Chinese-Indonesian Martial Arts Club

(Belated) congratulations to Tom, who earned his green sash, and Leigh, who earned her gold sash, both on Saturday!

Congratulations to Mark, who earned his blue sash this evening!

Sifu Erik demonstrated a Three-Section Staff form at the Saratoga Martial Arts Festival last weekend. Despite a bit of apprehension, the demo went really well!

The full set of demos for the evening:
1 - Steve Pearlman
2 - Erik Harris
3 - Stockton Multi-Style Escrima/FMA
4 - Water's Edge (Montell Lyles & Angel Santiago)
5 - Doug & RJ Marcaida

Three-Section Staff Form Demo (Saratoga Martial Arts Festival 2026) 0:10 - Introduction1:13 - Form StartAt last year's SMAF, Sifu Mark Cardona said he wanted more forms demonstrated. My training focuses on practical and bruta...

Congratulations to Keith! He earned his Blue Sash in Liu Seong Gungfu today!

We polled our students and put together a club order for Via Media Publishing's new book, and it arrived today! This is a great resource for anyone looking to learn more about the history of our art, and related systems that Willem Reeders taught!

Erik was interviewed by Dr. Steve Pearlman for the Martial Theory Podcast. The interview touches on Erik's background, training and teaching philosophies, and what distinguishing attributes Erik sees in Liu Seong Gungfu.

Also check out Dr. Pearlman's book, Martial Theory, a great compendium of martial arts concepts and methods, approached from a broad perspective that can apply to any and all martial arts, without imposing the perspective of any one art on the topics.

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If you can get to the Albany area in mid-May, come join us at SMAF! It's a great time every year!

The 2026 SMAF Website and Registration is NOW LIVE! Ya'll know the drill--register now to save up to $50 off day-of pricing.

Website: https://www.saratogafestival.com/
Tickets: https://saratogafestival.ticketspice.com/2026-saratoga-martial-arts-festival

Come join us for some FREE TRAINING in Kung Fu & Silat on Sunday, January 4th, from 2PM to 4PM at South Run Rec Center!
Our club will be featured during the Fairfax County Parks Open House event. Since people are welcome to come and go throughout the event, we'll holding multiple short sessions. We'll have four half-hour blocks, each starting with 5-10 minutes of demonstration, followed by 20-25 minutes of training with anyone interested in participating.

Note that the Rec Center's Open House requires people to sign up for a free trial membership. There's no cost, but I assume you'll have to give them some contact info.

South Run Rec Center Open House | Park Authority Fairfax County, Virginia - South Run Rec Open House

Start 2026 out right! Kung Fu & Silat training in Alexandria and Springfield, Virginia, under the instruction of Erik Harris, martial artist since 1984, with 30+ years experience teaching classes and seminars.

Enrollment has begun for the Winter 2026 quarter at Franconia and South Run Rec Centers, and there's an early enrollment discount through Friday, November 7th!

Classes Saturdays and Thursdays, with free supplemental training available on Tuesday nights for all registered students.

Saturday Registration: https://fairfax.usedirect.com/FairfaxFCPAWeb/ACTIVITIES/Details.aspx?session_id=544143
Thursday Registration: https://fairfax.usedirect.com/FairfaxFCPAWeb/ACTIVITIES/Details.aspx?session_id=542782

Congratulations to Gabe! He earned his green sash tonight in class!