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For details and how to join in, follow the links below.</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Nick J)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>50</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShaolinWahnamSouthLondon" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="shaolinwahnamsouthlondon" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-1652138029856919991</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-05T16:03:44.801+01:00</atom:updated><title>Shaolin Summer Camp 2010</title><description>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Classes will take a 2 week break whilst many students attend this year's Shaolin Summer Camp in Brighton. A variety of courses in high-level kung fu, chi kung and zen are offered with most of the courses being taught by our Sigung ( teacher's teacher) Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;More details about Shaolin Summer Camp can be found at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://shaolinsummercamp.co.uk/"&gt;http://shaolinsummercamp.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-1652138029856919991?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2010/07/shaolin-summer-camp-2010.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nick J)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-5797677934286289383</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-26T11:25:34.385+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Shaolin Wahnam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Polish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Heritage</category><title>Dziedzictwo Shaolin Wahnam</title><description>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;autor: Sifu Anthony Korahis (&lt;a href="http://flowingzen.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://FlowingZen.com&lt;/a&gt;), tłumaczenie: Jacek Czaja&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Świątynia Shaolin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Od czasu jej powstania w 495 roku naszej ery, cesarzowie każdej z następujących po sobie dynastii chińskich, uświęcali Świątynie Shaolin  jako ich królewską świątynię. Było to miejsce gdzie władcy Chin modlili się w imieniu swojego ludu. Była to także kolebka Buddyzmu Zen. Dziś każda szkoła Zen na świecie wywodzi się ze świątyni Shaolin w Chinach. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Przez lata Świątynia Shaolin stała się ``niebem'' dla elit chińskich: generałów, mistrzów sztuk walk poetów, malarzy, sławnych kaligrafów, nauczycieli i spirytualistów. W czasach swojej świetności ponad dwa tysiące mnichów zamieszkiwało  Świątynie w prowincji Songshan. Mnisi Ci dzielili się na cztery kategorie: zarządców, nauczycieli, pracowników i wojowników.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Setki lat po tym jak wspomniana świątynia została zbudowana , inna świątynia Shaolin  została zbudowana w Quanzhou, na południu Chin. Mimo że była mniejsza niż  jej wielki brat z Henan, to właśnie ta Południowa Świątynia odebrała ważną role w rozwoju i propagowaniu Shaolin kungfu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Zmierzch Shaolin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Okres panowania dynastii Qing w Chinach (1644 - 1911) był to czas wielkich zamieszek, w szczególności w  dziewiętnastym wieku kiedy to kontrola rządu była osłabiona. Koniunktura podupadła. Oprócz tego że nastąpił gwałtowny przyrost ludności,Chiny przeżywały poważne społeczne i ekonomiczne problemy. Miliony ludzi były niezadowolone z  powodu rządu .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Pomimo, że bunty występowały na całym terenie Chin, to właśnie Południowy klasztor Shaolin miał reputację ogniska rebelii. Buntownicy lojalni względem poprzedniej dynastii, rządu Ming, zgromadzili się wokół Południowej Świątyni Shaolin. W ramach procesu zniszczenia rosnącej rebelii, cesarz Qing, Young Cheng, wysłał swoją armię aby zaatakowała Południowy klasztor Shaolin. W wyniku następnej bitwy, mnisi z klasztoru zostali zdziesiątkowani. Wielu mnichów i świeckich adeptów zostało zabitych, a świątynia została spalona.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt; Jedynie najlepiej wyszkoleni mnisi zdołali uciec z napaści. Nasza szkoła Shaolin Wahnam swoje korzenie wywodzi od dwóch z tych mnichów: Zhi Shan (Gee Sin) oraz Jiang Nan (Kong Nam).Drzewa genealogiczne tych dwóch mnichów były oddzielone przez ponad sto lat, aż do momentu gdy zostały ponownie połączone w osobie mojego nauczyciela, Wielkiego Mistrza Wong Kiew Kit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Czcigodny Zhi Shan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Historia czcigodnego (tytuł  nadawany mnichom wyrażający szacunek) jest dobrze znana w wielu szkołach kungfu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Została opisana w setkach opowieści i tuzinach filmów. Czcigodny Zhi Shan był założycielem i opatem Południowego Klasztoru Shaolin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Po ucieczce z pożaru Południowej Świątyni Shaolin w Quanzhou, Zhi Shan zbudował inną świątynię  położoną na górze   dziewięciu lotosów (Jiulian Shan). Pak Mei (Bai Mei) był innym mistrzem, który uciekł z pożaru świątyni, ale zdradził swoich mistrzów poprzez zbuntowanie się przeciwko Zhi Shan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Wyróżniający się  uczeń Pak Mei'a, Kuo Chun Chong był dowódcą wojskowym na terenie dwóch prowinicji: Fujan oraz Guangdong. Armia Qing poprowadzona przez Pak Mei i Kuo Chun Chong zniszczyła drugi południowy Klasztor Shaolin położony na górze dziewięciu lotosów. Czcigodny Zhi Shan zginał broniąc swojej świątyni.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Kilku mnichów i świeckich uczniów zdołało uciec. Wielu spośród tych mistrzów jest teraz owiane legendą (również w Hollywood). Czcigodny Herng Yein, czcigodny Sam Tak, Hung Heigun, Lok Ah Choi oraz Fong Sai Yuk. Wiele lat później dwóch spośród uczniów Heigun'a wytropiło i zabiło Pak Mei'a aby pomścić Zhi Shan'a.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Zhi Shan był rewolucjonistą. Jego głównym celem było obalenie skorumpowanie dynastii Qing, by przywrócić poprzedni rząd Ming. Jego nauki były szybkie i utrzymywane w tajemnicy, eksponujące twarde bitewne kungfu. Pomimo tego, że wewnętrzna siła była z pewnością częścią jego kungfu, wielu jego uczniów skupiało się na treningu zewnętrznej (fizycznej) siły.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Zhi Shan jest często uważany za pierwszego partiarche Południowego Shaolin Kungfu. Uczniowie Czcigodnego zhi Shan rozprzestrzenili  Shaolin Kungfu na obszar prowincji Guangdong. Ostatecznie sztuka ta została rozprzestrzeniona na cały świat. Większość sylów południowego kungfu takich jak: Hung Gar, Lau Gar, Choy Li Fut, pochodzi od Zhi Shan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Zhi Shan przekazał swoją  sztuke dla Czcigodnego Herng Yein, następnie kungfu zostało przekazane do Chan Fook, kolejno do Ng Yew Loong i później do Lai Chin Wah, by w końcu trafić do mojego nauczyciela: Wong Kiew Kit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Czcigodny Jiang Nan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Inny mnich, młody mistrz, który zdołał uciec ze świątyni, nazywał się Jian Nan. Ten mnich zbiegł na południe, będąc ściganym przez armie Qing. Jego prawdziwe imię jest nam nie znane. Zmienił  je aby ukryć się przed wrogami. Po przekroczeniu rzeki, która wyznaczała granicę Chin, Mnich przybrał imię: Jiang Nan, które oznacza ``Południe rzeki''.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;To było południe od tej rzeki , gdzie miał spędzić resztę swojego życia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Przez pięćdziesiąt lat Jiang Nan wędrował dalej i dalej na południe, mając tylko jeden cel w życiu: przekazanie swojej sztuki wartościowemu następcy. Pewnej nocy, w obszarze gdzie dziś znajduje się granica między Malezją i Tajlandią, mnich napotkał młodego medyka, który demonstrował Kungfu, aby przyciągnąć uwagę klientów swojego przydrożnego straganu. Mnich obserwował medyka przez sześć nocy.  Siódmej nocy, po tym jak tłum zniknął, mnich podszedł do młodego człowieka. Bez oznak agresji w głosie, mnich powiedział: ``Nieźle, ale pomimo pochwał jakie otrzymałeś, to co pokazałeś to nie jest prawdziwe kungfu".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Młody człowiek był  zszokowany. Jako podróżujący medyk, często polegał na swoim kungfu, aby przegonić bandytów, którzy często prowokowali z nim pojedynki. I pomimo tego ten stary mnich mówił mu że jego kungfu było bezużyteczne!.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Mnich kontynuował "Nie bierz tego na słowo. Jeśli chcesz możemy sprawdzić twoje kungfu z pomocą przyjacielskiego sparringu''.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Młody człowiek zgodził  się na propozycję, chcąc dowieść ile warte jest jego kungfu.  Ale ku jego zdziwieniu,  osiemdziesięcioletni mnich pokonał  go łatwo. Nawet gdy młodzieniec przestał kontrolować swoje uderzenia i zaatakował z pełną siła, mnich pokonał go bez wysiłku, jakby bawił się z dzieckiem. Młody człowiek rozpoznał oznaki prawdziwego mistrzostwa i ukląkł przed mnichem błagając by ten przyjął go na ucznia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Uśmiechając się, czcigodny Jiang Nan odpowiedział : "Tak, ale pod jednym warunkiem". Młody człowiek pokłonił się nisko&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;i powiedział, że uczyni wszystko co będzie konieczne. Mnich uniósł głowę młodego człowieka i patrząc w jego oczy z uśmiechem powiedział: "zacznij od zera".