News and updates from Norwich Kung Fu Academy.
15 November 2019
You’re expecting me to tell you how your child will get fit, grow in self confidence and become a disciplined, well balanced young person by training in Kung Fu. The thing is – you know all that. So indulge me and read on anyway. When my wife first found out that I tinkered with a […]
15 November 2019
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Ghandi Over the years, the martial arts have developed traditions of their own as well as picking up those of the cultures they developed in. There are many martial arts from several countries and each art has many styles. BOWING People outside of […]
15 November 2019
Truth is like a jewel you finds in the mud, you might not be looking for it, you might not have known what it would look like, but when you find it, it stands out for what it is. Much of what we do at Norwich Kung Fu Academy is based around our philosophical approach, […]
15 November 2019
A passion pursued with discipline and a discipline pursued with passion; both an art and a science. It is from Mars, the God of war, that we derive the terms ‘Martial’ and ‘Martial Arts.’ So long as humans have felt (or indeed been) threatened by others they have developed skills to defend and/or attack. Many […]
15 November 2019
When I learned to type I practiced the sentence “the quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog” because it uses every letter and if you can type it without looking you have the alphabet cracked. When my kids learned to play musical instruments I remember them going up and down the scales and […]
15 November 2019
Our students practice Tao Te Kung Fu with us for many different reasons. For some it is a way to keep fit and healthy, develop confidence in having the ability to defend themselves in dangerous situations or just to have fun. For many others their training represents so much more than these; it becomes integral […]
15 November 2019
With Tao Te Kung Fu we use the most modern teaching concepts. This means students can develop new skills quickly and efficiently. Often instructors have great personal skill in their chosen style but without any understanding of how to teach those skills to others. The most skilled driver may not be a good driving instructor. […]
15 November 2019
Many people ask about the Yin Yang symbol that the academy uses; wondering about any religious significance. Although the Yin Yang symbol is the recognised symbol of Taoism, I for one consider it to have a more philosophical significance than religious, though both are there for those who look. The Text of the Tao Te […]
15 November 2019
Each new belt rank is a milestone on your journey. This is a well-mapped path from Novice to Kung Fu Master, but it is always a unique challenge for each person who travels it. While others may walk it with you, no one can walk it for you. Others can and, I’m sure, will congratulate […]
15 November 2019
In a grading we test very particular skills; those that are testable. However, take a moment at each grading to evaluate the progress you are making in your own personal development. I spent a lot of years as director of Religious Education or Philosophy and Ethics. A constant frustration of the post was that we […]