In Everything

Kung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.  

- Jackie Chan

Martial Arts training is different for everyone. We all approach it with different goals, different ideas about what it will be like, or should be like, and differing priorities in our lives. The ideal attitude toward Kung Fu is it should be holistic.

Your 'Kung Fu' is part of everything you do. You practice your art not only in the Kwoon but when you study, when you do physical work, when you create, when you face challenges. Every day is a chance to grow and learn.

You may have heard the saying "How you train in the gym is what will come out in the street."

Shouldn't this apply not only to self defence? Do you not learn many other things during training? We learn to embrace pain and endure physical hardships. We learn to be centered. We learn stillness. We build physical and mental endurance. Can't these lessons be applied to our daily lives?

We all have a worldview that defines us and how we live in the world. It affects how we see things, how we behave and treat others. It flows from our faith or worldview, into all aspects of our lives. I believe Kung Fu is the other side of that coin. We can allow every aspect of our lives to flow into our Kung Fu. To contribute to it and improve our training, improve us.

How very Yin Yang as one flows out and the other flows in and both work together.

If you are interested in learning traditional Kung Fu, or would simply like to observe a class, we are in partnership with Freedom Martial Arts. Feel free to contact Mr Sauers and let him know you are interested in the Kung Fu program.

(253) 268-2874

Freedom Martial Arts Academy, 2908 Meridian East, Suite 107, Edgewood, WA 98371