Welcome to the Four Gates - About our Work

The Four Gates is first and foremost a school of traditional Chinese martial arts (commonly referred to as "Kung Fu"), but we are also so much more than that. We are an organization committed to fostering a sense of community integration, security and well-being by focusing on individual health and safety in an environment which fosters cultural tolerance.

We express this mission by:

Promoting fitness, confidence and self-defense through traditional and contemporary martial arts training;

Conducting research relevant to our mission;

Offering public classes and seminars relevant to our mission;

Providing ethical and wholistic health services;

Serving as a safe haven and providing guidance to those in need of help or direction.

The Gates:

The First Gate: Physical

We build our physical selves through the practice of martial arts; more specifically, Shaolin Lohan Kung Fu.

The Second Gate: Mental

We develop our minds and knowledge of self and others by providing classes and seminars on a variety of topics to the public.

The Third Gate: Emotional

We soothe and regulate our emotional selves by working to reduce the stresses of everyday life through Wholistic health practices, and exercises in tolerance and acceptance.

The Fourth Gate: Spirit

Having little to do with any particular religious belief, we cultivate our spirit by putting ourselves in the shoes of others, sharing in their pains and successes.