SRKF Family atmosphere

I love Kung Fu.


Heck, I love all martial arts. I love the beauty and the grace that is present within all martial arts (from Kung Fu to Muay Thai and beyond). I love the science that is inherent and present within all martial arts, and the biomechanical and physiological understanding that is inherent behind all the techniques. To see a skilled practitioner passionately training and practicing, is to see a love and grace and beauty presented in a subtle and potentially inherently deadly methodology. Martial arts is a paradox in itself; a killing blow, a lock, a throw that is a beautiful and typically graceful technique.


So, if I love all martial arts, why did I just say that "I Love Kung Fu?"


The atmosphere at Silent River Kung Fu. I've trained at a few martial arts places, and one particular thing that I've noticed about Silent River, is the atmosphere. It is a welcoming and open atmosphere, where a sense of ego is lacking and replaced with an atmosphere of passion: A passion for learning, for helping others learn, and for developing as martial artists. In my humble and limited experience in training in martial arts, I feel that Silent River Kung Fu has an amazing atmosphere that is conductive to training and improving as a martial artist. Not only are the combatives, forms, and technical aspects taught and maintained effectively, but the spiritual and community drive are also paramount. One may travel to an MMA school to train to be skilled and amazing within the ring and within the ring sports. However, to be a well rounded martial artist, Silent River Kung Fu has one heck of an atmosphere to allow for one's development into a martial artist.


Notwithstanding, other schools definitely have such an atmosphere and are conductive to the development of a prime martial artist (in the skill and spiritual sense). These schools (with Silent River Kung Fu among their ranks), are integral in the development of one as a martial artist, and the development of a strong and healthy community.

So, the family atmosphere at Silent River Kung Fu is pretty awesome, to say the least. I also have a funny feeling that my kung fu family is going to whoop my buttocks for failing to blog in a long time as well....

Cheers,

Sifu Harrigan