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Cross Pit Training DayFree Introduction to Cross Pit Cross Pit Training Day is coming in two weeks!  A free2 hour workshop will introduce you to Cross Pit training and exercises, teaching you proper technique and modifications if you are not quite ready for the full version.   We'll explain, demonstrate, and then have you do on your own.  This is great for those who have never done it

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We hope everyone had a safe and happy new year celebration last night.  Tomorrow kicks off 2012 classes and back to some awesome training!  Class line-up tomorrow is Kids Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Adult Kung Fu, Kung Fu Master Class!  What a way to start!  See you then.

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Happy New Year students, friends, family members. You made this one of the best years yet at Plum Blossom Fitness Martial Arts! We look forward to 2012. Be safe and enjoy your holiday!

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New Class - KIDS BJJ Coming January 2012!!! Kids BJJ A great confidence building and fun class for kids. BJJ is a great compliment to Praying Mantis Kung Fu as it is geared for ground defense; what to do when someone has you pinned.  It is world renowned for it's effectiveness on the ground. This class Includes basic defense, basic offense, positional control & maneuvering, as well as more

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Did you know: The calories in vs calories out model doesn’t always work The type of calorie is more important than the amount of calories Lifestyle factors including sleep and stress levels impact weight loss Learn a better way to lose weight! Science based, effective, sustainable, and much different than what you’ve been taught.  Weight Loss Illusions January 7, 2012  We've hired Eric Reardon,

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The Tai Chi Tiger WorkshopWith Master Randy Brown Become the Tiger of Tai Chi - graceful, and elegant, yet fierce and powerful. The Tiger is one of many animals incorporated into the Tai Chi form. In this first of a multi-part series on the 'Tai Chi Animals', Master Brown will lead you on a voyage into the essence of the 'Tiger' in Yang style Tai Chi. You will learn how the Tiger moves, the

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On December 22, 2011, Plum Blossom Fitness Martial Arts run by Master Randy Brown, officially became affiliated with Best Way Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/American Top Team Boston run by Master Andre Almeida. What does this mean?  This means we'll have access to some of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu material, curriculae, and training you can find.  Master Brown has been training intensely with Master

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We will be using this blog less and less in the coming months as Facebook and Google+ have become better outlets for our announcements.  Please feel free to become a fan of us on Facebook and Google+ if you would like to stay up to date on our events and happenings.  You may also join our mailing list by going to the following page of our website - http://plumblossomfitnessmartialarts.com/

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Master Almeida Workshop Series   “Master Almeida is a World Champion Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.  He is a highly skilled martial artist, warrior, and instructor.  Bringing his vast experience on the mat and on the ground, with years fighting in the ring, he deftly applies his techniques on the ground.  I have studied with different BJJ teachers over the years, and he is

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Classes are ON today!  Come on in and get some blood flowing through those veins!

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Classes will be canceled again today as many are still without heat, power, and water. The school does have heat and electricity, and will be open to members and their family from 6:00-7:30 this evening for those that need a place to get warm, and have some hot chocolate or cider.

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Tonight's classes are CANCELED due to the storm damage and many still without power - including us. We will keep you posted about tomorrow. Please login to classes online if you plan to attend so we can see how many of you are planning to make it. If you previously signed in, but can't make it, please sign yourself back out. Thank you for your understanding and we wish all of you well and a

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What are the 5 dangers you or your daughter are most vulnerable to? Date Rape, Attempted Rape, Rape Home Invasion Kidnapping Carjacking Mugging Girls ages 16-19 are 4x more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.   44% of rape victims are under 18, and sadly; every 2 minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assualted. - RAINN (Rape Abuse

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Halloween Party/Parents Night Out Greetings to all Students and Parents, On October 28th, 2011 from 6:30pm-9:00pm-  Plum Blossom Fitness Martial Arts will be hosting its first annual Halloween Party/Parents night out. This is a time of fun and excitement for all of our Kung Fu Kids and their friends.  We have games, fun drills, costume contest, dance contest, pizza and refreshments.  We want

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Master Brown just returned from an awesome weekend teaching and training at Austin Fitness Martial Arts. Run by his good friend and kung fu brother Master Jeff Hughes' in Austin, TX. The 2nd annual 'Madhouse Retreat' was excellent. Good training, good material, good food! On Saturday evening, Master Hughes and his students honored Master Brown on his recent promotion to 6th Degree Black Sash,

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Our new CrossPit T's arrived today.  Get them while limited supplies last.