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Młodzieniec miał na imię Yang Fatt Khun.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Kiedy Yang Fatt Khun miał  ponad siedemdziesiąt lat, zaakceptował innego młodego człowieka jako ucznia. Ta osoba była już wtedy dobrze wyszkolona w sztukach walki, którymi zarabiała na życie jako zawodnik Muay Thai. Był to Ho Fatt Nam.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Za pierwszym razem mistrz Yang odrzucił prośbę młodego Ho. Ale pewnej nocy z pomocą  jednego ze studentów mistrza Yanga, Ho wkradł się do sali treningowej. Rozstawił tradycyjne dary i błagał mistrza Yanga by mógł zostać jego uczniem. Mistrz Yang biorąc dary i kładąc je na ołtarzu odrzekł: "Taka jest wola Nieba".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Każdego roku mistrz Yang organizował zawody będące serią pojedynków pomiędzy jego uczniami w celu wyłonienia dziesięciu najlepszych uczniów. Z niskiej nic nieznaczącej pozycji Ho Fatt Nam stopniowo wspiął się na szczyt. Kiedy mistrz Yang ogłosił swoje przejście na emeryturę uczynił Ho Fattt Nam'a swoim następcą.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Młody Wong Kiew Kit był  jednym z ostatnich studentów uczących się od mistrza Ho. Kiedy błagał o przyjęcie na ucznia, mistrz Ho miał tylko jedno życzenie: "Zacznij od zera".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Połączenie&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Słowo ``Wahnam" składa się z dwóch chińskich znaków, które pochodzą od imion nauczycieli mistrza Wonga: Ho Fatt Nam oraz Lai Chin Wah. Nazwa ''Shaolin Wahnam" została wybrana aby uszanować tych dwóch mistrzów, jak również dawnych mistrzów pochodzących z tradycji Shaolin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Jiang Nam oraz Zhi Shan uczyli się od tego samego mistrza: Czcigodnego Zhang Mei w południowej świątyni Shaolin w Quanzhou. Po ponad stu latach w ukryciu i na wygnaniu te dwa przekazy: jeden od Zhi Shan, a drugi od Jiang Nan, zostały połączone przez mojego nauczyciela: Wielkiego Mistrza Wong Kiew Kit. To połączenie jest dla nas istotne, ponieważ w ten sposób odziedziczyliśmy najlepsze z dwóch tradycji Shaolin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Zhi Shan był rewolucjonistą, jego celem  było obalenie dynastii Qing. Jego nauczanie było szybkie i trzymane w tajemnicy, nastawione na kungfu, które jest twarde i zorientowane na walkę.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Liberation Serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;Czcigodny Jiang Nam był  misjonarzem. Jego głównym celem było zachowanie oryginalnych sztuk Shaolin z niewielkim nastawieniem na walkę z dynastią Qing. Podczas gdy Zhi Shan szybko odbudował drugą świątynię Shaolin po jej zniszczeniu i wyszkolił wielu uczniów, Jiang Nam poświęcił pięćdziesiąt lat by znaleźć wartościowego następcę i uczyć go powoli i holistycznie. Nauki Jiang Nam kładły nacisk na praktykę ćwiczeń wewnętrznych oraz duchową kultywację. Shaolin Kungfu jego przekazu jest stosunkowo miękkie i wewnętrzne.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-5797677934286289383?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2010/04/dziedzictwo-shaolin-wahnam.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nick J)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-6623457644871255903</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-05T12:48:01.090Z</atom:updated><title>Persevere in Correct Practice</title><description>In Shaolin Wahnam, we are lucky to have a well-constructed and practical syllabus, laid out for us by our grandmaster - Sifu Wong Kiew Kit. The syllabus is a guide on our journey into the practice of Kung Fu; it tells us where to start and then feeds us manageable chunks of material, each level building on the skills developed in the previous level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to make the most of our kung fu syllabus however, we need to build our skills consistently and correctly, through well-structured daily practice. On the subject of practice, Sigung has given some very helpful advice in his Question and Answer Series. For convenience, I have copied an answer from May 2007 - &lt;a href="http://www.shaolin.org/answers/ans07a/may07-2.html"&gt; http://www.shaolin.org/answers/ans07a/may07-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;     &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe I heard somewhere that you prefer to have a structured, daily schedule. Can you please talk about the importance of having a daily schedule and any tips that may help us successfully implement and stick with our own (especially tips for handling disruptions such as travel or unexpectedly having to work late)?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chris, USA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Answer 1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, having a structured daily schedule will help to save much time as well as to get maximum benefits from the practice, both in the practice session itself as well as the general programme of training. &lt;/span&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Experience has shown that many students waste a lot of time thinking of what to practice next after they have completed one aspect of their training. Because they lack a clear cut schedule, they often practice haphazardly, spending too much time on what is relatively unimportant, neglecting crucial aspects as well as training redundantly. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; For example, many students spend years on practicing kungfu sets, without developing force and practicing combat application, which are the two twin pillars of any kungfu training. Yet, after many years of practicing forms, their forms are not correct because they failed to master the basics like how to co-ordinate their body, feet and hands, and how to move with grace and balance. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Having a structured schedule will overcome these setbacks. But before we attempt to work out our schedule, we must have a clear idea of what the art we are going to practice is, what our aims and objectives of practicing are, and what resources we have to work on. Without such preliminary understanding, many people end up with form demonstration or Kick-Boxing though they originally aimed to practice Shaolin Kungfu or Taijiquan. Some of them, including instructors, have invested so much time and effort in their deviated practice that they even think or argue that form demonstration or Kick-Boxing is Shaolin Kungfu or Taijiquan! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Setting aims and objectives are important when constructing a daily practice schedule. It helps to make your practice very cost-effective. To set aims and objectives wisely, you need to be clear of not just what you wish to achieve but also what the art has to offer. Then you select from within the art the relevant resources for practice that best help you to accomplish your aims and objectives. Arranging this material into some systematic ways for practice makes up your daily practice schedule. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; Allot time, say half an hour or an hour, for each training session, and give yourself, say, six months as a package to achieve your objectives. Your daily practice schedule may be the same every day if you have sufficient time in the session to complete the chosen material, or you may vary your daily schedule if you have a lot of material to cover. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Naturally, because of different needs and aspiration as well as developmental stage, different practitioners will have different schedules. Let us take an example of a student who attends regular classes from a Shaolin Wahnam instructor. He aims to have good health and vitality as well as combat efficiency. A good daily schedule is as follows. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Start with about 5 minutes of “Lifting the Sky”. Then spend about 10 minutes on stance training, followed by about 5 to 10 minutes of gentle chi flow. Next, spend about 10 minutes on the Art of Flexibility, alternating with the Art of 100 Kicks on different days, followed by about 5 minutes of chi flow. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; Then practice a kungfu set. If he has learnt many sets, he may vary the set on different days. Depending on his needs, aspirations and developmental stage, in his set practice he may focus on correctness of form, fluidity of movements, breath control or explosion of force. This will take about 10 to 15 minutes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;For the next 10 or 15 minutes, he should practice his combat sequences. He may go over all the sequences he has learnt or select those he wishes to consolidate. He will practice them at the level he is at, such as merely going over the routine so that he will be very familiar with them, using steps like continuation and internal changes, or varying them in sparring with an imaginary opponent. He will conclude his training session with 5 or 10 minutes of Standing Meditation where he enjoys inner peace or expands into the Cosmos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Another student who does not have the advantage of learning from a regional Shaolin Wahnam instructor, may have a very different daily schedule. Suppose he wants to attend my Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course, but could not learn kungfu, even only outward forms, from a local teacher. So he has to learn the forms from my books, and familiarize himself with the combat sequences from my webpages. