Azad's Martial Arts

Azad’s Martial Arts Center is offering a one-time self-defense workshop for all adults in our community called Personal Defense Training (PDT). PDT is designed to make students more aware, prepared, and ready for any hostile situation, confrontation or an actual attack. This workshop will be held this Saturday, November 6th 11-12pm at Azad’s Martial Arts Center located at 313 Walnut Street Suite 150 Chico. No prior experience is needed. You MUST pre-register by Friday, No...vember 6th. The workshop fee is $100/person for the first 10 sign ups. Limited space. You will learn: 1. The single most important step you must take during a confrontation or an actual attack. 2. The single most important step you must take to handle an attacker. 3. The fastest get-away techniques from any type of grab or hold. 4. Three most effective disabling targets you must know. 5. Nononsense, simple, street-proven techniques you must know. Personal Defense Training (PDT) is supported by the following community-minded organizations: Chico Police Department, Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Chico State, Butte College Safe Places, Stonewall Alliance Center, Catalyst Domestic Violence Services,North Valley Community Foundation, Chico Unified School District, Butte County Sheriff's Office, Chico Unified School District, Chico State Safe Places,Downtown Chico Business Association, Butte College. There is limited space, so to guarantee your spot please contact Azad’s Martial Arts Center at (530) 892-AZAD (2923) or 896-0777 by Friday morning (November 6th).

Outdoors Trunk or Treat at Azad's Martial Arts Center (313 Walnut Street Suite 150 Chico 95928) tomorrow, Saturday, October 31st 2-4pm! Feel free to bring the kids for a costume contest, games, music, candies and much needed fun! Children of all ages welcome to attend. FREE EVENT!

Happy birthday to the Great Grandmaster Ji Han Jae! Recognized as a Living Legend Dojunim has changed the world of martial arts with his vision, knowledge and teachings. The Founder of the art of Hapkido, the founder of the art of Sin Moo, the head of personal presidential security in the Blue House in South Korea, personal bodyguard of President Park of Korea, the trainer of all Presidential Bodyguards ans the military in Korea, special trainer for the national law enforcem...ent, the secret service and the OSI agents in America, teacher to celebrities and movie stars such as the late Bruce Lee and an inspiration to millions of martial arts students, the President of World Sin Moo Association, World Hapkido Association, with hundreds of thousands of followers in every continent. We celebrate Dojunim’s birthday by wishing him the best year ever! We are grateful for his passion to help the world. Happy birthday Sir!

2020 Thanksgiving Basket Brigade is in full swing at Azad's Martial Arts Center now. This program has helped over 35,000 people in the Butte County since its inception 29 years ago! Each year Basket Brigade delivers a gift basket of complete Thanksgiving meals to over 200 local families. Unlike the past, this year due to COVID-19 we will not be needing assistance in putting the baskets together. Here is how you can help:... 1. Let us know if you know of a family that legitimately needs assistance this year. They MUST have school age kids; be a first time recipient of the basket; and live in the Chico area, and/or 2. You may sponsor as many families as you wish by donating funds to the cause. It takes only $40 to help one family, and/or 3. Sign up to be a driver to deliver a dinner or two to the recipients address on Tuesday, November 24th. Please SHARE this post with your friends and family so we can reach and assist those in real need in our community especially during these very tough times. Thank you!

During rescue work along with my NVADG Evac team partner we were flagged down by the North Lake Tahoe fire fighters telling us about a dog in trouble in the middle of fire area. He wasn’t on our list. So I made an executive decision to go and help the dog. Upon arrival we found him trying to survive on a bag of trash while everything around him was still on fire. He was scared, hungry and very alert. He wasn’t happy to see us at first entering his territory. But as soon as he... saw we meant well he became excited and happy to see us. We didn’t have crates big enough for him. So we modified his own crate and took him in to a NVADG shelter. He was super happy to be safe. A few days later I was a shelter lead at Cal Oak animal shelter when he was by luck transferred over to us. The minute he saw me he started jumping up AMS down and going silly crazy! He made a few of our volunteers shed a few tears of joy. Just like other animals at NVADG animal shelter he received first class treatment, care and love. I made sure I walked him as often as I could personally in addition to our great volunteers dog walking time. I found his owner who was moved out of town. He was so happy to know that his dog is alive and being taken care of. I kept in touch with the owner hoping to reunited them. Yesterday I went to the shelter and found the dog still there. He is one of the few pets whose owners aren’t coming back for them! I would certainly adopt him in a heart beat. However, my own pet wouldn’t appreciate it at all. Benji is a wonderful Alaskan Husky with multicolor eyes. Clean, super friendly, beautiful and strong. He will make an amazing pet for a family. The pictures show Benji from the moment of trust in t he midst of a crazy wildfire a few weeks ago to now. Please share this post with your friends So we can find the right home for Benji! Thank you all

