Traditional kung fu for a modern practice
Our Martial Arts
Internal and external martial arts are taught with the goal of creating martial artists with solid foundations for modern application.
Also known as Tai Chi. We teach Li and Chen style taiji. Included in Beijing Kung Fu classes. (water-bending)
Internal Kung Fu: We are the only school in the world lineaged in Liang and Chen Baguazhang. Included in Beijing Kung Fu classes. (air-bending)
Blend of Internal Kung Fu and Long Fist Style: focused on powerful hand strikes and low kicks. Included in Beijing Kung Fu.
Internal Power coordination and a simplified framwork Included in Beijing Kung Fu classes (fire-bending)
XingYi
We are excited to add Bruce Lee’s artform to our curated collection of high quality martial arts classes.
Acrobatic Brazilian Martial Art that includes live sparring and music.
External Kung Fu: Pigua is known for its long swinging arm movements, explosive power and fluid techniques designed to strike opponents from different angles
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.
A school rooted in lineage
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Founder Shifu Joey Haber started martial arts in 1988 and has taught since 1999, including at the Inosanto Academy. In 2024 he became the first Americnan Master of Cheng BaGuaZhangformally recognized by the Chinese famkily in a generation. He holds the rank of KaiMen (Master). We are the only school in the world lineaged in and teaching both Cheng and Liang Bagua. Every artform here is informed by our ongoing connection to masters in China, Brazil and beyond.