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Lantern Row Kung Fu
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Southern-style kung fu

Kung fu for families, teens and adults

Forms, staff work and partner drills in English and Vietnamese, plus a lion dance team that practices on Saturday mornings. Try a class, or start with the winter schedule below.

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  • Ages 7 to adult
  • Classes of up to 14
  • English and Vietnamese
A row of plain wooden practice staffs leaning on a wall rack in a quiet room

Winter session

The week, evenings and Saturday

Pick an age group, then a sash level, and try the class that fits.

Winter session

Showing 14 of 14

  • Monday

    • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

      Juniors

      Forms and drills · Khue Than · Main floor

      Ages 7 to 11White to green sashOpenTry a class

    • 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

      Teens

      Forms and partner work · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      Ages 12 to 17All sashesOpenTry a class

    • 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm

      Adults

      Forms and partner work · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      AdultsAll sashesOpenTry a class

  • Tuesday

    • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

      Juniors

      Forms and drills · Khue Than · Main floor

      Ages 7 to 11White to green sashWaitlistTry a class

    • 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm

      Forms and staff

      Khue Than · Main floor

      Ages 12 and upGreen sash and upOpenTry a class

    • 8:15 pm – 9:00 pm

      Lion dance team

      Nghia Cu · Main floor

      Ages 12 and upAll sashesOpenTry a class

  • Wednesday

    • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

      Juniors

      Forms and drills · Khue Than · Main floor

      Ages 7 to 11White to green sashOpenTry a class

    • 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

      Teens

      Forms and partner work · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      Ages 12 to 17All sashesOpenTry a class

    • 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm

      Adults

      Forms and partner work · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      AdultsAll sashesFull

  • Thursday

    • 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm

      Forms and staff

      Khue Than · Main floor

      Ages 12 and upGreen sash and upOpenTry a class

    • 8:15 pm – 9:00 pm

      Adults

      Partner work · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      AdultsAll sashesOpenTry a class

  • Saturday

    • 9:00 am – 10:00 am

      Family class

      Forms and drills · Khue Than · Main floor

      Parent and childWhite to green sashOpenTry a class

    • 10:15 am – 12:00 pm

      Lion dance team

      Nghia Cu · Main floor

      Ages 12 and upAll sashesOpenTry a class

    • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

      Adults

      Forms · Nghia Cu · Main floor

      AdultsAll sashesOpenTry a class

Sample classes.

Classes of up to 14 students. Parents are welcome on the bench by the door. Times change by session, and the booking page has this week's.

What a class is like

One class, start to finish

Every class follows the same shape, so a first visit has no surprises.

  1. 01

    Step 1: Bow in

    Students line up by sash, bow to the teacher and to each other, and the class begins.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Warm up

    Joints, stances and footwork at an easy pace. A teacher shows how to scale each move.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Forms and drills

    A hand form or a staff form, then short drills in pairs. Students at different sashes work side by side.

  4. 04

    Step 4: Bow out

    A short cool-down, a few words from the teacher and a bow. Parents wait on the bench by the door.

The performance group

The lion dance team

Students ages 12 and up who want to learn the lion, the drum and the cymbals practice on Tuesday and Saturday, and show what they have learned at neighborhood events through the winter season.

About the team

  • The lion

    Two dancers move as one lion: one carries the head and one follows at the back. It begins with the stances students already learn in class.

    • Learned in pairs

    • Stances from class carry over

  • Drum and cymbals

    The drummer sets the pace and the cymbals and gong follow it. Learning to listen to the drum comes before learning to dance.

    • Timing before steps

    • Open to students who do not dance

  • Forms on the floor

    Short hand forms and staff forms, shown one at a time with the coach announcing each one. Students choose a form they have practiced in class.

    • Hand forms and staff forms

    • Chosen with the instructor

The sash path

Four sashes, white to black

Each color adds a few skills to the last. Students of every age work toward the same sashes, and every student moves at their own pace.

  1. White sash

    Ages 7 and up
    Skills

    • Horse stance and bow stance

    • Bowing in and bowing out

    • The first short form

  2. Yellow sash

    Skills

    • Stance changes and footwork

    • Blocks and hand strikes on pads

    • A second short form

    Moving up

    When the instructor sees the skills, at a sash test

  3. Green sash

    Skills

    • Kicks and kick combinations

    • A first partner set

    • A longer hand form and a staff form

    Moving up

    When the instructor sees the skills, at a sash test

  4. Black sash

    Skills

    • Teaching a stance or a form to the whole class

    • Every form taught here

    • Drum and cymbal timing for the lion dance team

    Moving up

    When the instructor sees the skills, at a sash test

Where to startTry a class

Sample levels.

Stripes on a sash mark the steps between colors.

Teachers

Who is on the floor

Two teachers share the week, and both teach in English and in Vietnamese.

  • Nghia Cu, head instructor and owner, in a grey training top with his arms crossed in a bright training room

    Nghia Cu

    Head instructor and owner

    Nghia opened the school, teaches the teen and adult classes and leads the lion dance team. He speaks English and Vietnamese. Ask him about his own training and who taught him.

  • Khue Than, instructor, in a black tunic in a ready stance on a practice mat

    Khue Than

    Instructor, juniors and staff

    Khue teaches the juniors' class, the forms and staff class and the Saturday family class. She speaks English and Vietnamese, and she is the first teacher most new families meet.

Questions

Before a first class

More questions

How old do I have to be?

Juniors start at age 7. Teens train from 12 to 17, and adult classes are for ages 18 and up. The Saturday family class is for students 7 and up with a parent.

What do I wear to the first class?

A plain t-shirt and loose pants. Take off jewelry, tie long hair back and leave shoes off the floor. A uniform comes when you join.

Can I watch a class first?

Yes. Parents and anyone thinking of joining can sit on the bench by the door and watch.

What is a class like?

We bow in, warm up, practice a form, drill with a partner and bow out. Warm-ups are at an easy pace, and every fitness level starts here.

How do sashes work?

A student tests for the next sash when the instructor sees the skills. Every student moves at their own pace.

Try a class this week

Pick a class on the booking page and come in a plain t-shirt and loose pants. We will show you around before it starts.

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