"Practice is the primary ingredient of mastery."
"Start at the beginning and don't skip any stages."
"The way you practice is the way you react."
"The greatest art conceals effort."
Prerequisites: Must receive permission from the instructor and currently study T'ai-Chi Ch'uan at the studio. In addition, prospective students must observe one class before actively participating.
Eclectsis is a martial art system developed in the mid-1970s by Douglas Anderson, a martial artist with thirty years of experience in external and internal styles.
Anderson combined the essence of Southern Praying Mantis boxing, Western boxing, and street techniques to create a highly effective, striking-based martial art. Anderson complemented the style with a unique stretching method and speed training system.
The Eclectsis training curriculum includes:
- The fundamentals of good outside and inside striking, utilizing the most efficient body mechanics to create maximum power with minimum energy expenditure.
- Defense for all basic strikes and combinations, creating maximum protection with minimum movement to set up effective counter attacks.
- Sticking and trapping techniques to develop feeling-based responses to inside fighting.
- Natural and intelligent footwork that creates offensive attacks and essential defense.
- Simple low kicking techniques that integrate well with striking combinations.
- Solo and partner training.