Lung Chuan Fa

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 * UPDATE (7/26/2010,1:10pm

• See the "Welcome" page for information about short-term & interim Summer/Fall Class Changes

• Great Hunt Valley U.S./International Kuoshu Tournament!! Great to see Lao Shifu, LCF & Mint Hill & Peaceful Dragon Sifu, spectators and participants, as well as old and new friends of many styles and organizations. Pictures soon.

• Upcoming Summer Saturday Morning Kung Fu group seminars - 21 and/or 28 August 8:00am - 10:00am - venue to be determined

• Sash Testing White - Brown Sashes, Saturday 31 July at 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am (regular class) and Thursday 5 August 8pm (regular class or by permission only).

• Tai Chi in the Gazebo, Dolly Madison Park, Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30am, starting on July 6th - July 27th.

• Click the new link to the "Grappling & Combatives" page for information on our classes.

• 25 September, 2010 Saturday, 2010 Dulles Family Day & Plane Pull will be held at Washington Dulles International Airport. A benefit for Special Olympics Virginia, the pull is a fun 25 member team competition to see which group can pull a 164,000+ pound Airbus the fastest.

• Kung Fu demonstrators 6th Annual Students Friends & Families Demo, March 2010

• Tai Chi demonstrators 6th Annual Students Friends & Families Demo, March 2010

Kung Fu Lung Ch'uan Fa is a system of martial arts rooted in Shaolin and White Dragon Kung Fu, as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Ch'uan. New students of Lung Ch’uan Fa (Dragon’s Fist Style) Kung Fu are taught basic self-defense and physical exercise training. The basic curriculum includes empty hand form sets, long and short fist punching and footwork techniques, stepping drills, and short and long range kicking techniques. Training self-reliance and independence is fostered while progressing from White Sash through Brown Sash, at which point the student is then teamed with other Black Sash candidates to undergo a rigorous 1-2 year Warrior-Scholar program to culminate with Black Sash testing. The advanced curriculum includes short range dragon fist techniques, evasive and counter attacking strategies, trapping skills, joint-locking, kuiai jiaou and tai chi ch’uan throwing techniques. Classical weapons, including the long staff, short sticks, broadsword, straight sword, and spear, among some other eclectic weapons, are taught during the basic and advanced curriculum.

After reaching the green sash level, students engage in sparring matches with body protection for application of technique as training for both continuous sparring and basic self-defense applications. In addition, training is offered for full-contact Lei Tai platform fighting for more motivated students who strive for more vigorous combative training. Further, ground fighting as well as specialty classes and challenge courses (Warrior weekends) are offered to supplement the group martial arts classes.

Tai Chi New students of the Yang Style Tai Chi Ch’uan classes focus on basic health-oriented Qigong and Tai Chi postures with gradual emphasis on learning and following the 64 movement Empty Hand form. As the student gradually entertains independent practice and can demonstrate alignment principles and progresses to training self-reliance, the straight sword is introduced. Gradually, the student also learns the broadsword, staff/spear, fan sets, and 2-person staff/spear set are available. Push hands curriculum includes single/double stationary exercises, then progressing to TaLu and moving step exercises, and the 2-man Tai Chi combat set is added. In addition, training is offered for full-contact Lei Tai platform fighting for more motivated students who strive for more vigorous combative training. Specialty classes and challenge courses are offered to supplement the group classes.

Grappling & Combatives All students are recommended to augment their upright fighting skills with grappling, ground fighting classes, and practical self-defense classes that include fighting up from the ground. A Grappling class is offered to Kung Fu & Tai Chi and other students to bridge the gap between upright and ground fighting. Monthly "Fight Nights" commonly include closing, striking, takedowns and ground fighting as the participants skills develop. Specialty classes including "control & compliance" seminars and "weapon's retention" workshops are included for those interested in attaining skill sets outside of combat sports.

In all curriculums, the students are encouraged to train regularly outside of class, participate regularly in class demonstrations and functions, and compete in local and regional tournaments when possible. As their skills and understanding increase, the students are also encouraged to utilize and improve leadership skills by assisting junior students, or leading group drills under supervision. Some students are asked to lead the group classes as part of their leadership training, and occasionally students move forward to teach their own classes. Some students are offered opportunities to assist at Force Protection Seminars through the F.I.E.R.C.E. Teacher Training (TM) program.

Shi-Fu Doug Moffett, 9th Higher Level Black Sash