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Ladies and gentlemen. Please allow me to introduce to you Dr. Richard James Trimmer. An amazing husband of 60 years to his wife Barbara; a devoted father to his sons; a pure hearted Christian man; a retired professor of Kinesiology, football Coach and wrestling Coach at Chico State; a powerful motivator for thousands of college students and athletes; a great friend to so many; a selfless giver to causes such as Special Olympics, Youth-at-risk, Thanksgiving Basket Brigade; a...n outstanding member of the International Lions Club Chico Chapter; a dedicated student of Tai Chi Chuan at Azad’s Martial Arts Center and as of this morning the newest member of the Black belt/sash team at Azad’s! Dr. Trimmer took his Black Sash exam this morning and passed with flying colors. At 82 years of age Coach still inspires everyone around him by his exemplary positive attitude and work ethics. He has been training at Azad’s for over 7 years on weekly basis without hardly ever missing a class. We are all so proud of you Coach! Congratulations on passing your Black Sash exam today. We are all so proud of you and love you!

The annual Gimme-Some-Sole project is in full swing now. Azad's Martial Arts Center is collecting new pairs of rain boots and shoes for school age boys and girls in our community. You may drop off shoes at Azad's Martial Arts Center located at 313 Walnut St. Suite 150 Chico M-F 9am-12:30pm/3pm-6pm. Special thanks to this year's sponsors: Chico Noon Exchange Club, Chico Enterprise-Record, Action News 12/24 and Telemundo.

Gimme-Some-Sole project is collecting new rain boots and new shoes for children in our communities. Hundreds of kids need our help as we enter the rain season. How can you help them? Buy a new pair of rain boots of any size (girls or boys) and drop them off at Azad's Martial Arts Center. 313 Walnut Street Suite 150 Chico 95928. 530-892-AZAD. Here is an old article for more info: https://azadsmartialarts.com//heart-and-sole:-martial-arts

RIP Grandmaster Jürg Ziegler It is sad duty to inform you about the sudden passing away of my beloved Husband, Father, Brother, Sifu and Friends of today 3rd Oc...tobre 2020. We miss him terribly, but the Memories he left us with will be of great comfort to us. Yours sincerly Family Ziegler RIP Grossmeister Jürg Ziegler In stillen Gedenken und völlig unverhofft ist mein geliebter Ehemann, Vater, Bruder, Sifu und Freund heute Abend 3.10.2020 von uns gegangen. In stiller Trauer Familie Ziegler Monika Ziegler Sandro Ziegler

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Something written by a friend: I am a Martial Arts Instructor. They asked me one day: what is your profession? And I said, ' I teach martial arts. He looked at me with strange expression, laughed and said gently: what an easy profession!... I, with my head high, said firmly: I don't work in a company, but in a space where I promote knowledge and discipline in children, young people and adults. I don't discriminate, because everyone is capable and welcome. I'm not a boss, but others see me as a leader which I try to do by example.. I'm not a psychologist, but I endeavor to help everyone believe in themselves. I'm not a doctor, but I can diagnose needs and offer help. I don't have normal work hours, because while you watch tv or sleep, I'm planning for everyone to have better learning. I'm not an architect, but I help build dreams and values. I don't scold anyone. I am firm but fair and with compassion I teach them the way to succeed in difficult times of life. I don't use clay, but mold virtues. It wasn't easy to get here, it wasn't just years of practice. It was days of the week and weekends without family, skills, hard training and injuries. All this to become alone in a mirror... someone who is also fragile, who also learns, who makes mistakes and suffers. I'm an instructor - I don't just teach, I share a little of my life, my knowledge and myself. - author unknown