Welcome
to Black
Mountain Spirit!
If your interest is in Self Defense, Exercise,
Spirituality/Philosophy, or even just martial history, you will find a
vast repertoire of knowledge & ability to draw from here at He Shan
Shen. Stress reduction, flexibility, & overall general health
improvement can usually be experienced within the first month of
practice, & this experience becomes stronger as you develop a
deeper awareness of your self & your state of being growing with
each day of practice. Strength development, discipline, stress
management, meditative awareness, these are just a few of the
experiences that will greet you as you pass through the gate of
traditional kung fu training with us.
The curriculum is broad & taught by instructors truly devoted to
their arts & the students who come to train with them.
Classes for children & adults, from beginner to advanced, all find
a friendly & supportive environment with Black Mountain Spirit.
Chinese boxing is carefully studied & practiced in it’s entirety,
ranging from traditional empty hand & weapons forms training, to
the more specialized arts such as Qin Na, Qi Gong, Shuai Jiao. Special
emphasis is placed on developing the personal being through Seated
& Moving Meditation.
If you are interested in training in this way of personal development,
you are encouraged to visit a few classes. We do not have an
introductory course (charge/fee) & we don’t close the doors or pull
the blinds when we begin training. We do not hold onto our material
selfishly, we are not in competition with other martial arts studios.
We are a school, we are here to teach. We have a very open door policy,
any & all are welcome.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Black Mountain Spirit School of Chinese Kung Fu was founded in the late
1970’s by Grandmaster Anton Haddad, then called the Black Dragon School
of Chinese Kung Fu. In it’s latest incarnation of Black Mountain
Spirit, the emphasis on spiritual development in the realms of Qi Gong
& metaphysical knowledge/awareness has been successful towards
enhancing the personal development of each & every practitioner.
Taoist & Buddhist philosophy are the cornerstones of this practice,
& while all vehicles of spirituality are explored, the heritage of
The Tao & Dharma carry with them deep introspections into our
personal being.
SELF DEFENSE
Our programs are incredibly effective. Many of our members actually
work in law-enforcement positions. Students are taught how to take into
account the natural resources of strength, speed, weight & power -
both in themselves & in their opponent, & use techniques that
are appropriate to the situation. We use the entire body as our
instrument. We not only use almost every surface of the body for the
purposes of attack/defense, but we use a whole body power in each
technique. That means that we use the combined forces of our entire
body through proper training of alignment, structure & principle in
order to release all of the available energy in a single stroke. But
unlike the cannon-blast methods of other styles, we train to release a
consecutive series of such strokes, in order to continue a fluid
movement from technique to technique, and if necessary, from opponent
to opponent. Whether armed or unarmed against an opponent(s) with or
without weapons, you will learn to maintain a calm & centered state
of mind in order to see the situation out to a favorable outcome,
whether that situation is confrontation on the street or in the
workplace, whether it requires harsh blows or harsh words, or a soft
redirection of an attackers punch or a relatives attitude. You will be
prepared.
EXERCISE
Northern Shaolin Temple Boxing. Yang Style Taijiquan. Baguazhang. Each
of the styles taught at Black Mountain Spirit approaches exercise from
a different angle. Increased flexibility, muscle tone/mass,
better blood circulation, enhanced coordination, the strengthening
& elongation of tendon/ligaments, arthritis/rheumatoid pain
suppression, serious cardiovascular activity, increased metabolic
function & greater endurance are just a few of the benefits derived
from our training here at Black Mountain Spirit.
