Are you looking for a martial arts school that is focused on using martial arts as a means to self improvement, rather than just fighting?
Are you interested in learning how to use the mindset of martial arts and apply it to your everyday life? If you are interested in learning the philosophy that is behind the martial arts then our school is the answer you have been looking for.
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"The instructors are amazing and great with our son"
Kevin, Renee and their son Issac was very friendly and welcoming my family for a visit. Our son loves it so much we signed up today. Love that they teach various techniques of martial arts and etiquette.
Mahalo LV Kung Fu Academy!
Doreen Hall
"Kevin and Renee run a very good martial arts studio.
I would recommend them to anyone. They are very good at teaching martial arts to all age groups from 5 year olds to over 50. As a 3rd degree judoka myself, I have seen good and bad instructors. Kevin and Renee are very good instructors and know their stuff.
Reggie Beatty
Martial Arts Styles Offered
Wing Chun is a close-quarters combat system. Speed and efficiency are its trademark.
Wing Chun uses sensitivity training to make fighting instinctive. When you can fight without thinking you perform at a much higher level.
You will learn how to build habits of how to react instantaneously to all self-defense situations. Wing Chun does not have complicated techniques that are unlikely to work in a real-life fight. Instead, Wing Chun simplifies its techniques and strategies so that you can be ready to defend yourself quickly.
Shaolin Kung fu is an ancient system of combat. Long ago, the Buddhist monks who lived at the Shaolin Temple, need a way to defend themselves from attack. Their temple was built far into the mountains. If they were attacked there was no one around to protect them.
Thus, these peaceful monks added daily training in the art of Kung fu to make sure they could defend themselves.
However, the Shaolin Monks also found that Kung Fu gave them the ability to maintain their health through their daily practice of the art.
Kali, Arnis And Escrima Martial Arts
Kali, Arnis, And Escrima are all names for martial arts that come from the Philipines. These are weapon-based arts.
Kali, Arnis, And Escrima, are known for having the best strategies for dealing with knives and edged weaponry. Thus, it is one of the main arts studied by special forces around the world.
Although these Filipino martial arts are famous because of the practical weapon defenses, they do contain self-defense techniques. The empty hand curriculum is sometimes known as Panantukan or Suntukan.
Japanese Judo is a throwing art. Judo is one of the best martial arts for learning take-downs, tackles, and trips.
Judo is a combative sport. Students compete against each other to try and score points. Points are given for every clean throw. Points can also be one by pinning your opponent to the ground and immobilizing them for half a minute.
Although Judo is a sport and not primarily focused on self-defense (Judo has no punches or kicks), It can definitely be used to defend yourself, If you can first strike using some of the other systems offered at our academy then your throwing techniques will become effective for self-defense.
Jeet Kune Do is not a style. JKD is better defined as a set of concepts and ideas that you apply to create your own style of fighting.
JKD was created by Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee originally started out by combining two martial arts Western fencing and Wing Chun. He found that he liked some aspects of each style but did not care for other aspects.
Eventually, Bruce Lee learned and incorporate many techniques from various styles of martial arts to create a way of fighting that was unique to him. He realized that every person will also eventually their own unique style of fighting based on their personality, experience and body type.
Tai Chi Chuan is the martial art based on the concept of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang is an idea that comes from the Taoist religion. Yin and Yang represent the opposite forces. Light and dark, up and down, soft and hard, are all examples of opposites. The entire art of Tai Chi Chuan is made up of these concepts transformed into self-defense techniques.
The art of Tai Chi Chuan originally started out as a combative martial art. It was used for fighting and self-defense. Tai Chi Chuan Today still has practical applications of all of the movements of the form, but most people who train in Tai Chi are not interested in fighting, Rather, they want the enormous health benefits that come from practicing The graceful and beautiful martial art.
The Boxing / Kickboxing Class at our academy is not your typical cardio kickboxing class. Nor is it a standard boxing gym. Rather, the kickboxing class is a combination of all the martial arts that we do here.
What makes this class unique is that we take techniques from Kali, Escrima, Arnis, Muay Thai, Silat, Wing Chun, Shaolin And Boxing to create unique combinations. Next, we put on the punch mitts and work with partners.
Partner work using pads and gloves is a terrific workout. The best thing about it is the contact you feel every time you hit the pads. Hitting pads is an absolute game-changer when trying to relieve the stress of the day.
How Martial Arts Training Turned A Young Juvenile Delinquent Into A Martial Arts School Owner
Dear Future Student,
The very fact that you are reading this tells me a lot about you. It tells me that you want to improve yourself or that you want to have the very best for your child.
I would like to help you achieve your PERSONAL goals in the martial arts. I would like to help you get all of the benefits that martial arts classes have to offer.
My name is Kevin Kawada and I, along with my wife Renee, and my son Isaac are the owners of the Las Vegas Kung Fu Academy.
We moved from Hawaii to Las Vegas in March of 2004. We have been teaching ever since.
Since that time, we have worked very hard to provide the Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada areas with the best martial arts instruction and self-improvement training possible.
I started training in martial arts as a teenager.
At that time in my life, I was getting into a LOT of trouble. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd.
But wait, it didn't stop there..
Unfortunately, I was staying out late without calling. Basically, I was a juvenile delinquent. In truth, I was my parent's worst nightmare come true..
Astonishing, isn't it?
Suffice to say I owe my parents a BIG apology!
Anyway, martial arts training had so many benefits to offer, but at this time in my life, I wasn't actively looking for them.
Honestly, I just thought it was the coolest thing in the world to be able to actually learn this stuff. However, it was only after a few months of training that I became aware of all of the benefits that training in martial arts had to offer.
Benefits like increased focus and concentration, confidence, and self-discipline became a huge part of my life.
In other words, as I went to more and more classes, my life began to change.
Surprisingly, I began to apply the lessons of martial arts to my everyday life. Indeed, I found that I began to surround myself with like-minded individuals. Simultaneously, I began to spend less time with people who were content with being lazy, undisciplined and irresponsible.
Fortunately, I learned that the perseverance required to master a form (kata) was the same type of perseverance needed to write a college essay. I found that the mental toughness required for sparring helped me get through stressful times in my life. I learned that the self-discipline needed to get proficient with fighting was the same self-discipline required for finishing that work project on time.
Consequently, I began to approach problems in my life, in the same way I approached my training.
But you know what else? I realized that martial arts styles like Wing Chun, Karate, Muay Thai, Escrima, Arnis, Kali, Judo, Chinese Kung Fu, and Jeet Kune Do are not just ways of fighting, but rather they are ways or paths to learning about yourself.
You’re going to love this…
Best of all, I APPLIED what I was taught in martial arts classes to my life outside of the academy.
If the lessons of martial arts cannot improve you as a person, then what is the point? Martial arts instruction has little value in today's modern society, unless it can change you. The bottom line is, martial arts is really a way of life.
Training in martial arts is a never-ending quest for improvement. Martial Arts Training can be the most wonderful, life-changing, an activity that you experience.
In the end,, if you have what it takes to master the skills required of a style, you will, in essence, have mastered yourself.
It all comes down to this...
My life has been transformed by martial arts. I hope that it can do something similar for you. Better yet, if you are looking for top-notch martial arts instruction in Las Vegas or Henderson, NV, we would like for you to come in and check us out. you won't regret it!
Sincerely,
Kevin and Renee Kawada
