The history of PATHS Atlanta Kung Fu is undoubtedly interesting. In fact, the PATHS of today and the PATHS of its founding in 2007 are two very different animals. Sifu Kiessling's Northern Shaolin Kung Fu classes of yesteryear and the classes of today are vastly different as well. And the journey from there to here was long. But at least it's interesting. Not as interesting as Chinese History Podcasts or the Lineage & History of our Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, but you know.
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Kung Fu Classes
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Northern Shaolin Kung Fu classes at PATHS Atlanta Kung Fu are outdoors. They are two hours each on Wednesday nights at 6 pm and Sundays at 12:00 noon in Glenlake Park. The park is just a half-mile away from downtown Decatur, in metro Atlanta. Find out more in our Class Schedule and Location page. All of our Kung Fu classes are Teen / Adult Kung Fu classes - the minimum age for attendance is 15 years old.
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu
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Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, or more specifically, the Northern Shaolin Boxing School is a very specific style of Kung Fu or Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) made quite popular by the legendary Gu Ru Zhang. Gu is popularly known for his skill and public demonstrations of Tie Zhang Gong or Iron Palm Skill, which is a special conditioning method found in many martial art systems and not necessarily part of the curriculum.
Lineage & History
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In the world of Kung Fu, stories abound regarding the history (check out the Chinese History Podcasts, among our other Resources), lineage, and origin of styles; complete with fact, fiction, and a blurry line between. Northern Shaolin Kung Fu is not exempt from this habit. Here, we offer one of the more popular versions of our look into the past.
Curriculum
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Regardless of what instructor, school, sub-style or flavor encountered, the Core Curriculum of the Northern Shaolin Boxing School () (boxing here refers to Chinese Boxing or Chinese Martial Arts, more commonly known as Kung Fu () of the Gu Ruzhang ( ) lineage consists of several categories. Some Northern Shaolin lineages have more or fewer categories than others.
Schedule & Locations
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The Schedule for our Teen/Adult Kung Fu classes is currently scheduled 2x a week on Wednesday evenings & Sunday afternoons. Read some of our Reviews to get a feel of just what that's like. Contact Us to inquire about Private Lesson requests, schedule your Private Lesson, ask about Northern Shaolin Kung Fu classes, about us as an organization, etc.
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