Traditional Wing Chun News

History and ethics in martial arts

2011-06-17T14:20:00.004-04:00

MASTER KEITH MAZZA'S

KUNG FU FUSION SEMINAR

Sunday, June 26, 2011

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy

3747 Church Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

856-231-0352/e-mail:sifukeith@comcast.net

$100. p/p advanced paid registration

$125. at the door

In Chinese Martial Arts there are 3 categories of fighting skills. Da( Punch),

Ti ( Kick), Shuai (Throw) and Na ( Seize). They were designed to mutually assist each other and conquer each other. They are common to all the arts. Learn how to transition from one to the other and learn how to use each to interrupt the other.

Covered in this Seminar:

Kung Fu’s 4 distinct leverage concepts.

Left - Right (Zuo You), High- Low (Gou Di), Forward - Backward (Qian Hou).

By understanding these leverages you can move people.

How to utilize the Gong Shen to neutralize throws.

How to develop the body’s 6 bows to become a more effective fighter.

How to occupy (Chiang) the Central Door (Zhong Men) and Empty Door (Kong men) using all the fighting skills categories.

How to develop and apply 6 different concepts of energy when throwing an individual.

How to develop and apply 6 different concepts of energy when throwing an individual.

Leg Bump (Tui Kao)

Rear Hooking (Hou Gou)

Forward Hooking (Qian Gou)

Rear Carry (Hou Dai)

Pull Carry (La Dai)

Sweep ( Sao)

Application of the fighting skills - which to be used defensively, and offensively.

Which techniques are better suited for taller and shorter people in real life combat.

How to apply Intercepting Hands (Jie Shou) using 2 different energies Repelling (Bo) and Covering (Gai).

Real life application techniques applying these principles.

Please register me for Master Mazza’s Kung Fu Fusion Seminar:

Name:____________________________________Telephone #_______________

Address:___________________________________________________________

E-mail:_______________________Sifu’s Name:___________________________

Amount of check enclosed:_________made payable to TWCKF.

Credit card payments also accepted. Send check & registration form to the attention of: Master Keith Mazza, Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy, 3747 Church Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 (856)231-0352 or e-mail: sifukeith@comcast.net.

or you may register online http://www.traditionalwingchun.com News and events Kung Fu Fusion Seminar

Beginner through Advanced students welcome to attend!

2011-01-23T19:12:00.001-05:00

Discover Traditional Wing Chun’s Chin Na

at Master Mazza’s Seminar

Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Seminar will cover:

Different Types of Chin Na

A form on joint locks to develop a flow for joint locking

Working from pre-contact to trapping range to locking and throwing

How to apply Chin Na for control for security purposes

How to use locks for throws

The use of finishing holds for both stand up and on the ground

The principles behind Chin Na applied to the 5 stages of combat
The Traditional Wing Chun Academy, 3747 Church Rd., Mount Laurel, N.J. 08054, 856-231-0352

sifukeith@comcast.net

Go to:www.traditionalwingchun.com and register for paypal payments.

The cost is $100 per person pre-registered/ $125 at the door

Name________________________________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number (_______)_____________________________Sifu’s Name:________________________________

Method Of Payment & Amount Enclosed:__________________________________________________________

PROFILING YOUR LIFE Philadelphia / New York City CAN YOU PROTECT YOUR FAMILY OR YOURSELF FROM DANGEROUS PEOPLE?

2010-08-27T18:55:00.000-04:00

PROFILING YOUR LIFE Philadelphia / New York City

CAN YOU PROTECT YOUR FAMILY OR YOURSELF FROM DANGEROUS PEOPLE?

Train with nationally recognized Forensic Profiler Dale Yeager. Learn how to profile potentially dangerous people in seconds, and learn how to protect yourself from:

Workplace Violence Bullying

Stalking Domestic Violence

Sex Assault School or College Violence

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

IN THIS TRAINING YOU WILL LEARN:

How to train your body for protection. How to act against violence in different locations,

work, home, and the street.

