Long Life Kung Fu & Tai Chi
Providing physical and mental fitness classes for everyone! Overview of Class:
Thank you for taking a moment to read about Long Life. The first thing you should know is that each individual student can advance at their own pace. Casual or more in depth training styles are available at request of student. All kung fu taught is shown with real life self defense applica
tions. We emphasize healthy martial arts growth among peers that will challenge you during class but set attainable martial arts goals you never thought you could achieve. Traditional martial arts from the East go back to the time of the legendary Bodhidharma where the origins of kung fu are fabled to have begun. Various kung fu styles arose from China after being inspired heavily by the yogic practices of India. The Long Life curriculum is wide and varied and includes smart modern self defense for real life situations, kung fu animal styles, yoga, meditation and stretching, tai chi, body toning, classical Chinese weapons, stress reduction techniques to use with exercise and more! After some preliminary training a student will be able to have the confidence and able body to act if needed in a real life self defense situation and not freeze or become helpless. Basic is what works and we teach all the basics of martial arts in great detail and advanced martial arts to challenge the mind and fitness levels as each student grows and demands more challenging techniques. Later students will learn more advanced fitness and martial arts including but not limited to the following.
-Outline of Long Life Material-
Animal Styles:
Tiger
Crane
Mantis
Monkey
Snake
Dragon
Yoga
Basic weapons:
Short Stick
Staff / Monkey Staff
Nunchaku / Double Nunchaku
Broadsword / Double Broadsword
Dagger / Double Dagger
Spear
Advanced Weapons:
Sai / Double Sai
Nine Sectional Chainwhip / Double Chainwhip
Broadsword / Double Broadsword
Chainwhip with Broadsword
Tonfa / Double Tonfa
Three Sectional Staff
Straight Sword
Tai Chi Weapons
Body Conditioning:
I Chin Ching (Muscle Tendon Change Yoga for martial arts)
San He Ch`ien (Iron Shirt Conditioning and Iron Focus)
Iron Palm and Iron Bone (Advanced Physical Training)
Weight Vest Conditioning
Endurance Punching and Kicking
Meditation Arts / Chi Gong / Yoga:
Tai Chi (Health / Peace / Self Defense)
Pa Kua (Circular Walking Meditation)
Hsing Yi (Mind Fist Boxing or Mind Intention Boxing)
Hou Tien Chi (Basic Martial Arts Breathing Meditations)
Hsien T`ien Chi (Longevity / Healthy Aging)
Hua To Animal Play (Dead / Live)
Various Animal Style Yoga (Advanced)
