Mark will be in China for the first half of December and then we have a break for Christmas and New Year. WCA instructors and senior students will be teaching classes whilst Mark is away, please support them by attending as much as you can. Hamish will be taking the morning Skype classes on Mondays … Continue reading December Amended Timetable
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I started what I would call my committed martial arts training around 20 years ago. Within those two decades are two distinct paths. After initially playing around with different kung fu and kickboxing styles, I settled on White Crane, which I trained with my old instructor. The other 'branch' of my training and teaching is … Continue reading China ’24 Blog. Part Three: Training
After two days of sightseeing and adjusting to the time zone and temperature in Hong Kong, it was time to venture over the border to Shenzhen. Then take the high speed train to our final destination of Ping’s new school on the outskirts of Jieyang. Filling up for morning at the very tasty breakfast buffet, … Continue reading China ’24 Blog. Part Two: Arrival in Jieyang
When I worked in technical support for a large insurance company, they would regularly send me on IT training courses in London to improve my skill set in order to offer more value to clients. As a full time tai chi instructor and owner of a successful martial arts club I regularly send myself on … Continue reading China ’24 Blog. Part One: Hong Kong
In July Mark and Sam will be in China for two weeks, most classes will still be on so please support those helping out to keep classes going for you. Changes as follows: Wednesday 10th. Tai Chi and Kung Fu with Hamish Thursday 11th. Tai Chi with Hamish Friday 12th. Meditation and Movement with Layla … Continue reading July Amended Timetable
We had a good medals haul at the recent WKO English Open. To join our fight team either as a competitor, or for sparring practice in class, get started on a Monday evening in the kickboxing classes and speak to Mark about joining the team.
Sunday 4th Feb myself, Karina, and three of our kickboxing students (Sam, Lukas, Charlie), as well as Charley's dad and brother were back up to Barnsley for our second WKO kickboxing competition. Sadly our other fight team member, Alex, was not able to attend this time. It was the second competition for everyone and they … Continue reading WKO Kickboxing Competition
Mark's China Travelogue: Part 3 As students of mine will well know, it is important to sink your weight when practising tai chi. This becomes easier when training in China, as the deliciousness of the food ensures that there is more weight to sink! Like most places in China that I have been fortunate enough … Continue reading Eating, Training… and a bit (a lot) more Eating….