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Notes from the training hall.
Short pieces on Kung Fu, Qi Gong and meditation - what we practise, why we practise it that way, and what you take home with you.
A short glossary: qi, gong fu, sanshou, chan and what they mean
A brief, honest glossary of the words you will hear in class - without esoterica and without overstating what they are supposed to mean. Read →
Why children do not spar early with us
Free sparring for children is poor teaching and poor safety. What we do instead, and when contact actually begins. Read →
Self-defence is not technique - it is the decisions before it
Ninety percent is decided before anything happens. What that means in practice, and why the hardest skill is being willing to leave. Read →
What we need from an organiser - space, time, equipment
A checklist for workshop organisers. What is essential, what is welcome, and what you can safely skip. Read →
Monastic discipline: how meditation and martial art fused into one at Shaolin
Chan wu he yi - "Chan and the martial art are one" - is not a slogan but the description of a method fifteen centuries old.… Read →
Nervous about walking in: what if I am the worst in the room
The most common reason people delay joining is not price or time. It is the fear of being the only one who knows nothing. Here is… Read →Training after 60: what we keep and what we leave out
Kung Fu and Qi Gong are not arts for the young. What changes after sixty, what stays the same, and why balance is the most important… Read →
How we correct: why your teacher does not tell you everything at once
There are five faults in your stance and the teacher mentions one. That is not leniency but method - and the reason you improve faster. Read →
The first step is the hardest.
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