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;His main aim is to prepare himself so that he can qualify to attend the Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course. He has three main objectives -- to be able to perform basic kungfu forms so that he can follow the course, to be familiar with the routine of the 16 combat sequences so that he can focus on developing combat skills instead of wasting time learning the sequence at the course, and to develop some internal force, especially at his arms, so that he can be fit for a lot of sparring. He allots half an hour a day for three months to achieve these objectives. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;He should spend the first month focusing on the basics, i.e. the stances and footwork and basic patterns, and the other two months on familiarizing himself with the 16 combat sequences. Force training, including the Art of Flexibility, should be carried out throughout the three months. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;He spends about 5 minutes on “Lifting the Sky” which he can learn from my books. He will probably not have any chi flow. For the first two weeks, he focuses only on the stances. He spends about 20 minutes learning how to perform the various stances correctly. At this stage, he needs not, and should not, remain at each stance for any length of time. In other words, this stage is not for zhan-zhuang, or remain at a stance for some time. His task is to be able to perform a stance, for a few seconds, correctly. Within two weeks he should be able to learn the correct positions of the stances quite well. For the remaining 5 minutes, he practices the Art of Flexibility. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;For the next two weeks he focuses on moving in stances and performing basic patterns. By now he should be able to move into any stance correctly, though he may not be able to remain at the stance for long. He begins the session with about 5 minutes of “Lifting the Sky”. Then he spends another 5 minutes on performing all the stances correctly. The emphasis is on correct form, and not on remaining at the stance to develop force. Next, he spends about 15 minutes to learn how to move correctly in stances and to perform basic patterns. He should pay careful attention to waist rotation and body weight distribution so that he can move gracefully and without hurting his knees. He concludes the session with the Art of Flexibility. By the end of the month, he should be able to perform basic patterns in proper stances correctly. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;For the next two weeks, he focuses on familiarizing himself with the 16 combat sequences as well as developing some internal force. He starts his session with stance training. Now, as the postures of his stances are correct, he focuses on remaining at a stance for as long as he comfortably can. This will take about 5 to 10 minutes. For the remaining 20 minutes, he practices the 16 combat sequences, starting with one and progress to all the others. He needs not worry about force and speed. His concern is to remember the routine of the sequences and perform the patterns correctly. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; If he takes three days to learn and practice one combat sequence, he can complete the 16 sequences in 48 days, giving him a few days for general revision. He should learn and practice the sequences progressively, not individually. In other words, by the sixth day, he should be proficient in sequences 1 and 2, and by the ninth day be proficient in sequences 1, 2 and 3, etc. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Hence, if he follows these schedules for three months, he will be well prepared for the Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course even though he might not have any kungfu experience before. On the other hand, someone who may have learnt kungfu for many years, where he only learns external kungfu forms, is ill prepared. This is a good example of cost-effectiveness. The smart student knows what he wants and plans his practice accordingly, whereas the mediocre student practices haphazardly without direction. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-6623457644871255903?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2009/11/persevere-in-correct-practice.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nick J)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-6480387272842234962</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-06T16:55:06.944Z</atom:updated><title>2009 Warrior Projects</title><description>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SYxpuJO5kZI/AAAAAAAABQU/6P27Edsu9ZI/s1600-h/grapple.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SYxpuJO5kZI/AAAAAAAABQU/6P27Edsu9ZI/s320/grapple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299727102981542290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last weekend saw the first of this year's 'Warrior Projects' held in Frankfurt. &lt;br /&gt;The Warrior Projects are a great opportunity for Shaolin students to experience fighting other styles of martial arts, a little bit of 'thinking outside the box'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The weekend events are open to level two students and above. Forthcoming projects this year are:&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Costa Rica - Blue Mountain&lt;br /&gt;Date: 14th - 19th (19th - 21st extra training) March&lt;br /&gt;Special WP - Meditation &amp; Guest 'Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit'&lt;br /&gt;Booking &amp; Information: jardinsintiempo@yahoo.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scotland - Edinburgh&lt;br /&gt;Date: 9th - 10th May&lt;br /&gt;Booking &amp; Information: Jamie@wahnamscotland.co.uk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Portugal - Lisbon&lt;br /&gt;Date: TBA&lt;br /&gt;Booking &amp; Information: Diamantino.ferreira@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Switzerland - Zurich&lt;br /&gt;Date: 5th &amp; 6th December&lt;br /&gt;Booking &amp; Information: info@enerqi.ch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Further information can be found on the Warrior Project website - www.warriorproject.net&lt;br /&gt;__________________&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-6480387272842234962?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2009/02/2009-warrior-projects.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SYxpuJO5kZI/AAAAAAAABQU/6P27Edsu9ZI/s72-c/grapple.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-4427828789206060107</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-06T16:30:08.734Z</atom:updated><title>One Finger Zen</title><description>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffZaOx1KBoI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffZaOx1KBoI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within Shaolin Wahnam we treat the most basic parts of our art as the most important -hence the most important aspects are also found in the basics! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The art of 'One Finger Shooting Zen' is one of these such treasures that is taught very early on in the Wahnam syllabus. Arts like this may take years and years to develop so the sooner we start the better. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the secret of 'One Finger Shooting Zen'? Practice.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-4427828789206060107?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-finger-zen.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-670361797023323997</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-10T20:17:47.973Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Polish text</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Horse Stance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Stance Training</category><title>Postawa jeźdźca  -- na podstawie ''The Art of Shaolin Kungfu'' (sifu Wong Kiew Kit)</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiK9oCatI/AAAAAAAABMs/OXffdWwigTE/s1600-h/Horse+stance.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiK9oCatI/AAAAAAAABMs/OXffdWwigTE/s320/Horse+stance.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278256335014750930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Pozycja jeźdźca jest najważniejszym elementem w Shaolin kungfu, w szczególności w południowym shaolin. Jeśli poważnie traktujesz naukę Shaolin Kungfu, to jest bardzo zalecane abyś tę postawę ćwiczył przez okres przynajmniej kilku miesięcy zanim rozpoczniesz naukę właściwego kungfu, tak jak to czynili praktycy kungfu w przeszłości. Ewentualnie&lt;br /&gt;możesz ćwiczyć tę postawę przez dwa tygodnie, a później kontynuować jej praktykę jednocześnie ucząc się innych elementów kungfu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Są dobre powody dla których praktyka postawy jeźdźca jest bardzo ważna. Postawy tworzą fundamenty na których zbudowane są wzorce Kung fu, i postawa jeźdźca jest jest ich podstawowym i najważniejszym elementem. Siła i umiejętności&lt;br /&gt;będące wynikiem tego ćwiczenia sprawią że będziesz mógł wykonać dobrze także inne postawy. Wspomniane ćwiczenie buduje siłę twoich nóg. Zastępuje twoją "starą`` siłę nową, z pomocą której możesz łamać cegły kopnięciami i przejść długi dystans bez zmęczenia, nie wspominając innych umiejętności, które to ćwiczenie daje. W pewnym momencie kiedy twoja "stara'' siła zostanie wyczerpana, a "nowa`` jeszcze nie zostanie zbudowana, twoje nogi mogą być bardzo słabe, i możesz mieć nawet problem z wejściem po schodach. Ale nie martw się jest to częścią prawidłowego rozwoju tego ćwiczenia i Twoje nogi będą silne po kilku dniach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trening postawy jeźdźca także obniża twój środek ciężkości, przenosząc go z okolic "klatki piersiowej'' do podbrzusza,&lt;br /&gt;czyniąc Cię "Świerzym u góry i stabilnym poniżej``, co oznacza, że jesteś czujny i zrównoważony, zarówno fizycznie jak i mentalnie. Te dwa elementy, bardziej niż techniki, których nauczysz się później, są wyznacznikami mistrza KungFu.