Going for Gold at the BCCMA Championships

By Ken Sim, student, Southern Crane Kungfu My alarm clock went off very early on a Sunday morning in May last year. As I was waking up my first thought was that the day had finally arrived, the day of...

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BCCMA Traditional Routines Judging Course

Traditional Routines Judging Course, BCCMA, held in Epsom. • The 2012 judging course for traditional routines is set to take place on Saturday April 4th . • The course is free (which is really extremely reasonable) and is open to experienced martial...

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Competition Preparation and Patterns Masterclass

This Competition Preparation and Patterns Masterclass will not only hone your patterns, but will show you how to prepare for competitions and gradings and stand out from the pack. Not to be missed! Join us on Sunday 22 April...

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BCCMA Novice Sanshou Championship

Novice Sanshou Championship to be held in Milton Keynes. Contact Darren for more details. Registration deadline 10 March 2012.

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The most important pattern

By Heather McLean, Instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu I have been asked several times over the past couple of weeks about San Zhan, the first of the basic 16 patterns in our system, by new members. The first question I have...

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Get out of bed, sleepy lazy head!

By Heather McLean, Instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu What time do you get up on Sunday mornings? 6am with the baby? 8am as your brain is conditioned to getting up for work during the week? 9am for a bit of a...

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You need soft qi gong

By Heather McLean, Instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu People come to us to learn kungfu, thinking it will be great fun to learn to hit things while getting fit. Few come to us to learn Shuang Yang, our Taoist Temple style...

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Year of the Dragon: Work hard

By Heather McLean, Instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu Welcome to the year of the Dragon! The Dragon, one of the 12 creatures in the Chinese astrological cycle and the only mythological member, spells a year of good luck and prosperity for...

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Move of venue for Sunday classes

On Sunday 5 February we begin training on Sunday mornings at Cheam Leisure Centre, which will take the place of classes previously held at Tolworth Recreation Centre. Contact Darren for more details.

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Chinese New Year Meal

We are going to a fantastic Chinese restaurant in central London on Saturday 21 January to celebrate Chinese New Year (23 January). This is the start of the year of the Dragon, and the end of the year of...

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