• Chief Teacher

    Matthew Plewes, a 45+ year martial artist student and teacher. Hall of Fame Grandmaster (2010), Hall of Fame Ultimate Warrior (2022) by Ron Van Clief (The Black Dragon). Plewes has years of study in Seikukan Karate-do, and decades studying (Wing Chun / JKD) Five Animal Kung Fu, achieving Full Master Instructor status. A Hall of Fame Inductee, Plewes' skills have been featured on TV in Japan. Matt has returned to Virginia, USA The Summer of 2023. Matt has trained and taught in America 25 years and Japan 22 years. Matt trained with and taught police and active military at his school in Suffolk, Va. in the 1990’s before moving to Japan. Our Short Programs were designed based on these professional training experiences receiving real world application feedback. Matt also studied Chi and Chin’na and Yang Style Tai Chi and Qigong under Li Sun, a member of The Shanghai Taichi quan Association. Matthew and his Japan school was Featured on TV in Japan. Matthew has also done promotional commercials for TV in Japan for martial arts movies. Matt taught full time at various locations in Shizuoka, Japan for two decades. Résumé: www.mattplewes.com

  • Carrsville Club

    Located in Walters. CAI-Defense-focused techniques are scientific research on self-defense. Its self-defense focuses on reflexes and natural body movements that do not require power and aims to avoid violence instantly. This stems from ancient martial arts techniques and functional police and military techniques suitable for the modern world. CAI’s defense program teaches practical ways to prevent all violence and attacks. For that technique, it is important to enter a battle posture and train under conditions that are close to the actual scenario. With unique and comprehensive teaching and methods, you will acquire not only the skills to protect others but also the skills to fight. We teach the skills to confront self-defense, assuming what actually happens in society and everyday life (pubs, streets, parks, cars, toilets, mass transit, homes, buses, passenger planes). The C.A.I. method is a practical system of self-defense. All angles and positions are designed to make it easy to perform the best control method at the highest speed even for a sudden attack.

  • Short and Long Programs

    Long Programs - Shorinji Goshinjitsu Kempo - Shaolin Wuxing Kung Fu - Quans / Forms - Traditional Weapons and RAW - Scheduled Exhibitions and Demos We have several ways of learning essential personal defense. The Long Program is the recommended way. The original fundamental 5-Animal Shaolin Kung fu from the original 18 hand form. Also we teach basic Wing Chun as a basis for our blocks and the Concepts of Jeet Kune Do. Short Programs (Included in Long Program) -01 - M.U.S.T. Seminar (Minimal Urban Survival Tactics) - 2 hour Seminar -02 - M.U.S.T.-Advanced - Last Resort Skills. (3 hours) -03 - B.E.A.R. Basic Escape and Run -04 - S.A.C.T. Seize and Control Tactics -05 - Improvised Weapons -06 - Improvised Weapons Instructor -07 - F.A.S.T. Five Animal Survival Tactics. -08 - C.A.P.S. Chuntian Academy Advanced Security and Protective Services developed in Japan. (Bodyguard Training) -09 - SHORT PROGRAM INSTRUCTORSHIP. -10 - SHORT PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR-TRAINER *Time for certain programs is variable, depending on the student, frequency of training and other factors.

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  1. Chuntian Academy International (CAI)was based in Shizuoka, Japan from 2001-2023, serving various locations and available for seminars and workshops through out Japan. Chuntian Academy will rebase in Virginia in August 2023. CAI KUNG FU or Chuntian Kempo (Shorinji)Goshinjutsu, which means: Shorinji means Shaolin Fist, Kempo a generic term tor martial arts and Goshinjutsu, meaning the Art of Self Defense in Japanese.
    Our defense concepts are a fusion of proven ancient martial arts and Modern defense concepts. It’s a pragmatic close-range Hong Kong Gung fu and Skills acquired by Master Plewes living in Asia for 22 years.
  2. The teacher: Matthew Plewes,(www.Mattplewes.com) is a 46 year practitioner of real-world defense. 24 years in America and more than 22 years in Japan. 1976-1982 Seikukan Karate-do under Master Terumasa Ogawa, 1984 to 2001 Five Animal Kung fu and Chin’na under Samuel Cheeks.

    Plewes received his Blackbelt in 1988 and received his Full Master Teacher Certification in 2001.
    From 1996-1999 Yang Style Tai Chi Quan and Qigong under Master Li Sun, member of Shanghai Tai Chi Quan Association. Since 2001 Master Plewes has been residing in Japan, teaching and researching fighting tactics of several non-sport Asian martial arts

    Training – CAI-Defense techniques are based on scientific research of self-defense, tested and proven in the real world. The CAI methods of self-defense focuses on reflexes and natural body movements that do not require a lot of power and aims to avoid violence reflexively.
    Our programs and philosophies stem from ancient martial arts techniques and functional police and military techniques suitable for the modern world.

    CAI’s defense program teaches practical ways to prevent all kinds of violence and attacks. For maximum benefit , it is important to train under real world conditions, that are as close to the actual scenario as safely possible.
    Using our unique and comprehensive learning, practicing and methods, you can acquire not only the skills to protect yourself and others, but also the skills to fight multiple attackers.

    We teach the skills to confront real world threats. We practice in realistic settings and teach concepts and impov skills to defend and control random attacks, in simulated scenarios and places of everyday life, ie. (pubs, streets, parks, cars, toilets, mass transit, homes, buses, passenger planes).

    The C.A.I. method is a practical system of self-defense. All angles and positions are designed to make it easy to perform the best control method at the highest speed even for a sudden attack.

    Improvisational Self Protection Weapons: (RAW) Many traditional martial arts are trained using old traditional weapons. For example, sword, nunchaku, tonfa, spear, bow. This training is fine as a hobby, but not a self-defense technique. None of these weapons are carried around on a daily basis, and many are not allowed outside the school. Even knives cannot be taken onboard planes and trains when traveling.
    However, there are many potential self-defense aid weapons that are legal and available most places.
    For example, ink pens, magazines, keys, umbrellas, canes, shoes, chairs and many more.
    These items we call “Readily Available Weapons” R.A.W.©️ www.chuntianacademy.com
    We teach how to use these everyday items to protect yourself functionally in multiple scenarios..

    Contact us for more information. matt@plewescenter.com