&lt;br /&gt;W końcu, opisywany trening ''buduje''  kulę życiowej energii w twoim podbrzuszu dan tien, albo polu energii. Tylko gdy masz wystarczająco dużo życiowej energii w swoim dan tien, możesz efektywnie trenować wewnętrzną siłę, ponieważ dan tien jest źródłem z którego płynie wewnętrzna siła.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Postawa jeźdźca jest bardzo wymagającą  formą zhan zhuang (postawa stojąca) chi kung, ale wartą włożonego w jej ćwiczenie czasu i wysiłku. Jednym z powodów, które sprawiają że praktycy kungfu nie stają się mistrzami nawet jeśli ćwiczą przez długi czas, jest brak źródła życiowej energii w ich dan tien, i ten brak jest rezultatem niewystarczającego treningu form zhan zhuang, właściwych danemu stylowi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiLZfW7sI/AAAAAAAABM0/m_6xhdpVvoU/s1600-h/three+levels.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiLZfW7sI/AAAAAAAABM0/m_6xhdpVvoU/s320/three+levels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278256342494539458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Oto kilka pomocnych wskazówek dla Twojego treningu postawy jeźdźca. Twoje ciało powinno być wyprostowane, a twoje uda powinny być  prawie prawie równoległe do ziemi. Nie powinieneś podnosić swojego ciała kiedy poczujesz się zmęczony - większość początkujących zachowuje się w ten (unosi swoje ciało) sposób, nawet nie zdając sobie z tego sprawy. Pomimo faktu, że Twoje ciało może być częściowo napięte w wyniku trzymania postawy, postaraj się rozluźnić ciało i umysł. Skup uwagę na swoim podbrzuszu. Twoje oczy mogą być otwarte , albo zamknięte, ale nie powinieneś myśleć o niczym. Większość ludzi nie potrafi utrzymać tej postawy przez minutę, ale Ty powinieneś wytrwać aż będziesz w stanie utrzymać postawę przez  przynajmniej pięć minut, jeśli chcesz mieć korzyść z tego ćwiczenia. Prawdopodobnie osiągnięcie wspomnianego celu zajmie Ci okres około trzech miesięcy, codziennych ćwiczeń.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gdy zmęczysz się siedzeniem w pozycji Jeźdźca, możesz (jeśli chcesz) zmienić postawę, np. na pozycję Łuku-Strzały (gdzie ciężar ciała jest równo rozłożony pomiędzy obie nogi) i pozycję Fałszywej nogi (gdzie tylnia noga utrzymuje 95% ciężaru ciała). Po prostu przekręć (przesuń) swoje ciało i zmień ustawienie stóp, bez wychodzenia z postawy. Powróć do postawy jeźdźca kiedy będziesz gotowy na kolejną rundę treningu wytrzymałości. Poświęć także trochę czasu na postawę Jednej nogi oraz postawę jednorożca (gdzie rozkład ciężaru jest 60% z przodu i 40% z tyłu). Wspomniane pięć postaw jest często używane w Shaolin Kungfu i dlatego nazywa się je podstawowymi postawami.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiWWZipeI/AAAAAAAABM8/rOwquHzTPXE/s1600-h/dancing+crane.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiWWZipeI/AAAAAAAABM8/rOwquHzTPXE/s320/dancing+crane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278256530643396066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Po treningu postaw musisz poświęcić trochę czasu na rozciąganie nóg, aby twoje nogi nie tylko były silne ale także zwinne i gibkie.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-670361797023323997?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/12/postawa-jedca-na-podstawie-art-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SUAiK9oCatI/AAAAAAAABMs/OXffdWwigTE/s72-c/Horse+stance.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-258675507835691615</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-10T19:23:19.985Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lion Dance</category><title>Lion Dance Lifts Off</title><description>Our London Club have just started exploring the art of Lion Dancing. &lt;br /&gt;For the past one hundred and fifty years Kung fu and Lion Dance been associated as the Lion symbolically ate then spat out the 'Choy Cheng'. A play on words mixes the term for lettuce or greens and 'Ch'ing', who were the ruling dynasty at the time. When revolutionary groups were driven underground this was an open way to show your support for the previous Ming dynasty.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="350"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yKsO3k0phCo"&gt; &lt;/param&gt; &lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yKsO3k0phCo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"&gt; &lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have only just started our Lion Dance group but as you can see from the video they are making good progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have problems watching the clip above it can also be found &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKsO3k0phCo"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-258675507835691615?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/11/lion-dance-lifts-off.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-2834462878731790270</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-19T21:15:03.403+01:00</atom:updated><title>Keeping Focused</title><description>This video shows Sifu Simon Brooks and Taisipak Kai Jettkandt engaged in a little light hearted weapons sparring. It was the first time that they had used those particular weapons (Sabre or boardsword and Butterfly Knives) against each other. Despite the friendly and slowed nature of the action it still ended up with Sifu Simon getting his thumb sliced. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="350"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnO0gUi6fiE"&gt; &lt;/param&gt; &lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnO0gUi6fiE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"&gt; &lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taisipak (oldest older brother) Kai of Frankfurt once taught that when unarmed sparring we should treat our opponents fists as if they are knifes. This thought was to help keep us focused. It was a valid comment then and obviously even more vital when actually facing sharpened steel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For safety's sake should we trade our steel weapons for wooden versions? &lt;br /&gt;The danger of fake weapons is that we become blase and careless in our actions in the same way that unarmed sparring fully 'padded up' encourages us to take risks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take your sparring gradually one step at a time and keep it real!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-2834462878731790270?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/08/keeping-focused.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-2492011788609037322</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-26T20:00:14.497Z</atom:updated><title>Signing Up For Classes</title><description>The current Autumn term is now underway. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next chance to join the group will be at the start of the next April. At this time we will hold a free taster session where you can come along and try out our unique brand of Traditional Shaolin. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To register for this free session just follow this&lt;a href="http://www.wahnamclasses.blogspot.com"&gt; link &lt;/a&gt;and fill out the short form.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During this session we'll take a glancing overview of the material covered during your first three months of practice.&lt;br /&gt;This includes chi kung (as known as qi gong), internal force training, kung fu stances and some basic attacks and defences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SJHy1ftpaCI/AAAAAAAAAy4/ry2DZv0OUSw/s1600-h/fourgates+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 5px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SJHy1ftpaCI/AAAAAAAAAy4/ry2DZv0OUSw/s200/fourgates+1.jpg" border="0" alt="simon brooks"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229227643213801506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SJHzBevjCBI/AAAAAAAAAzI/UzNE_1bBZMM/s1600-h/fourgates+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 5px 5px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SJHzBevjCBI/AAAAAAAAAzI/UzNE_1bBZMM/s200/fourgates+3.jpg" border="0" alt="simon brooks"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229227849111767058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-2492011788609037322?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/07/sign-up-for-autumn-classes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://bp1.blogger.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SJHy1ftpaCI/AAAAAAAAAy4/ry2DZv0OUSw/s72-c/fourgates+1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-6413372174774514582</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-17T15:57:57.900+01:00</atom:updated><title>Shaolin Mountain Retreat 2008</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg6n2Gi7yI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/OXoCYJTfhpU/s1600-h/fist.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg6n2Gi7yI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/OXoCYJTfhpU/s200/fist.