The
FOUR FACES of MARTIAL ARTS
The
Martial Arts is far more complex, beautiful, interesting and profound
than most people think. The kind of instruction being taught to
children nowadays, though sincere and positive in many ways, does
not even begin to scratch the skin of the art. So what is the art itself? Well, after five thousand years of refinement
it has many faces but, we feel, these are the main four...
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 WORKOUT:
Stretching and conditioning to cardio. Each workout has time
for warmups, drilling, basics, self defense. NEVER boring There's
so much variation and interplay. This is a "learning"
workout where your mind as well as your body is engaged. |
 SELF
DEFENSE:
No competitive or sports training. Just authentic self defense
but taught carefully in a safe environment. |
 ART:
As beautiful as dance, as engaging as music: the art of the
Martial ARTS is full and mature with exquisite means of expression,
practice and creative fulfilment. In modern culture this is
the least understood aspect of this great heritage. A thousand
year heritage of beauty. |
 CHI
KUNG (Qigong):
This covers a wide area of meaning. Health practices, transcendental
approaches, Chinese medicine and meditative postures. Chi Kung
is the "Yin" to the martial "Yang." It corrects
postural problems, strengthens concentration and deepens breathing. |
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