Every Martial Arts class deals
with four fundamental aspects of self defense: Kihon, Kata, Kumite and Kime (the Four K's of Karate).
Every Christian Martial Arts
class deals with four fundamental aspects of spiritual defense:
Knowing Christ, Growing in Christ, Spiritual Warfare and Focusing
on God every minute of the day.
Here are how
the four fundamentals of Martial Arts and Christianity combine
in Christian Martial Arts:
Kihon is about "Martial
Basics/Foundations"
Spiritual
Basics
Knowing Christ
John 3:16-17
Acts 16:30-31
Romans 3:21-26
1 Corinthians 3:11
Ephesians 2:1-10
Enjoying Christ
Romans 5:1-2
Philippians 4:4-7
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
Spiritual Principles
Romans 8:1-4
Galatians 5:1-16
Colossians 2:4-10
Spiritual Fruit
Romans 7:4-6
Galatians 5:17-26
Philippians 1:9-11
Spiritual Obedience
Acts 5:29-32
Romans 6:17-23
Colosians 3:20-24
Spiritual Worship
Matthew 4:10
John 4:23-24
Philippians 3:1-3
Kata is about "Martial
Forms/Patterns"
Spiritual
Forms/Patterns of Godliness
Bible Study
(Even as Kata has Oyo - Interpretation
- and Bunkai - Application - so it is with Bible study. The five
steps of learning how to apply Kata to self-defense are the same
for learning how to apply God's Word to our lives: Observation,
Questions and Answers for Interpretation, Interpretation, Evaluation
and Application, and Correlation.)
Psalm 12:6
Psalm 18:30
Psalm 33:4-6
Psalm 68:11
Psalm 119
Psalm 130:5
2 Timothy 1:13
2 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 3:14-17
Scripture Memory
Psalm 1:1-2
Psalm 63:1-6
Psalm 119:1-6
1 Timothy 4:12-16
2 Timothy 3:14-17
Building the Body
Romans 14:17-19
1 Corinthians 14:12
Ephesians 4:8-16, 29
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Discipleship
Matthew 28:19-20
Ephesians 5:1-2
Romans 6:16-23
Romans 8:28-30
Sharing Christ
Romans 10:8-13
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Galatians 1:6-9
Ephesians 2:1-10
2 Timothy 4:1-5
Kumite is about "Martial
Defense"
Spiritual
Defense
Spiritual Weapons
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Ephesians 6:10-18
2 Timothy 2:3-4
Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:1-8
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Corinthians 13 & 14
Kime is about "Martial
Focus"
Spiritual
Focus
Spiritual Energy
Ephesians 1:15-23
Ephesians 3:14-21
Philippians 4:12-13
Colossians 1:9-18
Spiritual Passion
Mark 12:30
Romans 8:28-39
Romans 12:9-11
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Hebrews 12:1-2
Spiritual Prayer
Romans 12:12
Romans 15:30
Ephesians 6:18
Philippians 4:6-7
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18,
25
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Spiritual Meditation
Joshua 1:8
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 19:14
Psalm 119:15, 97
Philippians 4:8-9
Colossians 4:2-4
If you would like more information about Grace Martial Arts classes
in the Tampa area, contact Mark McGee at mmcgee@gmaf.org.