tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064Fri, 24 May 2013 07:35:27 +0000inner circleStirling Rangesrefurbishment2009KaohsiungNedlandsScott Pontononline communityPeter GuygojuChen Yun-ChingSportFMJacobrespectfullast lessonWu-LinHikaru dojoarchived newsGashukutraditional taekwondoopen dayKoryu Uchinadiyudansha gradingwing chunSystemaBayswaterLondonChris MazzaliNenad DjurdjevicrenovationColin WeeDan Djurdjevicinternal artsChristmas 2007Alex KosticDrakensberg Wu-Shinkarategradingfee structureTraditional Fighting Arts ForumdandjurdjevicAcademy of Traditional Fighting ArtsWilliam Cheungbaguabai shifriendlycommentsPerthFelicitymuidokansenseiintensive training course 2008Bob DavieshonbuDavid Zimmermanseminarradio interviewWestern AustraliatitleJames Sumaracclosed door91.3blogxingyiinterviewreformattaijiTim Browninner doorChen Pan-LingAugust 2008TaiwanhikeTrevor AungthanNew Year 2008historyJeff CosgrovemartialThe Official Blog of the Academy of Traditional Fighting Artshttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)Blogger46125blogspot/wuweidaohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-6547204797234813980Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:03:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.522+09:00Chen Yun-ChingChen Pan-LingbaguaDan will be holding the second in his series of workshops to introduce the WA public to the internal (soft) arts of martial arts master, historian and researcher Chen Pan-Ling - in this case the Swimming Dragon style of baguazhang.Where xingyiquan consists of a small set of short, sharp and relatively simple-looking (but hard to perform!) movements, bagua is circular, weaving, intricate and fluidhttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2010/02/chen-pan-ling-baguazhang-workshop-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-4266062524861027021Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:03:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.482+09:00Chen Yun-ChingChen Pan-LingxingyiFresh from his latest training visit to his teacher, Chen Yun-Ching, Shifu Dan is holding a workshop on Chen Pan-Ling's xingyiquan (hsing-i chuan) on 31 January 2010. The purpose of the workshop is to introduce this little known variant on xingyiquan. Xingyiquan (form/mind boxing) is one of the 3 major "internal" or soft martial arts systems of China (the others being taijiquan /tai chi chuan andhttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2010/01/xingyiquan-workshop-31-january-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-6932888676478155663Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:15:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.526+09:00Chen Yun-ChingChen Pan-LingJames SumaracWu-LinI've just come back from 4 days of intensive training with my teacher, Chen Yun-Ching, at the Wu-Lin Retreat in Victoria.The official course was held from 7 to 10 January 2010.I flew out on the midnight flight of the 6th and managed to grab 3 hours sleep on the 3 1/2 hour flight (I told them not to serve me dinner and breakfast!).My flight landed at just after 6 am and just over an hour later we http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2010/01/chen-yun-chings-workshop-at-wu-lin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-3144707848645972222Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:09:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.458+09:00wing chunSportFMPeter GuyWilliam CheungI know I was supposed to retire from radio, but I can't seem to say no when Maragret Nunn asks me to come on air to anchor the Combat Sports Show on 91.3 SportFM - particularly when it is to introduce Part 2 of an interview I conducted with William Cheung.So here is the radio show from 13 September 2009: http://sportfm.com.au/090913_combat_sports_showPart of the show also involved interviewing http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-cheung-interview-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-4142990311310780982Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:23:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.479+09:00seminarWilliam CheungScott Ponton and Dave Ryan attended the William Cheung seminar on Saturday 5 September 2009. We look forward to hearing from them about it.http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/09/scott-and-dave-attend-william-cheung.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-2005724711591576673Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:36:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.444+09:00wing chunSportFM91.3William CheungDespite his announced "retirement" from radio, Dan agreed to a special "comeback" in order to interview reknowned wing chun teacher Grandmaster William Cheung. The interview was recorded today but will be broadcast over 2 separate Sundays - 6 September and 13 September 2009.Grandmaster Cheung spoke about the origins of wing chun, its technical base and its similarities to, and differences from, http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/09/dan-interviews-grandmaster-william.