Little River Kung Fu - Stroudsburg, PA
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This is where our son is learning Kung Fu. Little River's chief instructor is Marilyn Cooper's disciple Patrick Brady, the 2002 and 2003 World Super Heavy Weight Champion in full contact Kung Fu fighting and a gold medallist in T'ai Chi Push Hands.
Waymark Code: WM1RX8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2007
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Little River Kung Fu School
at the School for Visual and Performing Arts
570 424 5285 littleriver@epix.net
From their website:
Little River, due to demand from students for fulltime kung fu training space and time, will be able to attend up to 16 classes per week for one price.
Weekdays, 5 pm -- Shaolin beginners_ consists of basic warm-ups, stretches, kicks and postures that define the range of motion needed for more advanced training in all systems of Chinese kung fu. Suitable for all students, young and old.
Weekdays, 6 pm -- intermediate/advanced_ After warming up in beginner class, students who are ready for forms will advance from beginner to intermediate to advanced levels. Students progress at their own rate with forms and 2 person drills with light contact. Weapons forms are learned at advanced level.
Weekdays, 7 pm -- t'ai chi/qigong, all levels_ students learn t'ai chi/qigong as their preferred system or at intermediate level in their shaolin training. Meditation is taught to all levels.
Saturdays at 10:30 am -- Shaolin mini-monks_, beginner level class for kids 4 and up. Parents are welcome to train for free with their kids.
Basic shapes (forms) and concepts are defined as kids learn Chinese philosophy, gross and fine motor skills as well as learn how to stay fit for life.
Rates will remain the same as they have been in since January, '05:
one class/week for $65/mo.
2 classes/week for $85/mo.
3 to 16 classes/week for $100/mo.
Little River Kung Fu School derives its name from three main sources:
1. We used to train next to a creek in Bangor, PA. in the early 80s.
2. Kung Fu training is one of the many tributaries or pathways that flow towards the ocean of cosmic bliss, universal oneness or enlightenment.
3. Little River evokes the image of water, so often found in the Tao, ceaselessly flowing, resting humbly in lowly places and flowing over obstacles.
The school began in 1980 in New York, as the New York Kung Fu Loft, residing in Soho, Brooklyn and Chinatown. High rents caused its migration westward to New Jersey and finally to northeastern Pennsylvania.
Little River has flowed into the "School for Visual and Performing Arts" (554 Main Street, second floor) in Stroudsburg, PA., a small town that is the gateway to the Pocono mountains. Classes are held in a spacious, sky-lit studio 6 times a week.
The following forms are taught at Little River Kung Fu School:
Northern Shaolin - Tuesday& Thursdays @ 5:30pm&6:30, Saturdays @ 9am
Yi Gung Gin
Tan Tui
Gung Li
Lien Bu
20 Methods (2 Person)
Dwen Da
Staff
Hua Chuan 1
Broadsword Hua Chuan 2 (2 Person)
Straight sword
Hua Chuan 3
Spear
Hua Chuan 4 (2 Person)
Bar Duan Gin
Twin sword
Steel whip
Chin Na (2 Person)
Taiji (Tai Chi) - Tuesdays&Thursdays @ 6:30pm&7:30pm
Short form, Yang style
Long form, G.P.Y. style
Shao Lu & Da Lu
Freestyle push hands
88 Move 2 person Combat Form
Straight Sword
Broadsword (2 person)
Broadsword (solo)
Spear (2 person)
Standing Meditations
Chin Na, Xing Yi, and Bagua are taught after the Shaolin and T'ai Chi are completed. Various forms of qigong are taught -- standing and moving, and various types of breathing.
Additional Training
Full Contact Lei Tai Fighting (must be 18 or older), San Shou, Light Contact Sparring
Push Hands
Patrick Brady, Northern Shao Lin, Competition Team Captain
Alan, T'ai Chi, Push hands Instructor
School Name: Little River Kung Fu
Martial Art style taught here: Please refer to website or my long description
Address:
554 Main Street, second floor
Stroudsburg, PA USA
18360
Website: [Web Link]
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