Jukaado Academy Of Martial Arts

The students had trained for 7 hours and headed to their rooms at around 9:30pm. They barely had 3 hours of sleep when they were woken up at 12:30am for the 12 hour nonstop training. The training started at 1am and continued till 1pm the next day. The workout in the 12 hours was intense and involved a very wide variety of workout. No muscle was left or sparred from this very intense workout.   Do not try this on your own. The workout was supervised by a trained instructor.  Training without supervision of an experienced instructor or with low fitness levels could result in severe harm to the body.  All the students took up the 12 hour nonstop workout challenge with a smile and ended it with a smile too. A wonderful experience. Next time we shall aim for 24 hours nonstop workout.  Kiai !!!! 

I would like to thank a fellow martial artist Sensei Duane for considering our training and martial art for an interview on the Demzley Show. To be appreciated for the way we are training by true martial artists is a real feather in our cap. The video below is the one where the questions of the interview were asked -   The video below are the answers to the questions of the interview -   I would like to once again thank Duane and all the martial artists worldwide that have appreciated our training. Am always happy to talk with them and receive their mails or suggestions. 

Crimes against Women is a serious issue for our country. It needs to be met with strict laws and faster delivery of legal justice. This is how the law and government can help in controlling such crimes. However if women train in self defense then they could be in a position to foil an attack on them.  We have great respect for the law and do not wish or suggest anyone to take law into their own hands. The training is aimed at only providing you with an option to defend yourself in a situation / attack where defending yourself is the only option to ensure your safety. Jukaado has been trying from quite a few years to get a corporate or press/ media house to sponsor a self defense workshop for women on a large scale. We do not wish to get any remuneration from such a workshop we just need the sponsor to arrange for a venue and spread the word of the workshop. However it is very difficult to get a sponsor for anything besides cricket. We have finally decided to help and give bac...

    The sports meet 2012 of Hillside School was filled with lots of colours, energy and hard work put in by all the students and staff, the results were just Awesome!!!

Train Till You Drop!!!: Jukaado Insane Workout Challenge : I would like to mention and make it clear that this is not a training video which anyone can watch and try to follow.  DO NOT TRY ...

At the very onset I would like to mention that I personally do not feel that any martial art is superior than the other. Every martial art has it's own area of expertise and variation from other martial arts. As a student of martial arts I try my best to train and give myself an exposure to different martial arts. This Challenge is in no way to show superiority or be boastful or convert martial artists to Jukaado nor is this a way to sell belts. I am totally against giving belts to those who are not ready for it and prefer to give more importance to a students training and their growth as a martial artist and human being. The purpose of this challenge is to motivate non martial artists to get a glimpse into the wonderful world of martial arts and to try and bring martial artists from different martial arts together to train like martial artists not divided or apart in their own martial art. By coming together we all can learn much more from each other.  It is with these thought...

Kakie training is a very important part of Okinawan martial art training. The Kakie workout is often mistook for just a conditioning drill. However Kakie training has a very close relation to simulating close quarter Combat training. Proper training in Kakie not only strengthens your wrists, forearms, biceps and shoulders but also gives you a realistic training simulation to an attack in close quarters. 90% of the attacks on the street are close quarter situations and hence training for it is very important from the Self - Defense point of view.  We do not endorse or support violence in any form. We are true martial artists who train hard but pray every day that we never ever need to use our skill out of class (unless it is a situation of life and death, where defending oneself out of pure self defense is our only option). Please do not try these techniques without proper supervision of a qualified instructor who has knowledge about this form of training.   ...

This is one of the workouts I do 3 times a week before starting the class. Do not try this without having a pretty high level of fitness or unless a qualified and knowledgeable trainer assists you in the workout. For any queries or personalized workout plans to suit your fitness level and goals you can get in touch with us.                                                                  Happy Training!!!!

You tube has helped the martial art community immensely. Today martial artists worldwide can share their ideas and training routines or techniques with everyone. I feel it is very nice. I personally have been able to come in touch with some wonderful martial artists from various countries. Today's training video was requested for by a martial artist who practices Chinese Martial Arts in his country.   The video is very self explanatory however I feel it is my duty to mention that - Do not try the conditioning methods which am using unless you are a trained martial artist having knowledge of these methods or you have a qualified instructor to guide you. Improper training could harm the bones and joints rather than Strengthen them. Train with caution not with haste.                                                       ...

"HEALTH IS WEALTH" - We all have heard this. How many of us work to earn it. Health like materialistic wealth also needs one to sweat, be disciplined and dedicated. Usually people treat health like a fixed deposit in the bank. They feel I have always been healthy and have no ailments plus I played lots of sports in my school days, So I am bound to be healthy even today. Well sadly they are wrong. We can say health is like the working capital of a business if it is not used to generate more wealth it will just lie in one corner slowly but surely depleting with time. I do not wish to write this article to be rude or hurt or ridicule those who take their health for granted but with the hope that I accomplish in giving them a gentle jolt so they take to seriously improving their health and fitness levels.  Before starting the article I would like to mention that even if one has ailments like diabetes or blood pressure one can workout. All one needs ...

