This seminar has two parts. First part is Qigong for health and the second part is Martial Arts application for Self-Defense. Tiger Kungfu will improve connective tissues, fascia, tendons, muscles, and Power from your feet to your hands. This will increase your longevity and the self-defense applications will work whole body power combining/coordinating the upper and lower body for generating power for effective self-defense techniques.

DVD available for purchase: Tiger Qigong

This seminar has two parts. First part is Qigong for health and the second part is Marital Arts applications for Self-Defense. Monkey Kungfu will improve your agility, vision, awareness of environment, changing movement tempo, speed of movement and balance, and working on the spirit of the animal. This will increase your longevity and the self-defense application will work on your quick reactions and vicious attacks.

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This seminar is an Intro to a Self-Defense Course and will cover reality-based Attack and Defense systems, that take advantage of instinctive natural body movements and reactions. Techniques are simple and effective focusing on weak points of the human body. Your life is a gift and your reasonability, so be prepared to defend and protect yourself by taking this course. Sign up Now with Self-Care Arts.

Instructor has 50+ years of martial arts experience, teaching for: Airforce Academy, Bureau of Prisons, United Martial Arts, Jiulong Bagua Association, U.S. Judo Association, Shotokan Aikido Association, Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Association, Hapkido Blackbelt instructor since 1982 under Grandmaster Cha, Aiki-jujitsu (think John Wick) 3rd degree blackbelt under Grandmaster Y.Kondo.

DVD available for purchase: Traditional Wing Chun, system developed by IP Man taught by W.Cheung considered to be ultimate street fighter by Bruce Lee

This seminar has two parts. First part is Qigong for health and the second part is Martial Arts applications for Self-Defense. Crane for health is for balance, meditative stillness/rooted balance (single leg standing postures). The Crane will also teach lightness, agility, relaxed whole body movement, loosening and opening the joints, excellent for strengthening the heart and lungs which will keep the body cool in the summer. For martial arts you will gain accuracy for targeting vital pressure points, and rooted balance. Learn the 8 fists of the Crane which copies the movement of the Crane’s claws, beak, and wings for self-defense applications.

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Come learn Wing Chun Kung Fu: striking and footwork fundamentals for Street Self-Defense. Footwork is fundamental to maintaining balance and not going to the ground, because you can only deal with one person at a time when fighting on the ground. Theses techniques derive from Animal Kung Fu created by Shaolin Monk’s designed as last resort self-defense as they attack vital targets of anatomy, giving one an advantage in a survival emergency.

Sifu Martin Kelly has over 30 years teaching experience as a master level Wing Chun Kung Fu instructor under William Cheung who is the most Senior Student under IP Man and known as the ultimate street fighter by Bruce Lee. Sifu Martin Kelly was the 1988 U.S National Champion of Men’s Black belt sparring

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Come and join us for the Wing Chun Kung Fu Wooden Dummy Sets and Applications. We will be going over Wooden Dummy Sets 1 through 3. You will learn the Self-Defense applications with the Wooden Dummy and Live Partner.

Sifu Martin Kelly has over 30 years teaching experience as a master level Wing Chun Kung Fu instructor under William Cheung who is the most Senior Student under IP Man and known as the ultimate street fighter by Bruce Lee. Sifu Martin Kelly was the 1988 U.S National Champion of Men’s Black belt sparring.

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Deer Qigong Health & Martial Arts

The deer frolic is a seasonal yoga and martial arts system that benefits immunity and longevity. Deer Qigong mimics the actions of a deer in the the wild. This seminar will focus on the health aspects. Health benefits of Deer Qigong include strengthening the endocrine system, Spine, Hips, Genitalia area, and Perineum. Deer Qigong helps with the strengthening of these areas. This also helps with your Core and adds to your positional control & agility. These graceful movements calm the mind while gently exercising the whole body.

Come take part in Thai Yoga on 02/17/2024 2pm - 4pm. This seminar will teach foundational yoga movements and assisted stretches as well as acupressure. You will go home with a routine to reduce stress, muscular tension, improve flexibility, circulation and balance your energy. These techniques benefits both the giver and receiver, and is a wonderful way to manage stress.

Come learn a traditional way of practicing Bear Baguazhang with Mind & Body. Participants will learn Single Movements, Applications against an opponent, Circle walking forms (Training, Power, and Speed), Qigong posture, and learning about whipping power, Single line footwork, Box Stepping footwork, and Cross Stepping footwork. The forms are self-care health and self-defense focused. We will be focusing on the attacking method of Soft Attack. This is an education of a high-level Martial Art with moving meditation, balance improvement, whole body neuro-muscular development designed for multiple opponents.

Want to learn some non-lethal Martial Arts? Come learn from Master Kelly of Self-Care Arts. He will be teaching pressure points techniques which are strikes to vital organs and nerve clusters/points that temporality incapacitate attackers. Learn Pressure point strikes from Crane, and Snake Kung Fu which has been used for self-defense for hundreds of years to provide reach and accuracy in the defense of physical attacks. By the end of this seminar, you will know the locations of the pressure points, as well as how to attack them with full reach and power.

