12 Week Kung Fu and Qigong Challenge

Become a real Kung Fu warrior.

Are you ready for the challenge of a lifetime? Are you able to commit nearly 3 months to becoming a full time Kung Fu disciple? If so, then you will be able to follow our basic Kung Fu Certification course learning 8 different routines/systems and receiving one of our coveted certificates to keep for ever with pride. With 12 weeks to work full time on yourself, you will be surprised as to just how good you will get!

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Who is this for?

This 12 week Kung Fu Challenge is for people who want to do Kung Fu for real and are prepared to dedicate themselves to learning seriously and completely transforming.

How this will change your life for ever:

Wherever you are at now mentally, physically, emotionally or spiritually this is going to give you a total reset. 12 weeks in a dedicated Kung Fu Rereat working on your self and your skills, away from all of the usual pressures and temptations. It is usually reckoned that it takes 21 days to adopt a new routine, new habits, new lifestyle. 21 days might be a bit ambitious but with 84 days - sure thing! This is your opportunity to adopt a whole new way of life.

Have you always dreamed of learning Kung Fu? This is the chance that you have been waiting for. You will have time to learn a great deal and feel rightfully proud of yourself.

What certification will you get?

We believe that our certificates are the absolute best. If you find another school giving better then tell us straight away and we exceed them. These certificates are usually reserved for instructors but our basic certification course is the route whereby students can receive one. Pass and you will be awarded something which is more than just a certificate - it is a work of art to be displayed in pride of place.

And what is more, when you graduate Master Iain will take you and the instructors for a special Chinese dinner at the mountaintop restaurant!

About our basic certification course.

You will not need to do anything other than our usual training but you will need to pass a siple test with both practical and theory sections. To make this happen we will guide you carefully and make sure that you progress as fast as possible and learn all of what is required.

What will you learn?

Sum Chien.
The most essential training method of real kung fu. Often thought of as the ‘hard’ expression of kung fu, in its original form (as we will teach to you) it is a mixture of hard and soft. This famous routine trains mind, body, spirit, emotion and, linking them all together, breath. As the old masters of kung fu agreed, if you only learn one routine, learn this one! Learn the moves and drill through them so as to reform your body.

Learn the theory so as to unlock the deeper aspects and less obvious benefits.

Tet Bey Sum Chien.
The shuffling version of the Sum Chien and the second routine in the Tiger - Crane art’s progression.

Sun Frost White Crane Internal Art.
The Sun Frost White Crane Soft and Gentle Art. Internal kung fu at its most developed. This is the soft form of the revered Shaolin White Crane Art as taught in the Shaolin temple in Quan Zhou, Fukien Province, China.

• Daily practice building by roughly three postures a day.
• Correction and concentrated feedback by experienced teachers.
• Martial application.
• Theory on history, background, the names of the moves and their benefits to health (physical, mental and emotional), lifestyle, wisdom, consciousness and enlightenment.

Weapons! The Staff, Tan Tow (Chinese Broadsword) and Shuang Yang Cane.
We are convinced that we can teach you three different weapon routines in this short space of time. We have done it before many times.

For most people weapons are one of the most inspiring parts of our training.

Tong Ling Qigong (Chi Kung) For Health And Longevity.

• Soft qigong, an ideal complement to hard kung fu training.
• 3 initial lessons to learn the exercise routines.
• Practise sessions most days – with instructors working around and correcting you. Experience real qigong practise in an ideal environment.
• Full moon qigong practise.

Bodhidharma’s Vein – Tendon Qigong.
‘Hard’ chi kung to develop muscles, tendons / fascia and joints. Contrary to what we are often led to believe our strength is limited by the development of our fascia, not our muscle! And our ability to withstand blows is determined not by how strong we are at our strongest point but how strong we are at our weakest points – it is the weak points that give way. 1,500 years of constant practise have given rise to this astonishingly simple but effective system. Introductory lessons including breathing with the diaphragm, abdominal compression, building elasticity in the fascia, opening the joints and using the whole body as a single unit. Benefits to non verbals, character traits etc.

Daily practise for 15 minutes.

Shaolin Internal Strength.
The hallmark of Shaolin kung fu. This is generally considered very advanced but we will train you in the basics during your time with us.

• Clear explanation of the concept.
• Learn the training exercises.
• Try the training circuit with specialised equipment in our ‘kung fu gym’.

Breaking.
Everyone gets to break one or more concrete blocks.

Basic Conditioning.
Daily practise in toughening the hands and wrists.

Pushing Hands.
The kung fu ‘wrestling’ exercise which trains stability, touch sensitivity, evasion, balance and reaction.

• Introductory lesson.
• Periodic lessons on technique.
• Daily practise.

Kicking.
Eleven different kicks drawn from traditional Kung Fu:

• Groin kick
• Front thrust kick
• Side thrust kick
• Heel kick
• Crane kick
• Jumping crane kick
• Roundhouse kick
• Crescent kick
• Axe kick
• Back Thrist kick
• Back spinning kick.

Basic Stretching
A flexible body is important for the practise of kung fu and qigong. We know a lot of secrets as to how to stretch your body out and in so doing open your meridians.

• Detailed theory of how to stretch
• Regular practise.

History And Traditions.
The real story of Shaolin from its founder, the Indian monk Bodhidharma to present. Insights into the hidden world of kung fu. Question times with Master Iain who has, lived 43 years in this fascinating culture and travelled to over 30 countries in pursuit of real kung fu.

Ethos, Culture.
The Nam Yang code of conduct and how it relates to the philosophies of Basics of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Understanding the culture of kung fu and why ‘family values’ are so important.

Timetable

Check out what a week will look like, when lessons take place, and what you could expect by viewing our timetable:

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