Kung Fu – Tien Shan Pai (Northern Style)

Kung Fu – Tien Shan Pai (Northern Style)
This class teaches Tien Shan Pai, a Northern style of Kung Fu known for its fluid footwork, deceptive movement, and highly adaptable combat principles. Training emphasizes both traditional foundations and modern, real-world application, creating a complete and functional martial arts practice.
Students learn open-hand and weapons forms, developing coordination, structure, and intent through a wide range of traditional tools, including Stick, Chinese Broadsword, Fan, Quan Dao, Sash Whip, and Staff. Weapons training is approached not as performance, but as a way to deepen understanding of distance, timing, and body mechanics that translate directly back into empty-hand skill.
A core component of training is Chin Na (joint locking and control), Sanda (striking and grappling under pressure), and strategies for handling multiple opponents. Everything taught is pressure tested so students learn not only what to do, but how to apply it when resistance, chaos, and stress are present.
Tien Shan Pai is a defensive, non-linear system. Strikes, kicks, and takedowns are hidden within blocks, evasions, and positional changes rather than thrown as isolated techniques. The goal is efficiency, adaptability, and control—meeting force without clashing directly against it.
There are no uniforms. Training is done in everyday clothing to reflect real-world conditions and reinforce practicality over aesthetics.
Students are encouraged to integrate prior martial arts experience, allowing the system to adapt to the individual rather than forcing everyone into a single mold. Whether your background is traditional martial arts, combat sports, or movement-based training, this class provides a framework to refine and pressure-test what you already know while building new skills.
This is Kung Fu as a living, functional practice—rooted in tradition, tested in reality, and shaped by the individual.
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Open to the whole community
Saturday Mornings Weekly 11am-12pm
$70 monthly (also covers attending the Tai Chi classes)
Drop In $15
Bring a friend for $5 off drop-in rate
Proceeds to The Peaceful Warriors' Way

Contact:
Brian Bowles
Founder, The Peaceful Warriors' Way
‪(330) 298-5562‬