The Principles give you
FOCUS
The training gives you
STRENGTH
The path gives you
BALANCE
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WU DE 武德
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(MARTIAL VIRTUES/OUR SCHOOL VALUES)
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謙 Humility
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敬 Respect
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忠 Loyalty
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智 Wisdom
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仁 Compassion
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勇 Courage
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和 Harmony
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恆 Perserverance
武馆 Wǔ guǎn
Our Methods
Environment
We avoid a closed environment where the instructor is beyond contestation. The student should never be forever in servitude. We train students to be teachers. We expect teachers to be peers. All with the goal of learning from one another.
Consistency
Often schools choose convenience over efficacy by mixing youth & adults together or teaching children simpler forms. We maintain style integrity by keeping adult classes 18+ & teaching youth students the same forms/techniques. This allows adults to train at a higher intensity level & sets high expectations on our youth martial artists.
Principles
The art functions on conceptual principles. It is not a series of techniques & preordained patterns. It is a system of movement designed to be adjusted to the benefit of each students advantage. The principles eventually help guide your learning through self exploration.
One-to-One
For students in our adult classes we structure our programs to stress the importance of One-to-One instruction. This allows the student who consistently trains to learn faster & with more depth of understanding than group classes alone.