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End of Year Thoughts – 2023

End of Year Thoughts - 2023 As we approach the end of another year, Kristina and I reflect not just on the recent months but on the decade that has shaped our Kung Fu School. We’re deeply grateful to every member, past and present, who has contributed to our journey....

San Zhan – The Mother Form

San Zhan - The Mother Form San Zhan is the most important form in the Fujian Five Ancestor Styles. Our Tiger Crane Combination is no different. The San Zhan (3 Wars) Form is an incredibly in-depth set of principles that completely transforms the body in the early...

Beauty & Function in Chinese Martial Arts

Beauty & Function in Chinese Martial Arts When we create beauty, We aspire towards recreating a flavour of something that exists beyond the relative, buried deep like a fleeting memory of a time long ago that we can’t quite remember but know is significant....

Beauty & Function in Chinese Martial Arts

The Art of Song: Releasing Tension in Body and Mind

The Art of Song: Releasing Tension in Body and Mind Kung Fu systems talk of an important concept called “Song.” Song doesn’t have a direct translation in English - it can be likened to the idea of releasing or letting go. ⁣⁣As I teach it:⁣⁣First, we begin releasing by...

The Toughness Conundrum

The Toughness Conundrum “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” The above quote and others like it are quotes I have seen repeated over and over again in the current climate. Prescribed as if it is a magic pill we can use to remedy the unprecedented situation...

Quality over Quantity

Quality over Quantity I often get asked by other martial artists, “How long have you been training?” As the length of time training is commonly used as a measure of ability and understanding. Length of time training is essential and a beginner can get to a...

Becoming Better

Becoming Better As far back as I can remember in my own life, being a better version of myself has always been my primary concern. I remember as a child of 12 or 13 going into my local library and going straight to the mind body & spirit section or the psychology...

Summer Goodbye

Summer Goodbye Now that summer is over, and Autumn is on its way, many people begin suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) a type of depression believed to be caused by the reduction in natural light. The longer nights and shorter days affect the mental...

Two Steps to Mastery

Two Steps to Mastery We live in a society obsessed with instant gratification. People want results now; they don’t want to have to wait. How many times have you clicked on a web link and started feeling frustration arise in you if the link hasn’t loaded within 3...

The Butterfly

The Butterfly A man once went for a walk in a lovely garden. He came across a cocoon, it was moving, and he stopped to watch it for a moment. On closer inspection, he noticed a butterfly struggling to get out but was finding it very difficult. The man waited a little...

The Art of Being Better

The Art of Being Better Why do I train in the Martial Arts? - I genuinely believe that we should always strive to become better than we were yesterday. We should disassemble our minds, our identities and truly understand what it is that we fear, what it is that holds...

[Video] Bulgaria Seminer 2019

[Video] Bulgaria Seminer 2019 https://youtu.be/1H8DD90AvLs?si=O2vcvTZ_lDE6uh2w On 28th July this year, a large group of us headed off for the Kung Fu Zone club’s first-ever training holiday. We stayed in the pretty village of Pismenovo in Bulgaria, enjoying panoramic...

New Year, New You?

New Year, New You? The wonderful thing about a new year is the promise of fresh beginnings and the realignment of goals. The truth is we don’t really need an event like a new year to begin anew or set new goals and targets for ourselves. Still, as humans, the idea of...