The Academy of Martial Arts has been offering instruction in the Santa Cruz area for over twenty years. It shares a curriculum in Kung Fu, Self Defense, Tai Chi, Bagua Zhang, Qigong and other disciplines related to Chinese martial arts.
Welcome to
a completely different martial arts school:
- A powerful
ancient art (over 1000 years old)
- A great
work out.
- Self Defense
in a special noncompetitive setting
- We are also a traditional school teaching formally and producing instructors as well as students.
- No Belts
- No Competition .
KUNG
FU: An ancient system over 1000
years old that is a wonderful combination of workout, self defense,
art form and just plain fun. In general our style of Kung Fu, which
is named after the Shaolin Temple, is appropriate for anyone from
14 to 40. Classes emphasize a rounded approach to stretching, strengthening,
self protection with hands on experience and a beautiful art form.
Our Kung Fu is authentic and well respected with mature teachers
and no emphasis on competition or sports martial training.
TAI
CHI has
become a famous exercise. What many people don't know is that it
is a great martial practice as well. We have a strong Tai Chi department
which teaches a variety of skills including Yang Solo Form, Chen
Lao Jia, Yang San Shou, 12 Method Tai Chi Sword, Push Hands and
Chi Kung.
CHI
KUNG: This
is a healing practice that uses posture, relaxation and breathing.
We have a drop-in class at 9:00 a.m. on Mondays if you want to give
it a try. Other than that Chi Kung practice is included with all
the above training.
For
those who are pretty familiar with martial arts we also teach -
within the above sections - such diverse arts as Plum Blossom Fist,
Praying Mantis, Jiao Men (Muslim style) and many other disciplines
from China rarely seen in the West.
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