We at Jukaado strive to achieve higher over all fitness levels by training. This training routine The Spartan Workout is introduced by me to the students for the 1st time today. I will be conducting regular classes on free hand as well as weighted Spartan Workout for all age groups men and women. It is an ideal form of workout for those who wish to constantly challenge their fitness levels. The results that one can expect from such a workout are phenomenal. If one seriously starts training in such workouts you will need to shop for new clothes for yourself very very soon. The workout can have a million combinations and altered to the requirements or fitness levels of the person or group.  This was a very high intensity workout. Doing 1,500 repetitions is very intense. It would have been wrong to shoot the 1st set when all were fresh. That would make the workout look nice but would hide the level of exhaustion and intensity of the workout. This is the 4th set and it is ...

Being attacked by a knife or any sharp edged weapon is a very serious situation. The wounds could be fatal. I always recommend not to fight against a person armed with any weapon. If the weapon wielding person just intends to rob you and not harm you physically complying with the attacker is the safest and wisest thing to do. However if you are sure of the attackers intention to harm you physically then defending yourself is your only option.  The above training video is a simple way to practice for improving your reflexes and speed to defend a knife attack. It does not matter with what or how you are attacked what matters is the frame of mind you are in when attacked. Always be calm and composed. Fear and panic tends to make you make more mistakes in defending yourself. Presence of mind is most important, try to use your environment or your surroundings to your advantage. This makes defending yourself easier.  We do not recommend getting into fights and are agains...

It is overwhelming for me to get emails from people from various parts of the world inquiring when the next training video or article would be put up or just to discuss different aspects of training. I am always open to suggestions on new articles or videos to be made on different topics from fitness related to martial arts.  Today's topic was suggested by our Japanese student Sanjuro. He is far away due to his work but his will power to train is something that I appreciate.  Does martial arts training make you aggressive is one of the biggest myths surrounding martial arts. I hope to clear the air on this topic. To begin with let me say that - Martial artists are the most peace loving people you will ever come across. Martial arts have originated from the training for war, self - protection or rebellion over many many decades and in some cases even centuries ago. The purpose was to have an army or people well trained in unarmed combat and yet be highly disciplin...

I still remember my first class in Karate. I had worn a black track suit and had gone to Cricket Club Of India (C.C.I) to train. Years have gone by and all the moments have been blissful.  Between 1970 - 1980 the martial art fever had hit India with movies of The Dragon (Bruce Lee), Jackie Chan and numerous other Chinese martial art movies being shown at theaters. The movies had influenced me too and I had started jumping, kicking and breaking lots of things at home at the age of 4. One Sunday I was going for dinner with my parents and we happened to meet Shihan Vispy Kapadia at the restaurant. He was known to my parents and in due conversation the idea of me joining his classes came up. The coming Wednesday I had started training in Goju - Ryu Karate. In those days the training was very hard. If 100 students joined a class there would be barely 25 left by the time the batch reached green belt. In those days the belt system was smaller so we had white I, white II, yello...

Any one can spar if they are fresh the true test lies in being able to spar when you are totally exhausted. In the above video the students were already winded by a strenuous training session and then they were made to spar. Such training builds spirit, willpower and improves endurance. It is not easy to give your best when the body just wishes to rest.  This is BUSHI spirit!!! Sparring is a very important aspect of training in any martial arts. Sparring should always be full contact, only then can a person be prepared for a realistic situation. I am against sport sparring as it reduces martial arts to a sport. Martial arts are the arts of war and since war was never a sport similarly martial arts can never be a sport too.  What is sparring?  Sparring or Kumite as it is called in Japanese is nothing but practice to fight. One needs to train regularly in it to be able to be good at it. Sparring uses or tests all the aspects of a martial artists training...

Being attacked by a sharp edged weapon is a very serious situation and needs one to be very alert and focussed. The slightest wrong move could result in severe injury and in some cases even result in death. I always tell my students especially those who have trained with me for less than 2 -3 years that if attacked by a knife or any sharp edged weapon it is best to comply with the attacker. If he just wishes to rob you, trust me your life is more valuable than the cash you have on you. However if the situation comes to life and death then I guess everyone has the right to protect their life.  One has to put in hours of regular training to be able to react and counter attack in a real life situation. The techniques or the body movements should flow like water. Defending against a sharp edged weapon requires your complete attention on the now, the body will only respond if the training has been set into the reflexes for you do not have time to think and then act. An attack ta...

