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New T-Shirts Have Arrived!
What? New T-Shirts? New Design? They’re here! Click the image above and you can go to the order page, or pick one up at the studio when you come to class.
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Life Is Too Short For Bad Kung Fu
Yes, it’s true! A new book in English by Adam Hsu. If this were Hollywood, Sifu Adam Hsu’s new book, “Life Is Too Short For Bad Kung Fu,” would be the tell-all on everyone’s reading list; not because it is … Continue reading
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Here they are at the 2019 Tiger Claw tournament in San Jose, promoting Plumpub and our studio and style, Bak Sil Lum.
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Waves of energy, kung fu style.
Tai Chi for Health: Deepen Your Practice
Great news! We have just added a new 6 week class, starting April 25, to our very popular Tai Chi for Health Series. This one’s for intermediate students, those who have completed the short Tai Chi set at the Academy … Continue reading
From Us to You
Happy New Year to all of our dear students. We treasure and appreciate your continued study and community at the Academy. We would not be here without you. We open this year with a small gift, a performance by Sifu … Continue reading
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25th Anniversary Kung Fu Tai Chi Tournament
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
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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Tagged kung fu chokes, Kung Fu Santa Cruz, kung fu self defense, martial arts santa cruz
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Adam Hsu Linking Fist
We are happy and proud to teach one of the best beginning Kung Fu forms:Â 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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Tagged Adam Hsu, beginning form, Kung Fu Cupertino, Kung Fu Santa Cruz, Kung Fu training, LInking Fist, Linking Form, Marie Anthony
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Hello from Wales
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)
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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Tagged Adam Hsu, bagua zhang, baji quan, big spear, chang chuan, changquan, chinese martial arts, chinese weapons, hsing I chuan, Kung Fu, kung fu weapons, Li Shu Wen, Liu Yun Chiao, Long Fist, lost track style, mei hua quan, mizong quan, muslim kung fu, pachi chuan, pakua chang, pigua zhang, pikua chang, Qigong, san cai sword, spring leg boxing, sword polisher’s record, tai chi chuan, Taijiquan, tantui, weapons sparring, wutan, xing yi quan, xingyiquan
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Martial Basics: Not What You Think
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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Tagged Basics, beginning Kung Fu, Kung Fu, lessons, Martial Arts, school, Shaolin, Tai Chi, Training
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Wang Zi Ping
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
The Profile of Long Fist
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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Tagged Chang Quan, Kung Fu, Long Fist
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How to Memorize a Kung Fu Form
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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Tagged Forms, Kata, Kung Fu, Kung Fu Santa Cruz, Kung Fu training, Tao Lu
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