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235499023030480674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;England may have missed out on the Euro 2008 football championships but they made up for it with a strong attendance at this year's Swiss Mountain Retreat. Shaolin Wahnam students from four countries took the cable car up to Eggberge and spent a week or two enjoying meditation and kung fu in the beautiful Swiss mountains.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg6xoJIPDI/AAAAAAAAAzY/EdFKbYYJ6fg/s1600-h/group1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg6xoJIPDI/AAAAAAAAAzY/EdFKbYYJ6fg/s200/group1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235499191081909298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7BpQnOcI/AAAAAAAAAzg/fV1KURC0QbE/s1600-h/group2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7BpQnOcI/AAAAAAAAAzg/fV1KURC0QbE/s200/group2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235499466259642818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Organised and taught by Master Kai Jettkandt from Frankfurt, this is the second year that the retreat has run and high number of return visitors showed it's popularity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The participants soon slipped into the daily routine of meditation, chi kung and kung fu. While not hard at work cultivating mind and body the time was spent on mountain walks, boat trips or simply sitting on the porch glazing at the stunning views. &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7Ydwro3I/AAAAAAAAAzo/nummGCcM6Po/s1600-h/mediate.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7Ydwro3I/AAAAAAAAAzo/nummGCcM6Po/s200/mediate.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235499858309915506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7vIJ0DaI/AAAAAAAAAzw/FYWd4WESdWE/s1600-h/eating.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg7vIJ0DaI/AAAAAAAAAzw/FYWd4WESdWE/s200/eating.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235500247646735778" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-6413372174774514582?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/08/shaolin-mountain-retreat-2008.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SKg6n2Gi7yI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/OXoCYJTfhpU/s72-c/fist.JPG" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-4606874756140869889</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-18T18:17:13.627+01:00</atom:updated><title>Shaolin Chin Na Course</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SFlByELY38I/AAAAAAAAAxE/dkjrH5Dj9Jg/s1600-h/cocoon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SFlByELY38I/AAAAAAAAAxE/dkjrH5Dj9Jg/s320/cocoon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213270372028833730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;June 8th-15th saw Grandmaster Wong kiew Kit teach a course in the 72 techniques of Shaolin Chin Na.&lt;br /&gt;The course was held in Sabah, Malaysia and gave students excellent advice on wronging bones, separating tendons and targeting meridian points. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the first time that this course had been offered and despite the large amount of material to take in, all the students had a great time. As well as internal methods for developing Tiger Claw and One Finger Zen, also practised were the external training methods of jabbing beans, carrying jars and taming tiger push ups. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SFlBywY4HEI/AAAAAAAAAxM/XggZMBbg4Is/s1600-h/chin+na+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:10px 10px 0 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SFlBywY4HEI/AAAAAAAAAxM/XggZMBbg4Is/s320/chin+na+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213270383896566850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Despite the obvious dangers of Chin Na all students left with their fingers and meridians intact although most people sported a lovely set of bruised legs; a lot of techniques involved bring your opponent down to his knees, normally by standing on his ankles or lower legs!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-4606874756140869889?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/06/shaolin-chin-na-course.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SFlByELY38I/AAAAAAAAAxE/dkjrH5Dj9Jg/s72-c/cocoon.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-3231433693867106194</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-04-27T09:47:53.947+01:00</atom:updated><title>Brighton Warrior Project</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SBQ5p3F6upI/AAAAAAAAAwk/UoeKnA-0UF4/s1600-h/DSC05729.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SBQ5p3F6upI/AAAAAAAAAwk/UoeKnA-0UF4/s400/DSC05729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193839661591214738" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Congratulations to all those who made it to last weekend's Warrior Project in Brighton. These two day events are taught by Taisipak (oldest older brother) Kai of Frankfurt and focus on the more practical side of our art, especially when facing opponents using techniques from outside our usual syllabus material.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Warrior project will return to the UK next year. For those Level 2 students and above who are really keen the next three projects are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cananda: Toronto, 17. Calendar Week (fourth Weekend in April) the exact date will be follow soon. Further Information Sifu Emiko Hsuen shaolin@shaolinwahnamcanada.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spain: Barcelona on Sat 25th &amp; Sun 26th of October. Further Information: Sifu Daniel Perez shaolinbcn@shaolinbcn.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Italy: Milano 6th &amp; 7th of December. Further information: Sifu Riccardo Puleo riccardopuleo@libero.it&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-3231433693867106194?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/04/brighton-warrior-project.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/SBQ5p3F6upI/AAAAAAAAAwk/UoeKnA-0UF4/s72-c/DSC05729.JPG" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-718430793304594184</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-19T20:28:55.170Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Yang Fatt Khun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jiang Nan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ho Fatt Nam</category><title /><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R-FkP7T-bvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/jSOcMvJ_Abo/s1600-h/YangFattKhun1%5B1%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:10px 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R-FkP7T-bvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/jSOcMvJ_Abo/s320/YangFattKhun1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt="London shaolin"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179531271235071730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This old photograph shows an elderly Yang Fatt Khun (standing) with Ho Fatt Nam squatting in the foreground. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a young man Yang Fatt Khun earnt a living from a roadside stall selling medicines. Part of his sales pitch would be a demonstration of his kung fu skills. One evening an elderly passing monk happened upon the performance. The legend has it that after six nights of watching the demonstration the old monk confronted the young medicine seller telling him his kung fu for 'not real and only for show'. Of course the issue was soon put to test in a friendly sparring match in which Jiang Nan, the elderly monk, easily beat his young opponent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yang Fatt Khun became a student of Jiang Nan and years later passed what he had learnt to Ho Fatt Nam. One of the last students that Ho Fatt Nam accepted was a young man named Wong Kiew Kit. A hundred years from the start of our story the arts are passed on by the Shaolin Wahnam Institute. For your chance to join the story just click on the 'class info' button on the right.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-718430793304594184?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/03/this-old-photograph-shows-elderly-yang.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R-FkP7T-bvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/jSOcMvJ_Abo/s72-c/YangFattKhun1%5B1%5D.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-5653024718328728409</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-02-03T17:28:34.102Z</atom:updated><title>January's All Nation's Gathering</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R6X1q6g-rDI/AAAAAAAAAho/BF0O3LUvl9Y/s1600-h/group.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R6X1q6g-rDI/AAAAAAAAAho/BF0O3LUvl9Y/s320/group.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162802665461034034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 26th saw the third annual All Nation's Gathering take place in Edinburgh. This event is the yearly get together of students from around the Uk and beyond. Instructors each take a one hour slot to teach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year's subjects included Tai Chi push hands, Chi Kung, reflective practice, a five animal set and sparring methodology. The day was finished off, as always, with a good meal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well done to all those who made it up from London. It was good to see the old faces again and meet so many new ones from Scotland's bulging Wahnam scene. Next year should be back in the UK somewhere, see you then...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-5653024718328728409?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2008/02/januarys-all-nations-gathering.