Any Martial Art irrespective of style or its country of origin has always been used for real combat situations. Having trained under numerous teachers, I have great respect and gratitude towards all of them for teaching me the true path of the warrior. Am not in favor of making martial arts into sports for it spoils the true essence of any martial arts. Only if one trains the hard way with full contact conditioning of body parts like feet, shin, thigh, stomach, ribs, neck, fingers, knuckles, wrist, forearms, elbows, shoulders, back, head can he truly be ready for a realistic attack on the street. I am against violence or any form of street fighting but if you are training in martial arts you should train the true way the authentic way it was meant to be. Today so many martial artists do not train in body conditioning. We train in full contact body conditioning making every part of the body like rock. I have come across so many black belts from various martial arts who have never tr...

When attacked on the road there is no guarantee how you will be attacked, with what you will be attacked or by how many people. They could be trained or untrained street fighters so an attack on the street is something which one needs to be preparing and training well for. We do not go out looking for fights as a matter of fact all our students and even myself are very calm and peaceful people however if someone attacks you violently we do have the right to defend ourselves and hand over the attacker to the Police who can take the necessary action to ensure such violent people are punished. In the above video 1 student is encircled by 3 students who attack him with 6 bags so as to simulate a real attack. We use the bags so the students feel the impact of a realistic strike without the student being brutally injured with punches and strikes to the face. We train very hard but safety and well being of the students is always considered as our topmost priority. The...

Training in Martial arts from a place that teaches how martial arts should be is the best thing for a person of any age group, especially for the kids as it develops their body and mind and over a period of years in training the spirit also is developed making a person a much better human being. It is a myth that training in martial arts makes one violent. It makes its practitioners calm and builds their confidence levels. Having dedicated 27 years in martial arts I have not come across even 1 true martial artist who is violent. We train hard and when we spar even best friends or brothers and sisters beat each other up like they are their best enemy but once the bout ends we are back to being best friends and siblings. Martial artists are very peaceful people. 

The above training video is a combination of some of the traditional Okinawan equipment used to condition the body as well as improve one's power. All the equipment in the video is made by me (except for the medicine ball and the black Makiwara ) as it is not possible to get them here in India.

The morning session started with a 5 - 6km jog for the seniors followed by a trek through hilly terrain back to camp. Continued jogging around camp with the smaller kids too. Then they did bunny jump up a fleet a stairs after that jogged to the next fleet of stairs and did duck walk up those stairs. After duck walk they came down another fleet of stairs doing push ups on each step. I think there were about 50 steps in the fleet of stairs on which they did push ups and came down. We continued with a trek up a hill, after reaching the top of the hill we trekked down the other side of the hill into the farms below for another 2km or so and then trekked back to camp from a different route.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. ALL STUDENTS IN THE VIDEO ARE WELL TRAINED. THIS TRAINING IS CONDUCTED UNDER SUPERVISION OF A TRAINED INSTRUCTOR. WRONG TRAINING COULD CAUSE THE JOINTS TO SNAP AND OTHER INJURIES TOO. DO TRAIN IN THIS WORKOUT ONLY UNDER AN INSTRUCTOR WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH LOCKS AND GRAPPLING TRAINING. Here a student lies down and 4 students lock both his arms and legs at the same time. The training is started slowly, over a period of time they can endure the locks for longer periods of time. This helps a student when he is sparring and his opponent applies a lock to his arm or leg. Since the students endurance to bare the lock has improved he gets more time to try and get out of the lock than just tapping out as soon as the lock is applied.

The training session was completed without any food, water or liquid intake for 5 hours. The 5 hour session started with jogging with 1 tyre on each shoulder followed by obstacle rolling and jogging then they did push ups with a child sitting on their back. Then the kids did rolling and crawling while the seniors did some more jogging. After jogging again the  seniors did rolling and crawling with a tyre on their legs. Then they did sit ups followed by basics, push ups and combination of push ups and sit ups. Then they did kicking the tyre with the instep, stomach and thigh conditioning and when they were totally exhausted after so many hours of training under the hot sun they did kumite with each other.  All trained very well.

A person I know since many years and who regularly reads our posts and views our training videos has suggested that I write on this topic.  Fitness training is a subject where I could talk for hours together on any particular aspect and yet there will be so much left to discuss. I hope that I am able to do justice to this topic by writing a small article on it and the article is actually helpful. However If any clarifications or more detailed understanding on this topic is required do feel free to contact me personally.  Fitness training is a science but often is misinterpreted and many times even wrongly represented. I would like to cover this particular subject by first talking of the ideal food habits, then moving to how one should workout and the possible reasons or ways you can get over the plateau in the weight loss or toning process that you may have reached.   To get healthy and fit you do not need to diet or totally exhaust your body. I am totally agai...