Academy of Martial & Internal Arts

Academy of Martial & Internal Arts offers training in Kung Fu, self defense, Tai Chi (Taijiquan), Bagua Zhang, Qigong, Chi Kung (Qigong), Chen style Tai Chi Chuan, Longfist Kung Fu, and Tai Chi Chuan. The program also includes weapons work with classical Chinese weapons that have been practiced for thousands of years.

• Schedule: All classes are held Monday through Saturday, with no class on Saturday, July 4.

After 35 years, the building that the Academy of Martial & Internal Arts called home was sold. The Academy’s curriculum includes styles and methods that it states are hardly known to even 1% of martial artists in the Western world. The Academy of Martial and Internal Arts describes its curriculum as unusually rich and states that it has gathered more martial information than most schools in the Western world. Instruction is led by head instructor Ted Mancuso, with notable contributions from Adam Hsu, Howard Slatoff, John Ottenberg, and an ongoing major contribution from Linda Darrigo. The program describes its self defense as a rational, mature approach to self protection which should not victimize the learner, and it presents Tai Chi explicitly as a martial art. Academy students receive a 10% discount on all purchases on the plumpub.com site when they note this in the order notes.

Last updated June 24, 2026.