Chuntian Academy International

Yes. Most martial arts are practiced as sports, requiring students to train for and demonstrate their fighting abilities in tournaments or other organized competitions. Conversely, C.A.I. programs are not a sport and students in C.A.I. schools are not expected to compete in tournaments. Additionally, a C.A.I. student does not receive instruction in an overwhelming number of self-defense techniques which may work in the controlled environment of a classroom or within the rules of an organized competition but may not work during an unpredictable street confrontation. Instead, C.A.I. teaches principles and concepts, with certain skills, tools, qualities and controls that can be applied in any number of situations and doesn't need to be assumptive and predictive of an attack, which is kind of a oxymoron if you understand real street situations. You are prepared for whatever, you are not thinking about what to do, the attack comes in, it's like one of your drills, in a relatively short you will react instinctively defend and attack almost simultaneously and without thought. This has been proven effective for over 400 years.
Moreover, while most martial arts schools require long-term contracts and charge fees for classes, testing and rank promotions, achievement tests, at C.A.I. we don't. We only charge a nominal fee for operations, facilities and necessary overhead.
Every student learns at his own pace. Finally, in contrast to the strict military-style hierarchy, ceremony, and protocol common in other martial arts, C.A.I. students generally train in a relaxed and informal "family-style" manner.