• 2/2/2012 Starting Friday February 10th, an additional Adult class will be held each Friday from 7-8pm at the Springfield location!

Classes

At Five Animals Kung Fu we traing a style of Kung Fu called Choy Lay Fut. We also incorporate many aspects of San Shou training into our classes as well. Our classes are designed to:

  • Develop relaxed power.
  • Reduce reaction time and increase speed.
  • Read opponents and counterattack effectively.
  • Develop seemless flow from one technique to another.
  • Learn the appropriate uses and timing of various punches, kicks, throws, joint locks, and weapon techinques.
  • Harness and perfect relaxed power.
  • Increase efficiency and effectiveness through proper structure.
  • Push cardiovascular endurance.

Our Choy Lay Fut training is broken into two stages, a introductory curriculum and a more advanced curriculum. The introductory curriculum usually takes about a semester to get through then the student moves to the advanced curriculum, which takes much longer. More information can be found on the getting started page.

Lion Dancing

For advanced students that show interest and dedication, Lion Dance may also be taught. Lion Dancing develops

  • Stances and cardiovascular endurance.
  • Rhythm and timing.
  • Sensitivity and reactions.