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R6X1q6g-rDI/AAAAAAAAAho/BF0O3LUvl9Y/s72-c/group.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-4823433248341853735</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:55:03.868Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Frankfurt</category><title>Frankfurt Chamber of Shaolin</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R2gOBU89hOI/AAAAAAAAAZM/q6hSExM8aiw/s1600-h/DSC05258.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R2gOBU89hOI/AAAAAAAAAZM/q6hSExM8aiw/s320/DSC05258.JPG" border="0" alt="kung fu staff"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145377990237848802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days visiting Shaolin Wahnam Frankfurt. Germany is fortunate enough to host not only one of the most senior Wahnam disciples in the form of Kai Jettkandt but also his 'Special Chamber'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taisipak (eldest older brother) Kai has a training kwoon or dojo attached to his acupuncture clinic. &lt;br /&gt;Recently another building next door has been going through a transformation into a 'special chamber' containing all the traditional training devices associated with Shaolin Kung Fu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R2qzkk89hQI/AAAAAAAAAZc/H1xGZ_pnENI/s1600-h/DSC05271.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R2qzkk89hQI/AAAAAAAAAZc/H1xGZ_pnENI/s320/DSC05271.JPG" border="0" alt="plum flower posts"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146122965200241922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The most eye catching are of course the 'plum flower' posts. These are great for 'moving through the woods' as you move through the forest of poles. Later, after starting on circles drawn on the floor, students progress to moving on top of the posts!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-4823433248341853735?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/12/frankfurt-chamber-of-shaolin.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R2gOBU89hOI/AAAAAAAAAZM/q6hSExM8aiw/s72-c/DSC05258.JPG" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-1706791402474521920</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:39:38.647Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">classes</category><title>Kung Fu Comes Shortly in Shoreditch...</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R12b-zJvQeI/AAAAAAAAAY0/VqOp_nM-QAo/s1600-h/square.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R12b-zJvQeI/AAAAAAAAAY0/VqOp_nM-QAo/s200/square.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142437852712223202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;January 8th 2008 sees Shaolin Wahnam return to Shoreditch. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung fu classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, a short walk from Old Street tube, just off the A10.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R12b3jJvQdI/AAAAAAAAAYs/qqcKu9TyD3U/s1600-h/Gherkin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R12b3jJvQdI/AAAAAAAAAYs/qqcKu9TyD3U/s200/Gherkin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142437728158171602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details of free taster session can be found &lt;a href="http://www.wahnamclasses.blogspot.com"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shaolin Wahnam is the international school of Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit. &lt;br /&gt;Scroll down or check out our links for more information about us.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-1706791402474521920?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/12/kung-fu-comes-shortly-in-shoreditch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R12b-zJvQeI/AAAAAAAAAY0/VqOp_nM-QAo/s72-c/square.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-471157374179218457</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:57:06.069Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">courses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">summer camp</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Edinburgh</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wong Kiew Kit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Frankfurt</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">All Nations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Switzerland</category><title>Events in 2008</title><description>&lt;b&gt;Saturday 26th January- All Nations Gathering&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The All Nations is annual gathering of Wahnam Students from across the UK and Ireland. Hosted first by Brighton, then Manchester, the event has now moved north to Scotland and the beautiful city of Edinburgh. &lt;br /&gt;There will be '8 hours' of teaching throughout the day, along with 'Review/Q &amp; A Sessions'. The cost - £50&lt;br /&gt;Further details will soon be posted at &lt;a href="http://wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5746"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RzdP-LwNp2I/AAAAAAAAARg/cOCCh1KTAFU/s1600-h/attachment.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RzdP-LwNp2I/AAAAAAAAARg/cOCCh1KTAFU/s320/attachment.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131658230137464674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saturday and Sunday 19th &amp; 20th April- UK Warrior Project&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is your chance to learn directly from Taisipak (Eldest Big Brother) Kai of Frankfurt. The weekend covers using kung fu against other styles of martial arts. In 2008 this event will be held in the Brighton area. Details will be announced nearer the time. Students must have reached level two in the syllabus to attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RzdPrbwNp1I/AAAAAAAAARY/S0yQYwO3uf0/s1600-h/bu076.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RzdPrbwNp1I/AAAAAAAAARY/S0yQYwO3uf0/s320/bu076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131657908014917458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;July 2008- UK Annual Summer Camp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the yearly visit of Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit to our shores. Over the duration of a week he'll be teaching the following not to be missed courses:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tuesday 15th July – 18th July&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Southern Shaolin Kung Fu – Introduction to Internal Force and Combat Application – 24 hrs of tuition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saturday 19th July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Generating Energy Flow – Essential Introduction to Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung skills and techniques – 6 hrs of tuition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sunday 20th July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Massaging Internal Organs – Using Energy Flow to Massage, Nourish and Heal Your Internal Organs – 6 hrs of tuition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monday 21st July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cosmic Shower – Discover How To Tap Energy From the Cosmos and Channel It to Cleanse Your Body of “Energy Blockages” – 6 hrs of tuition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tuesday 22nd July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R0HOnBrXxxI/AAAAAAAAARo/4557rcJVwzI/s1600-h/attachment.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/R0HOnBrXxxI/AAAAAAAAARo/4557rcJVwzI/s320/attachment.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134612220039644946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sinew Metamorphosis – Also Known As Merging With The Cosmos – 5 hrs of tuition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday 23rd July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shaolin Internal Force – Internal Force Is Not Just For Martial Artists You Can Use It To Enhance Health, Promote Mental Clarity and Gain Glimpses of Cosmic Reality – 6 hrs of tuition.&lt;br /&gt;More details can be found &lt;a href="http://wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6898"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saturday 2nd - Saturday 9th August- Mountain Retreat Levels 1-4&lt;br /&gt;Saturday 9th - Saturday 16th August- Mountain Retreat Levels 4-6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation, Chi Kung and Kung Fu with Taisipak Kai all taking place half way up a Swiss Mountain. Not to be missed.&lt;br /&gt;More details can be found &lt;a href="http://wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6789"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-471157374179218457?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/11/events-in-2008.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RzdP-LwNp2I/AAAAAAAAARg/cOCCh1KTAFU/s72-c/attachment.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-8379448621264750764</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:35:54.591Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Warrior Project</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Switzerland</category><title>Swiss Weekend Warriors</title><description>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rw-89XpRLmI/AAAAAAAAAMw/XMseQbwXFGw/s1600-h/Winterthur+2007.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rw-89XpRLmI/AAAAAAAAAMw/XMseQbwXFGw/s320/Winterthur+2007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120519063848693346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last weekend the small town of Winterthur played host to this year's Swiss Warrior project.