School of Martial Arts-West LA

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. -Lao Tzu

Meditation: Question And Answer

Join us online and in person tonight for our weekly meditation! Sifu’s topic this week is: Question & Answer... We go LIVE at 7:45pm PST In the Dojo, Zoom, Facebook ALL are welcome! Call or email the school if you need the Zoom link and password [email protected] T. (310) 442-0888 Dojo: 11512 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 FB: School of Martial Arts - West LA Zoom: Give us a call! #schoolofmartialartswestla #weeklymeditationtalk #meditation #meditationlosangeles #westlamartialarts #taichiwestla #taichilosangeles #martialartsmeditation #kungfulosangeles #kungfu #kungfuwestla

Join us online on Zoom for class today! See our schedule here: https://schoolofma.com/schedule/ #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #indoormartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline #mafl #martialartsforlife

Practicing Martial Arts every day helps us channel our energy and encourages us to concentrate and focus. Join us every Monday Wednesday and Saturday at regular class times in the park! Kids 5-9: 4:15pm... Kids 9+: 5pm Tai Chi: 6pm Adult: 7:15pm Saturday classes: Kids 5-9: 9:15am Kids 9+: 10am Tai Chi: 11am Adult: 12:15pm Classes in the dojo Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. We’re also on zoom seven days per week Book a free class at https://schoolofma.com/book-intro/ #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline #mafl #martialartsforlife

Join us today for T'ai Chi to improve our cardiopulmonary function, reduce blood pressure and ultimately reduce stress. Classes are back in the park, in the dojo or on Zoom! #livewell #livebetterlongerstronger #balance #flexibility #strength #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #indoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #taichihealth #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #discipline #mafl #martialartsforlife

We hope you had a wonderful holiday. Regular classes today in Clover Park and on Zoom!

Physical Challenge of the Week: Do 1000 Sprawls

Internal Challenge of the Week: Do something with a friend you haven't seen for a while

Question of the Week: Do kiais embarrass or liberate you?

We hope you celebrate July 4th safely! There are no classes on Saturday or Sunday. However, there will be classes on Monday. See you in the park or on the mats soon!

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." -Rumi. Photo by @taunialn

Meditation: What I Learned from my Mom

Short talk about acting as your highest self followed by Long Meditation

Jr Wushu student focused and calm in a great fighting stance Join us on Zoom 7 days per week Kids 5-8, Kids 9+, T’ai Chi, Adult... www.SchoolofMa.com T. (310) 442-0888 #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline

Join us online and in person tonight for our weekly meditation! Sifu’s topic this week is: Short talk on finding purpose and being your highest self followed by a long meditation... We go LIVE at 7:45pm PST In the Dojo, Zoom, Facebook ALL are welcome! Call or email the school if you need the Zoom link and password [email protected] T. (310) 442-0888 Dojo: 11512 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 FB: School of Martial Arts - West LA Zoom: Give us a call! #schoolofmartialartswestla #weeklymeditationtalk #meditation #meditationlosangeles #westlamartialarts #taichiwestla #taichilosangeles #martialartsmeditation #kungfulosangeles #kungfu #kungfuwestla

That black coat focus! #schoolofmartialartswestla #blackcoat #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline

Awesome Crane Stance by our Jr Wushu students on zoom! We offer Kids 5-8 and Kids 9+ classes two ways! Outdoors socially distanced at Clover Park on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and also on Zoom 7 days per week. Visit www.SchoolofMa.com to sign up!... #cranestance #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #kungfu #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline

Physical Challenge: Do 1000 Front Kicks! Get started and keep Sifu updated! #physicalchallengeoftheweek #challengeoftheweek #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline

Question of the Week: When do you experience the most stillness? #questionoftheweek #schoolofmartialartswestla #losangelesmartialarts #outdoormartialarts #onlinemartialarts #martialartsforkids #zoommartialarts #kungfulosangeles #taichilosangeles #martialartswestla #westlamartialarts #losangelesmartialartsforkids #santamonicamartialarts #cloverparksantamonica #meditation #focus #discipline

