Ernie Reyes West Coast Martial Arts Santa Clara

Big smiles as we head into the weekend! Happy Friday! Featured student: Ezelle Franco

We always start and end class with a short meditation This gives our students a moment of peace, balance and mindfulness. We then recite our WCWMA goal, which is CANI: commitment to constant and never ending improvement to black belt excellence This practice helps us be present and develop mindfulness for a happier and positive life!

Our goal is to develop well- rounded, versatile martial arts students. In addition to traditional tae kwon do and self defense, our WCWMA system also consists of many different styles of martial arts. As students progress through the ranks, they learn MMA ground fighting and grappling as shown by our advanced red belts ... Featured students: Chris Doan, Maryann Ferrer, Noah Cerezo and Rahul Raja

Don’t we all wish the splits was this easy? Stretching is important in any sport, but especially martial arts! It’s essential for mobility, range of motion and flexibility. Lil Dragon, Elizabeth Lopez, is showing us how it’s done!

There is no age limit to learn and train in martial arts! Featured student, Maryann Ferrer, initially enrolled her two sons here at WCWMA Santa Clara. After watching and supporting from the sidelines, she eventually decided to try martial arts herself she now only has two belts left to go until black belt! It’s never too late to start your martial arts journey

Practice, practice, practice leads to Mastery KJN Destiny practicing that perfect front kick with our Lil’ Red dragons. Check out how beautiful these kicks are from these 4-6 year olds! Featured students: Darin, Eirikur, and Ingvar

Our goal at WCWMA is to not only develop black belts in martial arts, but black belts in life Besides excellent physical training, we spend an equal amount of time teaching and developing valuable life skills such as focus, discipline, confidence and perseverance We want our students to become the best version of themselves and equip them with life skills that can be used to overcome all of life’s challenges.

My Black Belt journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step Today marks nearly two years since I’ve been able to step foot inside the dojo since Covid began. I...’m happy to be back, and I’m joyful to continue my pursuit of Mastery! #martialarts #taekwondo #wcwma #karate #mma #blackbelt #journeycontinues #blackbeltjourney #neverquit #positivemindset #cani #martialartslife #sf #sanjose #bayarea #blackbelttraining #justkickinit #fighter

BKJN Jenna working on the small details during red belt class! We focus on the tiniest of details when practicing. Not only are we working on extreme attention to detail, but we are also developing fine motor control of our bodies

Families who kick together, stick together! Love this, Michelle! so grateful to have you, Lily Rose and Grace part of our WCWMA family

I’ve learned that my purpose in life wasn’t to be an actor and to be famous. It was to use my talents to inspire others to achieve their goals and have a good life. - Ernie Reyes Jr. This is the Season of Miracles; my brother Ernie Jr. was blessed with an unexpected Christmas miraclea kidney was suddenly available for transplant ... For the past 6 years, Ernie Jr. has been undergoing dialysis, 3 days a week, each session 3 hours long. It has been an enormous mental and spiritual challenge, but he always did his best to keep training, teaching, and working to provide for his family of two children. But because of the rush to get to Phoenix in time for the transplant, what Ernie Jr. didn’t know was what the post-operation procedures would be like. He has just been informed that he has to stay in Phoenix for some time for follow-up medical exams. On his road to recovery, barely able to move, it will be a challenging time for him and his family. He now has unexpected living expenses for his stay in Phoenix, and when he returns home. This is especially difficult, considering that he won't be physically able to work for the next several months, and will be unable to bring in income to support his family while he recovers. Today, after a lifetime of inspiring and helping others to achieve their dreams, my brother, Ernie Jr. needs the help and support of others. Our Reyes family deeply appreciates all of your prayers, blessings, and support over the past 6 years. Any donation to help him with his post operation expenses and living would mean the world to him and his family. Thank you for taking a moment to see how and why you can make a difference, and thank you so much for your support, Destiny Reyes Click here to donate: https://gofund.me/b49f032a

Throwback Thursday to the tournament two weeks ago West Coast Santa Clara had 102 competitors compete from white belt to 6th degree black belt!!! Great job to all of our competitors and congratulations to all of the winners!

Happy birthday BKJN Jenna! We wish you the best day and we are so glad we got to celebrate it with you

Working on teamwork with some fun relay races after class!

Congratulations to all of our black belt graduates! Join us for an amazing show, celebration & graduation!

Congratulations to all our black belt graduates from Santa Clara, and from across the nation! Please join us in our Annual Awards and Graduation Ceremony, streaming live, this afternoon, on our Facebook page (Facebook.com/erniereyes.wcwma) at 3pm. West Coast Team ah-saaah!

New Blog Alert: What is the West Coast World Martial Arts System? From humble beginnings over 40 years ago, West Coast World Martial Arts has achieved world-wide recognition as a legendary martial arts school-- right here in Santa Clara County! That world-wide fame didn’t just happen; it was the result of the extraordinary vision and hard work of our association’s founders, Great Grandmaster Ernie Reyes, Great Grandmaster Tony Thompson, and their internationally acclaimed ...West Coast World Martial Arts Action Team. To view the entire blog post, visit our blog page at erniereyessantaclara.com Filmed here is a snippet of the West Coast World Martial Arts Action Demo Team performing at the 2015 Global Village Festival, held at Santa Clara University.

National Virtual Tournament - Advanced Belts and Black Belts (Group 3) We have reached the final day of our competition! Good luck to all 400 competitors today, you got this!

National WCWMA Tournament - 1st Degree Black Belts (Group 1) Good luck to all of the 1st Degree Black Belts competing in our first-ever national WCWMA tournament!