MARTIAL ARTS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN, NEW YORK
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Dec. 23 , 2025
We're adding a new Sunday morning Qigong class, starting this weekend, Dec. 28th. If you want to join us, please etext or email us. This class is $25 or $20 for members. We'll practice for a little over a half hour. We'll be working on a profound and healing set called "Zhineng Qigong," a practice focused on restoring health and developing one's own healing systems; it's often referred to as "Medical Qigong". It's easy, focused on movements you can do standing or in a chair. The class will be taught be Sifu Dario Acosta, online. We will provide zoom link if you're interested in attending. Reach out to us! We're also teaching a Qigong set called "13 Luohan." It's pure energy! More about that soon.
Meanwhile, so much is going on at North Sky Kung Fu! We're getting ready for the holidays, planning our schedule. It turns out Christmas and New Years Day are both on a Thursday so we'll be moving our classes on those days to the previous Wednesday. And did you know you can buy Kung Fu gift certificates?
More generally, we're happy to say our studio is cozy and warm. It's getting quieter as people prepare to leave for vacation. That means there's time for anyone who wants to try Kung Fu with us. Looking ahead, we're getting ready for another tournament at the end of February - that will be Feb. 22, 2026. So as always, there's plenty to do at North Sky Kung Fu.
October 23, 2025
We're teaching a new Qigong Form in a 3pm Wednesday online class! We'll be working on the famous 13 Luohan Qigong set. It's a form that incorporates Tai Chi style movements into a dynamic, energy-generating format. It's easy to learn and we'll take it one move at a time. We'll also work on the Yang 24 Tai Chi form – the International form you see practiced around the world. Please email or call if you'd like to join this program. This program is $15 per class. By the way, Qigong works really well in a Zoom setting so give it a try.
August 19, 2025
We're excited about Fall this year! We moved last December and with more space and easier access, we're planning more classes and more Kung Fu fun and Tai Chi focus. We're working on our schedule for Fall now, and will have it up soon. So stay in touch, join our email list, or reach out and come for a trial class. Remember we have classes for kids and adults, so for humans 5 years old and up....we have a class for you!
July 25, 2025
We had a great experience at the US Kuo Shu championship in Maryland, this past July. We went down there for the weekend with our team and yes, we came home with some medals. Here's a photo of our team. It was a great tournament and we met a lot of old Kung Fu friends. Our group competed in "empty hand" forms and weapons, including saber, spear, fan, and whip chain. We look forward to the tournament next year....join us!
April 15, 2025 - Spring Energy
Are you ready to try something new this Spring? Join us at North SKy Kung Fu for the traditional Kung Fu experience. We help your body and mind work together for better fitness, awareness, and balance - on every level. In this challenging time, it's important to stay centered. Kung Fu can help.
March 30, 2025 - Tai Chi Push Hands Seminar!
Sifu Julie invited a guest to join us on March 30th for a very special look at Tai Chi push hands. North Sky Kung Fu's guest, Inoshi, brought his over 20 years of experience to our group. After some interesting warm-ups we worked out way up to a real "playing push hands" experience. It was a terrific hour and half and we enjoyed it so much we planned to do it again next month! If you're interested, join us (send a message or give us a call.)
January 3, 2025 - North Sky's new location is up and running!
The instructors and students are excited about our new space on 29th Street. First of all, it's...quiet. New York City can be wonderfully exciting, but when you are practicing Tai Chi and Kung Fu, sometimes you just want to focus. 29th Street is calm and relatively quiet. The new space is bigger, brighter, with higher ceilings, which makes a difference when it comes to long weapons. We have a second studio, for private lessons. We're still decorating and we'll have our logo up soon. But classes are on, and we look forward to a great 2025. Sifu Julie and Sifu Dario wish you the same!
July 2024 -Kung Fu Tournament News
We went to Maryland on July 12 to July 14th to participate in the "International Kuo Shu Tournament." We had a terrific time, won some medals, and saw many old friends and acquaintances. What a great tournament -- super judges, good competitors, and a real variety of kung fu styles. There was also Tai Chi, and other internal styles, and lots of fighting including "Lei Tai". We'll definitely be back next year, and we thank the students who took a chance and joined us.
June 2024 - Students take black sash test!
Our students Sam (shown here) and Max took their black sash test, capping years of dedication and practice. It was a difficult exam that included everything from partner weapons forms to 108 locks to "Lin Kuen", a classic Ying Jow Pai form. They were excellent, and they showed us their absolute best. We congratulate them, along with the other students (like Christophe, shown here) who challenged themselves, and took their sash tests this June. It isn't easy but there's nothing more rewarding.
It's Sash Test season April 2024
We're proud of our students who recently took their sash test. We congratulate students Anke, Temes, and Quincy who advanced this season to a new level. All of them were focused on their goal, and worked hard, especially in the weeks before their sash test. Their dedication to Eagle Claw is impressive, especially for the young Eagles.
We congratulate our newest yellow sash
ICMAC Championship in Orlando - July 2023
We had an exciting and challenging weekend at the ICMAC tournament in Orlando last weekend. We'll add more photos soon but here's a picture of our group as we get ready to enter the hall. Our students competed in the empty-hand form and weapons categories, as well as in Tai Chi, with two students doing continuous sparring. We came home with several medals, after a long day of waiting and watching. What a great experience! It was genuinely a rich snapshot of the world of Chinese martial arts, with so many unique and unusual styles. From "Lost Track" (Mizong) To "White Ape" (Tongbei).
Sifu Dario and Julie with our students in Orlando.
May 30th special visits, tournament prep and more
We are in full swing now getting ready for the ICMAC Championship in Orlando Florida. We have 7 competitors heading to Florida so far, and we're ramping up our practice now. The tournament will be from June 30th -July 2nd, 2023. One of the highlights of May 2023 was a visit from Eagle Claw Grandmaster Leung Shum, seen here posing with students.
Note, we're planning for the summer now, so if you've been thinking about trying Kung Fu, now is a great time to start. We'll be updating our schedule as people leave for vacation with more opportunity to private and semi-private classes.
Grandmaster Shum visiting our school.
April 1st - A Birthday Banquet
We had a wonderful evening with our Sifu, Grandmaster Leung Shum, last Saturday down at the Golden Unicorn in Chinatown. Over a hundred of his students, family, and friends gathered for the event. It was a great evening and Sifu Dario and Sifu Julie were glad to to see our extended Ying Jow Pai family.
UPDATE: We had a great visit last weekend, from our teacher's teacher – Grandmaster Leung Shum. What a great experience for our students who got to have the father of Eagle Claw in the US watch them practice.
Happy Year of the Rabbit.
Feb 8 - Happy Year of the Rabbit!
Some of our members joined us for dinner in a nearby Chinese restuarant to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. We had a great evening, and it was good to spend some time with our Eagle Claw practitioners. We had great Chinese food and dumplings. Hopefully next year we can have a demo and lion dance along with our banquet!