Lam Tang Tai Chi

08/29/2026

08/27/2026

Photo of Tom Wu from the film Marco Polo: 100 Eyes. Great movie and a great martial artist!

07/07/2026

Coming up on Saturday the 25th of July! Once again, Sifu Saleem will be teaching a workshop on Qi Gong. This time the class will cover the Eight Pieces of Brocade, also known as Ba Duan Jin. These famous ancient Chinese exercises are known for building health by increasing circulation and thereby freeing the flow of Qi (bio-electric energy). This results in improvement of general health and strengthening along with many other health benefits.

The Eight Pieces of Brocade are easily adaptable for sitting exercise as well as standing and there are several versions designed not only for serious martial artists, but are comfortable enough for anyone who wants to start a more gentle exercise routine.

If you are interested, please call Sifu Saleem at 803-606-5672 to reserve your place in class.

03/22/2026

Doing Tai Chi retrains and brings the body toward balance!

01/30/2026

Over 40 years in business, Lam Tang has seen so many people whose health benefited by Tai Chi practice. These days, it seems that medicine has discovered and admits that stress contributes to a broad spectrum of illnesses. The name means Supreme Ultimate Fist, implying with emphasis that there is no higher form of movement for developing strength through awareness, calming, healing, and building power in the body.

12/02/2025

Tai Chi Chuan is well known for the therapeutic benefits for the body. The gentle movements relax and releases tensions throughout the body. In Qi Gong, we often refer to this as dissolving the knots. Qi/Chi, our bio-electric energy can then flow smoothly. Continuing practice strengthens the body and healing progresses.

10/20/2025

Over these 40 years, so many amazing things have happened. One of our most successful achievements was publishing Sifu Saleeem's first book, Musings of a Water Dragon. It was an easy compilation of random memories and thoughts on various aspects of Kung Fu. It was fun to write, and read apparently, as students who purchased it have enjoyed it, shared it with friends and family, and read it over several times. Its wisdom can be easily applied to life for everyone. We are thinking of another printing, so if anyone is interested, please let us know.

10/11/2025

10/09/2025

40 YEARS!!!! Happy Anniversary Lam Tang!

October 29th is Lam Tang's 40th anniversary of teaching in the Columbia SC area! When the military sent Sifu Saleem here in 1985, he opened his first Kung Fu school in Columbia which was close to Fort Jackson. It was the first Kung Fu school in South Carolina. Since that time the school has had a number of locations locally, as well as names a few times. Our current and well-established name honors two famous masters who founded the two major branches of Hung Gar Kung Fu… Grandmasters Lam Sai Wing and Tang Fong.