Principles Pave the Way
Saturday, August 27th, 2011Last Sunday’s class was a long one, beginning with an in-depth discussion of some basic number systems – direct examples as well as symbolisms found today and throughout history, all over the world, in a variety of subject areas.
If you weren’t there for that, sorry you’ll just have to pick it up another time. However, it was just some principles. But the idea (or principle) of principles is an important one. (more…)
Black Mountain 2011 Recap: Saturn Rising!
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011Well, it’s taken me a full week to pull myself together to write this, but another Black Mountain Retreat is history. With Saturn blazing overhead, the first night we knew we were in for something special, and we were right! Before the bruises and my poor old memory fade any further, I figure now would be a good time to hit some of the highlights of one of our best retreats yet…
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu – Accepting New Students
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010As you may know, the Northern Shaolin Kung Fu class is on a summer break for the month of June.
New Martial Arts Video Clip!
Saturday, February 27th, 2010New martial arts video clip.
Demo Video’s from Chinese New Year 2010!
Monday, February 15th, 2010Here are some videos from CNY 2010 hosted by Sifu Gary Mitchell’s Chien Hong Kung Fu School here in Atlanta. Enjoy!
Another Northern Shaolin advancement
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009PATHS Atlanta sends congratulations to Jay, who recently passed his Northern Shaolin Kung Fu test earlier this month. Jay would later remark "…that was the hardest class yet!"
Two more Northern Shaolin tests Passed!
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
PATHS Atlanta sends congratulations to Philip and Aiken, who recently passed their Northern Shaolin Kung Fu tests on Sunday, September 27th, 2009. It was quite a day. As one of the first sessions with the new time starting later in the day, the session was long and hard.
New Classes – Northern Shaolin and Qigong
Saturday, August 1st, 2009New classes have been added throughout the week for Northern Shaolin, and a brand-spanking-new Qigong class has been created as well.
Increase your martial arts training and achieve true kung fu with these new additions!
See the Classes and Calendar of Events pages for more details
Is Kung Fu a Martial Art?
Friday, April 10th, 2009Yes and No. And yet your Martial art can either have Kung Fu or not.
Technically speaking, the term "Kung Fu", sometimes spelled Kongfu or Kong Fu, comes from the Chinese words 功夫 (gōng fu), and means skill, art, labor, or effort. Put together it means a skill or art derived through labor and effort.
