselves with their bare hands and a variety of weapons, or by positive actions. We also give them philosophy to promote a way of non-violence.
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It is rare for anyone to be inducted into a Hall of Fame. But to be inducted
two different Halls of Fame for two completely unrelated activities, is
unheard of as noted by the Branding Iron Newspaper in Wyoming. Soke
Hausel is now a resident and martial arts instructor of the
Phoenix East Valley |
Wednesdays from 3-4 pm, we have a family karate class at our Mesa martial arts school. Members train in
Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo. In the evening, we start with
Self-Defense from 6:45-7:45 pm. Students learn to defend against grabs, takes down, punches, sucker punches, knives, guns, rifles, clubs, etc. They learn to
defend with hands, feet, elbows, wrists, knees. We teach them to
use weapons such as pencils, pen, car keys, cell phones, books,
belts, ropes. This is followed by our
Samurai Arts class from 7:47 to 8:20 pm where we even have one student of
samurai lineage train and teach in our dojo. In this class, students learn the
samurai sword, halberd, spear, stick, rope, jujutsu and other arts.
And this is only the beginning at our Mesa Martial Arts school.
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| Soke Hausel with Hanshi Ron Smith and Soke Yamashita at a University of Wyoming Clinic. |
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| Soke Hausel with coach of the Police DAV Karate team from India. |
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