Weapons Class

Weapons Class is an optional class for students who have made it to the level 2 class and are at least 12 years of age. When a student moves to level 3 class, the age requirement changes to the parent’s discretion. This class is only open to new students once or twice a year when we are about to learn a new weapon. In this way all students learn the same material together at the same time. We offer two different Weapons classes - Baguazhang Weapons, and Tai Chi Weapons.

All weapons are taught as an extension of the body and led by the mind. A “Weapon” is a concept. We use these weapons as Tools to improve our Kung Fu while strengthening our body and building greater awareness in ourselves and our surroundings. Weapons training is one of the major pillars of Kung Fu training.

For each weapon we start off learning stances as well as basic drills. From there we expand on these concepts and explore movement through learning traditional forms. Once students start to show fluency and control with their weapon, we move into basic 2 person exercises so that they can grasp application and connection. Finally we explore free form combat with each weapon in a safe, noncompetitive way so as to build real life application skills.