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 **American Kung Fu is taught by Master Shi Yan Feng. Kung Fu in America started in the 1992.American Kung Fu Rules are** **respect which is holding someone or something with higher regard. At American Kung Fu Academy respect is our first value. We believe that without respect for one's self, one's elders, one's peers, one's teachers, and one's family it is impossible to cultivate the type of growth necessary to excel. However, respect does not stop here. We should strive to reach a higher plane of understanding. This means we should earnestly attempt to understand other people, cultures, religions, values, arts, and ways of life. This better understanding will foster tolerance among people whether young are old. We all have a right to be here and disrespect is not tolerated here, humility the quality one posesses to be modest and politely submissive. Our second value, humility, teaches us another important lesson. It is never acceptable in life to be boastful, arrogant or rude. This is even more true at our school. We should always strive to be proud of what we do while being careful to not consider ourself better than or on a higher level than anyone else. Everyone who does anything can improve upon that talent in some fashion. While it is true that some people have natural talents and abilities they too must learn to be humble, and discipline a calm, controlled behavior. While discipline is our third value it should not be considered a lower value. In fact, all of them carry the same amount of importance. Discipline will carry you far in any aspect of life. At our school you must remain disciplined. Coming to class, setting aside time to practice when not in class, stretching daily, and all of the other things we discuss in class require discipline on the part of one's self. Remember that all of our black sashes were white sashes that did not quit. This is because they were able to respect one another as well as themselves, remain humble enough to listen to what they were learning, and disciplined enough to keep coming back! American Shaolin Kung Fu, located in Sugar Land, Texas, is led by Shaolin Master Shi Yan Feng. For over 7 years, Master Feng has been teaching martial arts in the Houston and Sugar Land area.** **__ Chinese Kung Fu  __** **Kung Fu is one of the most well known examples of traditional Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest and long lasting sports. The theory of Kung Fu is based upon classical Chinese philosophy. It is a unique combination of exercises, self-defense, self-discipline, and art. A distinction is made between "external" and "internal" kung fu. It is said that "In external kung fu, you exercise your tendons, bones, and skin & in internal kung fu, you train your spirit your qi, and your mind. Kung Fu in Chinese is “hard work”. It is not only a form of healthful exercise and highly effective system of self-defense, but also a benefit to the practitioner’s mental and spiritual well-being. A person’s body cannot act without the mind, and a calm spirit must direct the mind. Kung-fu blends mind, spirit, and body together, enabling the harmonious action between the elements of a person’s life. The first father of Kung Fu is Shang-Chi.**      [|Glogster]
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