Train with a World Champion at Fairfield PAL!

The Fairfield Police Activities League’s (PAL) Kajukenbo Club recently awarded new belts. Kajukenbo belts provide a goal for members to strive towards and accomplish. Most importantly, each belt provides a base line to help students track their progress and mastery of the sport. The following PAL members received belts:

Sheccid Donatt, Black Belt- First Degree

Rhianna Nolasco, Orange Belt

Mindy Wong, Black Belt- Second Degree

The PAL Kajukenbo meets on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Kajukenbo is an American hybrid martial art. The name Kajukenbo is a portmanteau of the various arts from which its style is derived: KA for Karate and Tang Soo Do Korean Karate, JU for Judo and Jujutsu, KEN for Kenpo and BO for Western and Chinese Boxing.

The program is led by Coach Anthony Marquez has been the kickboxing and martial arts teacher for the PAL program since it opened in November of 2008. His successful teaching career in martial arts started in 1978, when he began teaching self-defense to women and children in Hawaii. In 1982, he won the Professional World Karate Association Full Contact Championship, which is a title he held until his retirement in 1989. Coach Anthony’s classe’s focus on building a strong mind, body and spirit connection. He promotes humility, respect for others, and most importantly, respect for oneself while teaching basic and advanced skills.

Kajukenbo builds more the martial arts and self-defense skills. Members:

• increase their flexibility, strength, and endurance

• develops patience, self-control, self-respect and discipline

• practice teamwork, make new friends, and strengthen connections with the PAL program

The Fairfield PAL Program is open to Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Memberships are $10 per year and can be purchased at the Fairfield Community Center (1000 Webster Street) Mon-Thursday between 11:30-5:30pm. A current student ID is required to register.

For more information about these PAL activities, please call 707-422-6288 or visit the program’s website at www.fairfieldpalcenter.com or follow us in real time by visiting the program’s Facebook page at @Fairfieldpal1 and our Instagram at ff_pal_center.