Combat Shuai-Chiao | Yang Style Tai-Chi | Sil Lum Fut Ga | From Our Students

The traditional Chinese martial arts are inextricably tied to the sciences of traditional Chinese medicine. Some historians believe that the first annals of medical science indeed came from assassins, who needed an intimate knowledge of anatomy and physiology in order to most effectively dispatch a victim. Born out of centuries and centuries of warfare, the Chinese martial arts developed hundreds of styles and systems, from the very simple to the incredibly ornate.

These Chinese combat arts are a combination of aesthetics and athletics, of poise and punishment, and of focus and fury. Today, the Chinese martial arts offer a wide variety of benefits to its adherents. No longer a necessity of daily life for survival, the Chinese martial arts place a strong emphasis on developing and promoting the health and fitness level of the student. Through constant drilling and practice, combat ability is also developed into self-defense, in addition to self-confidence, self-control, self-discipline, self-esteem, self-awareness, and ultimately… selflessness.

The Chung-Hua Institute offers training in 3 of the main branches of Chinese martial art: Sil Lum (Shaolin) Kung-Fu, Yang style Tai-Chi, and Combat Shuai-Chiao. These 3 branches are perhaps the finest expressions of internal Chi skills (Tai-Chi / Chi Kung / Qigong) and external skills. External skills can be broken into 2 main parts: percussion (Sil Lum Kung-Fu) and grappling (Combat Shuai-Chiao). These arts were chosen not only for their combat effectiveness, but also their completeness as health enhancement and life preservation systems.

Sifu Cheng taught these arts during his time as head of the UCLA Kung-Fu program, and he now shares them on a very limited basis. For more information on any of these arts or to view the current class schedule, please click on a link above.