Meditation: The Tao of Silence

You could say we had some fun with flying kicks last week!! Swipe to see one of our Red Sashes, Ann in a league of her own! #schoolofmartialartswestla #flyingkicks #challengeoftheweek

Meditation topic tonight THE DAO OF SILENCE LIVE at 7:45pm PST ... Zoom, Facebook, Instagram ALL are welcome!! Call or email the school if you need the Zoom link and password [email protected] T. (310) 442-0888 FB: School of Martial Arts - West LA IG: @westlamartialarts Zoom: Give us a call! #schoolofmartialartswestla #meditationtalk #dao #zen #silence

Awareness is a pathway to many things in the world. Awareness of our surroundings can keep us safe, or show us someone or something we hadn’t seen before and lead to a beautiful interaction. Awareness can benefit our practice by noticing a new detail in a technique.... Most of all, if we aren’t aware, we are less likely to grow to evolve to change. Change can be our greatest asset or our greatest enemy, depending on how we handle it. How do you handle change? Has that evolved as you’ve grown? #schoolofmartialartswestla #change #quoteoftheweek

Question of the Week: Do I have a healthy lifestyle? Working out the body, but the mind and spirit as well, makes for a whole person. Does your current lifestyle incorporate all three of those things?... Join us for classes tonight at Clover Park and experience whole-body martial arts. Kids 5-9: 4:15pm pst Kids 9+: 5pm pst Tai Chi: 6pm pst Adult: 7:15pm pst #schoolofmartialartswestla #parkclasses #outsidemartialarts #martialartsforlife #questionoftheweek

Challenge of The Week: Spend at least 10 minutes in silence every day. For some of those who may not have a meditation practice this may sound like a daunting challenge but remember, the road to Mushin, or empty mind, is a process just like our martial arts and T’ai Chi practice. We focus on just the beginning that is in front of us, then we build, technique by technique, posture by posture, breath by breath.... There is no To-Do, there is only To Be. #schoolofmartialartswestla #challengeoftheweek #meditation #silence #justbe

Sifu Scott reviews the details of a crescent kick-elbow strike combination, focusing on the details of the hip rotation and weight shift. Join us tomorrow for class outdoors at Clover Park! Get a great workout and get those details down ... #schoolofmartialartswestla #details #parkclasses

Classes at the park tomorrow! We practice outdoors at Clover Park in Santa Monica every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday! Saturday ... Kids 5-9: 9:15am pst Kids 9+: 10am pst Tai Chi: 11am pst Adult: 12:15pm pst Visit SchoolofMA.com to register for your complimentary intro #schoolofmartialartswestla #parkclasses #outsidemartialarts #martialartsforlife

Meditation: Are You Tripping Over Garbage in Your Mind?

Meditation topic tonight Are you tripping over garbage in your mind. We go LIVE at 7:45pm PST... Zoom, Facebook, Instagram ALL are welcome! Call or email the school if you need the Zoom link and password [email protected] T. (310) 442-0888 FB: School of Martial Arts - West LA IG: @westlamartialarts Zoom: Give us a call! #schoolofmartialartswestla #meditationtalk #cleanmind

Beautiful quote from Shunryu Suzuki that deepens how we can think of our question of the week. When we look at how our life and our minds are organized, or disorganized, are we doing things in the ‘right’ way at the ‘right’ time? This can be as simple as not procrastinating on our to-do list, or as complex as how we pursue our goals in life.... Do we paddle furiously up river hoping to someday forcibly achieve our goal, or do we recognize life’s circumstances and adjust our direction, efforts and mental state to empower us? As Sifu Scott brought up this week in class, If we are tripping all over things in our house, we are probably tripping all over things in our mind. Join us tonight for Meditation! 7:45pm PST Sifu goes live on Instagram, Facebook and Zoom. #schoolofmartialartswestla #questionoftheweek #clearmind #shunryusuzuki

Sifu talks about the empowering benefits of an organized life both mentally & physically

Devon executes an awesome flying kick! How are you doing on the #ChallengeOfTheWeek? #schoolofmartialartswestla #flyingkicks

Sifu talks about getting back to the basics