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Saturday, September 10, 2011 was a glorious day at Plum Blossom Fitness Martial Arts.  We had a special guest - Master Tony Puyot from San Diego, CA, and one of Master Brown's teachers.    Many students graduated to their next level after we had an outstanding demonstration kicked off by a great Lion Dance.  Congratulations to all the students that moved up, and way to go on everyone else

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Autumn Mountain Retreat Gain Skills Cross Train Have Fun with your Kung Fu and Tai Chi family. There’s nothing like putting a serious jump in your skills with a fun filled weekend of condensed training to immerse yourself in.   See what it’s like to live like a Tai Chi Monk or Kung Fu Warrior, or kick start a good routine of daily healthy living.  All this while sharing the

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We are closed this Saturday thru Monday for Labor Day Weekend.  Classes resume Tuesday, September 6th.

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Graduation is right around the corner. Saturday September 10th. Get with your instructors on how you can help out with Demos and Lion Dance. Exciting day - Special Guest Master Puyot. School photo at the end. Full uniforms. Look Sharp. Family/Friends invited. CrossPit/Fit-Kick members come in and join the fun. - Sifu

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Study showing what we've seen over the years of teaching martial arts and fitness.  http://conditioningresearch.blogspot.com/2011/05/kids-are-getting-weaker.html What tickled us was hearing Jared (one of our kids) was at school and he was busting out push-ups like nobody's business. Apparently none of the other kids could do one. Go KUNG FU!!!

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Did you know: Childhood Obesity is on the rise, tripling since 1980.  Kids have more than a 33% chance of being obese as adults by today’s statistics (this does not include overweight). Kids today are averaging 8 hours/day connected to some form of media (TV, Video Games, Computers, MP3’s, Phones).  Studies show this leads to decreased ability to pay attention. Kids are

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We are hosting Master Puyot in September for workshops you won't want to miss: Intro to 8 Step Mantis (Form and Function) “7 Star Praying Mantis is to a machine gun, as 8 Step Mantis is to a Bazooka.” - Master Puyot This rare and deadly style of Praying Mantis Kung Fu is not only hard to find, but highly effective in it’s application. Created by Wei Xiaotang, 8 Step Mantis uses a hit/throw...hit

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Kids Kung Fu Camp week 3 'kicked' off today!!! This ain't no Hong Kong Phooey!!! They're in for a ton of fun with old school Mantis Kung Fu training for Self-Defense, Staff & Sword, Lion Dance, and making their very own Kung Fu Movie that they perform at the end of the week for the rest of camp.

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We just returned from our retreat in the White Mountains.  Awesome time and lots of good training!  What did everyone do?  Intense focused training, full immersion into daily training, they brought themselves to a higher level of skill and ability, pushed their boundaries, explored new material and topics, and went home physically, mentally & spiritually hardier.  Job well done everyone!  Thanks

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Congratulations to our students who competed in the New England Chinese Martial Arts Tournament this weekend. Great work everyone and nice to see you represent!

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Good stuff.  Go CrossPit!  http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/diabetes/story/2011/07/Increasing-muscle-mass-may-lower-risk-of-developing-diabetes/49706550/1

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Good luck to all of our students competing at the New England Chinese Martial Arts Championship tomorrow! Be strong, stay focused, do your best!

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Still slots open for this Fitness & Martial Arts weekend. Join us for the entire 4 days or just one or two. We'll be doing Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Spear, and CrossPit every day. Group hike, dinner, and weather permitting, a bonfire on the last night. Summer Mountain Training Retreat Location: Waterville Valley Time: ‎8:30AM Thursday, August 4th

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Sad news that such a valuable contributor to the martial arts world has passed. http://www.examiner.com/tai-chi-in-national/shifu-justin-meehan-remembers-robert-w-smith

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This one's for you Max.  Welcome back.

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We will be closed for Independence Day Friday July 1st - Monday July 4th. Happy 4th of July and be safe over the weekend. See you Tuesday to work off all the guilty pleasures. NOTE: We are now on summer schedule.  We are closed Saturday's till Labor Day weekend.

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Congratulations to all recent graduates. Great job, you earned it. Demonstrations show everyone progressing - moving onward and upward. Everyone had a great time at the cookout afterwards and movie night was a hoot with Kung Fu Panda. Nice weekend!

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Graduation this Saturday at 12:30. Come in and support your classmates and stay for the cookout afterwards. Many have asked to bring something, if you do, let us know and we'll mark it on the list.

