Martial Arts

5 Ways That Martial Arts Can Make Us More Virtuous Different people choose to pursue martial arts training for different reasons, depending on their specific goals and objectives. Possible reasons for learning a martial art include acquiring self-defense skills, improving overall personal fitness, developing better coordination, obtaining increased flexibility… the list goes on and on. […]

THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE OF MASTER YANG Master Longfei Yang is a world-renowned expert in the Seven Star Praying Mantis style of Kung Fu, a branch of Northern Praying Mantis. Yang trained under Grandmaster Li Shusen (李樹森), a fifth-generation practitioner of Seven Star Praying Mantis, and was the first certified instructor of this technique to establish […]

Martial Arts Inspired by Nature: The “Praying Mantis” Styles of Kung Fu In ancient China, two schools of wushu (武術) were developed featuring movements and fighting techniques based on the mantis, an insect that is found in many countries around the world. One of these styles was developed in northern China, and thus is known […]