The style itself is composed of both Japanese and Chinese fighting systems. While it is not accurate to generalize, traditionally the Japanese have been known for hard, linear, aggressive techniques while the Chinese were known for evasive, fluid, more circular methods of fighting.

   Our style of Kung Fu is both circular and linear, both soft and hard. It incorporates traditional methods of teaching with more modern methods. There are many types of kicking techniques and hand strikes used in sequence with elbow and knee strikes, joint locks, and nerve pressure point techniques. These are used in conjunction with various types of throws, sweeps or takedowns. We use our opponent's force against them. We conserve our own energy while we drain our opponent's. When attacked, our opponent constantly finds us just out of range, and when they expose a weakness, we use it to our advantage.

   This is not a sport. Nor are we very interested in dance-like movements. Our main concerns are a dynamic self-defense and good physical conditioning. However, students have the option to apply themselves in fighting divisions at competitions.

   The most important thing, is to shape ourselves into better human beings. We strive to further develop our physical abilities, our mental abilities and our spirit. To this end we constantly practice exercises to increase our balance, flexibility, coordination, power, speed and stamina. Breathing exercises are incorporated into precision movements done very slowly in the beginning and gradually increased in speed.

   By training in Kung Fu we are not striving to annihilate enemies. We attempt first to destroy the enemy within ourselves. Fear and indecision are results of a lack of confidence. Real confidence is an earned ability based upon correct training methods. The training must be as realistic as possible in order to both dispel any doubts or misconceptions about our abilities and to give us a very real sense of personal power in our lives.

   There is a story about an old Chinese master who after many fights, though he had never been defeated, neither had he ever hurt any of his opponents.

   A devastating fighting system need not be based solely on the destruction of an attacker. For once we know ourselves as we truly are, the need to control an opponent is second only to the need of controlling ourselves.

   This site is dedicated to the memory of Radley Pozniakoff, founder and creator of the AI KI CHUAN fighting system. Radley had been involved in the Martial Arts since 1965. He was in excellent instructor and friend.

January 4, 1952 to November 9, 2002