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Welcome to Rothrock's Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy. The Academy was started by Master Rothrock over 50 years ago. We specialize in the Chinese Martial Arts of Kung Fu & Tai Chi.

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Welcome to Rothrock's Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy. The Academy, started by Master Rothrock in 1972, specializes in the Chinese Martial Arts of Kung Fu & Tai Chi.

You do not have to worry about being out-of-shape or that it might be too hard. We have Beginner classes that are designed to gradually improve your conditioning and teach you each movement step-by-step that makes it easy and fun for anyone to learn.

Classes are separated by age to ensure that the curriculum meets or exceeds the needs of each age group. Children train with other children their age and do not have to be intimidated by teenagers or Adults. Adults never should fear that they will be in a class with children and that the curriculum will be appropriate for their goals.

We have been voted the best Martial Ars Academy for more than 10 years. Our professional instructors provide you or your loved one with the best training experience to meet or exceed the benefits and goals that you want to achieve.

So, whether you want to get back into shape, learn some self-defense skills, relax and relieve stress or have your children learn some excellent leadership skills for their future; you'll have a professionally trained and skilled Black belt coach that will help you or your loved one stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Thank you again for your interest in the Academy,

Master Rothrock

Kung Fu is a total energizing body and mind workout all in one class. Highly trained coaches keep you motivated and on track. In just one 30-minute workout, you’ll feel better, be more energized, flexible, and have fantastic muscle tone. Our modern Kung Fu program, based on ancient traditions, comprises three workouts in one: Classical Kung Fu, Fat Burning Kickboxing, and Self Defense.

Kids Kung Fu works with Your Child in 4 Action Steps: Emotional Development, Physical Development, Intellectual Development and Social Development. Your Child learns the Black Belt concepts of Concentration, Discipline, and Leadership. Your Child is not born with these and should learn these essential attributes to become successful in life.

Tai Chi Fit, designed for older individuals, to improve flexibility and muscle tone with a slow-motion low-impact easy to learn dance-like postures. Helps promote relaxation and relieves stress with 5 factors: Flexibility, Rooting, Hand Expression, Massage, and Tai Chi Postures. Tai Chi improves balance and used for physical therapy. Tai Chi develops relaxation and relieves everyday stress.

We have classes for everyone from 4 years old up to 75. Parents bring their children in to improve their grades, develop better concentration, discipline and respect. They get a jump on life with our leadership training to achieve all their goals and succeed in life.

Professionals such as doctors, lawyers, nurses, and business people all benefit from the stress relief and a quick and effective exercise program that improves muscle tone, flexibility, and the cardiovascular system … all in one class. Today, the practical self-defense that they learn gives them the confidence to know that they can handle any situation and defend themselves or their loved ones.

Older individuals, or a person with health problems, enjoy the low impact and gentle exercise of Tai Chi. Tai Chi is effective at relieving stress, promoting relaxation and blood flow. Also, Tai Chi improves balance, flexibility and muscle tone. Tai Chi lowers blood pressure and strengthens healthy organs with the gentle dance-like postures.

Master Rothrock has headed the academy for over 50 years, and along with his staff of expert and Professional Black Belt coaches, we offer you a unique, safe and fun classroom experience to meet or exceed your goals.

Many martial arts schools come and go, or many are part-time clubs that are only open a few days a week. Many instructors do this as a hobby or are not qualified to teach a martial art. Contrary to what most people believe, a black belt does not make you an instructor or teacher.

Here at the Academy, you have the assurance that we have a long history of success and have trained thousands of students over the years. We are a full-time professional Academy. Along with Master Rothrock, he has full-time professional coaches and staff dedicated to your overall goals and success.

All the instructors at Rothrock's Kung Fu must complete a yearlong instructor training course that includes academic study of the 200-page Instructor Training Book written by Master Rothrock. They also must complete 50 hours of classroom study. All instructors follow the 100-page rotating lesson plan, created by Master Rothrock, to maximize a student's training experience from the introductory levels of training to the advanced levels of training.

Master Rothrock began training in 1968 at the age of 15. He has studied with a variety of Kung Fu and Tai Chi masters before finding a home with Grandmaster Leung Shum of the Northern Eagle Claw System.

