Testimonials
"This is an amazing school with an even more amazing teacher. I have been studying with Sifu Greg Hatza for about 5 years now. Sifu Hatza is an extraordinary teacher who is extremely knowledgeble, well spoken, humble and patient. His natural openess and ease encourages questions and facilitates learning. If you are looking to learn a superb martial art with both health and self defense benefits in a relaxed but always challenging environment, this is the school for you."
George
"As one of the newest students of Pa Kua Chang at the Chinese Boxing Academy under Sifu Greg Hatza, I highly recommend the school and the art form. The indivdiual instruction of fundamentals from Sifu Greg is detailed and precise. Fellow student practitioners are very encouraging and helpful in technique refinement and theory. Together they provide a self paced but challenging and non-threatening learning enviornment. I highly recommend this school to adults of all ages and skill sets. If you are looking for a means of practical self-defense as well as health maintenance, this is the school for YOU. "
Marilyn
"I have studied with Sifu Hatza for over 9 years and echo many of the sentiments from the other reviewers. Having studied other martial arts systems prior to starting pa kua, I find it to be a very practical and effective fighting system that teaches the student to defend/attack from various angles, utilizing all parts of the body, depending upon the distance and angle. Very fast moving with terrific footwork. The chi gung and breathing/meditation offers tremendous health benefits. Because it is an internal art, it is a martial art that can be practiced for a lifetime. Plus, Sifu Greg is a terrific teacher and a nice guy. "
Mike
"Ba Gua is an amazing form of Martial Arts. Very advanced and powerful. Sifu Greg is great, building from a strong foundation and learning properly from there! Sifu is great at instructing from the beginning and showing careful detailed instructions. Great to be able to study an Art that still follows from tradition and is still a very practical fighting system. Not to mention an incredible workout. I study Tai Chi here too and love it. Feels good to learn traditional Yang Style and Sword. Great foundational tools and incredible workout!! Sifu Hatza is an excellent teacher and really observes the details and proper movement of technique!"
Ludwig
"An excellent Chinese internal martial art that combines Qi gung exercise with sound combat practice taught by an instructor with over 30 years of martial arts expertise, Sifu Greg Hatza. The Chinese Boxing Academy has provided me with tools to maintain good health, flexibility, stress management, as well as providing an excellent portfolio of un-armed combat techniques. "
Gerald
"This amazing art is known for its versatile footwork and devastating palm strikes. I am a new student, practicing with Sifu Greg for 6 months, and in that time he has shown me how to build a strong foundation to grow from. Sifu Greg is very good at demonstrating how these martial skills may apply in real life situations and the reasons why we do them that way. The Chinese Boxing Academy has changed my life for the better, thanks Greg! "
John
"So far I have been studying with Sifu Hatza for about 11 years now. I haven't found a more complete art then Pa-Kua as well as an extremely patient and humble teacher. Pa-Kua offers dual aspects that you don't see in many martial arts. The emphasis is on balance of both the external and internal. In Pa-Kua you learn to develop your body in addition to learning to harness the power of your own chi. If your looking for a lifetime art Pa-Kua is the one for you."
Sheryl
"I have been studying Pa Kua Chang under Sifu Greg Hatza for a little over six years now, as well as several other styles of Martial Arts in the Baltimore area. This style of Kung Fu provides its practitioners with great benefits in combative attributes, health, philosophical insights as well as sound self-principles for natural movement and self-defense. Sifu Greg does a wonderful job relating this traditional art to students from all walks of life in a laid-back atmosphere that allows for self-paced learning and emphasizes individual progress. I'd highly recommend studying with Greg to anyone interested in learning a classical, yet practically applicable form of Chinese Boxing in the Baltimore area."
Peter