The final lesson of 2013 this year will be on Thursday 19th December. Classes will resume on Thursday 2nd January 2014!
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The essence of the traditional martial arts is self-defence. With regular and diligent practice of tai chi and kung fu, you will develop practical skills that (Heaven forbid) you may need to use to defend yourself one day in an extreme situation. As unlikely as this potential situation might be in this day and age, … Continue reading The Importance of Self Defence
The Horsham Kung Fu class next week (Tuesday 5th) will be held at Hamish's house at the usual time, 8-9pm. For one week only. For those attending who don't have the address, please email Hamish on hmcdermid@gmail.com
After 6 weeks of training the beginners’ Tai Chi course drew to a close last week. It was great to work with a very enthusiastic group of students, all very keen to either start to explore Tai Chi or try out a different style to what they had previously practiced. As with most Tai Chi … Continue reading Review of the recent Tai Chi course
The first timetable change for 2014 is in place! We will be starting a family friendly class on Saturday mornings, where both adults and children are welcome to come and learn traditional Kung Fu. The class will be straight after the Tai Chi class on a Saturday morning in Haywards Heath, from 11-12. More details … Continue reading News update 22nd October
As Autumn kicks in and the year starts to draw to a close we've still got a lot going on here at WCA! Earlier in the month the first part of the staff masterclass took place, with students learning the first half of a staff form. You'll probably see them training hard in class, ready … Continue reading News Update 21st October
I'm really pleased to be able to say that White Crane Academy really does cater for all ages, whatever your needs are at any particular age. Whether you are young and have an abundance of energy and want to run around kickboxing or honing your self defence skills with kung fu, or are at the … Continue reading Tai Chi for the Elderly
As great as it would be, you don't have to whisk yourself away to the Wudang Mountains to experience the benefits of fitting in some daily meditation. It can be done almost anywhere, whenever you feel the need to just relax and refocus by following these easy steps: First of all stand with your feet … Continue reading An easy meditation you can do almost anywhere…
Another year another Kung Fu camp in the lovely setting of Ben's family farm at Warninglid. This year we met up first thing on Saturday morning and Horsham instructor Hamish led students through a chi kung and mobility warm up - to wake everyone up and get the body ready for the hours of training … Continue reading Kung Fu and Kickboxing Day 2013