by Silvia Smart | Mar 22, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness, Meditation, Poekoelan
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s do this! HOW IT WORKS: It’s easy! Go to Zoom.us and set up an account. Once you’ve done that, simply click on the class buttons below, and you’ll be taken straight to your “classroom”. As always, be in your...
by Silvia Smart | Sep 9, 2020 | About Naga, Child Safety, Health and Wellness, Poekoelan, self-defense
Listen Up! This is a piece by National Public Radio about our sister school, Studio Naga in Oakland, CA, first published in 2006 but still relevant today. We teach our students how to hit – and hit hard! And with that ability to protect oneself comes an imense...
by Silvia Smart | Sep 19, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness
Because of the hierarchical system, the power dynamics, and the focus on loyalty and obedience, martial arts schools have the potential to create cultures with ethics violations, dubious behaviors, and questionable principles. Martial arts schools are not alone in...
by Silvia Smart | Sep 16, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness, self-defense
What is the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation? The NWMAF is dedicated to promoting the involvement and empowerment of women and girls—cis and trans/non-binary/gender non-conforming person—who are active in martial arts, self-defense, and healing arts....
by Silvia Smart | Sep 14, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness
What is The Indonesian Breathing Form? This form combines a series of movements with specific breathing techniques designed to strengthen your lungs, core, and overall health and wellness. Interested? Let us know and we’ll teach it to you! Tell Me About This...
by Silvia Smart | Aug 26, 2020 | About Naga, Poekoelan, Selfless Service
Reposted from January, 2012 What’s “Selfless Service”? Poekoelan is a traditional martial art. One of the things we learn as students is how important it is to be able to put our own ego and needs aside and focus our loving energy on others. In practicing this,...
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