About

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Hi, my name is Anthony Lashley and I started practicing the martial arts way back in 1989 due to being bullied. My parents gave me 2 choices, either I can learn how to box or I can learn karate. Whelp, Bruce Lee helped with my decision making and I went with karate which was actually Tae Kwon Do.

Since that time I have practiced Wrestling, Japanese Jujitsu, Escrima, Karate, Tai Chi, Kenpo, Shaolin Kung Fu, Judo, Sambo, and Jeet Kune Do. I have received black belts in Kenpo and Jujitsu.

I teach a unique style of martial art called Flowing River Kenpo or Nagareru Kawa Kenpo, of which I am the founder. This style is a combination of all of the arts that I have studied over the last 30 years. The main purpose of the art is to practice the martial arts as a form of physical education, and to strengthen the mind. Competition is not the goal of this style, though I am not opposed to it and we do include sparring. I blend striking, grappling, and weapons training together to help sharpen the mind and the body.

Flowing River Martial Arts is an independent martial arts school in Chatham, NJ. We have no affiliation to any organizations or schools.