Imperial Combat Arts in Denver is the study of several complete combat martial arts from direct military lineage: these martial arts have not been altered for competitive sport.
The Imperial Martial Arts are designed to fight multiple opponents with lethal intent. Therefore they contain the advanced systems of: hand toughening, ripping and gouging, paralyzing pinches, nerve attacks, ground-fighting, military grappling, tactical training, survival training, as well as modern and traditional weapons. |
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IMPERIAL EIGHT ANIMALS
These highly lethal and legendary fighting styles are for a true elite class of martial artist, and require years of toughening and training to master. The Imperial animals should not be confused with common mainstream kung fu styles. Our past Grandmasters combined have held master ranks in dozens of martial arts, yet they always list the Imperial Animal Systems first in their biography's as their most powerful...
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IMPERIAL WU TANG CH'UAN
Every aspect of these styles are founded on fighting multiple opponents and involve the use of strikes, kicks, vital point attacks, knees, elbows, toughened legs, arms and hands, as well as evasion, blocks, and controls. These arts come from weapons masters and share the same lethal techniques by forming the body into a weapon. Wu Tang is a study of Pakua, H'sing-I, Wu Hsing, Tai Chi, Black Scorpion Ground Fighting, & The Art of Grey Cloud... Enter Page> Imperial Wu Tang
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THE ART OF GREY CLOUD
Grey Cloud is a rare, highly guarded, and very powerful martial art that trains all types of force on force interaction based on the universal forces of the Pakua or eight energies. Grey Cloud is the study of all weapon interaction, even unarmed. Masters of Grey Cloud demonstrate the ability to fight several opponents, unarmed or with any type of weapon, while being seldom if ever struck. The six arts of Grey Cloud are... Enter Page ☁ The Art of Grey Cloud
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MELEE WEAPON MASTERY
Melee weapons are used in almost every life and death fight short of firearms, from the knife & baton to any improvised objects. This area of martial arts is often neglected from training and yet is perhaps the most important to study. Imperial Combat Arts has direct lineage to the ancient battlefields of China and teaches master levels of traditional and modern weapons... Enter Page ⚔ Weapon Mastery
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HAND TOUGHENING - BODY CONDITIONING
This level of toughening is for true combat, far from wrapping the wrists and wearing gloves for competitive sport, these are true weapons forged for life-and-death combat. Highly trained Masters at Imperial Combat Arts demonstrate the true power of Kung Fu, some with decades of extensive toughening. Demonstrations are done in a variety of ways such as tearing the eyes and throats from... Enter Page> Hand Toughening
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IMPERIAL 8 GUN COMBAT SYSTEM
Firearm training at Imperial Combat Arts is derived from our long military history. Our Grandmasters served as Imperial Bodyguards, Veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War (WWII), Vietnam era Special Forces (Green Beret Officer), as well as an instructor today with Iraq War era U.S. military training. This extensive study of modern combat tactics masters all types of civilian firearms... Enter Page> Firearms
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MILITARY GRAPPLING & CHIN NA
Combat Chin Na is a non-sport, life & death study with intense focus on fighting multiple armed opponents in all areas of Joint Locks and Grappling, both standing and on the ground.
Chin means literally "to seize or trap" and Na means "to lock or break. Chinese Chin Na can be categorized in five general areas of study each one consisting of many highly effective techniques... Enter Page> Combat Chin Na |
ARCHERY - HUNTING & COMBAT
Imperial Combat Arts teaches advanced archery, from our ancient military history, with in-depth focus and training on combat archery. This training includes mastery of straight bow, Manchurian recurve bow, and crossbow. In addition this course teaches other aspects of ranged weapons including, primitive stone sling, and thrown weapons such as javelin, knife, axe, and spear.
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WILDERNESS SKILLS- COMBAT & SURVIVAL
From ancient nomadic hunters, to our past Grandmaster who was a Vietnam era Special Forces Officer and instructor of evasion, survival, and combat, Imperial Combat Arts trains its students in both primitive and modern wilderness skills. These classes include Camouflage/Evasion, Tracking, Traps, Navigation, Hunting/Foraging, Climbing/Rappelling, Knots, Fire Craft etc. This training is a traditional part of developing the confidence, capability, and grit of a warrior.
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Throughout our long martial history and today, training for real life-and-death combat is imbued into the very core of everything taught at Imperial Combat Arts.