&lt;br /&gt;So many new faces and a few old timers gathered to learn the tricks of the trade from Taisipak Kai of Frankfurt.&lt;br /&gt;As always a good time had by all and as always never enough sleep.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-8379448621264750764?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/10/swiss-weekend-warriors.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rw-89XpRLmI/AAAAAAAAAMw/XMseQbwXFGw/s72-c/Winterthur+2007.JPG" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-4211985283509405898</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-10-06T13:45:39.909+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">history</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wahnam</category><title>What's in a Logo?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0Rj3pRLeI/AAAAAAAAALw/0kTn8OFTRr4/s1600-h/sw-logo-trans+copy.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0Rj3pRLeI/AAAAAAAAALw/0kTn8OFTRr4/s320/sw-logo-trans+copy.gif" border="0" alt="Wahnam logo"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115264059692887522" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The design of the logo is red in colour and the background yellow. These are the colours of our school. Red represents courage and righteousness, and yellow represents compassion and wisdom, manifesting the ideals of a scholar-warrior as well as the ideals of a warrior-monk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkHpRLfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/iRVvGneCv8g/s1600-h/trident.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkHpRLfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/iRVvGneCv8g/s320/trident.jpg" border="0" alt="trident"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115264063987854834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The design of the trident and three-sectional soft-whip makes the letter W and N, indicating "Wah Nam", named after Grandmaster Lai Chin Wah and Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam, the two sources from which our school developed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trident and soft-whip also represent &lt;i&gt;kong&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;gang&lt;/i&gt; in Mandarin) and &lt;i&gt;yow&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;rou&lt;/i&gt;), indicating both the 'hard' and 'soft' dimensions of our training.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkHpRLgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/CNpG7tnACWY/s1600-h/3+section+whip.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkHpRLgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/CNpG7tnACWY/s320/3+section+whip.jpg" border="0" alt="3 section whip"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115264063987854850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The inner and the outer circles represent both the internal and external approaches of our cultivation, and also signify that we pay respect to both our mind as well as our body. The inner circle reminds us of the importance of internal unity, and the outer circle our universality, i.e. we spread our arts to deserving people, irrespective of their race, culture and religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, note that &lt;i&gt;Shaolin&lt;/i&gt; is a Mandarin translation, whereas &lt;i&gt;Wahnam&lt;/i&gt; is Cantonese. &lt;i&gt;Shaolin&lt;/i&gt; was chosen over &lt;i&gt;Siu Lam&lt;/i&gt; (which is in Cantonese) because it is universally known, whereas &lt;i&gt;Wahnam&lt;/i&gt; was chosen over &lt;i&gt;Huanan&lt;/i&gt; (in Mandarin) because the names of our grandmasters, Lai Chin &lt;i&gt;Wah&lt;/i&gt; and Ho Fatt &lt;i&gt;Nam&lt;/i&gt; are generally known in Cantonese.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This shows we can be both idealistic and practical at the same time -- the non-dualistic characteristic of Zen. We are idealistic in our aspiration, but practical in our application. It also reflects that while our origin (Shaolin) was from the northern Shaolin Temple, our development (Wahnam) was from the Shaolin Temple in the south.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The above was written by Grand Master Wong Kiew Kit. Reproduced from &lt;a href="http://www.shaolin.org"&gt;www.shaolin.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When personalising the logo for South London a picture of Grand Master Wong Kiew Kit performing the pattern 'Swimming Dragon Plays with Water' was added. The low stance reflects the traditional nature of our kung fu, the dragon form finger strike highlighting the internal aspect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkXpRLhI/AAAAAAAAAMI/GWtNwfdCZJ8/s1600-h/NEW+LOGO+copy.JPEG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0RkXpRLhI/AAAAAAAAAMI/GWtNwfdCZJ8/s320/NEW+LOGO+copy.JPEG" border="0" alt="wahnam south London logo"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115264068282822162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-4211985283509405898?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/09/whats-in-logo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rv0Rj3pRLeI/AAAAAAAAALw/0kTn8OFTRr4/s72-c/sw-logo-trans+copy.gif" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-6071725940931645801</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:38:38.561Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">philosophy</category><title>Roots and Culture</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rvf743pRLaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/YyRYn3jjy6k/s1600-h/BoxerSoldiers.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rvf743pRLaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/YyRYn3jjy6k/s320/BoxerSoldiers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113832856330775970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rvf75HpRLbI/AAAAAAAAALY/X1k-A5s6BuQ/s1600-h/Wrestling.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rvf75HpRLbI/AAAAAAAAALY/X1k-A5s6BuQ/s320/Wrestling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113832860625743282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This was going to be a post about the differences between sport martial arts and other more traditional styles like Shaolin Wahnam. Many arguments have raged over the advantages of one or the disadvantages of the other. Now is not the time to explore these. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A much more worthwhile exercise is to examine and understand the roots of your chosen art and discover how and why it practises in the way that it does.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-6071725940931645801?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/09/roots-and-culture.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rvf743pRLaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/YyRYn3jjy6k/s72-c/BoxerSoldiers.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-2412489636424605594</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:44:45.103Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Canada</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wushu</category><title>Gold Medals at International Wushu Championships</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RulaUTz96HI/AAAAAAAAALI/bQu7BIuM4Ns/s1600-h/gold01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RulaUTz96HI/AAAAAAAAALI/bQu7BIuM4Ns/s320/gold01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109714557190662258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Naoko Yamada, Hubert Ruzack and Sifu Michael Chow, all from Shaolin Wahnam Canada, won gold medals in Optional Empty Hand Routines II, Traditional Northern Empty Hand Forms and Optional Empty Hand Routines I respectively at the 2007 Wushu International Championships held on 21st and 22nd July at Hamilton, Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is no surprise for Sifu Michael Chow, who has won many gold medals before, to win again, but for new comers like Naoko and Hubert to win gold medals the first time they competed in wushu championships, it is a remarkable achievement. Much credit goes to their coach, Sifu Emiko Hsuen, who herself is a former wushu international champion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-2412489636424605594?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/09/gold-medals-at-international-wushu.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RulaUTz96HI/AAAAAAAAALI/bQu7BIuM4Ns/s72-c/gold01.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-844536165440372377</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-10-06T13:47:07.798+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">courses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><title>Shaolin Chi Kung Comes to London</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RuPerJ2AygI/AAAAAAAAALA/lfYsy3-JI-g/s1600-h/marcus.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RuPerJ2AygI/AAAAAAAAALA/lfYsy3-JI-g/s320/marcus.jpg" border="0" alt="Marcus Santer"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108171235326478850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Here at Shaolin Wahnam, Chi Kung and Kung Fu have always gone hand in hand. In fact, they are the same hand but that's a long story. While it is impossible to practise Kung Fu without Chi Kung, the same is not true the other way around. Chi Kung can be taught and practised as an art in its own right. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those who want to enjoy the benefits of Chi Kung without taking on the vigours of learning a martial art, the Shaolin Wahnam Institute is pleased to announce a free evening of Chi Kung with Sifu Marcus Santer.