Combined Sparring ~ Saturday April 18th 2026

Beth Foote and Shifu Cheyenne LaChapelle spar.

Saturday April 18th, we travelled down to our parent school New England Kung Fu in Oxford MA for a Combined Sparring class, in which we test reactionary skills. (Push Hands, sparring, etc.)

Shigong Gary started by teaching Tai Chi principles (especially “yield”) and then incorporating them into Kung Fu sparring.

I was very proud that some of my Tai Chi students stuck around and tried sparring for the first time. Fighting can be scary if you haven’t done it before and I was proud of them for stepping out of their comfort zones.

As usual we all had good fun and some great matches. Next one will be in May!

Pictures are available on our Facebook and SmugMug pages.

~ Shifu