Good afternoon.

 

A page on the Graduation has now been added to the website. This gives the background and more details about one of the most important events in the Chinese Wing Tsun year. This will be of particular interest to those new students who have never attended one of these ceremonies.

 

I had, in fact, intended to write a little more about the most recent Graduation. If I get time I will try to do this in the next few weeks. I am also informed that the pictures from the event should be added to the gallery soon. You will, of course, be notified when this is the case.

 

Good afternoon.

 

A new page, Calendar of Events 2009, has been added to the website. This details all the major events that are happening in the school, along with the holiday dates. To highlight, the Graduation this year will be on the 11^th December so make sure that this is put in your diary…

 

It certainly promises to continue to be an exiting year; the aim for all the students, regardless of level, is for this year to be the biggest leap forward yet in their development. Indeed, the number of seminars being taught is the highest in the schools to date and a special intensive training is proposed for Montenegro in the summer ...

Good morning.

 

The rays of sun are dancing on the snow as it gradually seeps away. Footsteps crunch on the icy pavements and the noise of the traffic has once again escalated to a constant din. Life in England is almost normal again… This week the classes indeed ran as promised and quite a number of students trekked through the icy conditions to train in the ‘footsteps’ of the ancient masters…

 

As promised, I will continue with the recent topic of the talks for prospective students. With the concepts discussed in my previous post (27^th January), the natural question that beckons is why do I do any talks for prospective students at all? To understand this, you first have to understand that ther ...

Good morning.

 

Today I had wished to continue with the theme of my previous post. I will do so later this week, this post instead being a brief interlude on the very English topic of the weather.

 

Like most other people, I woke to sight of brilliant white snow everywhere. As anyone who is trying to travel will be aware there has been an almost complete shutdown of all public transport across the county. Up to 1ft (30cm) of snow has fallen in the South-Easy alone causing many of the airports and schools to be closed. Even in London there are no trains and buses, the first time since 1991 that the UK has been so badly affected. And the weather that has come from Scandinavia and Siberia is set to continue for the next few days at least…

Good afternoon.

 

I am often asked about level of understanding you need as a master. This is particularly poignant when teaching an art such as Wing Tsun that has its basis in the eastern culture and is, by definition, alien to way of life that surrounds us. The simple answer is you need to understand the art deeply – not just follow the traditions but know why. To give an illustration I will mention the recent talks that took place at the schools.

 

As a rule, I leave the intake of new students to the teachers and assistants. There are a number of reasons why this happens. Firstly, I am pleased to say, those involved are more than capable to do so; they have had a significant amount of personal training by me, and learn quickly from the experience ...

Good afternoon.

 

This week saw the final introductions for prospective students. I would like to extend my welcome to the group of students that joined the schools in the last few days.

 

One of the things that has been most pleasing to see is that such a wide selection of society is interested in the art of Wing Tsun. I have always believed this to be so, but for one reason or another it has not always been the case –you find theory and reality are seldom the same. However, over the last two weeks not only have people from all ages attended (from 10 years old up to age of 79) but from all backgrounds and experiences. There were whole families present, there were couples, there were those who were new to the martial arts and there were high level p ...

Good evening.

 

Today saw our 3^rd and penultimate open day (for the next few months at least) in Bromley High street. I’m very pleased to say that the interest has been nothing short of overwhelming; indeed so much so that we now have quite along waiting list for the schools.

 

Having had the opportunity to meet some of the new students last week it is good to see that many of them are already taking on board the teachings of Wing Tsun. My message to you is this; you have made the right decision and are in good hands. It is only occasionally an opportunity comes along to change your life in a positive way and learn something special and I believe this is one of them…