Welcome to Oom Yung Doe Pittsburgh

The School of Oom Yung Doe in Pittsburgh participates in several community-oriented events during the year. Here are some of our events.

Recently, a group of 29 students ranging in age from 29 to 82 completed a six-week course in which they learned the basics of Tai Chi and Qi Gong breathing through the Mt. Lebanon High School Continuing Education Program.  The classes were taught by instructors from the School of Oom Yung Doe, a local martial arts school that specializes in teaching health-based martial arts.  The instructors explained that through the practice of Tai Chi, a martial art form that incorporates movements coordinated with specific breathing techniques, an individual can increase his or her endurance and lung capacity which, in turn, leads to increased energy on a daily basis.  By the end of the course, some of the students found that they were able to use the movements and breathing techniques as a way to relax during a stressful work day.  Others commented that they were getting more restful sleep.  In addition, several students expressed appreciation for the time and patience that the instructors from the School of Oom Yung Doe showed, while teaching the group of beginners, movements which they found to be not just beneficial to their health, but beautiful and precise as well. 

      

 The School of Oom Yung Doe held a banquet for Instructors, Students, Family and Friends. The event was held as a fund-raiser for the Autism Center of Pittsburgh. Everyone enjoyed a nice meal together and had an opportunity to watch Oom Yung Doe instructors and students demonstrate various Traditional Moo Doe movements.

Instructors and Students from the Oom Yung Doe schools in Pittsburgh recently held a kick-a-thon to raise money for the Austism Center of Pittsburgh. The participants demonstrated as many kicks as they could for 20 minuets. As a group, over 35,000 kicks were performed, raising over $800 for the Autism Center.

Instructors from the Mt. Lebanon, Oom Yung Doe school were invited back to the Lincoln Elementary School Health and Fitness Fair. This year the children got to participate in two different classes. They learned the basics on how to kick and punch as well as learning staying strong and healthy can be a fun and challenging activity.

Instructors were invited to the RAND Corporation to teach the employs the Shock, Scream and Run Self-defense class. The employs had a chance to break from their usual routine and had a very active and educational break to their day.