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On Sale this week - Revgear Amateur MMA Gloves. Normally $69.95, this week only - $59.95. These gloves are the best gloves we have ever offered. Extra padding, great comfort, sturdy construction. Don't miss out on this great deal.

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We will be having a Movie Night at the school on June 17, at 6:00. Students, friends, and family are all invited to come watch Kung Fu Panda.

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Graduation is Saturday, June 18, at 12:30. We will be having a cookout following the gratuation. If you are not graduating please come and support your fellow students, and bring your family, and your appetite for the cookout that will follow. Hope to see you all there!

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"Just play.  Have fun.  Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan I recently returned from a Hang-Gliding competition in Florida.  Having spent years competing in Martial Arts, helping students compete, and then seeing similar patterns in another sport, I had some insights to share.  Competition for some, is viewed with negativity, it brings out the worst in their personality, or in those they're

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We had a great workshop last night on 'Praying Mantis Kung Fu Basic Fighting Principles'! It's a good time to be able to drill down into the nitty gritty with this material and watch as people evolve their skills quickly. Thanks to Sifu Puyot for passing this stuff on to me so I may share this with others. Keep working it! - Sifu Brown

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A very powerful clip -

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In honor of those who have fallen in battle for our great nation, we will be closed for Memorial Day.  Please be advised that classes will end May 27th, and resume on May 31st. 

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This Saturday is testing day.  Are you ready to take the next step on your Kung Fu or Tai Chi journey?  See your instructor to schedule.

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Exciting News - our Kung Fu classes are getting a small makeover.  Two new classes will be coming soon!  A new Throwing class, a new Locking class, and new applications and techniques added to a few of the existing classes.  We look forward to the fun! 

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What a great place to train we have.  It's good to be back!  Nice to see all of you training hard and having fun.  Keep it up!

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Upcoming Workshop Praying Mantis Fighting Principles    Praying Mantis Fighting Principles These 12 Praying Mantis Fighting Principles handed down from Sifu Brown's mantis teacher, will unlock your martial arts potential. These skills are relevant to any style of martial arts and will advance you to higher and higher levels as time goes on. This two part workshop focus' on

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Tonight's classes are cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Tonight's classes are cancelled due to inclement weather.

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A great clip highlighting why we have stopped selling bottled water here at Plum Blossom Academy. To support this effort - ON SALE (25% off) 'Plum Blossom Metal Re-Usable Water Bottles' now $9.99. Get yours today and help stop the silliness.

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We have two exciting workshops coming up geared especially for children. No experience required! Students of Plum Blossom are encouraged to bring a friend to try out these fun classes.Intro to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for KidsA great workshop for helping kids learn to defend themselves on the ground. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is world renowned for it's effectiveness on the ground. This workshop Includes

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Weather reports indicate icing this evening as well as continued snow fall late into the night. Classes are cancelled and will resume Thursday as planned. Stay safe.

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Students, Friends, Family - after much work, we are proud to announce the release of our first Tai Chi videos. There are 16 lessons to start with more on the way. You can watch these on your computer, and even smart phones, and tablets. Please spread the word, we appreciate your support.

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Women's Self-Defense Workshop"Simple, Easy to Remember, Efficient." - 100% of participants said they would recommend our course to a friend.Learn to defend yourself in this top notch one day training program. Manage situations from mild affronts, to severe life-threatening attacks. You will be trained in some of the most efficient and effective self-defense training you can find. This material

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Our 1st In-House Tournament was awesome! Nice job to all the competitors. I would like to add that everyone was extremely professional, controlled, and good sports today. Nice job to all the students and thank you to all the spectators that came to show their support. I am very happy with the outcome. Shifu Brown

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Students, Family Members, Friends, Our Fall Semester is almost here. We've already had a bunch of sign-ups last week and this. Many new students are joining us for the Fall Semester and we're psyched to see this. It is an exciting and rejuvenating time for us after such a long recession. We apologize for the delay in getting information to you but we've been very busy this summer with camps and

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Did you know that you can get a complete workout routine right at Plum Blossom Academy?Are you a Kung Fu student? Your body gets a hard workout in your Kung Fu classes but, what do you do on your off days? Did you know that Tai Chi is a style of Kung Fu? Yes, and you can add Tai Chi, once or twice per week, and gain the benefit of a soft workout day(s) to help keep your muscles limber, and

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This summer, Plum Blossom Academy is offering its first ever Instructor Certification Training Camps! That's right, campSSS! We're doing not only 1, but 2 of these over the summer in case you miss the first.We're very excited about these intense focused forums for training willing and able would-be Instructors on how to teach Tai Chi in a simple and effective manner. We've spent the past few

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Congratulations to everyone who graduated and/or had an anniversary.Keep up the good work, your efforts are paying off. We're lookingforward to the new and improved programs and the streamlinedschedule. Enjoy the break and we'll see you in a week for the springsemester.

