- The Seven Mountains Way of Spiritual Martial Art - has been well known in Vietnam for centuries. It is renowned for internal energy training, for healing and for graceful Kung Fu forms and powerful fighting skills.
This ancient art was shaped in China by the Esoteric Taoists. It spread through Burma, where it was influenced by the Mystic Buddhist School of Spiritual Martial Art, and through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and over the Seven Mountains into Vietnam.
combines external and internal disciplines to achieve martial skill. Its flowing cursive motion can appear soft and gentle, but can manifest with explosive power. The art develops kicks and strikes of blinding speed, with the sinuous, winding energy that is Than Vo Dao's trademark. Students begin with the short, simple versions of the tiger, dragon and crane forms, with each movement done separately. Sitting meditation and internal energy training are also taught. Later, more difficult movements and forms are added, including the eagle, snake, monkey and phoenix. Advanced students practice in cursive fashion, combining movements smoothly, mixing forceful strikes with energy-gathering pauses. Finally, some students are guided in the Spiritual Form, instilling their movements with energy and inspiration from deep meditation.
is a mystical form of martial art only taught to select students after approximately one year of dedication to the physical form practice.
"Chi Kung" is a Chinese term for internal energy training. There are many known methods of Chi Kung for people of various backgrounds and interests. Its benefits include the enhancement of physical strength, mental focus, emotional balance and spiritual growth.
The Chi Kung taught in this school is suitable for everyone, including those with no prior experience as well as those who have studied before or who have practiced hard or soft style martial arts. The Chi Kung training teaches how to increase vitality and to decrease stress through peaceful meditation and deep breathing. Students are taught to perform sets of slow and sinuous movements based on seven animals that stretch and exercise the muscles, tendons and organs, stimulating and balancing the energies of all of the body's systems. Students learn how to focus energy into the hands and other parts of the body, and to circulate energy throughout the body.
"Proper breathing, daily meditation and exercise are fundamental to the development of internal power." explains Master Phan. "It is through these tools that the practitioner gains access to the primal energy and aligns with the energy's original source."
- The Seven Mountains Way of Spiritual Martial Art - has been well known in Vietnam for centuries. It is renowned for internal energy training, for healing and for graceful Kung Fu forms and powerful fighting skills. 
is a mystical form of martial art only taught to select students after approximately one year of dedication to the physical form practice.
