GMAU Judo Academy—
First Church of the Nazarene
Children's Classes, Adult Classes (starting 9/12/05)
1399 Greenfield Avenue
Noblesville, IN 46060
Contact Paul Tarrant for more information

Why "Christian" Judo?
The Gospel Martial Arts Union believes that martial arts, like other arts (music, visual, theater) have a righteous purpose. The primary goal of the GMAU Academy is to cultivate mature Christian students. This goal is attained through:

• Spiritual Discipleship
• Mental Discipline
• Physical Development

The Gospel Martial Arts Union teaches its students HOW TO LIVE
Many people want to practice martial arts today—some for self defense, some for competition and others just for exercise or to make new friends. However, many Christians also worry about the possible influence of Eastern religions. The GMAU is a Christ-based alternative to secular martial arts academies and their philosophies.

The GMAU believes that Christians can study martial arts and do so in holiness as unto the Lord. We do, however, recognize the strong occult powers entrenched in many Asian martial arts academies. We also understand that the martial arts predate the Oriental martial arts. An example of this is the story of Abraham found in the 14th chapter of the book of Genesis (Abraham rescues his family with the help of 318 of his trained servants). It is our goal to reclaim the martial arts for Christ.

God is the standard for everything we do, including the martial arts. Therefore the GMAU takes the position that, although offering many parallels to Christianity, the Asian philosophy is a counterfeit of the original "righteous way" of God. This is a dangerous trap, set by the enemy of Christ's Church—Satan. God in His Word has made it very clear that Christians are not to "learn the way of the heathen." Hence the GMAU and its members are to practice martial arts in accordance with God's standard, the Bible.

The GMAU is accountable to the church and we place ourselves under its spiritual authority. All instructors and coaches must be active, mature members of a local church, under the authority of its leadership and part of a local church ministry.

About the Judo Ministry
Judo is a martial art involving throwing and grappling and is similar to wrestling. Judo was designed to be an exercise and a sport and it was developed from several ancient Japanese styles of unarmed combat known as Jujitsu. In 1964, Judo was the first Asian martial art to become an Olympic Sport. Today, Judo is the second most practiced sport in the world, after soccer.

Class Times
We offer Judo classes at First Church of the Nazarene on Monday evenings, 7:00–8:15. This is a class for both children and adults. Classes for the 2006 Fall Session will go from 8/21 through 12/18 with a break on 9/4. (Also note the Horizon classes that meet on Thursday evenings, 6:30–8:00.)

Tuition
Child—$25.00/month or $7.00/week
Youth and Adults—$50/month Or $15.00/week
Family—$65/month

Location
First Church of the Nazarene
1399 Greenfield Avenue
Noblesville, IN 46060

About the Instructor
Paul Tarrant is a 5th degree black belt in Judo and a 6th degree in ju-jitsu with 29 years experience. He has competed nationally and internationally and is currently a National Referee.

Paul became a Christian in 1982 at the age of 24 when he realized that knowing about Jesus was not the same as having a personal relationship with Him.