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“I’d like to offer you the chance to transform your body and your life.” Calasanz Who is Calasanz? Calasanz is a Master Martial Artist who has spent a lifetime studying and teaching Karate, Kung Fu, and Kickboxing. To create his unique Physical Arts Training Program, Calasanz has combined not only his Martial Arts mastery, but his extensive training in dance, gymnastics, weight and fitness counseling. His unique system is based on ancient wisdom and modern sports medicine’s understanding of the body’s needs and capabilities. The Calasanz System has the capacity to help you create the body you’ve always dreamed of possessing, as it trains your mind and spirit to excel. Calasanz has, for twenty-seven years, trained young and old, professional athletes and dancers, law enforcement officers, and a host of individuals from all walks of life, in a way that leads to fitness, focus, health, strength, confidence and longevity. He calls his System Calasanz Physical Arts. Renowned as a hero in his native Dominican Republic, and star of the movie Crossing the Line, Calasanz firmly believes we all have the power to transform our lives, if we’re willing to commit ourselves to the process. “My system,” Calasanz explains, “has the unique ability to allow anyone, of any age, who has the determination and the desire, to become a martial artist and to transform his or her life.” Martial Arts... Physical Arts There’s a magic to the study of Martial Arts. Legendary images emerge stories of tapping into ancient secrets... of making seemingly superhuman feats possible... of harnessing chi, the lifeforce of the Universe. The good news is that the stories are true, and that Calasanz has created a way to use them to empower your life. He invites you to come with him on a grand journey of self discovery, a journey of perfecting the body in ways you never dreamed possible. “The best bodies do not come from throwing yourself into grueling training sessions that cause burnout,” Calasanz will tell you. “The process must be exciting and enjoyable for you, if you want to reap the greatest rewards. The best bodies are developed as you learn discipline, focus, strength and flexibility... reaching deep inside yourself to reach your goals. In a surprisingly short time, instead of seeing a kick or a punch, you’ll see a way of life. You’ll become more effective in your work and your relationships... more self-confident... you’ll learn how to achieve your highest goals in life. This is true transformation.” Calasanz’s philosophy is a simple one: “Karate and Kung Fu have as much to do with strength of heart and mind, as they do with strength of body,” he says, when he teaches. “My students quickly learn both kinds of strength. My system is great for the young hot-shots who come here wanting to learn combat, but it’s equally great for women who want to know self-defense... or for children, who need to develop focus and discipline... or for men and women of any age who are seeking an intelligent, practical, enjoyable way to stay young and fit for a lifetime. “The key is an understanding that each body is different and each student, young or old, must learn at his or her own special pace. It is very important to avoid injury and to strengthen the muscles, week by week, until you achieve your goals.” – Calasanz The Making of a Legend Calasanz grew up on a farm in the Dominican Republic. From earliest childhood, his natural athletic gifts of power, endurance and alignment, startled neighbors and family. At age 5, he began to develop his own brand of training for his physical skills, by working in the fields... by 10, he fought a grown man, a neighborhood bully, and won. Recognizing his son’s uniqueness, Calasanz’s father sent him to the city to study. There, he achieved multiple diplomas, always testing his own endurance by stretching the envelope in extraordinary ways. He began to study Goju Ryu Karate with Tomajoshi Sakamoto, one of the most renowned Martial Artists in the world. His grueling regimen of training, and his own natural gifts soon brought his skills to the attention of other Martial Arts Masters. Calasanz studied Wing Chun Kung Fu under Moyat, another near- legendary master. It became apparent that while he was still on the career fast-track at one of the largest banks in the Dominican Republic, his true path lay with Martial Arts. Coming to America Calasanz left home to continue his banking studies at the University of Bridgeport, but his real passion was to continue his Martial Arts career in the United States, and to make a Martial Arts movie based on his philosophy. Calasanz opened his first dojo in Norwalk, the early 1980’s. By then he had created a unique system of training body, mind and spirit, so that extraordinary progress could be made by his students, in record time. His innovative approach to the Physical Arts combined his vast knowledge of Martial Arts, with dance and movement, strength training and self-defense techniques. He developed a method that allowed each and every student to work within his or her own limits, without injury or brutality, and without burn out, yet able to excel in every area of physical expertise. Calasanz students had such a unique fighting style that they won tournament after tournament, and the fame of the Calasanz system spread rapidly. Law enforcement officers come to him for training... professional athletes come to him to enhance their performance... young men who wanted to enter the professional fighting arena flocked to him. Martial Arts for Everyone But these professional level students were not the only ones who sought out the Calasanz System. Convinced that every single motivated man and woman could benefit from his System, Calasanz began to teach a wide variety of students. Women learned self-defense... children learned discipline and self-esteem... the infirm and the elderly were helped to expand their physical potentials…men and women of every age, had a chance to re-design the look and fitness of their bodies. “I teach Martial Arts for life,” Calasanz says with a smile, “I want everyone to benefit from all that I’ve learned about the body and its amazing ability to be transformed.” For 27 years, Calasanz has lived a life as highly disciplined as that of a monk at the Shaolin Temple, training and teaching 18 to 20 hours a day. “My system is simple, but unique,” he explains. “It is meant to empower everyone. Most of the world cannot spend 20 years studying traditional Martial Arts in the old way. I have created a very personal new system in which Goju Ryu and Wing Chun are the basis for power, grounding, speed, balance and focus. With my guidance, these techniques are accelerated, so that proficiency comes fast... excitement builds... burnout doesn’t happen... and a person can transform himself or herself in record time.” |
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