Learn the Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Solo form from the 1980s that Sifu Kelly mastered under Grandmaster William Cheung. This will be the first section of the Bart Jarms (Butterfly Swords) form with applications. In this two hour seminar you will learn movements and application for double broadswords as well as correct terminology, and principles for combat.

This seminar is an Intro to how to use a Staff and knives for Bagau. Focused on Circle walking with the weapons and applications.

This is an Intro to Southern Praying Mantis. Praying Mantis Kung Fu is advance system of Kung Fu from the Shaolin Temple, Honan, China. It was created when master warrior monk Wong Long, observed a Mantis in a struggle with a Cicada, and from Praying Mantis actions and behaviors developed the principle and techniques of this style of this style. This is a close-quarter self-defense style, which is made up of 17 different arts that was mixed (early example of MMA) into the Praying Mantis system.

Jo-jitsu coming in Jun 2022. Jo-jitsu is a Japanese short staff utilized for Self-Care/Self-Defense. Learn traditional short Suburi, which will train basic principles of defense and attack using the Jo (Weapons of opportunity: Trekking Pole, Short Staff, Umbrella etc..). Movement will be explained with attention to detail of mind, body and staff harmony. You will learn Japanese terminology as well as basic techniques. This Seminar is a short snap shot of our already developed Kenjitsu-Jo Curriculum.

Chen Style Tai Chi Broadsword Seminar will cover Techniques and Martial Application with partners. This will give you a working understanding of both the defensive and offensive fighting methods of this Ancient Chinese Weapon. The Broadsword (Do) or Long Knife has a single cutting edge (Yang) as well as a blunt edge (Yin) making it a very versatile weapon of choice for Martial Arts Masters through the centuries. It is considered the mother of all weapons.

Ancient Military (Martial) Philosophy of partner practice with the Broadsword is expressed with the saying, “A knife sharpens on stone; Man sharpens on man”.

Was scheduled for May 21st but due to snow, had to rescheduled to Jun 4th.

This is an introduction to the Lion System. The Lion System has 8 attacks: Sweeping, Smashing, Chopping, Hooking, Shocking, Blocking, Seizing, and Grasping. Each of these attacks has 7 circle walking forms. The Lion system has 56 forms total with the standard posture: “Lion Opens its mouth”.

Coming in February 2022. Thai Yoga Massage (TYM) combines dynamic assisted stretching influenced by Yoga, and physical pressure along energy lines known as Sen Lines in Traditional Thai Medicine. TYM benefits the joints and soft tissues, improves flexibility, alleviates pain and stiffness, and offers both passive and active exercise for both the giver and receiver of the massage. People have used TYM to increase their vitality for 1000s of years. The TYM instruction area will be on padded floors (yoga matts are welcome).

Coming in January 2022

Learn a balance of slow, powerful exercises that will strengthen functional aspects of hips, back, legs, shoulders, arms, paws. This seasonal yoga prepares one for Winter and builds Lung Health . Emphasis on low back , Kidney tonifying Water element within the body. This prepares body to have enhanced Immunity come Winter.

Xing Yi coming in March 2022. The Name Xing Yi Quan (XYQ) means form and intent fighting. This suggest the integration of mind and body, due to it being a Taoist Martial Art of the 17th century. XYQ is the most martial in appearance of the internal styles (China’s three treasures: Baguazhang, Tai Chi, and Xing Yi) of martial arts. You will learn the basic five strikes for healing and martial applications.

Pai Da Seminar will be a physical and mental conditioning routine used by martials artists. Pai Da strengthens bones, connective tissue, tendons, muscles, and conditions the nervous system. This will be taught with partners and solo conditioning methods. Health benefits develops whole body core based movement.

This seminar will introduce you to the basic techniques (Waza) of the Japanese Katana. Bokken wooden swords will be used to demonstrate and execute basic waza. Attendees will learn defensive, and offensive waza and principles. For details about the Katana please click on the picture. This Seminar is a short snap shot of our already developed Kenjitsu-Katana Curriculum.

This seminar will introduce the Marital arts/Qigong of Baguazhang. The seminar will cover Animal Characteristics of Bagua, which will cover Animal Qualities, and Animal Postures. Next we will go over basic Bagua warm ups such as: Rise, Drill, Fall, and Overturn, Dragon looks back, Slapping water and a few others. Then we will look at how the Coiling Silk energies, which is apart of the characteristics of Bagua, which emphasize circular, coiling, spiraling dragon like movements. These movements are elusive, adaptable, and when applied in combat, you are able to spiral around opponents limbs, striking, trapping, locking, and throwing them (This requires a lot of practices and understanding of the methodology, principles and concepts of bagua). All these elements of movement help cultivate both internal and external development of strength, flexibility and Qi. Next we will introduce basic bagua footwork, which will lead to an Intro of Circle walking. Finally we will conclude the seminar with BP Chan’s “8 Animal postures” while walking a circle (Which was taught to Sifu Kelly by Kenneth Cohen/Gao Han).