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Michael's mentors in martial arts, from left to right: Herb Jackson, Steven King and Ted Wong. All first generation practitioners of Master Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do.
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History, Philosophy & Purpose
At Awaken, Michael's Ballistic Kick Boxing Chinese Gung-Fu Club. You'll develop explosive speed behind all of your fighting techniques, in a unique way. Not with classical form because we dropped 90% of the original structure. This way it's easier to learn through relaxed flow and explosive shock. Not through tension and power (brute force). Most other approaches tend to emphasize power, leverage effort and strength. We prefer to recognize the fundamental law of physics that says speed is much more effective way to generate impact than mass or tension. Using body feel and the sound made against heavy bags and training equipment is how we teach explosive shock to enhance everyone's fighting skills. That is why Awaken calls it BALLISTIC KICKBOXING.

Michael Mon Low has been influenced by not just his mentors, but also his associate Pamela K. Partin on how his teachings began to evolve over the last 26 years and has been quite a secret in Los Angeles. Utilizing a series of Master Bruce Lee's Reactionary Training Drills, Michael has modified over the years to focus mainly on faster reflexes and changing one's speed perception. These drills build more FAST-TWITCH-MUSCLES, which quickens reaction time and improves physical performance. This makes it beneficial for all other types of sports, which is why Michael calls these drills Reflexogenic Evolution Principles (meaning causing one to react naturally) or Sports-Training-Enhancers).

Awaken believes in a personal approach, teaming students up with partners on a semiprivate basis, thereby treating each person as an individual, not a robot lost in a group class. Using the new Ballistic Kick Boxing concepts, he/she will find their own unique fighting expression or style. At AWAKEN, students learn to teach themselves through common sense and a self-analytical process.

AWAKEN'S belief is to teach oneself the ability to learn naturally. Michael also gets better results when the students learn to contribute their most positive energy, maintaining a good sense of humor throughout the training. Michael's mental discipline requires an atmosphere of total cooperation and respect for each other with a positive attitude. His no-contact, noncompetitive philosophy provides a safer place to train, thereby minimizing any possible injuries common in other schools. The Awaken club is home to the nonprofit organization Reflexogenic Evolution Association for Creative Training (REACT), which was created to educate and train the general public, primarily women, in the martial arts as a community service.

Thank you for visiting our website, I am Sifu Low Mon Foon ( Michael Mon Low) I have taught students in the philosophy of martial arts for over 25 years. Now being semi-retired, concentrating on my health. I will still continue to personally coach a small group of students on a private and semiprivate basis in back of my home on my unique Ballistic Kickboxing concepts and Refexogenic Evolution principles (Sports-Training-Enhancers). Please give me a call anytime and let me prove to you how easy it is to learn these concepts and keep an open mind and see yourself achieve amazing results.