The Eight Section Brocade

By Heather McLean, instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu The Ba Duan Jing, or Eight Section Brocade, was created in the Song Chao, or the Song Dynasty, some time between 960 AD to 1279 AD. According to legend, the set of exercises...

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BCCMA Sparring Championships

National Sparring Championships, adult and junior. Sparring, pushing hands and Chinese wrestling events. Club members only.

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Eight Section Brocade Master Class Part I

Heather McLean will be teaching the first movements of the Eight Section Brocade of General YueFei, Song Dynasty 960AD to 1279AD, in this masterclass. These eight ancient movements were designed to create the complete warrior, waking the organs to...

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August Bank Holiday Monday class venue change

We will be training this Bank Holiday Monday, 29 August, in Nonsuch Park. Enter through the Cheam Village gate and go to the small field near the mansion. Lessons will start an hour earlier. Shaung Yang will be at 5.30pm...

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Kungfu or the gym?

By Heather McLean, instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu Sometimes I look around my kungfu class and play a game; spot the martial artist. This might sound like an odd comment, as surely everyone in a kungfu class would be a budding...

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BCCMA Taolu event

Details to follow shortly. Club members only.

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BCCMA San Da Challenge 2011

The show will be organised in a similar way to professional kickboxing and MMA shows.  It is intended to showcase San Da as a sport, and provide fighters with a platform to show their skills and achieve the recognition which they...

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SCK and the new Tiger Boxing syllabus

We’re back! We have just returned from a fantastic training trip to Fujian Province in southern China, where we spent 10 days under the expert guidance of our Tiger Boxing Master, Master Ying Zhang Lin. As well as learning further...

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BCCMA National Traditional Forms Championships

Contact Darren Trottman for more details. Club members only.

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China Tiger Boxing Study Trip

Another two week trip to Fujian Province to study Fujian Yong Tai Tiger Boxing.

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