Overview
The academy's programs focus on the discipline of the following traditional Chinese Martial Arts:
Northern Shaolin Long Fist
The curriculum involves Breathing/Meditation, Stances, Empty Hand and Weapon Forms, Strikes & Kicks, Power & Speed Training, Striking Zones, Fighting Sequences, Theory and Application of Techniques
Swai Jiao
(also Shuai-chiao, Shuai-jiao), with emphasis on close quarter combat for Self-Defense (Dze Hwei Shu) and Police Tactics (Dai Bu Shu)
The curriculum involves Throwing (Swai), Joint Locking (Chin-Na), Striking Techniques (Da), Kicking Techniques (Ti)
T’ai Chi Ch’uan (Taijiquan)
Taijiquan is a traditional Chinese martial art and a Chinese national treasure. It integrates the physical external and the meditative internal. It is one of the few sports that improve balance, coordination, flexibility, muscle strength, and cardiovascular health. It is gentle enough to be accessible to the elderly and infirm, yet demanding enough to pose a significant challenge to the most professional young athlete. Taijiquan is beneficial to people of all ages and all lifestyles.¹“Throughout five thousand years of history, the rich cultural heritage of China has flowed like a mighty river winding in and beyond successive dynasties. Central to Chinese culture is a view of the universe that begins with a concept of nothingness, a state of emptiness or void, which the Chinese call Wu ji. Creation in this tradition is believed to have evolved over time, with the final or highest state being Tai Chi, the state of completeness.
As ancient inhabitants sought to understand and relate to their universe, Tai Chi Quan developed by crystallizing the spiritual treasures of humanity. In Tai Chi, harmony and happiness for the individual can be achieved by tuning your life and lifestyle to those principles which are revealed and experienced as you practice Tai Chi.
Tai Chi has many different styles and many different forms. Even in the same style and with different grandmasters, each one has a special technique, but the deepest roots of the theories are the same. There is a common underlying thread.
Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art form, which combines Dao Yin (energy transfer), Tu Na (breathing technique), and Yin-Yang Wu Xing theory (Yin-Yang theory and the five elements: Metal "
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") to create a graceful, flowing, and beautiful spiritual art for health and wellness.” ²
¹ Referenced from JING Institute
² Referenced from Master Li, Shu-dong
