武 Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese Martial Arts emblem: a yin-yang and bagua encircled by the words Chinese Martial Arts, Tai Chi Chuan, and Enhancing the Body, Mind and Spirit

Chinese Martial Arts

Enhancing the Body, Mind & Spirit

Kung Fu Tai Chi Qigong Weaponry Group & Private Instruction
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History & Philosophy

Wushu — trained for warfare, kept for life

Chinese martial arts, or Wushu, were shaped for the development of mind, body, and spirit — qualities that mattered for survival in times of war and matter just as much for well-being today. Training builds physical ability, health, and mental focus, doubling as exercise, personal art form, competitive sport, and self-defense.

  • Ti — kicking
  • Da — punching
  • Shuai — throwing
  • Na — controlling
  • Gi — hitting
  • Ci — thrusting

Every style is built from forms — sequences that weave together offense and retreat, motion and stillness, speed and slowness, hard and soft, emptiness and fullness, armed and unarmed. This is the structure of Yin and Yang, practiced rather than just studied.

Self-defense grows out of each form through two-person combat drills, while internal and external Qigong condition the body to take a strike. As training advances, students begin sparring with semi-contact to bring realism to the practice. Historically known as Wu-Yi, and later Guoshu — the "national method" — the art is best known in North America simply as Kung Fu: skill earned through time and effort.

A row of students in black uniforms practicing kicking drills together in a wood-paneled training hall
Class training — kicking fundamentals

The Art

Three roads, one discipline

Illustration of a white crane and a black snake, classic animal styles in Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Animal styles — crane, snake, and beyond — shape footwork, striking, and character. Forms train the whole body to move as one, building the base every other skill stands on.

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Yin-yang symbol from the school emblem, representing balance in Tai Chi and Qigong

Tai Chi & Qigong

Slow, internal, and breath-led. Tai Chi and Qigong cultivate qi, balance, and calm — a moving meditation that supports health at any age.

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Student practicing with a long-handled kwan dao pole weapon

Weaponry

Staff, straight sword, broadsword, spear, and glaive — traditional weapons extend a student's technique into wood and steel.

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Weaponry & Sparring

Forms sharpened into steel and wood

Student sweeping the floor with a long kwan dao pole weaponKwan Dao form
Two students in an acrobatic weapons drill, one in a full split, one airborne with a pole weapon raisedAerial weapons drill
Two students sparring with weapons raisedWeapon sparring
Two students sparring with training weapons, facing offSparring pair
Student in a low lunge stance holding two weapons crossedDouble-weapon stance
Two students demonstrating a self-defense technique outside the schoolOutdoor demonstration
Student practicing with a rope dart weapon in a low stanceRope dart form
Senior instructor with three students standing before the weapons wallWeapons wall

Instructors & Students in Training

Every stance, refined through repetition

From first stances to advanced weapons forms, students train together across every level — building the discipline that carries training beyond the school.

Student standing before the weapons rack, red tassels hanging beside curved blades
Student with fist extended in a strike, weapons rack behind
Student mid high side-kick, arms extended for balance
Student in an open-hand stance, arms extended
Student standing at attention before the weapons rack, black and white photo
Student performing a high kick, black and white photo
Student standing with a long spear before the weapons rack
Student with fists raised in a guard stance
Portrait of a smiling student
Student with fist extended forward in a guard stance
Three students in traditional dress holding glaive weapons before the weapons wall
Instructor presenting a certificate to a student in front of the weapons wall

Students & Community

Training built for every student

Seven children in uniform holding fans and weapons for a youth class photo

Youth Classes

Young students build focus, coordination, and confidence through age-appropriate forms.

Team photo with a large collection of tournament trophies

Tournament Team

Students test their forms and sparring at competition, bringing home the school's trophies.

A student in a wheelchair training with a staff weapon before the weapons wall

Training

Forms and weapons work are adapted so every student can train at their own pace.

A student in a wheelchair working the heavy bag with a staff weapon

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Instruction meets students where they are, with the same discipline and care.

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Group and private lessons run throughout the week for beginners through advanced students. Stop by during class hours, watch a session, or ask about a trial lesson.

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