Rich

 Location: Pennsylvania, United States

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 Tel.: 570-454-6377

 Website: http://www.onlinekungfu.net

 User Description: Pastorella Health & Fitness Center Background Preparatory Materials Welcome! I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our health, fitness and martial arts family! Congratulations on your decision to take charge of your health. Our goal in these preparatory materials is to prepare you for a face to face meeting with us. During this meeting we will get to know each other. You will get to know about our background, education and experience and we will get to know what health and fitness challenges that you have faced in the past as well as those you are currently experiencing. After this initial meeting I will be much better able to explain how our methods would benefit you. These preparatory materials will also maximize our use of time in your initial session allowing us to further benefit you. Important: We strongly recommend that you read this preparatory information in it's entirety to maximize the benefit of your initial session. Contact Information: My name is Rich Pastorella. I can be contacted at Pastorella Health and Fitness (570)-454-6377. My E-mail is phc1@ptd.net and my web address www.onlinekungfu.net or facebook at www.facebook.com/rich.pastorella Education and Experience: My personal journey in the fitness world began as a 10 year old with a problem with asthma and bullies. This led me to the world of Physical Culture ( the much healthier forerunner of bodybuilding). Training in the Weider and Charles Atlas courses laid a foundation that led to the western combative sports of scholastic wrestling , amateur boxing and eventually fencing. In these I have significant experience. My formal Holistic Health training began in 1988 when I certified at Health Options Institute in the art of Shiatsu or "finger pressure" massage. In 1989 I certified in Neuromuscular Massage Therapy the St. John Method and for a brief period of time I was honored to teach on his staff. NMT is an advanced form of massage therapy that focuses on creating a balance between the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system. In 1990 I certified with the American Massage Therapy Association and I have maintained certification to the present. I am also certified by Omni Hypnosis Institute as a certified Hypnotist. My personal fitness training certifications include certification by International Correspondence Schools, certification in Performance Nutrition by former Mr. America Billy Smith and his company Intrafitt and I am currently a certified personal trainer by Idea Fitness. To tie my Martial Arts and fitness backgrounds together I certified as a Circular Strength Training Specialist with coach Scott Sonnon and his company RMAX. This Unique method of training explores the timeless methods of training developed around traditional martial arts systems as they use their indigenous weapons as training implements. These systems are generally more sophisticated in their approach then standard fitness programs. This method also consisted of comprehensive Joint Mobility training and a unique type of Russian Yoga called Prasara Yoga. My martial arts background has developed over my entire life. I have an extensive background in the Oriental Martial Arts. It began with 10 years of Okinawan Karate where I achieved a 2nd degree black belt. My primary achievement in Martial Arts is that I am currently a 5th generation lineage Instructor in the Classical Chinese Internal and external Martial Arts. These arts include Shaolin Kung-Fu, Yang style Tai-Chi-Chuan and Yoga. I am ( along with my instructor) one of the first two Tai-Chi instructors in the United States to receive doctors prescriptions to use Tai-Chi as a therapeutic modality for physical rehab. This was documented in a feature article in Tai-Chi journal 1990. As our methods are both Health and Self-Defense oriented I have also achieved a certification as a Pistol coach with the NRA instructor program. This allows me to teach the full spectrum of self-defense armed to unarmed. Most recently I certified with ICCH as a professional life coach. It should be noted that while I have trained with all of the people listed, I do not maintain certification with all of these organizations as it would be time prohibitive. My goal of this preparatory information is to allow you to get to know me, my approach and even my bias of training.

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