Oakland Classes

The EBM Kung Fu Academy is a traditional Kung Fu school in North Oakland California, USA. Founded in 1993, the purpose of EBM is to provide the public with authentic instruction in the Chinese martial arts of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, San Shou (Chinese Kick Boxing), Hsing I Ch'uan and T'ai Chi Ch'uan. EBM offers a complete program from traditional internal martial arts to full-contact sanshou competition.

EBM Kung Fu is home to the Oakland San Shou Team which has produced 6 National San Shou Kick Boxing Champions and holds over 30 championships titles.

The head instructor is Brent Hamby

You can contact us with any questions at:

(510) 658 3378

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November 2007

Oakland San Shou Demo featuring the fundamental San Shou fighting techniques with Brent Hamby:

San Shou Demo Video

Thanks to Sean Mitchell for putting this video together.

November 2007

next kettlebell workshop - November 11th from 2:00-3:30 PM The next kettlebell workshop is on Sunday November 11th from 2:00-3:30 PM. This workshop will review the fundamentals of kettlebell body mechanics and principles. We will also be looking at some new exercises and workout routines/strategies.

October 2007

Oakland San Shou will be fighting at the Pacific Ring Sports Event on Saturday October 27th in Downtown Oakland.
When: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Time: Weigh-in.s 11:30 am / Starts 1:30 pm
Where: 1431 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94612

September 2007

Oakland San Shou will be fighting at the UNLIMITED KICKBOXING smoker next weekend. There will be rounds of MMA, San Shou, and Muay Thai. September 29th, 5PM. 1000 Jacklin Road Milpitas, California 95035

September 2007

We are holding a seminar on kettlebell training on power development for boxing and wrestling. We are focusing on fundamentals of body mechanics and proper technique. We will also be going over various routines and training methods. The class is Sunday September 23rd at 2PM. Please contact us if you are interested: 510 658 3378.

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