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In the News:
Jujitsu, Karate, and Women's Self Defense in Long Beach Media
As a leading martial
arts school, Lakewood Budo Kai is frequently "In the news".
Featured in the Long Beach Press Telegram, the Lakewood Herald
American, and on television, our Long Beach self defense classes help men,
women, and children learn how to defend themselves. Click on a
link below or see our
Long Beach
Class Schedule for more
information.
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Traditional Martial Arts School Created Dynamic Opening for Karate Kid Movie |
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Long Beach, California. United Artists asked
Lakewood Budo Kai, one of Long Beach’s oldest running
traditional martial arts schools, to provide an exciting
martial arts demo to help promote the opening of the Karate
Kid Movie. “We’re partnering with UA Marketplace to
help promote the new Karate Kid movie." Traditional martial
arts -- crosses borders, builds confidence and teaches
people how to defend themselves. The Karate Kid movie helps
highlight those same messages. In conjunction with UA
Marketplace we’re helping demonstrate those messages to the
community of Long Beach.”
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Special Training with Jujitsu Master |
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Alameda, California.
Students of Lakewood Budo Kai were honored when we were
invited to receive special jujitsu training from master and
legend Professor Wally Jay. Professor Jay invited us
to his personal dojo in
Alameda, California where it was an honor to learn from the
master himself. This was all made possible through the
special history and respect between Lakewood Budo Kai’s head
instructor,
Jim Kelton, and Professor Jay. Professor Jay is founder of Jujitsu America and has
received numerous awards including:
Jujitsu Instructor of the Year (Black Belt Magazine 1969)
Man of the Year (Black Belt Magazine 1990)
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Sister City
Program - Lakewood Budo Kai Honored in Yokkaichi, Japan |
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Yokkaichi, Japan. Lakewood
Budo Kai was invited to become a member of the Long Beach - Yokkaichi Sister City
Program. The sister city program, sponsored through the City of Long
Beach, helps foster cultural exchange and understanding between Long
Beach, CA and Yokkaichi, Japan. As a gesture of friendship and
exchange, Lakewood Budo Kai sent a senior representative to Japan to meet with cultural officials
and heads of other Japanese martial arts schools. We are proud
to be a member of the Long Beach - Yokkaichi Sister City program and are working to build
cultural exchange and relationships. For more information, please visit
http://www.longbeach-yokkaichi.org/.
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Lakewood Budo Kai Celebrates 30 Years of Teaching Self Defense in Long Beach |
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Long Beach, California. Lakewood Budo Kai celebrated its 30th
anniversary of teaching jujitsu, karate and women’s
self-defense techniques in the Long Beach area. To help commemorate the
event, two days of special workouts were held. Visitors from Northern California, Colorado, and
Arizona made a special trip to Long Beach to help us
celebrate the event. We
also received special
commendations from the Governor of
California, Arnold Schwarzenegger for our three decades of
contributions to the Long Beach community. The event
was capped with a luau dinner and video history of the
organization.
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Self Defense Classes
We specialize in Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate, Japanese Danzan Ryu
Jujitsu, and women's self defense. Our martial arts
classes are held in Long Beach, CA.
Our school has provided martial arts self
defense training and instruction for over 30 years and our students
come from all over Los Angeles and Orange County.
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