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“kata is a moving work of art, a means of communication for artists who lived thousands of years ago. the message is there; you don’t have to intellectualize it. all you have to do is perform the kata and you can feel what they wanted to tell you.”
— Duane Lucia
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DUANE LUCIa
Prior to founding Sanchin Martial Arts in 1979, Duane Lucia was an elite track athlete, personal trainer and student of sports-psychology/kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts. With this background he dedicated himself to being a tireless practitioner of Sanchin and general wellness. All these years later, Sensei Lucia still teaches 黑料网’s youngest students, among them his own two granddaughters. Whether it be morning kata or afternoons as a museum director and curator, he is an artist at the end of the day.
NOAH LUCIa
Noah Lucia began his formal Uechi Ryu training when he was 3 years old. He grew up in his father's dojo but split time during his early life between karate, judo and ice hockey, which he played at Norwich University. Shortly after graduating in 2008, he traveled to Japan where he taught English and studied Japanese Kempo. With this advanced and diverse experience, combined with his father's teaching, Noah continues to develop the dojo’s unique style. He’s also continuing the family’s tradition as his two toddler daughters already take classes from their grandfather (Papa Sensei).