Water Mountain currently has 7 programs available:
+Kung Fu known as Heaven Fist 10,000.
+Pro Arnis.
+Natural Form and Essence Qi Gong.
+Heavenly Tablets Healing Way Qi Gong.
+Rapid Joint Locking known as Penetrating Vine Changing Method Chin Na.
+Long Staff known as Dragon Staff.
+Asian Broadsword known as Dragon Sword.

Our standard programs are all available by Zoom. We also have a growing, high end collection of online courses.  Currently, we have great online courses in Qi Gong and Pro Arnis.  Other courses are in pre-production or production.  Please visit our virtual site for more info: watermountainvirtual.com .

Kung Fu is a catch all term for the martial arts of China.  Heaven Fist 10,000 is the name of the martial arts of an ethnically Korean clan known as the Soon.  The art is 1,500 years old, and has undergone continuous development across that time.
Heaven Fist shares many of the qualities of other kung fu arts, and is the product of interacting with Chinese, Korean, and Mongolian cultures throughout the clan’s history.  Calling Heaven Fist a kung fu is accurate, as a result, and is easier for people to understand even though its origin is not ethnically Chinese.

Heaven Fist 10,000 has the following major martial attributes:
+60% Hands, 30% Leg, 10% grapple.
+Training is dependent on developing the kung fu body: a body that is fast, fit, flexible, and strong.  This also happens to be a healthy body that many find physically appealing.
+The art is a striking specialist art that focuses on opponent controlling, high defense levels (not allowing hits or grapple entries), and hit power.
+The tactical focus of the art is multiple opponent combat.
+The training progression involves developing first a strong technical base, then focuses on combat, and then focuses on anti-weapons.
+The physical objective of the art is to maintain a body that is healthy and fully functional throughout one’s life.

It’s perfectly understandable that a person might want to get a feel for a school’s culture before attempting classes. Since private lessons are private, and zoom lessons are on zoom that leaves small group. The problem with small group is that it isn’t anonymous, and participants usually find people watching them to be creepy.

+We have extensive video clips, and photos on Facebook, Instagram, and on this website that demonstrate the capability of students and staff. That’s people showing what we actually do as a regular part of training.

+We have online classes that can be taken very cheaply.  If you are hesitant about in person training, you can work those lessons in the privacy of your own home: watermountainvirtual.com .

So…you want an experience customized to your preferences?  Just sayin’.

Our zoom and online courses can be taken by you in your own home, at your own leisure.  Please try them out.

Water Mountain is built specifically to deliver in-person classes through private lessons and small group.  If you are looking for a different service than what we offer, we recommend you seek it elsewhere and sincerely wish you the best of luck in finding it.

Short answer is yes. Longer answer is that depends on the qi gong system, how well it is taught, and the environment that it is taught in. There are thousands of systems of qi gong, so you need to carefully select something to aid you.

We have two systems of qi gong that are public group offerings. The first is NFE Qi Gong (Natural Form and Essence). This system is about 1,500 years old and is designed to correct energy imbalances in the body. By doing so, the body heals, recovers, and becomes happier. The second is Heavenly Tablets Healing Way (HTHW). This system is the same age and is a system for the healing of others, not the self.

In NFE, a regular practitioner will feel improvements in the first month of training. In HTHW, the learning curve ranges between 4-10 years until expertise. Skill is typically useful within the first 2 years of HTHW practice.

While we understand the desire to try something out, our group programs are reliant on dedicated student teams that need a high minimum of trust. Visitors bring a lot of baggage and disrupt the trust building process. As a result, we don’t do drop in and aren’t built for it. Please note, to aid you with trying a thing out, there is a highly recommended virtual course in qi gong here: 6 Easy Steps to a Life With Qi .

Yes. Clinical qi gong is available as both a free and a paid service. It is used to treat health conditions and is highly successful. If you are interested in this service, please contact the school by phone or email. It can take several weeks to get you booked in. Phone is 928-600-1242. Email is customerservice@h2omt.com .

This program works primarily on the referral of prior clients, although we do accept clients without referral.