Tactical Kung Fu and MMA - Durham, NC

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Located next to Healthcare Equipment at 4228 Garrett Road STE C, Durham, NC 27707.

 Phone: 919-213-1705

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Join us at Tactical Kung Fu and Mixed Martial Arts, where you can learn martial arts in 10 different styles for $160 a month with NO Contracts or Fees! If you're on the young side it's less.

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 We teach kids Respect, Confidence, and Discipline while providing exercises, fun, and various techniques.  
We teach adults the same in a safe environment that fosters Community with some very determined and loyal individuals.   

If you are looking for an expansive, practical martial arts experience covering all ranges of fighting, from grappling to striking, to weapons, the arts offered at Tactical Kung Fu and Mixed Martial Arts are a perfect fit. Ideal for both the cage and the street, the skills you learn with us will enable to you to defend yourself in any situation. You'll also learn self-defense against gravity and medical issues that result from not being in shape. At Tactical Kung Fu and MMA, we believe that you will fight how you train. Thus as a student you will spar regularly, at a contact level decided by the instructor dependent on your skill and training goals, and always in a safe manner.  As either a beginner or experienced martial artist, you can find something new to learn at Tactical Kung Fu and MMA that will make you a better martial artist. Additionally, at Tactical Kung Fu, we believe that anyone can learn martial arts, regardless of prior injuries or other physical handicaps. For hundreds of years prior to the fitness industry, people were using martial arts to get in shape, you can too!

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Wun Hop Kuen Do Kung Fu

Wun Hop Kuen Do (WHKD) Kung Fu was founded by Sifu Al Dacascos in 1969. WHKD is a style of KAJUKENBO that incorporates Chinese and Filipino martial arts into the traditional KAJUKENBO system. KAJUKENBO is a mixed martial art that was formed between 1947-1949 in Hawaii by grandmasters from various forms of martial arts. Mr. P.Y.Y. Choo brought karate to the system (KA). Mr. Frank Ordonez brought Ju-Jitsu, while Mr. J. Holck contributed Judo (JU-JU-Jitsu). Professor Adriano D. Emperado contributed Kenpo (KEN) as well as the Filipino fighting arts. Professor C. Chang contributed the boxing (BO) aspects of the art, including both western boxing and Chinese boxing, more commonly called Kung Fu. KAJUKENBO is America's first mixed martial art.

As a mixed martial art, KAJUKENBO sought to adapt and combine martial arts styles to create an all-inclusive system that could be effective in any street scenario. Sifu Al Dacascos took this further, incorporating significantly more Kung Fu elements into the system, as well as additional Filipino knife and stick fighting (known as Kali, Arnis, or Escrima). He modified the system by incorporating 25 fighting principles to help consolidate combat knowledge into a common language that can be discussed and referred to in class. He also emphasized practically in his style, resulting in a system that prides itself on being reliable and practical in real-life encounters.

Wun Hop Kuen Do means “Combination Fist Art” in Cantonese, and focuses on developing you into a complete martial artist that is able to express your personal creativity as a martial artist. It is often described as a “system without a system” and we believe that your training should always strive to be “practical, effective, and realistic.” The art seeks to adapt to any situation and incorporate new techniques and methodologies as they are encountered by practitioners. Within this framework, the style still maintains it traditional roots in Kung Fu, teaching the "ways to preserve rather than destroy", and seeking to instill a respect for humankind and sense of calm that should be present in any true martial artist.

Traditional WHKD instruction is based around a set of requirements: blocks, strikes, holds, locks, throws, combinations, setups, history, and fighting principles that are contained in a red binder affectionately referred to as the "Redbook". The Redbook contains the list of requirements needed for each rank in the system. The ranking system in WHKD is: white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, brown, and degrees of black. Red belts, which signify assistant instructor, may also be given out under certain circumstances.

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Tactical Kung Fu and Mixed Martial Arts 4228C Garrett Road Durham, NC 27707 phone: 919-213-1705

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