Sacred Mountain Fighting and Healing Arts provides premier martial arts instruction to Flagstaff and northern Arizona. Located conveniently in the South Side neighborhood of downtown Flagstaff, we offer comprehensive education in Shaolin kung fu, Tai Chi Chuan, practical self defense, and traditional Chinese lion dance.
At Sacred Mountain, we believe in providing a holistic, well rounded education. Incorporating hard and soft styles as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine five element theory for our Little Dragons and adult programs alike, everyone can find a home in our positive, judgement-free environment.
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At Sacred Mountain, we offer a wide range of programs for all ages.
Our adult martial arts program is a comprehensive system, designed to train in and assist with the following:
We offer a children’s program tailored to the active bodies and developing minds of our youth, keeping in mind that our children today will be the leaders of tomorrow. It is designed to develop essential attributes necessary for today’s youth, such as:
Our internal arts / Tai Chi program offers an experience unique to the traditional Tai Chi program, and covers and assists with:
"This is one of the best martial arts schools I have been to. Sifu Banks is very knowledgable and keen to help in all aspects of training. The studio is spacious, well lit and has a great number of training tools. They have dummies, practice pads, iron rings, a wooden man and a huge array of exotic weapons which the owner is only too happy to show you. The students are friendly and welcoming and the training is intense! The program is varied and runs frequently and they seem to have a number of different events always on their schedule. I would thoroughly recommend it!"
"Throughout my life I have had trouble learning the entire form of Tai Chi. I tried 5 times. Sifu Matthew Banks has a different style of teaching that really helped me learn and stay interested in the form. He uses drills to teach the more complicated ideas, and these drills work. In just over a year I have learned the entire 108 form and now fine tuning the details. If you are interested in learning Tai Chi this school is the place."
"Whether you are looking to improve self discipline,
self confidence, self defense, or just get more physically fit, Sacred Mountain
Fighting and Healing Arts is the place for you. The tai chi classes Saturday
morning are a perfect way to recover after a long stressful week. The Kung
fu classes are great fun, a great cardio workout, and let's be honest, who
doesn't want to know Kung fu?!? If you're in the Flagstaff area, you need to
check this place out!"
"Sifu Banks is amazing! Very knowledgeable and kind. Also very inclusive and really deeply cares about your development. I would highly recommend his school to everyone!"
"I had never thought of doing kung fu until I randomly stumbled upon this place downtown. I wasn't sure what to expect but after attending for a year and a half now, I couldn't be happier with the experience. In classes we improve our flexibility, self-defense skills, strength, and traditional forms. It's an awesome environment to be part of!"
"A very well balanced place to gain personal knowledge! Sifu Banks and his students are excellent instructors and provide great support and motivation towards any goal you want to achieve in or out of the school."