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If you have Blue Cross you can now save money on your Tai Chi lessons as it falls under their 'Living Healthy Naturally' program. Here's a link to their website - http://ahealthymelhnsearch.wholehealthmd.com/If you'd like to see Plum Blossom Academy added to their search list then please choose to 'nominate practioner' and fill in our information. Thanks and we look forward to helping you save

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Join us this weekend for our Common Defense Tactics Workshop! In thissession, we will cover four escapes from common street fight attacks: * The Ground Pin: You will learn to counter one of the mostvulnerable positions in a fight - being pinned on the ground by alarger and stronger opponent. Fear no more once you know how toescape. * The Tackle: This is a common take-down maneuver in

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Excellent Sparring Clinic last night!!! Fun had by all as people got to test their skills. Good job everyone and hats off for putting yourselves out there like that - takes courage!

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We are open and classes will be held as scheduled.

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Staff Fighting Participants,I have spent a large portion of the day and tonight putting the final touches on the Staff Fighting Workshop and I think all of you are going to really like it! I broke it down to make it simple and easy to understand. In your first class you'll be working on basic offense and defense to develop your foundation. From there we will move into moving and striking/

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95% rated the techniques 5 out of 5. 100% said they would recommend this course to a friend.Learn to defend yourself in this top notch one day training program. Manage situations from mild affronts to severe life-threatening attack. You will be trained in some of the most efficient and effective self-defense training you can find. We go the extra mile to bring you material that has been tried

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Classes resume Monday, January 11th. Register now to get in on some great classes and workshops we're offering. Don't forget, you can always sign up mid semester for most of our programs (note: some workshops will be closed once the semester begins). We look forward to seeing you there!

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Happy New Year from all of us at Plum Blossom Academy! Get ready for a great year in 2010!

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14 week workshop on Lian Bu Quan (Continuous Step Boxing) form and function. See webpage for details.

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14 week workshop on Tai Chi sword starting mid September. See webpage for more information

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The Fall Semester schedule is completed. Some exciting changes and additions were made. Pay close attention to days and times as some of these have changed to improve accessibility for everyone. The schedule is effective September 1st to December 19th. We are looking forward to the upcoming semester and seeing all of you there. Visit the schedule page of the website to view - Fall Semester

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Lunch classes will return the week of August 10th. We look forward to seeing you back to class at that time!

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Our new and improved Fall Schedule will be released next week. Stay tuned - new workshops, additional class times, increased convenience, and more...

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NEW Fit-Kick class time starting end of June. Spread the word!!! Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:15am for all of you early birds.

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Both ferocious and cunning, like the Tiger.Take a course this Summer on the practical use of the Tai Chi Saber. The saber or Dao in Chinese, is known as the Tiger of Chinese martial arts weapons. It's attacks are fierce and relentless and are driven by the fury of it's wielder. Finesse is not the game in this single edged sword - power and speed are it's hallmark strengths. Course runs from July

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Put Your Skills to the Test!Mark your calendar because Part II of our popular Women's Self-Defense workshop is just around the corner! This workshop will review the skills you learned in Part I and put them to the test in a wide variety of simulated attacks using a heavily padded male assailant.Date: Friday, May 29th 2009Time: 7pm - 9pmLocation: Plum Blossom AcademyPrice:$50 per person (bring a

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We would like to thank everyone who helped clean up Conant Park last weekend! It was a daunting task, but we luckily had good weather and a big group of very hard workers. We invite everyone to take a drive over to Conant Park and see the results! Who knows, maybe we'll have an outdoor class there this summer!Rick Findlay, VP of the Littleton Conservation Trust, wrote the following "Letter to

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Bring your family & friends - help make a difference in our community!As you may know, most of Littleton's parks were severely damaged during this winter's ice storms. The town is struggling to get them cleaned up, so Plum Blossom Academy has decided to pitch in and clean up Conant Park, which is located near the school.Every person we can get to help will make a huge difference! And lunch

