Lung Chuan Fa

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 * UPDATE (3/13/2010, 9:45pm 
     Dragon Dance practice 14 March, Sunday morning - 8:00am - 9am -ish 
     6th Annual Student Friends and Family Demo & Potluck Brunch, Saturday 20 March, Churchill Elementary School, McLean VA
     8am - Delivery & Set-up Chairs/Tables/Equipment 
     8:45 Dragon Dance & Introductions 
     9am - 11am Youth & Adult Kung Fu & Tai Chi Demos, Virtuosity Acts & Board-Breaking Demos 
     11am Awards & Sash Presentations
     11:30 - 12:30 Brunch
     12:30 - 1pm Clean-up  

• Congratulations to Dragons David & Zuhayr for their 2-Man Staff Presentation at Marshall's International Night! Way to go, Dragons!!

6th Annual Students Friends & Families Demo Practices & Rehearsals

In addition to regular classes-

Next Friday - empty hand forms, weapons, and breaking practice. Please see appropriate times below:

Friday 5 March, "Well Done!!"

Friday 12 March "Pulling Together"

Friday 19 March, 6:30 - 8:30pm all Dragons, all Sashes! (rehearsal)

Saturday 20 March 8am -1pm 6th Annual SFFD - Dragon Dance, Forms, Breaking, Virtuosity Acts and Feats of Skill & Daring.

 * See "Pictures" Page - Polar Dip was a chilling event!! 20 February, 2pm, @ Lake Anne, "Freezin For A Reason" fundraiser for Camp Sunshine. 
           Many turned out to see the Black Sashes Snivel & Shrivel :>}

 * Inclement Weather Policy: if Fairfax County Schools & Programs closed, classes are cancelled by RECenter policies. 
      If delayed/late opening, morning classes until 11am cancelled (after 11am okay).

• Kung Fu demonstrators 5th Annual Students Friends & Families Demo, Feb 2009

• Tai Chi demonstrators 5th Annual Students Friends & Families Demo, Feb 2009

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.

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.

In both 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.

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.

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