Flying Tortoise
Kung Fu
Upcoming Dates
Open Weeks: (Matriculation dates) June 16-22, August 26 - September 1
Midterms & Finals: May 3rd, June 7th
Summer Break 1: June 9-15
Summer Break 2: August 19-25
Specializes in application centered Chinese Internal Martial Arts, Chinese Long Fist Martial Arts and Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian). Each discipline we teach is deeply informed by our strong and ever evolving connection to our Masters in China, Brazil and beyond. We are the only school in the world that is lineaged in and teaches both Liang style Bagua and Cheng style Bagua. At Flying Tortoise students can expect to interact with authentic material and a curriculum true to the modern practice of these wonderful arts.
Our Studio
Goal
We provide our students with top quality martial arts in a safe and supportive training environment. We welcome everyone from the hobbyist to the seasoned hand. Our community is made ever stronger by the rad folk who come in, train and share their days with us.
Capoeira - Taiji - Bagua - Paochui - Pigua - Beijing Kung Fu -
Capoeira - Taiji - Bagua - Paochui - Pigua - Beijing Kung Fu -
Ways To Work With Us
Classes
We offer 2 kinds of weekly classes: Drop-in Classes that you can join any time and Enrollment Classes that have fixed entry dates. Drop- in Classes (all fundamentals and capoeira classes) remain accessible all year. Enrollment Classes welcome people to join them 5 times per year. The Bulletin Board will have relevant dates for testing and enrollment on it.
Workshops
We have collected a handful of Martial Arts Masters who we love and respect. Whenever possible we host them at our school and share them with our student base!
Corporate Experiences
Does your business desire an event that will take you / your employees to the next level of performance on and off the floor? Our Experiences range from 45 minutes to multiple day events and can focus on strength building, internal kung fu alignment, and can include Gong Fu Cha (Chinese tea ceremony) education and enjoyment.
Educational Experiences
If Our staff are excited to visit your school and provide everything from a 20 minute presentation on Capoeira and Brazilian culture, Chinese Martial Arts or Chinese Tea Ceremony (Gong Fu Cha)
Frequently Asked Questions
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We teach many styles of Northern Chinese Kung Fu (Gong Fu) as well as the Afro-Brazilian art, Capoeira. Within the Chinese artforms are long first styles (paochui, sanda and pigua), internal kung fu styles (taiji, bagua xingyi, paochui) and a grappling style: shuaijiao.
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No. We have monthly memberships that cover 11 months of class every year. We break with Portland Public Schools 4 times per year. There are 3 membership tiers:
1 class/week
2 classes/week
unlimited classes/week
Visit Student Resources for more info.
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Absolutely. We are a teaching school. We specialize in building teachers from the ground up which means we stress the foundations of all artforms and carefully build upon them to create capable martial artists.
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Yes. As a teaching school our goal is to create and support advanced practitioners. For our senior teachers, improving our martial arts knowledge is a lifelong endeavor that involves closely working with the foremost experts in the world. Master Joey continues to spend 2 months per year in Beijing working with his masters. He was recently made the first non-Chinese Cheng Style Bagua KaiMen in a generation. This means he has the permission of his Bagua master and the Cheng Association in Beijing to create disciples and masters of his own.
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This is an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming, BIPOC welcoming studio. We are woman managed studio. We have had a number of students transition while at our studio and have had several trans Instructors. We aim to maintain an academy that provides an affirming experience and a quality martial arts education for everyone.