TRI-Hara Holistic Fitness
Dedicated to the integration of the mind, body, and heart through movement and sound.
Why TRI-Hara
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For the ones you love ❤️
You can’t help the people you love if you yourself are challenged. Too often, blockages arise that prevent us from being fully present for the people around us. Whether it be physical maladies, mental turmoil, or spiritual suffering, Tri-Hara will provide you with a holistic approach to overcoming these obstacles.
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For the whole you
Tri-Hara is a holistic approach to self-improvement. When you want to improve your physical health, you go to a gym or consult a doctor. When you need to improve your spiritual health, you attend a church or temple. But Tri-Hara recognizes that you are more than any one of these aspects. Tri-Hara focuses on the improvement of your mind, heart, and body, in synchronicity with each other. It treats you as a whole person rather focusing on any individual part of you.
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For the only life you have
You only get to live one life. If you aren’t living up to your full potential, you aren’t making the most of it. Tri-Hara is a proven approach to improving your whole self, becoming more present within your surroundings, and getting closer to your optimal self. It’s changed the lives of people from around the world and it can help you as well.
Testimonials
“I don’t think you can get the unique and life changing benefits of TRI-Hara anywhere else”
— Kamal Hathi
“Training with Malilko Sensei has sharpened my mind to handle complex business situations.”
— Sean Gorman
Learn From Sensei
“My experience working with the healing arts spans mind, body and spirit. My training includes yoga, Edgu movement, Shiatsu finger pressure massage, macrobiotic cooking, and 40 years of martial arts training (Aikdo, Tai Chi, karate). I began my studies in the martial arts at age fourteen, when Dale Jenkins, master of Isshinryu Karate Do, came into my life. One of the many teachings that Master Jenkins shared with me was that “all things are possible with a positive attitude.” He taught me how to teach others to move their bodies to enhance their awareness of life, and to inspire people. In the 1970s, I opened two martial arts schools in northern New Jersey, where I began to share my passion and gifts. Over the past 40 years I have broadened my studies to include yoga, breathwork, shiatsu, meditation and other healing arts to address holistic healing. In 1994 in Seattle, I founded TRI-Hara Holistic Fitness, which I taught to people of all ages: children, adults and seniors. TRI-Hara is a powerful way to align the mind, body and heart to help people live their lives to the fullest potential.”
— Maliko Sensei
The TRI-Hara Difference
Ancient Roots,
Modern Application
The seeds of TRI-Hara Holistic Fitness began when Maliko Sensei began studying martial arts in 1970. He was introduced to the Okinawan karate tradition of Isshin Ryu by his teacher Sensei Dale Jenkins, who in turn studied with Master Kichiro Shimabuku (head of Isshin Ryu). This martial art, loosely translated as “one’s heart, one’s mind way,” set the stage for practices that align the heart (spirit), mind, and body. Even though karate is commonly known as a form of self-defense, practitioners discover that it is ultimately intended to improve one’s character. Maliko Sensei expanded his martial arts training with another Okinawan karate tradition, Goju Ryu, learning from Sensei Teruo Chinen, who in turn studied with founder Chojun Miyagi. Goju Ryu can be loosely translated as “the firm and gentle way,” emphasizing the balance of yin and yang, as well as the importance of breathing. Aikido was another key influence on TRI-Hara. Sensei Kowalski learned from Sensei Bill Gleason, who in turn studied in Japan with the students of O-sensei Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido. This martial art loosely translates as “the way of harmonious spirit,” setting the stage for practices that redirect energy, instill harmony and compassion, and channel larger forces (including sound and chi). Sensei Kowalski continued his studies in various holistic practices, such as Shiatsu, Shintaido, Yoga, Laughing Yoga, Qi Gong, and Macrobiotics. It was then that he concluded that martial arts alone were incomplete in developing well-being among practitioners.
The TRI-Hara curriculum is designed to hone the body in yin and yang ways to become flexible yet strong; hone the mind similarly to become open and adaptable yet disciplined; hone the heart to become compassionate and loving yet courageous and committed; and bring all three into alignment in order to go forth in the world as a fully realized human being capable of deeply emitting and receiving. Many of the exercises are best practiced outside, where practitioners can connect with nature, take in the breath of life (prana), and surrender the ego to let larger energy through one’s body, mind, and spirit.
“Surrender the ego to let larger energy through one’s body, mind, and spirit.”
Your TRI-Hara Journey Starts Now
About Maliko Sensei
Maliko Sensei has devoted his life to the study of martial arts, and self-improvement practices from around the world. Maliko Sensei has taught martial arts in both New Jersey and Seattle. He currently teaches and practices TRI-Hara Holistic Fitness in Kauai, Hawaii. As one of Maliko Sensei’s teachers told him in 1990, “The Masters and Samurais always change their art to meet the times.” TRI-Hara Holistic Fitness is an ancient practice for modern times.
In 2008, Maliko Sensei moved to Kauai. There, he learned Hawaiian concepts that underscored and augmented the principles of TRI-Hara: Ha breath, Aina energy from land and nature, and Mana life energy and power invoking the three centers of body, mind, and spirit, now with the breath as the meeting point of the Aina and Mana. He added a logo, three waves forming a yin and yang symbol. TRI-Hara is a practice to polish the mind, massage the heart, and have a flexible and strong body…all in alignment. The curriculum is continually refined in Kauai, where East meets West. Exercises are designed to empty the cup (clear the body, mind, and spirit), fill the cup (take in new learning and capabilities), stir the cup (shake up preconceptions to see ourselves as we are and the world as it is), and finally, be the cup (consciously connecting in the present with ourselves and the world).
Contact Maliko Sensei.
maliko@trihara.com
(808) 212-6228