These Times are for All Classes

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These are the class times at Blue Ridge Kung Fu. It is up to the student to make sure that class is still held on time as inclement weather does alter schedules from time to time. Classes are held (Monday - Thursday) and right now there are no Friday, or weekend classes, because those days are for seminars, private classes or personal training for some students.

Tuhon Gaudiosa Ruby teaches the Comjuka-Kali art

Tuhon Ruby made her yearly visit to Blue Ridge Kung Fu Arnis Academy from her headquarters in El Paso, TX., and shared the Comjuka-Kali (meaning Combat-Judo-Kali) system with her Boone students. It was a pleasure to learn from such a knowledgeable Tuhon in the Kali art and she, along with her husband Punong Guro Gary Ruby, taught a great seminar April 14-16, 2011.

She is called "The Queen of Filipino Martial Arts" and has traveled all over the globe teaching and showing her system. It is a family based, and shared combative martial art, that is comprised of combat weapon fighting, unarmed combat, combat ground fighting, as well as Filipino customs and cultures. During this seminar, we touched on it all.

Thursday, the senior students were treated to the native language of the Philippines, Tagolouge, in which Tuhon and Punong Guru had fun hearing us learn the words. Understanding the language is a critical part of the art and a must to know in order to advance. We messed up plenty of words but in the end, we had too much fun.

Martial Art Originated in the Shao-Lin Temple

One of the most well-rounded arts in the world.

Sil-Lum (or Shaolin) Kung-Fu originated in Shao-Lin Temples hundreds of years ago. Although the exact origins are difficult to trace, the birth of Sil-Lum is usually accredited to the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma who introduced the 18 Lohan movements to Shao-Lin monks as a form of exercise.