Apr
30
2012
By Heather McLean, Instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu
At Southern Crane Kungfu we teach patterns to students at a faster speed than they would be taught by Masters in China, but at a much slower speed than many UK-based martial art...
Apr
23
2012
Some 300 people welcomed the modern practice of the ancient art of Health Qigong to the UK last weekend (Saturday 21 April 2012) at a Health Qigong event held in Epsom, Surrey. Visiting Chinese professors and teachers demonstrated the...
Apr
19
2012
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...
Mar
22
2012
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...
Feb
22
2012
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...
Feb
19
2012
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...
Feb
02
2012
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...
Jan
18
2012
By Heather McLean, instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu
As the New Year kicks into gear, feelings of irritation and frustration come to the fore as kungfu practitioners settle back into daily life post-winter holidays; welcome to the January kungfu blues.
I often...
Dec
13
2011
By Heather McLean, instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu
Bruce Lee once said: “A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
Set yourselves goals for your kungfu in 2012, to keep yourselves motivated...
Dec
06
2011
By Heather McLean, instructor, Southern Crane Kungfu
We recently held a grading for children and adults up to the level of fourth pattern in Tiger Crane style and second pattern in Yong Tai Tiger Boxing.
Overall, the grading was one of...