Spring 2012:

Now enrolling for Children’s Summer Camps and our Fall Semester which begins on August 14th.

Women’s Self Defense Courses available now.

Now is your chance to get in shape for 2012 and learn Kung Fu.

Call for more information: 346-FIST.

The Front of Our School

Grand Master Yip Man Playing the Jong.

Welcome to the Academy of Kung Fu,

We are a Moy Yat Ving Tsun (pronounced “Wing Chun”) school. Our Kung Fu is descended from Grandmaster Yip Man through Grandmasters Moy Yat and Moy Tung.

In 1986, after intensive training with the late Grandmaster Moy Yat, Grandmaster Anthony Moy Tung opened the first Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu school in downtown Richmond, Virginia. He taught Kung Fu full-time while continuing to visit and train with his Sifu in Chinatown, New York.

Grand Master Yip Man plays Chi Sao with SiTaiBaak Bruce Lee

In 2000, Grandmaster Moy Tung’s student, Barry O’Brien, began teaching at the Richmond headquarter school after ten years of training. In 2011, he opened the Academy of Kung Fu in Richmond’s West End to help spread the Ving Tsun system.

At our school, we follow the Chinese saying “Ving Tsun chuen jing tung” which translates to “Ving Tsun authentically passing down.” Unlike many other martial arts which have begun to mix different styles in order to compensate for their various weaknesses, Ving Tsun was specifically designed to overcome fighting experts of other styles without the need to borrow techniques from other systems. This was the original Shaolin combat system. It was designed in the Temple utilizing advanced theories and training exercises with the aim of combating Manchu invaders. It is not designed for tournaments, sport, or entertainment. The Grandmasters spent decades developing this system and then lived or died by it in an age where fighting was done up close by hand.

We have maintained the traditional customs, philosophy and training exercises that have been passed down to us through the generations by our Grandmasters.  However, Kung Fu is about more than just self-defense. It also enriches the quality of its students’ lives. Another important aspect of Ving Tsun is improved health. Kung Fu promotes regular exercise and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle. Students can expect overall improved fitness, health and discipline.

We offer private lessons, children and adult classes five days a week. Email (MoyYatKungFu@yahoo.com) or call (346-FIST (3478) ) if you would like to schedule an introductory lesson.

Class workout.

The inside of our school.