Matthew Plewes, a 45+ year martial artist student and teacher. Hall of Fame Grandmaster (2010), Hall of Fame Ultimate Warrior (2022) by Ron Van Clief (The Black Dragon). Plewes has years of study in Seikukan Karate-do, and decades studying (Wing Chun / JKD) Five Animal Kung Fu, achieving Full Master Instructor status.
A Hall of Fame Inductee, Plewes' skills have been featured on TV in Japan. A 15 minute segment on the TV Show "Colors" and doing a commercial promotional for the Jackie Chan movie "Kung Fu Yoga".
Matt has returned to Virginia, USA The Summer of 2023.
Matt has trained and taught in America 25 years and most recently in Japan 22 years. Matt trained with and taught police and active military at his school in Suffolk, Va. in the 1990’s before moving to Japan.
Our Short Programs were designed based on these professional training experiences receiving real world application feedback.
Matt also studied Chi and Chin’na and Yang Style Tai Chi and Qigong under Li Sun, a member of The Shanghai Taichi Quan Association and is also certified in Reflexology, Shiatsu Massage and Reiki.
Matt taught at various locations in Shizuoka, Japan for two decades. Matt lead a popular, weekly class sponsored by SBS-TV for over a decade.
Matt has retired from large commercial teaching. He now has a small club in Caresville, Va.
Résumé: www.mattplewes.com
Located on Walters Hwy in Carrsville, Va.
CAI-Defense-focused techniques are proven forms of self-defense. Our self-defense focuses on reflexes and natural body movements that do not require power and aims to avoid violence instantly. The techniques stems from ancient martial arts techniques and modern police and military techniques suitable and functional in the modern world.
CAI’s defense program teaches practical ways to prevent all violence and attacks. Our practice includes simulating real world situations. It is important to enter a battle posture and train under conditions that are close to the actual scenario. With unique and comprehensive teaching methods, you will acquire not only the skills to protect others but also the skills to fight. We teach the skills to confront self-defense in simulated environments (pubs, streets, parks, cars, toilets, mass transit, homes, buses, passenger planes). The C.A.I. method is a practical system of self-defense. All angles and positions are designed to make it easy to perform the best control method at the highest speed even for a sudden attack.
With all of the technological innovations and new products being created and sold daily, our young people are constantly bombarded with new reasons to live a sedentary, secluded lifestyle.
This is why more than ever, physically and mentally engaging activities outside of the home are becoming important. And in this case, there is no activity that offers your child more benefits than Kung Fu!
Core self-defense principles taught in Kung Fu
Verbal defense: Using a confident voice to deter a potential aggressor is the first line of defense.
Defensive stance: A ready stance, with proper form, helps a child stay balanced and prepared to block, strike, or run. Blocking: Children learn to use positions and postures with kung fu's superior blocking techniques.
Striking: Simple, effective strikes, like a palm strike, are taught as a way to respond if blocking is insufficient.
Awareness: Training improves a child's awareness of their surroundings, helping them recognize and avoid dangerous situations.
Last Resort Tactics: Training includes not only dealing with bullies, but also real life threatening encounters.
Benefits: Real Self Defense, Confidence, Health, Discipline and Work Ethic, Individual Achievement, Physical and Mental Development, Focus, Patience and Stillness, Goal Setting and it's Fun!
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Chuntian Academy International (CAI)was based in Shizuoka, Japan from 2001-2023, serving various locations and available for seminars and workshops through out Japan. Chuntian Academy will rebase in Virginia in August 2023. CAI KUNG FU or Chuntian Kempo (Shorinji)Goshinjutsu, which means: Shorinji means Shaolin Fist, Kempo a generic term tor martial arts and Goshinjutsu, meaning the Art of Self Defense in Japanese.
Our defense concepts are a fusion of proven ancient martial arts and Modern defense concepts. It’s a pragmatic close-range Hong Kong Gung fu and Skills acquired by Master Plewes living in Asia for 22 years.
Training – CAI-Defense techniques are based on scientific research of self-defense, tested and proven in the real world. The CAI methods of self-defense focuses on reflexes and natural body movements that do not require a lot of power and aims to avoid violence reflexively.
Our programs and philosophies stem from ancient martial arts techniques and functional police and military techniques suitable for the modern world.
CAI’s defense program teaches practical ways to prevent all kinds of violence and attacks. For maximum benefit , it is important to train under real world conditions, that are as close to the actual scenario as safely possible.
Using our unique and comprehensive learning, practicing and methods, you can acquire not only the skills to protect yourself and others, but also the skills to fight multiple attackers.
We teach the skills to confront real world threats. We practice in realistic settings and teach concepts and impov skills to defend and control random attacks, in simulated scenarios and places of everyday life, ie. (pubs, streets, parks, cars, toilets, mass transit, homes, buses, passenger planes).
The C.A.I. method is a practical system of self-defense. All angles and positions are designed to make it easy to perform the best control method at the highest speed even for a sudden attack.
