Red Dragon Martial Arts
The Red Dragon School of Martial Arts is a traditional Hung
Gar Kung Fu and Tai Chi school located in McKinley Mall. In addition to Hung
Gar, they offer the Yang style of Tai Chi as well as a wide variety of gifts,
weapons, clothing and equipment. With over 30 years of training and teaching
experience, they offer a well-rounded and exciting approach to ancient martial
arts.
After the departure of James G. Fox, PhD, from the area, the Red Dragon School
of Martial Arts became the only official regional certified Yang ChengFu Tai
Chi Chuan Center under the Yang Family in China. With the support of 6th
generation Yang family member Master Yang Jun, Bob Gott was named as Center Director.
Their website can be found
here.
Classical Tai Chi of Buffalo
Studying Tai Chi since 1976, Sifu Jim Roach is a certified
teacher of Classical Tai Chi, a student of Master Stephen Hwa, Ph.D. and his
first student to receive teacher certification. Both Master Hwa and Jim
Roach studied with the Wu Family, and Master Hwa was a student of Grandmaster
Young Wabu who was a personal student of Grandmaster Wu Chien Chuan, with Jim
Roach being a disciple of Wu Kwong Yu (Eddie) in Toronto.
Their website can be found
here.
Master Hwa's website can be found
here.
Bill Adams Martial Arts
Taught in part by international champion Bow Sim Mark, Bill
Adams and his teachers use Tai Chi as an added feature to this established
school. With two fitness centers, Bill Adams is known for his scholarly
study of martial arts, particularly Japanese style, and for quality children's
classes.
Kung Fu USA
Known more for "8 Step Preying Mantis" kung fu, they
teach "Shuyun Style" Tai Chi, renamed after the grandmaster in California
to differentiate it from the Wu Family style it came from. They are
located on Elmwood Avenue in the City of Buffalo.
The national web site for Kung Fu USA can be found here.
Taoist Tai Chi Society of WNY
Founded locally by Eva Wong, translator of Cultivating
Stillness, Taoist Tai Chi was a recreated style developed from the experiences
of Grandmaster Moi before fleeing China during the Cultural Revolution.
It stresses postures and movements as a means of physical therapy, and breath work,
strangely, is not taught until students have been learning for about two years.
The International Taoist Tai Chi Society website can be found here.
8 Tigers Academy of Tai Chi & Chi Kung
Led by Scott Hiemenz, the 8 Tigers Academy brings Tai Chi, Chi
Kung to the Northtowns of Erie County. Focus
is on energy work with a Reiki influence. Ken Stuczynski sometimes teaches under the academy's authority in the
Southtowns, with a stress on traditional movements and body alignment, never
forgetting martial applications.
Their website can be found here.
There are others who teach Tai Chi and related arts in the
area, and we would like to know more about them before posting information
here. If you are such a school or instructor, please contact us.
