Traditional Chinese Martial Arts for every age and skill level (usually ages 7 and up)

Class Agenda:

Kung Fu training involves fast, powerful movements, deep stances, and heavy physical exertion. Our curriculum begins by building the strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, and tenacity needed to perform techniques at full intensity.

Over time, as the student becomes fitter and more confident, more challenging techniques and forms are introduced, building on the existing foundation.

Kung Fu I: This class teaches fundamental skills needed for the Mizong Lohan style, as well as three beginning empty-hand forms. It covers conditioning, basic stances, kicks, punches, combinations, and simple applications for forms and techniques. All sparring in Kung Fu I is single-point sparring. It is designed for first-time students through orange belt. Upper ranking students are welcome in this class as well, but are expected to assist in teaching when requested by the instructor.

Kung Fu II: This class builds upon the skills learned in Kung Fu I, proceeding at a higher intensity and introducing more challenging techniques and combinations. Students continue learning empty hand forms, and learn a saber form and a staff form. Sparring may occur in single-point or continuous format. All students in Kung Fu II should be at least an orange belt unless otherwise approved by the instructor, and should bring sparring gear to every class.

Kung Fu III: This class dramatically increases the scope and complexity of techniques practiced, and includes many aerial maneuvers. Forms taught in this class include a number of advanced empty hand forms, a more advanced saber form, and a spear form. Applications include continuous sparring, throws, and 2-person weapons sets. All students in Kung Fu III should be at least a blue-purple belt, and should bring sparring gear to every class.

Beyond: Mizong Lohan has over 60 forms, 18 weapons, and countless applications in nearly every range. Most of these are taught after completion of the curriculum provided in the three Kung Fu classes above, which mainly cover the techniques needed up to first degree black belt only. After that, the real learning begins...

Certified Instructor:

Lee’s White Leopard Kung Fu and Tai Chi Schools USA

25 Years personal student of Grandmaster Johnny Kwong Ming Lee

Rankings:

MyJhong Lawhorn – 3rd Degree Black Belt

World Organization of Wushu Kung Fu Masters – 4th Degree Master Instructor

Achievements:

35 years experience as national Competitor, Coach, and tournament Judge with numerous national and world competition wins, including -

2009 ICMAC World Finals Bahamas - Traditional Northern Forms World Champion (35+)

1997 Kung Fu World Championships Orlando (aired on ESPN)

Three gold and Two silver medals in Advanced Kung Fu forms and Fighting  

Certified Instructor:

Lee’s White Leopard Kung Fu and Tai Chi Schools USA

• I.C.M.A.C. San Francisco 2011  - Adult Men’s overall Grand Champion  
• I.C.M.A.C. World Finals Bahamas 2010 - 4 Bronze Medals
• Multiple Awards in Various Martial Arts Competitions 

Sifu “Tex” started Kung Fu as a child, learning first from his father, then meeting Grand Master “Johnny” Lee Kwong Ming when he was 8. Tex quickly fell in love with the competition and performance of martial arts. After a break during High School, Tex recommitted himself to the studies of External and Internal styles and, under the direct teaching of Grandmaster Lee, obtained his Black Belt in My Jhong Law Horn kung fu in 2013.

In 2011, while teaching at West Gate Kung Fu School in Boulder CO, Sifu Tex entered and won the Adult Northern Men’s Grand Championship at the International Chinese Martial Arts Championships (ICMAC) in San Francisco. After returning to Dallas, TX for a short period, the next step was to open his own school. In 2014 Tex moved to Vancouver WA and established Eternal Arts Kung Fu. When witnessing kung fu classes taught by Sifu Tex, you can feel the passion Sifu Tex has for passing the art to the next generation.

1. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move around in.

2. Bring some water or a sports drink for breaks, and make sure to hydrate yourself before class.

3. Come a few minutes early so you can meet the instructor, tell us about yourself, ask any questions, and move around a bit before class starts. Make sure you inform the instructor of any relevant health conditions (asthma, seizures, painful joints, etc.) before the class begins.

4. If you have prior martial arts or other movement training, adhere to an old Chinese maxim: "empty your cup." A full cup can hold no more water. When learning a new martial art, it is best to temporarily forget what you have learned in other styles and at other classes, and approach things from a fresh 

perspective. This isn't just good for learning techniques—it's good for the soul.

5. Take your time and don't try to move too fast, punch too hard, or kick too high on your first day. Just do what you can and ease your way into the new movements.

6. If you need to take a break or drink some water before a scheduled break, just bow to the instructor and quietly step outside or to the side or the room. You do not need to ask permission from anyone.

7. The instructor will correct your movements through both touch and voice. If you prefer not to be touched for corrections, just let the instructor know before the class begins.

8. Don't talk while the instructor is talking – just listen intently and try to absorb the lesson.

9. If you have questions, wait until the break to ask them.

10. Do not ask for more knowledge after you have already been instructed, particularly when learning forms. This rule is counterintuitive for Westerners, but in Chinese culture it is the teacher, not the 

student, who controls the pace of learning. If the instructor invites questions, feel free to ask for clarification on techniques that you have been taught.

11. In partner exercises, we aim to learn applications and get to know our fellow classmates. The use of excessive force in joint lock, throwing, or sparring exercises in an attempt to show dominance is a sign of poor ego containment and is strongly discouraged.

12. Stretch after the class is finished, and drink some more water. If you don't have a post-workout regimen, ask the instructor or an assistant instructor and they'll show you some stretches. This will reduce some of the soreness that you'll feel the next day.

Mizong Lohan (spelled My Jhong Law Horn in Cantonese) is the result of an artful blending of two older styles, Mizongquan and Luohanquan, by Shaolin monks in the Song Mountains of H`enan Province, China some 250-350 years ago.

Mizongquan means "lost-track" or "labyrinth" style, and was first developed in Hebei Province several hundred years earlier. Mizong is known for its deceptive footwork, internal-style softness, and tendency to confuse and frustrate opponents. 

Luohanquan is a Northern Shaolin style characterized by its external power, deep stances, and straight-line, long-distance attacks.

In Mizong Lohan, the monks attempted to blend the internal softness and sophisticated strategies of Mizongquan with the strength and grandeur of Luohanquan. They succeeded, creating a new style that was uniquely mobile and evasive even as it was solid and powerful, both smart and tough. Mizong Lohan later left the Henan Shaolin temple and became established in Hebei Province to the North, in the town of Chuong Hsien as well as neighboring Nan Pei county. 

All modern practitioners of the Mizong Lohan style trace their lineage to Grandmaster Yip Yu Ting (Yeh Chuk-chuan) of Chuong Hsien, who at a young age in the early 20th Century became the Chief of Guards of the All Victory Security Service of the East Gate, a caravan-guarding company in the tumultuous and bandit-infested "Wild West" of Northern China. 

Yip's use of his martial arts skills in defending caravans became legendary, and eventually took him far away from his home village. He gradually migrated from Northern China, where he taught the armies of a series of generals, to Shanghai, where he became an Instructor at the prestigious Central Jing Wu Athletic Association, and finally to Hong Kong, where he spent the bulk of his career as a martial arts teacher at the South China Athletic Association.

Grand-masters Johnny Lee (Dallas, Texas) and Chih Hung Marr (Toronto),  both moved to the USA in 1974, and are senior disciples of the late Great Grandmaster Yip.  

Vancouver Chinese Association Spring Fest

2017 - 2018

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State Fair of Texas 2010:

Sifu Tex straight sword

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnVyJtJo9ro

Sifu Eric Spear  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ECq4YfkzY 

Grandmaster Lee's site:

http://www.leeswhiteleopardkungfu.com/