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Kung Fu & Qi Gong
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KUNG FU

Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu is a complete fighting method and martial art. It is one of the most widely practiced kung fu styles inside and outside China today. It is well known for its speed and power, its smooth circular body movements and flexible footwork. Choy Lee Fut combines the powerful hand techniques characteristic of southern styles with the versatile kicks of the northern systems. It emphasises the intelligent use of strength and the combination of external force with internal will.

Choy Lee Fut has a tradition deeply rooted within the martial arts of the Shaolin Temple. The Choy Lee Fut system has many forms, or set patterns of learning, and drills by which a student develops proficiency in the techniques of the system.

Practical self-defence

In class students will learn:

* Self defence and awareness
* Strength, conditioning and flexibility
* Reflex and coordination training
* Shaolin stancework
* Shaolin animal training
* Traditional fist forms
* Traditional weapon forms
* Shaolin wooden dummy forms
* San Da sparring techniques and takedowns
* Kum Na grappling and joint lock techniques

and more.

Shaolin dummy training

Kids classes are one hour long with an emphasis on fun. Kids will learn the same Kung Fu techniques as taught in the Adult class, but many of the techniques will be simplified. Practical self defence applications will be taught along with a strong grounding in how to avoid conflict in the first place. Kids will develop confidence, discipline, focus, strength, flexibility and fitness while having a fun, active hour of martial arts training.

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QI GONG

Lohan Qi Gong (pronounced Chi Kung) is a form of Tai Chi, an internal exercise that uses movement and breath control to manipulate the flow of Chi along the body’s meridians. It is both a physical and mental exercise. Inwardly, it is taught to cultivate the Jing, the Chi and the Shen (the essence, the breath and the spirit). Outwardly, it is practiced to build a strong and healthy body.

Therapeutic Qi Gong

Qi Gong stimulates the immune system and is excellent for healing inflamed and degenerated tissue. It has a calming effect on the nervous system and is beneficial in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and depression. Also, for the student of martial arts, it is a means of furthering one’s study and improving one’s skill.

In class, Qi Gong students will learn:

* Breathing and movement exercises to cultivate energy
* Muscle and tendon conditioning to build a strong body
* Traditional Qi Gong and Tai Chi forms, or set patterns
* Correct breath control
* Mental discipline and awareness

and more.

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The practice of kung fu and qi gong is not just about self defence and living to a ripe old age. It is about living in the best possible physical shape, both inside and out, as well as in peak mental and emotional form.

When a person learns Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu they are beginning a journey. It is a journey that will enhance their lives in many ways. The study of kung fu develops strength, power and flexibility. It teaches practical self defence techniques and tournament fighting methods. More than this, the study of kung fu will also develop discipline, mental and physical balance and harmony and a profound sense of achievement and contentment. It is a many faceted art encompassing far more than fighting.

The couplet below was give to the Founder of Choy Lee Fut, Chan Heung, by the Shaolin monk Choy Fook:

“The dragon and tiger met as the wind and the cloud.
Disciples, you must take good care of your future.
Revive the arts of Shaolin,
And don’t let future generations forget them.”

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