Teacher: –Sifu Alex Lamas
Kung Fu Class Description
Ancient warriors developed Kung Fu as way of self-defense, over the centuries it was eventually adopted by the Buddhist monks of Shaolin. It was in these temples that Kung Fu was recognized not only as a way of physical fitness but to be practiced as a path toward mindfulness. In our class we will explore how the ancient monastics discovered their health and meditative advantages that still benefit us in the modern day. Chinese martial arts can counteract todays over complicated lifestyles and like the monks of past and present, we can discover how it can be a way to bring us back to our true nature.
The concept of Fu-Jow Pai was modeled after the fighting strategy of an attacking tiger. The striking movements are lightning fast, agile and powerful. The training encompasses both physical and spiritual development and emphasizes strenuous exercises, as well as spiritual discipline. The practitioners not only benefit from the health and self-defense aspects, but also can develop a stronger and more self-confident personality within. -From the Fu Jow Pai Federation, Inc.
Sifu Alex Lamas is a Kung Fu and Tai Chi instructor in Westchester and the Bronx, NY. and has been involved with the martial arts since the age of 12, in 1996 Sifu Alex Lamas studied the Fu Jow Pai system of Kung Fu under Master Shue Yiu Kwan. In 2001 he became an instructor at Kwan’s Kung Fu and is a current member of the Kwan’s Kung Fu Chinese Lion Dance Team. Other systems that Sifu Lamas has studied are Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Shotokan Karate, and Tai Chi, which he continues to develop under his teachers Master Kwan and Grand Master Wai Hong.
As a Kung Fu and Tai Chi Instructor, Sifu Lamas has brought his program to schools, campuses and is also teaching Tai Chi to autistic populations. Sifu Lamas is a practicing Buddhist who took refuge under Ven. Dhamadipa, Abbott of Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY. He has been studying meditation for 17 years and is an official tour guide at Chuang Yen Monastery.
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