San Da — Chinese Fighting Skills Program for Self-Defense

Over the years, we have frequently been asked if there’s a course where a person could learn Kung Fu self-defense but not have to worry about belts, tests or forms.

People have said that they would like to learn how to better protect themselves and get a good workout but they really weren’t interested in rankings or memorizing the sequences of moves which we call forms.

Students in this course will NOT learn the belt forms, take tests or receive belts.  They will be in the same classes as the Family course, but they will not be worked with individually to learn the forms.  When the San Da students have had sufficient practice with the various techniques, they will periodically practice sparring.

This course will run concurrently with the Kung Fu and Adult Kung Fu classes.

The students in this course will learn the following:

    *  All of the standard strikes, kicks, blocks and stances.

    *  “Chin Na” otherwise known as joint locks or submission holds.

    *  All of the “San Da” or fighting techniques such as slip, double block strike, front sweep, etc.

    *  Sparring, controlled, fighting with an opponent, with the aim being to get used to reacting to aggressive behavior with both offensive and defensive techniques. Both “fighters” will control their power, looking to be able to make contact or defend against contact without injuring the other fighter.

Note: This is NOT a kick boxing course!  This involves learning a wide variety of skills and techniques.