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Body Balance Healing Arts, a Chinese martial arts school and healing center, has been serving the Germantown, Frederick, Urbana, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County and the Maryland / Washington DC area for over 25 years.
Master Pat Hancock teaches traditional Kung Fu and Tai Chi as it was passed to him by Grandmaster Huang, Chien Liang the current grandmaster of Tien Shan Pai. Kung fu and Tai Chi are considered the grandfather of martial arts. Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Judo, Jujitsu and Aikido are off-shoots of Kung Fu and Tai Chi. The techniques of Kung Fu and Tai Chi are supple, fluid and circular and use the opponent's strength and momentum to your advantage.
Through personalized guidance in the powerful disciplined forms of Tai Chi, Kung Fu and meditation, practiced in a serene rural setting, master instructors apply the lessons of ancient wisdom to a new era. Therapeutic services-massage and acupuncture-offer healing to body and spirit.
For more information on programs that bring vitality, joy and ease to life, contact us at:
Body Balance Healing Arts-15211 Comus Rd., Clarksburg, MD 20871-301-972-5644
Testimonials from our students about practicing at Body Balance Healing Arts
"What a great opportunity it is to come learn Kung fu with my son. Not only do we feel better but we have a closer bond and something in common that helps us get through our differences. The best part is that no matter what, the things we learn here will be something we share and that will be with us forever."
Mike
"I found great peace and enjoyment in the study of Tai Chi under Sifu Hancock, and was very pleased at the gradual gains in strength, flexibility and balance I felt.
"It has improved my ability to face stress in life, in my relationships, and even when I'm stuck
in traffic."
Matt Withers
When I first came to Tai Chi the last thing on my mind was learning self
defense. I had taken other martial arts and found there was often a focus
on how skilled you were at combat that I found stressful. As a result I
didn't last long at any of them. Fortunately the image in my head of Tai
Chi was people in a park in pajamas moving VERY slowly. That image, while
far short of accurate, seemed perfect for my needs since all I wanted was an
exercise program that was self contained, required no equipment, and
complemented my growing interest in Taoist meditation.
I found great peace and enjoyment in the study of Tai Chi under Sifu
Hancock, and was very pleased at the gradual gains in strength, flexibility,
and balance I felt. After learning the Yang Long Form I discovered we would
be introduced to Push Hands. The sparring of Tai Chi if you will. At least
that's how I saw it. In addition we would learn specific combat
applications.
Sifu Hancock assured us that the reason these were necessary elements of
study was that without an understanding of the application of the movements
in the form, we would be ignoring an essential tool for improving our form.
While I trusted him implicitly, my body still tensed up at the thought of a
"Show me whatcha got" situation.
An amazing thing happened, though. There was no pressure and no sense of
competition when we learned Push Hands and combat applications. Sure I
still felt my nervous system go haywire the first few classes, but that all
seemed to come from learned responses of the past. What I found once I let
my preconceptions fall away was that I was no longer flushed, nervous and
frustrated with each new lesson. Instead I found myself at peace and calmly
facing each new challenge.
Don't get me wrong, I did not, and still do not, pick this stuff up
quickly. It takes a lot of concentration and a lot of failing to advance
even one meager step. But I find myself OK with that. I just settle in and
do the best I can. My breathing and my heart rate stay down in the face of
conflict now in a way they never have.
Unsurprisingly this has extended far past Tai Chi. It has improved my
ability to face stress in life, in my relationships, and even when I'm stuck
in traffic. I'm no saint, and this is going to be a lifetime pursuit, but
I've seen enough improvements in just a short while to know that I want to
stay with Tai Chi for that long.
Matt Withers
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