Master Eric Sbarge is a NAPMA Maximum Impact and Inner Circle member and, with his wife, Hu Wan Chih (Debra), is owner of The Peaceful Dragon Cultural Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Master Sbarge has trained for more than 25 years in Tai Chi Ch’uan, Pakua, Hsing-I, Shuai Chiao and Shaolin Kung Fu. For fifteen years, he was a private student of Grandmaster Frank DeMaria, who is the adopted son of Great Grandmaster Ch’ang Dung Sheng, and founder of the American Center For Chinese Studies with which The Peaceful Dragon is affiliated.
Master Sbarge has extensive knowledge of the arts he teaches, and has written a number of articles both scholarly and practical for Inside Kung-fu, Black Belt and other magazines. He has participated in demonstrations at many major arenas, including Madison Square Garden, and has taken firsts in the Black Belt divisions of a number of tournaments, among them the United Nations Open.
Master Sbarge teaches with the certification and sanction of the ACCS, the Kuo Shu Federation of the Republic of China and the American Kenpo Association. He also taught Tai Chi at Central Piedmont Community College and Kung Fu at South Charlotte Middle School.
(Or You Can Keep the Rolex, But I’ll Take the Peace of Mind) By Master Eric Sbarge, NAPMA Maximum Impact and Peak Performers Member Master Eric Sbarge is the first of a new series of articles in Martial Arts Professional – NAPMA Success Stories. Each month, a NAPMA member will explain how his [...]
(You Can Keep the Rolex, But I’ll Take the Peace of Mind). By Master Eric Sbarge, NAPMA Maximum Impact and Inner Circle Member. In 2003, The Peaceful Dragon Cultural Center, my martial arts and health center in Charlotte, North Carolina, was somewhat successful by industry standards. We had been in business for seven years and [...]
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