Foundation

The concept behind the training program at Calasanz Physical Art is to build from the bottom up.

Our system is unique.  It is designed to first train the body to protect with a solid defense and then to perform the 4 most basic striking techniques within any martial system with better coordination and with more power than any other martial system, (right and left punch, right and left kick).  We train these techniques to the highest degree through Physical Art exercises.


Learning the basics well will open everything else up more readily and will create a solid foundation from which a student can develop any other technique.  A new student learning boxing, for example, is taught a good jab, then right combo (while being told to keep his hands up 1000 times).  By learning to execute this combination well the student will have spent time practicing and will physically and experientially learn much about his body mechanics and punch mechanics through his practice to deliver a more powerful, stronger and more precise punch.  As the student develops these skills through practice it becomes easier and easier for them to learn new punches, such as an uppercut or a hook to the body.

If we took the same student, for example, and taught him 30 different punches on the first day there would be no growth, no development, and no technique.  Everything would look like a mess.  The student would not be able to perform any one of the punches with any competence, but might get a big head.

So we stress the basics.  We make sure the student is ready for more before he is taught the next technique, movement or exercise.  As the body becomes more in-tune and self aware through martial practice one's techniques begin to look more beautiful, land with more power, and place with greater precision.  The brain too will begin to understand the essence of what the body is doing and they will become harmonious, working together with rhythm in perfect time.  It's like that great philosopher always said, you must first learn the notes before you can play a symphony.

Build the foundation before the obelisk.