With COVID-19’s spread, it forced CMAEC after 15 years of operation to shut down in the Pleasantville, NY, and Nyack, NY areas. Now CMAEC will be looking for a new home to teach out our curriculum in the Summerville, SC area. We may start in a gym or fitness center in the area before we establish a new home. Do contact us for updated information and how you could get a remote/in-person private at the information below:
Phone: 914.420.5816 Email: SifuCMAEC@gmail.com
About Sifu Tom:
Sifu Tom McCusker is the owner and master instructor of Chinese Martial Arts & Education Center. Training since age of 4 he now has over 40 years of experience in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts with a 5th degree black sash in Shaolin Chuan. As an accomplished world-class instructor, Sifu Tom McCusker has trained hundreds of students with group and private lessons, outreach programs and seminars. Sifu Tom continues his training in various systems. Sifu Tom McCusker is proficient in the northern & southern systems of kung fu.
These systems include (plus many more)
Chinese Kempo (Parker)
Chang Chuan
Tan Tui
Lohan Chuan
Hung Gar
Shuai Chiao
Tai Chi & Qigong
Hsing I
Bagua
Chin na
Sifu also has experience in other systems such as Wing Chun, Kali, Muay Thai. Sifu Tom McCusker was attracted to kung fu early on. It is the various styles & systems that make kung fu special & enjoyable. It is Sifu’s philosophy that a martial arts practitioner should be well rounded. The Shaolin System is just that. “I find in life it is good to have option. If something is not working for you after much effort, it is necessary to choose a different approach to the problem,” he says. He teaches his students the same concepts not only through the martial arts, but also through personal development. “A strong foundation is necessary and after several years of training in a system or concept the student is then rooted, yet pliable and ready to grasp other systems,” he states.
Sifu started at a young age and believes anyone can benefit from the martial arts. The gwan allows children to start at the age of four. Sifu Tom McCusker has a B.A. in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.