Master Rothrock opened the first Rothrock's Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy in Scranton, PA in 1972 at the tender age of 21. He has over 40 years of experience and his teacher, Grandmaster Leung Shum, has over 70 years of Kung Fu and Tai Chi experience.

In 1980, Master Rothrock traveled to Hong Kong with Grandmaster Leung Shum. He met the great Grandmaster Ng Wai Nung (Grandmaster Leung Shum's teacher). Master Rothrock demonstrated numerous routines for Ng Wai Nung, and upon completion, he was awarded a Master's certification... the only American to receive this honor.

Master Rothrock has completed the entire Eagle Claw system, Wu Tai Chi system and Yang Tai Chi system under Grandmaster Leung Shum. He is a recognized Master under Grandmaster Shum and the Eagle Claw Federation.

Master Rothrock has published a number of articles and booklets on Kung Fu and Tai Chi.

In addition, he has published over 25 DVDs on a variety of Kung Fu and Tai Chi subjects.

Basics are the Classical Kung Fu workout develops your Strength and Extraordinary Power. Classical Kung Fu Basics, based on the 2000-year-old Chinese art of Kung Fu, that kept the monks in the Shaolin Monastery healthy and free from disease. They created an unbelievable Health program based on 5 Animals: Tiger (Strength), Leopard (Speed), Snake (Endurance), Crane (Balance) and the Dragon (Flexibility)

Kickboxing is a Heart-Pounding Aerobic class for endurance and building muscles. Kickboxing uses all four limbs that develop fantastic endurance, quick reflexes and coordination. In other words, you’ll have a complete toning workout from the tip of your toes to the top of your head

Kung Fu Self-defense for developing the Combat Skills for Protection against any Attacker combined with Nerve Point Strikes to defeat even the biggest aggressor. Kung Fu Self-defense is battle tested. The Shaolin Monks first used Kung Fu to defeat highway robbers. A famous General, Ngok Fei taught his soldiers techniques for quick and effective hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield. These techniques emphasized the use of grabbing, locking and nerve point strikes.

Punching, Kicking and Blocking is all part of keeping your child fit and active. You’ll get them away from video games and interact with other kids and develop responsibility. Unlike other playgrounds our playground your child will play hard. They’ll have fun interacting with other kids and because of the modern training equipment; they’ll never get bored in the Playground. Things like soccer or gymnastics, for example, are positive, fun activities, but outside of the soccer field or the gymnasium, they don’t provide your child with anything lasting. The training your child will receive here does precisely the opposite.

Your child will learn the 4 rules of discipline that lead to self-discipline. The three aspects of concentration teach your child to stay focused, and that shows them how to keep their emotions in check. Your child will also improve their self-esteem through confidence-boosting techniques and be learning that there is no such thing as failure only results. Then we teach your child how to turn those results into actions for success.

Is essential for your child to develop to do well in school and later in life. Intellectual development not only means what they are learning in school but also understanding and comprehending their world around them. Intellectual development requires concentration. Concentration means to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing activity (often followed by an action of completion). Attention requires 3 areas of development: Focusing the Eyes, Focusing the Mind and Focusing the Body.

Rooting serves two purposes: 1) it develops the leg strength and improves muscle tone. At the same time, it strengthens the lower back and improves balance. 2) Tai Chi moves smoothly like water in a country stream. To move your body gracefully and seamlessly requires the knowledge of shifting the weight from one leg to the other. Walking requires the same action. In fact, just after a few weeks, you’ll find walking more comfortable, and you’ll feel lighter on your feet.

One of the first places that many people start to get arthritis in their hands. The joints become inflamed from poor circulation and not stretching their fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Tai Chi Hand Expression improves this circulation with unique circular hand and arm motions thus improving blood flow and joint flexibility. These hand motions are combined with a special deep breathing Tai Chi exercise. In fact, many people that have arthritis have found a 90 percent improvement.

Unique Tai Chi exercises that loosen the joints and muscles. What makes these exercises unique is that they use a gentle motion to stretch the entire body at once. The gentle movement of Tai Chi is the natural way the body stretches. I’m sure that after sitting down for an extended period, you’ve stood up and stretched by raising your arms and gently tightening your body. It feels great! That is Tai Chi natural stretching.

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