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-5791177283622544354Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:04:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.504+09:00taijiSportFMDan had his last radio show on Sunday 26 July 2009 (the Combat Sports Show on 91.3 SportFM). He has had to give up the "disc jockey" role due to other commitments. It was originally intended that Dan interview representatives of the Fu Nei Pai school of taijiquan on 26 July, however this fell through. Instead Dan spoke with Jeremy "the Anvil" Allen about the art of taijiquan, in particular itshttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/08/dans-final-radio-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-5973457049717870601Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:01:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.507+09:00gradingColin Weeyudansha gradingDan and Nenad caught up with Colin Wee again for Part 2 of the interview on SportFM 91.3. Discussions centered on the purpose of grading, length of times between grading and what it means to be a black belt. You can download the podcast of the intereview here.http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/06/colin-wee-interview-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-2836796070713162323Fri, 29 May 2009 11:54:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.455+09:00Hikaru dojoSportFMColin Weetraditional taekwondoShihan Dan interviewed a long-time friend of the Academy, senior traditional taekwondo instructor Colin Wee (5th Dan) on SportFM 91.3 on Sunday 24 May 2009.The interview covered Colin's training history and a discussion of his art of taekwondo (a more traditional approach taught to him in the United States by students of the legendary Jhoon Rhee).I've lifted this quote from Colin's website: "Thishttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/05/dan-interviews-colin-wee-on-sportfm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-518678432327293380Sat, 23 May 2009 11:43:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.500+09:00muidokankarategradingyudansha gradingA grading was held on 23 May 2009 for the following students who all received the following grades:Dima Ivankhiv Junior White 4Travis Rose Junior White/Blue 4Simon Mendelawitz Green 1Jimmy Ng Green 1Idham Mukmin Green 4Lewis Newman Brown 1Oscar Chan Brown 1Dave Ryan Brown 1Sam Lau Shodan 1Well done to all, in particular Sam who has reached the blackbelt "milestone".It was a hard-fought grading http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/05/grading-23-may-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-7693393764891633737Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.541+09:00Stirling Ranges2009GashukuJames SumarachikeThe gashuku 2009 group are back from the Stirling Ranges, fit and healthy (despite an unscheduled 22 hour hike!). Well done everyone! A special congratulations to Trevor Aungthan who was awarded his Nidan 2nd level and Scott Ponton who had his shodan second level confirmed.Last night we also had the pleasure of having a special lesson from Kyoshi James Sumarac and one of his 5th dans Richard http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/04/gashuku-group-returns-and-james-sumarac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-5181329085663773301Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.498+09:00On 26 April 2009 I attended Alex Kostic's Perth seminar.A truly memorable experience, held by a remarkable warrior/philosopher. Alex Kostic is, of course, one of the most sought-after instructors of the Russian art of systema. His course included elements of the systema punching (focussed punches creating hydrostatic shock to the nervous system), disrupting body structure so as to off-balance, http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/04/alex-kostic-seminar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-6011199689040907507Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.511+09:00radio interviewGashukuSportFMDan appeared on SportFM again on Sunday 19 April 2009 - you can get the podcast here. The discussion centred on the visit of Alex Kostic who teaches Russian art of Systema.Dan will also be picking up James Sumarac and his wife Shou Mei from the airport tonight for their visit to Perth. James will be holding a special lesson at the Bayswater Martial Arts and Yoga Centre on Monday 27 April 2009.http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/04/dan-on-sportfm-19-april-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-4880892417572434965Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:50:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.493+09:00titleJeff CosgroveScott Pontonsenseiyudansha gradingWe are proud to announce that on Saturday 28 March 2009, after a gruelling test, Jeff Cosgrove graded to Sandan (3rd dan) 1st level, while Scott Ponton graded to Shodan (1st dan) second level (one level below Nidan or second dan).As we stated at on the day, the performances were outstanding and we look forward to seeing both Jeff and Scott work on the foundation they have built to develop their http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/03/jeffs-and-scotts-grading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-7420070008841874393Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:52:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.535+09:00radio interviewAlex KosticJames SumaracSystemaSportFM91.3On 22 March 2009 Nenad and Dan interviewed Kyoshi James Sumarac on SportFM 91.3.The podcast is available here.James Kyoshi will be visiting Perth in late April to attend the Alex Kostic Systema workshop (details available soon) and the Academy will be fortunate enough to have James hold a special class at the Bayswater Martial Arts and Yoga Centre on Monday 27 April 2009 at 7.30 pm. [Note that http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-james-sumarac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-7040880084422635945Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:09:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.530+09:00Chen Yun-ChingChen Pan-Lingbai shitaijibaguaxingyiFollowing his recent acceptance as an inner circle student of Master Chen Yun-Ching, Shifu Dan is starting classes in Chen Pan-Ling internal arts at honbu dojo (the Bayswater Martial Arts and Yoga Centre), commencing with an 8 week course in taijiquan (t'ai chi chuan) commencing on 14 March 2009. The classes will take place on Saturdays from 9.30 to 10.30 am. Students of the Academy are http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/03/chen-pan-ling-internal-arts-classes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-90872843064665557Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:11:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.553+09:00Well, I'm back! And what an exhausting, exhilarating, emotional and mind-bending time it was. I met a wonderful group of people, made some lifelong friends, learned/grooved some amazing material and experienced a world of fascinating sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes.I have prepared a video diary in 5 parts and I've posted a fairly comprehensive list of photographs here.Needless to http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/02/dans-taiwan-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-8615252706165363559Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:45:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.551+09:00KaohsiungChen Yun-ChingChen Pan-Lingbai shiTaiwanShihan Dan has just left for Taiwan where he is going to attend intensive training with Master Chen Yun-Ching, son and heir of the late Chen Pan-Ling. While he is there he is also to be accepted as a "bai shi" or inner circle student. For more information go to the earlier post here.The training will take place in Kaohsiung, a major port city on the southwestern corner of the island.While he ishttp://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2009/01/shihan-dan-leaves-for-taiwan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-6798398424623610609Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:14:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.524+09:00karateJacobgojuFelicityAcademy of Traditional Fighting ArtsLondonDavid ZimmermanDavid Zimmerman writes from London:"Jacob Michael Zimmermann was born on 10 December weighing 8lb 4oz and measuring 56cm. Wild and crazy lad, shows that he has a little Dongara in him!"Congratulations David and Felicity - we wish you and little Jacob joy, health and fulfillment!http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/12/davids-and-felicitys-bundle-of-joy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-3299590855432391556Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:12:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.468+09:00karategojuBayswatertaijiWestern AustraliaAcademy of Traditional Fighting ArtsSportFMinterviewPerthDan DjurdjevicNenad DjurdjevicOn 9 November 2008 Kancho and Shihan were interviewed by SportFM in the:"Martial Arts Talk Show".The file is an MP3 and can be downloaded!http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/11/nenad-and-dan-on-sport-fm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-7561987252966444357Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:11:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.538+09:00online communitykarateTraditional Fighting Arts ForumgojufriendlyBayswatertaijiWestern AustraliarespectfulAcademy of Traditional Fighting ArtsPerthWhile Shihan Dan has been unable to train for the last couple of weeks (due to illness), he has nonetheless been working hard on various student resources such as his blog The Way of Least Resistance. His most recent addition to these resources is the Traditional Fighting Arts Forum - a forum where thinking martial artists can exchange ideas, information and opinions in a friendly, respectful http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/11/traditional-fighting-arts-forum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-3066336931033702933Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.457+09:00karategojuBayswatertaijiWestern AustraliaAcademy of Traditional Fighting Artsintensive training course 2008Perthinternal artsThe 2008 intensive training course finished today on a high note with a summary lesson of the "internal" footwork and basic sparring and jo drills, followed by a yoga session to stretch out those tired muscles.More photos of the course can be seen here while a video of the last session follows below:A video of the last lessonSome of the "internal" moving covered on the course"Sliding" push http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/10/itc-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-4522497746461699435Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:41:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.489+09:00karategojuBayswatertaijiWestern AustraliaAcademy of Traditional Fighting Artsintensive training course 2008Perthinternal artsNext week (Mon 6 to Sat 11 October 2008) is our annual, week-long intensive training course. Shihan Dan who, fresh from being accepted as Master Chen's "bai shi" (closed door student) has been researching the essence of the internal arts of taijiquan (t'ai chi), baguazhang (pa kua) and xingyiquan (hsing i). During the morning segement he will be introducing the Academy's students to ways of http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/10/morning-course-make-your-karate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216954405932062064.post-3718234311147547697Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:26:00 +00002013-05-07T17:46:53.475+09:00karategojuBayswatertaijiAugust 2008Western AustraliaAcademy of Traditional Fighting ArtshonbuPerthDavid ZimmermanHonbu dojo had a "flying visit" from its London instructor David Zimmerman on 17 August 2008.David is in the back row second from the right (the tall one). For those wanting to see more pictures of this class, go here.http://wuweidao.blogspot.com/2008/08/david-zimmermans-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0