How to read people and their physically

aggressive actions. Understanding and avoiding sexually violent and

aggressive people.

How to use fear to your advantage!

AS A BONUS YOU WILL:

Learn verbal and psychological manipulation to use on violent people.

Learn about mob violence and what to do when it breaks out.

Receive a FREE STINGER! This personal protection device, used by professional

bodyguards and law enforcement, is a $20 value.

We are offering this course to the general public for $99 per person at the door on the day of the event.

The price is $79.00 per person if you pre-register online. PAYMENT IS NON-REFUNDABLE

PHILADELPHIA

Date: September 25, 2010 Time: 10 am – 1 pm

Location: Two Logan Square 18^th & Arch St. Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19103

Pre-register by making payment here: http://tinyurl.com/2bpn324

Date: September 26, 2010 Time: 11am - 2pm

Location: Two Logan Square 18^th & Arch St. Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19103

Pre-register by making payment here: http://tinyurl.com/37mzn3e

NEW YORK CITY

Date: September 14, 2010 Time: 7pm - 10pm

Location: 240 Madison Avenue Fifth Floor New York, NY 10016

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5 element broadsword seminar

2010-08-10T23:05:00.000-04:00

Find A school

2010-02-22T18:55:00.001-05:00

We have now added a find a TWC School in your area. Those of you whose addresses I do not have please email me your information.

Grandmaster Cheung coming to new jersey to do Seminars

2010-02-21T11:37:00.003-05:00

Change of dates

Seminar on Saturday,24 April @ 1PM TO 4PM forInstructors: The costs for the seminars are: $120.00/ day The seminar will cover Wing Chun and Dim mak .
Seminar on Sunday, 25 April @ 11AM TO 4PM for General Class: The costs for the seminars are: $120.00/ day The seminar will cover Wing Chun Science dealing with different types of fighting scenerios.

News Letter

2010-02-19T14:48:00.001-05:00

Thankyou for signing in for our news letter with the new site up my web developer said the news letter will be out within the next week thank you for you patience all the best Sifu Keith

Why all children should take martial arts

2009-09-22T09:58:00.000-04:00

Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
Princeton Place Shopping Center
3747 Church Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(856)231-0352
sifukeith@comcast.net

Why All Children Should Take Martial Arts

There are so many reasons why training martial arts are a great activity for people of all ages, but I’m just going to tell you about a few of them here. The best part about these reasons is that they apply to children and adults and everyone in between.

Throughout Asia, martial arts are taught to school children just as physical education classes are part of our children’s school day. If we would make the shift from general physical education classes to a martial arts curriculum, we would be giving our children all the benefits of a general physical education class and so much more.

Self-Defense

Training martial arts is like insurance. You hope you never need it, but you’re happy to have it when the need arises. Contrary to what many people think about training martial arts, it does not promote violence. In fact, training for self-defense allows you to develop focus, awareness, concentration and confidence to handle pretty much any situation that comes your way in a calm manner before it gets physically violent. It does however; also give you the physical skills to defend yourself if you need to.

Discipline

We all know what it means and we all need more of it. Martial arts are known for its ability to create discipline in adults and children. This discipline comes in the form of focus, concentration and respect. These are all skills taught through your training. Anyone who trains martial arts needs to be able to focus and concentrate on what they are learning so they can achieve the optimal benefit of their training. This concentration and focus carries over to other parts of life, including work, home and school. Another aspect taught through training martial arts is respect of others. Put these together and you have someone who shows discipline, confidence and respect.

Self-Confidence

You probably see it all the time. The self-confident person seems to get all the breaks. Martial arts can give you or your child the self-confidence you need to succeed. Training martial arts has a way of helping you believe in yourself and this will help you to stop standing in your own way of success. Training martial arts also helps you get in tune with your mind and body which gives you the skills you need to control and defend yourself as well as handle whatever situations that come your way.

