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Bellevue retailers, chamber hope to lure shoppers home

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By Juanita Cousins • THE TENNESSEAN • January 4, 2010 

Bellevue business owners are hoping to entice customers to shop and eat in their community with discounts and new offers to keep their businesses successful in the new year.

Special classes

Gary Bush, owner of U.S. Ju-Jitsu and Karate Center, has partnered with the Bellevue Home School Association to offer classes at half price to students. He hopes that informing parents about his one-hour class twice a week can count toward state requirements to fulfill their children's physical education class.

"Because of the economy, we've tried to offer deals to bring people in," he said. "We're like everybody else. We're hurting too, but I'm under the belief that things will turn around for me and other businesses in the area."

Throughout 2009, Gary and his wife, Kim Bush, offered discounts at their Coley Davis Road business to parents who expressed desire for their children to learn martial arts but did not have much money for leisure spending, and they lowered prices for all classes.

"I don't want money to be a reason for kids to not do martial arts," said Bush, who has been in Bellevue for 17 years.

Because his sales are customer driven, the martial arts center may raise prices when customers can once again afford it, Bush said.

<b>Instructor and co-owner Gary Bush talks to students during a class at the U.S. Ju-Jitsu and Karate Center in Bellevue. </b>
Instructor and co-owner Gary Bush talks to students during a class at the U.S. Ju-Jitsu and Karate Center in Bellevue. (JOHN PARTIPILO / FILE / THE TENNESSEAN)





Nashville Tennessee Martial Arts Studio Protecting Air and Surfaces for Their Students
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Nashville Tennessee Martial Arts Studio Protecting Air and Surfaces for Their Students

October 14, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Success Stories



As the owner of a Martial Arts Studio, safety is naturally a great concern of ours.  We take great caution to make sure our Dojo is as clean as possible from the mats, to the seats, to the bathrooms.  Our mats are of utmost concern due to all the students rolling on them and all the various germs and bacteria that can infect the mats during a lesson.  We clean the mats multiple times a day, but we can’t do anything during the lessons. 

A long time student of mine introduced me to the Healthier Environment Living Program and told me about the benefits it would have for my Dojo.  As soon as I heard how H.E.L.P. is a non-toxic, long term solution to prevent germs and bacteria from living on my surfaces, I had them treat my facility.  I am very happy with how thorough every item and surface in my dojo was treated.  Not only were all my wall, mats, bathrooms and seating areas treated, every individual striking target and practice weapon was treated.  It is comforting to know that now whenever my students and staff are practicing on the mats, they are on a protected surface.  It is also nice to know that after one student puts down a weapon or target, the next student will not be picking up any germs from the previous student.  On top of all the protection for our dojo, we are recommending that all our students use the laundry additive for their Gis for further protection.

In a time when H1N1 is all we hear about, and Staph infections are on the rise, we are very excited to be implementing the Healthier Environment Living Program into our facility.  H.E.L.P. is the solution we have been seeking in our daily fight against bacteria.  I highly recommend this program to any gym or workout facility. 

Gary Bush
Chief Instructor/Owner
US Ju-Jistu Center, Nashville, Tn




The Dragon of Many Colors
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Ben Griffith

Published on January 31, 2002

A guide to martial arts in Nashville

The history of martial arts reaches back to before the advent of Christianity, and its styles are as individual and varied as Japanese calligraphic symbols. Martial arts dojos continue to draw students, and their numbers are steadily increasing, especially in the Nashville area. So if you’ve thought about investigating martial arts, but have no idea where to start, here’s a guide some of the most popular styles in the area................

Jujitsu (Japanese)

An ancient art whose origin dates back four thousand years, jujitsu, “the gentle fighting art,” was an integral part of samurai training in feudal Japan. Unlike Karate and tae kwon do, which mainly emphasize kicks and punches, jujitsu relies on grappling techniques, joint-locks and throws to disarm an attacker. Close-quarter contact is the norm in this style, and one or both of the combatants usually end up on the ground.

Three-time National Jujitsu Champion Gary Bush has been an instructor of Ju-Jitsu in Nashville since 1979. His school trains dedicated students of all ages. “Jujitsu teaches that when you are pushed or attacked, you go with it rather than resist, and then take your enemy into a joint-lock or hold,” Bush says. “In this respect, it’s a very humane system of self-defense.” Though Bush’s students can expect to learn a set curriculum of techniques, history and etiquette, the focus is on real-time self-defense.

The U.S. Jujitsu Center is located in Bellevue at 140 Belle Forest Circle. Afternoon and evening classes are available for all ages. Call 662-1839 to set up an appointment. Costs are given out in person only...............




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