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The Strong Mountain Kung Fu School, located in Richmond Virginia, has been serving the Richmond area since 1987.  It is also the headquarters of the Ch’iang Shan Pa Kua Chang Kung Fu Association  (www.Pa-Kua.com) under Master Bok Nam Park. 

The school specializes in the internal martial art of Ba Gua Zhang and the art’s internal  Qi Gong system.  In addition, several other martial and health modalities are taught.  

Strong Mountain Kung Fu School is owned and operated by Shifu Glen Moore, a lineage disciple of Master Park.  Shifu Moore has over 40 years of experience in martial arts styles from China, the Philippines, Japan and Korea.  In addition he is a nationally certified massage therapist, a Reiki Master, and a licensed Touch for Health Kinesiology instructor.  Shifu Moore has also taken courses with the survivalist Tom Brown and incorporates Native American philosophy and survival methods into the curriculum. Shifu Moore teaches the majority of the classes himself and is nearly always present in the school for questions etc.

At Strong Mountain Kung Fu School we pride ourselves on having a well trained and friendly staff.  We are all here to make your training safe, effective, and enjoyable.  While the training can be tough, it is highly rewarding and you will find that everyone here has your needs in mind. Several of the staff also offer private instruction for members. During these sessions you can either cover appropriate new materials or work on elements with which you are having difficulty.  The prices for private instruction are very reasonable, and instruction is well planned and is held outside of regular class times.

We have three staff instructors: Shifu Eric Lawman, Shifu John Stark and Shifu Kristopher Rhodes.

• Shifu Eric Lawman has been practicing Ba Gua Zhang for eight years and is a licensed instructor in both Ba Gua Zhang and Qi Gong.  Eric is also a lineage disciple in the Ch’iang Shan Ba Gua Zhang Association. Eric teaches many of the Qi Gong and fundamentals classes at the school and is always working on improving his skills and knowledge in the art.
• Shifu John Stark had been practicing Ba Gua Zhang for 15 years.  He is a licensed Qi Gong instructor and a lineage disciple in the Ch’iang Shan Ba Gua Zhang Association.  John also leads some of the Qi Gong classes at Strong Mountain.  He is very knowledgeable about principles and theories of Ba Gua Zhang Qi Gong.
• Shifu Kristopher Rhodes has 10 years of martial arts experience.  He has studied Karate, Hsing-I, Tai Chi, stick fighting and currently Ba Gua Zhang.  Shifu Rhodes has given six years of public service as a police officer and has real world experience using martial arts.  In addition he is a 2^nd degree Reiki practitioner and holds a level one Touch for Health Kinesiology certification.  Kristopher is a student of practical self defense and is continually researching and preparing new and exciting programs for the school.

Our Program Director, Roni Mattera, has been studying Ba Gua for three years and is a Reiki Master as well as a level four Touch for Health practitioner.