On Thursday, as I was doing the form during the afternoon forms class, Sebastian had explained to me that as long as I stood with a correct posture (with Tai Gung on) and pointed all of my mass forward (to show forward intention), even if I tried to stand still, my limbs would start doing […]
Tom Allison has all the tools to set you on a path of success. And so do you… Your body. Find out more here… What’s your story? Despite graduating with a major in Marketing and Management from Winchester University in the United Kingdom, I was more intrigued about health and fitness after working in a
Practicing Wing-Chun has led Nima to set up a school to share his grand masters teaching and enable students to bring relaxation, mindfulness and power into their lives. What’s your story? Being an Iranian born, Australian raised guy, some find it surprising that I’ve dedicated my life to the Chinese art of Wing Chun Kung
My Wing Chun / Idea , Belief Visualization, Feeling, Idea and Belief.The order or sequence of how Ive started my set up has varied so much over the years and itwill continue to do so, but this is my thinking at the moment.Some days are less focused than others, so I’ve found it handy to
Within Chu Shong Tin’s lineage of Wing Chun there is a lot of debate about the idea of awareness and intention within the spine! That there should be a “rising”, let’s say, from the tailbone of the spine to the crown of the head is the idea in question and in particular the different ways
Nima and Seb are talking about their journey in learning Wing Chun in Hong Kong and Sydney. 1. The Origins: Chinatown, Sydney Australia As senior instructors, we embarked on our Wing Chun journey in the vibrant Chinatown of Sydney, Australia. Surrounded by Chinese restaurants and immersed in the bustling city, our training felt like a
Hong Kong is a very busy and fast pace city. You could easily go through the whole day running from place to place, task to task without noticing how the time has just slipped away. Most of the time this happens because we are not MINDFUL of our actions and more importantly of our selves.
Most of the time when we meet a force we either push or pull it! This is usually the way we deal with force… through resisting with muscular strength and bracing with a tense structural alignment… Wing Chun’s system of movement works differently! In Wing Chun we try to use the natural rotations and levers
The reason I started Wing Chun 16 years ago wasn’t for attaining any of the above benefits mentioned in the title! After all I was just a teenager so, not unlike most teenagers, as far as I was concerned I was a perfect specimen full of calmness, confidence, with no worries and stress. Perhaps you
On a recent Chinese Kung Fu movie, I heard the quote “Kung Fu is like Buddhism, it liberates us from the physical body.” How true I say. But I then ask myself ” In what way though, is Wing Chun different to Meditation?” In so many ways it is similar, but I’d like to explain what
