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25th Anniversary Kung Fu Tai Chi Tournament

Posted on May 2, 2017 by school

Join us for the Kung Fu Tai Chi 25th Anniversary Festival and tournament in San Jose on May 19-21. We don’t get out much—certainly not as much as we would like—but this year we are showing up to celebrate Tiger … Continue reading →

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Workshop Report: The Fine Art of Choking

Posted on February 28, 2017 by school

A demonstration and workshop on the fine art of choking was a change in schedule for the Saturday morning Kung Fu class last week. Black sash instructor, Mike Gruber—highly knowledgeable about Kung Fu, and an expert Judo player—opened the class, … Continue reading →

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Adam Hsu Linking Fist

Posted on July 17, 2016 by school

We are happy and proud to teach one of the best beginning Kung Fu forms:  Sifu Adam Hsu’s Linking Fist. This combines elements of traditional practice with modern methods of instruction. The entire form is 16 movements with not one … Continue reading →

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Hello from Wales

Posted on April 22, 2016 by school

Dear Students, I hope everyone is practicing and having a good time. Many schools go through a re-calibration when the head-instructor is away. But this is actually an important time in martial training, when students are face to face with … Continue reading →

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Interview with Grandteacher Adam Hsu (Added parts 4 & 5)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by school

Adam Hsu is one of the top Kung Fu teachers in the world. He is also one of the “grandparent” teachers at the Academy, having taught both sifus Linda and Ted. In this series—the first THREE parts now posted—he begins … Continue reading →

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Martial Basics: Not What You Think

Posted on September 14, 2015 by school

Everything starts with basics. And when you are young and/or just beginning a long term study of expertise, whether your taste runs to the piano or the basketball hoop, there is always a sentinel line of basics to be crossed … Continue reading →

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Wang Zi Ping

Posted on September 5, 2015 by school

Of course, part of martial arts learning resides in traditional choreographed forms. We at the Academy, take this one step further and teach classical forms for two people (partner routines) such as the San Cai Sword. In the film clip … Continue reading →

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The Profile of Long Fist

Posted on June 25, 2015 by school

The Core of Long FistThe types of material we teach here—Tai Chi, Bagua and Long Fist Kung Fu—all belong to a large family of Kung Fu style from middle and northern China. Tested in war and refined in peace, this … Continue reading →

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How to Memorize a Kung Fu Form

Posted on June 21, 2015 by school

Forms are pre-arranged sequences of martial movements. The trouble is that you may not have any experience memorizing sequenced actions. Here are a few tips for making this a pleasant learning experience.

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Training and Training: Shifu Sweats!

Posted on June 3, 2015 by school

There’s training and then there’s training. In Kung Fu there is a kind of training that so challenges the way of thinking AND the body that people successfully ignore it for years and even decades. So begins Shifu’s newest article, … Continue reading →

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Five Elements Seminar

Posted on April 15, 2015 by school

Click image above and it will take you to page where video will load. May take a minute!   Here’s a very condensed version of our Five Elements Xing Yi Seminar (6 hours become 3 minutes). Everyone did a great … Continue reading →

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Learning a Bagua Move

Posted on October 21, 2014 by school

Thanks to Nick and Ikuyo for allowing us to film this lesson.

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Academy T-Shirts!

Posted on July 10, 2014 by school

We’ve moved Heaven, Earth and one large Dragon… and, once again, have Academy T-Shirts! You can order HERE or just ask at the studio. Be the envy of your friends and Wear the Dragon!  

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Tea Time with Marcus McDonough

Posted on April 18, 2014 by school

For any who has seen Marcus McDonough’s work at the Academy, it will come as no surprise that Senior teacher John Ottenberg recently awarded him the rank of Black Belt in an open ceremony at class. Marcus is a talented … Continue reading →

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Monday 8:00 PM Class Hiatus

Posted on April 15, 2014 by school

Until the end of April, the Advanced Internal Arts class on Monday night, at 8pm, will be on hiatus. The other advanced Tai Chi and internal arts classes will still meet as usual, so see you there!

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