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Training & method
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.
Why train Kung Fu and Qi Gong at the same time
Kung Fu builds structure, Qi Gong fills it with breath and softness. Why the two are inseparable in our hall - and what happens if you… Read →The 6 a.m. class - why an early session is the best part of the day
What happens when the day starts with an hour of movement instead of a screen, how to survive the first week, and who the morning slot… Read →
Self-defence in Kung Fu - what can really be learned, and how long it takes
An honest answer with no six-week courses: what self-defence actually is, what a year builds, and what it does not. Read →
Why we train barefoot - what it does to your feet and balance
A foot has 26 bones and over a hundred thousand nerve endings. In a cushioned shoe most of them are asleep. Why bare feet are a… Read →
How to build a home practice that lasts
Everyone starts with twenty minutes a day and stops within ten days. What works instead - five rules we see in the people who keep going. Read →
Why we train slowly when the aim is to be fast
Speed hides mistakes. Slowness exposes them. Why almost everything here is learned slowly first, and when the tempo goes up. Read →Forms and Sanshou - two sides of the same Kung Fu
Why we drill precise sequences that never happen that way in a fight - and why without them fighting has nothing to stand on. How we… Read →
Persistence matters more than talent
After ten years of teaching we can tell who will stay - and it has nothing to do with how anyone gets on in their first… Read →
The first step is the hardest.
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