Shaolin Kung Fu Centers / New England Kung Fu

BASIC KUNG FU:
Our Basic Kung Fu Program is the perfect full-body workout, and it's fun! Watch unwanted pounds melt away as you tone up with high energy classes! This class will improve your cardiovascular which will strengthen your lungs and heart, increase your energy level, tone and build muscle strength and improve flexibility, which reduces the chance of injury and makes you feel younger. This class is a great introduction that covers kung fu basics in kicking, punching, blocking, strength building and stretching which will prepare you for our traditional kung fu program.

TRADITIONAL KUNG FU:
Our Traditional Kung Fu Program introduces a Northern Long Fist style called Huaquan (Glorious Boxing). Huaquan can be viewed as the "mother of long fist," since it is one of the oldest and known as the first form of long fist boxing ever created. Its movements are quick and fluid and its energy is constantly flowing from one limb to the other. This training will stretch and strengthen the limbs, correct bad posture, and teach full body awareness, while developing quick, graceful, and powerful movements for self defense.
KIDS KUNG FU:
Our Kids Kung Fu Program uses the techniques of the old Shaolin Kung Fu masters to instill in each child the attributes of Focus and Discipline. They knew back then (500 ad) that these attributes had to be mastered first, if the children under their care were going to be successful. The old Shaolin Kung Fu Masters of the past were the educators of the time. They taught kung fu, medicine, reading and writing.
Our Kids Kung Fu is an extraordinary program that uses these ancient traditions with a modern and updated appropriate curriculum designed for your child.

YANG STYLE TAI CHI:
Our Tai Chi Program helps the practitioner gain awareness of how to release tension, while exercising within a comfortable range of motion. Learn to relieve stress and pain, while gently strengthening the body. This class involves moving at a slower pace and will help in prolonging and enriching one's life. The Chinese have found something that flows through the human body and it is called "chi." In English it roughly translates as "vital energy" or "energy force (sometimes referred to as life force)." This chi flows through a certain path throughout the body that is referred to as meridians. Regular practice of Tai Chi helps open up these meridians so that chi can flow freely throughout the body. Therefore, the first benefit someone will feel from regular practice of Tai Chi is an increase in energy or life force.