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The Plum Blossom 13 Movement Tai Chi Form is a short choreographed set tying together the 8 movements from the Beginner curriculum.Randy Brown, founder of Plum Blossom Academy, will be running a workshop on this form that is open to members of Plum Blossom Academy as well as the general public.Date: Friday, May 8, 2009Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pmLocation: Plum Blossom Academy: Littleton, MAMember Cost

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Our Women's Self-Defense Program is comprised of some of the most efficient and effective self-defense training you can find. We go the extra mile to bring you material that has been tested and will realistically work in the situations you may find yourself in. Our program is built on principlesrather than trying to memorize tens or hundreds of techniques that you'll never remember when your life

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Lian Bu Quan (Continuous Step Boxing) is a well known form in Chinese Kung Fu.  This form was the single fighting set taught to Chinese Army soldiers in WWII to train them in Hand-to-Hand Combat techniques.  The form is one of the most widely proliferated sets from China and due to it's streamlined efficiency for fighting it was added to many styles of Chinese Kung Fu as a basic level form.  

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I want to thank all of you who took time out of your weekend to join us for Dim Sum today in celebration of the schools 5 year anniversary. It was a pleasure seeing all of you and sharing some food, tea, and conversation. These past few years have been a great experience, we've met some amazing people, watched many develop their skills, fitness, and personal growth, and above all enjoyed your

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We recently announced some schedule changes, which are now updated onour website. The following changes will be effective immediately:Adult Kung Fu (moving to 6:15)Fighter's Program (moving to 7:15)Throwing/Locking (moving to Tues/Thurs at 6:15)Tai Chi (moving to 7:15)Advanced Tai Chi (moving to 8:15)Tai Chi Sword (moving to Saturdays at 1:30)All other schedule changes will be effective March

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Plum Blossom Academy is rolling out it's brand new program just for Teens. There is a Self-Defense Program for girls age 13 to 18 and a Boys Mixed Martial Arts class. You can find more information by visiting this webpage - Teen Programs

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Due to the success and growing interest in our Throwing and Locking Program we are increasing the number of classes per week to 3 days. Please see our Class Schedule for the updated times.

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Check out the article on our kids program in the Littleton Independent this week - Littleton Independent Article - Jan-29-2009

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Plum Blossom Academy has teamed up with the prestigious Concord Academy's Summer Camp for 2009. We'll be offering two 1 week courses through the Summer - one early Summer and one late Summer. Some of our existing students will be participating as well as children from the general public. We hope to see all of there!Concord Academy Specialty Martial Arts Camp

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Coming January 24th will be Part 1 of our popular Women's Self-Defense Course. You spoke, we listened. The course will be offered in two parts, single 2 hour segments, for your convenience. We will be posting a calendar of upcoming dates for these seminars throughout the year. Part 1 is coming the weekend of the 24th. Part 2 can be obtained later in the year for those who are interested.

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Plum Blossom Academy is proud to announce the addition of its new Throwing and Locking class. Kung Fu is one of the oldest forms of this modern idea of 'Mixed Martial Arts' and included Striking/Blocking/Elbows, Kicking and Kneeing, and Throwing and Locking (submissions). With our new approach we're making these elements of Kung Fu accessible to people from day one instead of having to wait

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We're happy to announce that we recently added a Friday morning Fit-Kick Class to the schedule. Students can now sign up for 3 days per week to get in shape even faster!!! The recommended exercise routine for general fitness and weight loss is 3 days/week with 30 minutes of sustained exercise. What are you waiting for?

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New martial arts program teaches kids safe ways to deal with bullying, and not be victims. Every class covers a new, real-world situation.Littleton, MA September 23, 2008: Randy Brown, owner and chief instructor of Plum Blossom Academy in Littleton MA, knows what it’s like to be the victim of schoolyard bullies. In a new program starting in late September, kids ages 9 and up will be able to

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This exciting 8 week class on Tai Chi sword techniques, application, and use will begin the week after the September 20th Graduation. Please ask at the front desk, call, or email for details and to get your name on the list so we can order your practice sword. Prior martial arts experience helpful but not required.

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A special 6 week class is being offered over the Summer by Shifu Randy Brown on one of the four main elements of Kung Fu - Chin Na. Chin Na is used to control your opponent or destroy their limbs depending on the need of the situation. These techniques are found within the Kung Fu/Tai Chi forms and this seminar can help you to unlock these methods and gain more knowledge and skill in your martial

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We will be closed July 4th & 5th in observation of Independence Day.

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There will be no classes on Saturday, May 24th or Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Classes will resume Tuesday, May 27th. Thanks and have a great weekend!

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