Sanda

aka Free Fighting

Originally created by the Chinese Military as a way of combining traditional KungFu with modern fighting strategy, Sanda draws from a rich base of traditional techniques to from a pragmatic and simplistic fighting system.The practice of Sanda is rigorous and offers many of the same exercise benefits as Kickboxing and western boxing.

Flying Tortoise Academy instructor Josef Haber studies Sanda in Beijing under retired Chinese Special Forces Operator MaGuoHong in TianTan (The Temple of Heaven).

Sanda warmups are often incorporated into other classes.