Fitness and Fun

Yes, you can use both of those words in the same sentence and they can go hand in hand with martial arts. One of the reasons why people quit at their fitness programs is that they get bored. That’s what happens when some people join a gym and plan to do the same thing over and over again. With martial arts you are constantly practicing and learning new skills. This will relieve boredom and your desire to stop training.

Martial arts are exercises that children, adolescents, adults and seniors can practice regularly. It is an activity that can continue throughout life. Children won’t outgrow the ability or desire to practice martial arts as they get older. It is a lifestyle rather than an exercise.

The social skills taught in physical education classes can also be enhanced through martial arts. Because of the nature of martial arts, people often find that practicing martial arts requires concentration and focus and these skills carry over to other parts of life as well, including school work and later, jobs and family. Additionally, martial arts tend to focus on respect (both for self and others) which is a great asset for any school child and will give the child the skills needed to cooperate, take turns and follow rules appropriately.

Some people worry that teaching martial arts will foster a sense of violence and give bullies the skills they need to continue harming others. Martial arts do the opposite. A common characteristic of bullies is that they lack impulse control and also don’t know how to manage their anger. Martial arts can solve that because it helps reduce stress, it improves concentration and control and it teaches respect of others. In this sense, it also helps children who are bullied because it gives them the confidence they need to combat bullying before it even starts.

These are just a few reasons why martial arts' training is so important for children of all ages. Our world is changing and we need to help our children prepare for the challenges that come their way in life. Having discipline, social skills, respect for self and others and very important in today’s world, self-defense training, will give them the confidence they need to succeed in all areas of life. Children need a positive outlet. Martial arts fulfills that ne

Wing Chun Seminars for oct

2009-09-19T14:17:00.001-04:00

Master Keith Mazza's
WING CHUN SHUAI JIAO SEMINAR
(Wing Chun Throws)
Beginner through advanced students encouraged to attend!

DATE: Sunday, October 11, 2009
TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (1 hour break)
LOCATION: Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
3747 Church Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

COST: $100.00 Per Person (Fees are non-refundable)

2 DAY SEMINAR
COST: $175.00 Per Person
(see Oct. 10th Engagement Part 2 flier)

This Seminar will cover exercises to develop power in your throws, forms to develop your throws and throwing combinations. Also covered will be manipulation of throws so one can decide when throwing what part of the body will be affected. All throws will be shown from a point of pre-contact to contact to exchange to the throw.

Wing Chun Upcoming seminars for October

2009-09-19T14:16:00.000-04:00

Master Keith Mazza & Matau Guro Lou's

ENGAGEMENT PART 2 SEMINAR

Beginner through advanced students encouraged to attend!

DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009
TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (1 hour break)
LOCATION: Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
3747 Church Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

COST: $100.00 Per Person (Fees are non-refundable)

2 DAY SEMINAR
COST: $175.00 Per Person
(see Oct. 11th Wing Chun/Shuai Jiao flier)
This Seminar will cover the similarities of Wing Chun and Filipino Martial Art Stick Fighting (Amara Arkanis). A combination of empty hand, stick and butterfly sword will be taught by Master Keith Mazza and Matau Guro Lou.

Ask Master Mazza

2009-09-10T16:16:00.000-04:00

If there is anything in particular you are interested in me covering or seeing please email me
Sifukeith@comcast.net

Street Fighting self defense

2009-09-10T16:11:00.000-04:00

We are proud to announce our new video down load series on street fighting. We will be covering armed as well as un armed combat. techniques will be shown against single handed and multiple strikes. We will be dealing with base ball bats, short sticks long poles, edged weaponsas well as gun defenses. We will also be covering ,how to deal with multiple opponents.

Master Mazza's Traditional Wing Chun News

2009-08-30T23:20:00.000-04:00

Master Keith Mazza is now offering downloadable videos for his Wing Chun Power Building course. They can be found at http://www.topdogmartialarts.com/wingchun.html
and Sifu Keith will be giving tips and news updates with this blog.