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;When: Thursday 20th September 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where: Lancaster Hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London, W2 3EL (5 mins walk from Paddington)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time: 19:00 hours &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sifu Marcus has said, &lt;i&gt;"My presentation will focus on health, vitality and longevity and how Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung can overcome so called incurable illnesses. I aim for my presentation to last no longer than 1 hour. At 20:00 hours refreshments will be served, so feel free to hang around and chat, ask questions etc. I have the hall until 11pm, so there's no rush.&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to seeing you, bring your family or bring a friend. If you can't make it but know of someone who could benefit from learning more about the benefits of Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung please let them know about this presentation."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email: marcus.santer@shaolinwahnam.co.uk for any questions.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-844536165440372377?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/09/shaolin-chi-kung-comes-to-london.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RuPerJ2AygI/AAAAAAAAALA/lfYsy3-JI-g/s72-c/marcus.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-2139296071492481382</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-10-06T13:22:37.681+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Black Tiger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Skills</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Three Harmonies</category><title>Importance of Skill</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rs3Bep2AyfI/AAAAAAAAAK4/Kg6GIP9HKuo/s1600-h/ask20c.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rs3Bep2AyfI/AAAAAAAAAK4/Kg6GIP9HKuo/s320/ask20c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101946685253274098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;During one of my first classes in Shaolin Wahnam many years ago we were all lined up performing a simple straight punch, a punch known as 'Black Tiger Steals Heart'. My Sifu described how, although knowing many techniques, masters would often choose one to specialise in. This would become their unbeatable move. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I loved the idea that such a simple technique like the 'black tiger' punch could be treated this way. It showed that good kung fu comes not from learning more and more techniques or complex series of movements but from skill. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do we mean by skill? Simply we mean all the other factors other than the technique itself. For example good timing or the ability to always get the distance spot on. On a higher level focusing on a simple technique means that the student can focus on perfecting the three internal harmonies of the Shen (mind), Chi (energy), Ching (structure).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-2139296071492481382?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/08/during-one-of-my-first-classes-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rs3Bep2AyfI/AAAAAAAAAK4/Kg6GIP9HKuo/s72-c/ask20c.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-981725489285596770</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-10-06T12:39:38.492+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Switzerland</category><title>Swiss Shaolin Mountain Retreat</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb3zN12zI/AAAAAAAAAKY/YAekdBrxUXg/s1600-h/sunset.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb3zN12zI/AAAAAAAAAKY/YAekdBrxUXg/s320/sunset.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099020217312729906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This year's retreat saw Wahnam members from across Europe gather in the beautiful setting of the Swiss mountains for six days of meditation, chi kung and kung fu. With students working together to cook and clean and, with the bonding that comes with sharing such intensive training, many new friendships were made. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb4DN120I/AAAAAAAAAKg/VfKiU7gdOyU/s1600-h/head.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:Right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb4DN120I/AAAAAAAAAKg/VfKiU7gdOyU/s320/head.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099020221607697218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Taisipak (Eldest Brother) Kai of Germany, once again, proved himself not just a master of the Shaolin arts but also as a teacher of those arts. I cannot recommend next year's retreat highly enough.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb4DN121I/AAAAAAAAAKo/lEqfCpleozc/s1600-h/first+group.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb4DN121I/AAAAAAAAAKo/lEqfCpleozc/s320/first+group.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099020221607697234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Pictured is the sunset from the Judohaus where the retreat was held, Olaf of Germany celebrating the climbing of the local peak and a group picture of the first batch of students (the second week's students are still there!).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-981725489285596770?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/08/swiss-shaolin-mountain-retreat.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RsNb3zN12zI/AAAAAAAAAKY/YAekdBrxUXg/s72-c/sunset.JPG" height="72" width="72" /></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025433.post-7155551767159569909</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-15T22:59:56.932Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Shaolin Temple</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wudangshan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">practise</category><title>Holiday in China</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrW6ojN12rI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MSoNs7DvAEA/s1600-h/shaolin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrW6ojN12rI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MSoNs7DvAEA/s320/shaolin.jpg" border="0" alt="shaolin temple"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095183759250414258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Sifu Simon is currently enjoying the kung fu retreat in &lt;a href="http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/02/august-shaolin-wahnam-mountain-retreat.html"&gt;Switzerland&lt;/a&gt;. 6-8 hours a day of Shaolin kung fu, chi kung and meditation, as taught by Taisipak Kai of Germany might not seem any kind of holiday! This is just one of many special courses offered to continuing students of Shaolin Wahnam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While he is away, here are some photos from a trip to China in 2002, the village and temple of Shaolin and Wudang, places of kung fu, tai chi history and legend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictured is the Shaolin temple, the wooden friezes and weapons to be found within and the gateway to the wudang mountains in Hubei province. Finally, there is a glimpse of children practising at a wushu school where Simon stayed in the Shaolin village. Without fail, they were to be found going over their forms from the early hours until dusk. A great example. Keep up the good work!&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rwd373pRLiI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/wcmc9eNB63k/s1600-h/dustyfrieze.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:10px 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rwd373pRLiI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/wcmc9eNB63k/s200/dustyfrieze.jpg"  border="0" alt="Shaolin frieze"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095183750660479634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrW6oTN12qI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/RM5WE3LGKOI/s1600-h/girl.jpg"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrXD4jN12yI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/1kQ-0PESLCQ/s1600-h/wudan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:10px 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rwd383pRLlI/AAAAAAAAAMo/KIZ_0TGeF-c/s200/wudan.jpg" border="0" alt="Wudan"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095193929732971298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rwd38HpRLjI/AAAAAAAAAMY/6nZhOmxlaVc/s200/girl.jpg" border="0" alt="monks spade"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095183754955446946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrW7pjN12vI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/6EsZnEWcHVY/s1600-h/simons2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/Rwd38npRLkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/3OF4W21Kz-k/s200/simons2.jpg" border="0" alt="wushu school"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095184875941911282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32025433-7155551767159569909?l=wahnam.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://wahnam.blogspot.com/2007/08/holiday-in-china.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Simon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MnekJp_j9J8/RrW6ojN12rI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MSoNs7DvAEA/s72-c/shaolin.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></item></channel></rss>

