Easter Closure

Just a reminader to all that there is no class this Sunday 4th April as the Moreton Hall Centre closes for easter holidays...also the Alan Gibson seminar on Sunday 18th needs to be paid for on 11th at class to secure your place. Sifu

Alan Gibson is back!

The 'Wing Chun Federation' Head Coach - Alan Gibson is visiting our club in Bury St Edmunds for the 2nd time in 6 months to hold another seminar based at increasing our understanding and skill development of the Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun methods.

His first visit was a real eye opener to how much more direct we could make certain aspects of our Wing Chun practice and the feedback was very positive, mainly due to the fact of his genuine nature and passion for passing on the system correctly, without the need to sell it or put down other interpretatations, the WSL system seems to reflect the Wing Chun core concepts in a clearer way and all of a sudden everything makes more sense and has more depth and I for one am very much looking forward to learning more of this simple, direct approach.

Sunday 18th April 2010 - 3pm - 6pm

Moreton Hall Health Club, Mount Road, BSE, IP32 7BL

£25 per student - (we need 10 minimum to secure the seminar)
Please pre-pay in class to secure your place.

For Wing Chun Federation information please go to www.wingchun.org.uk

Sifu

Chi Sau Seminar - Saturday 20th March 3pm - 6pm

I am pleased to announce that I shall be holding a  'Next Level Wing Chun' - 'Chi Sau' (sticking/clinging arms) Seminar for all levels on - Saturday 20th March 2010

3pm - 6pm

Venue: St Johns Church Hall, St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds - Limited parking so I recommend you park in town car parks - 5 mins walk from the hall.

This day is also 'International Wing Chun Day' - where practitioners around the world will be celebrating their art and crossing hands at all corners of the globe!!

This is a great opportunity to learn:

* How to apply correct hand positioning and energies learnt in the forms
* Learn how the concepts of Wing Chun can be drilled in Chi Sau
* Economy of Motion principle
* Defending and Attacking using your base and much much more!!

This seminar will be a very hands on look at the unique Wing Chun sparring exercise known as Chi Sau.

Seminar Fee - £20 if paid before the date - £25 on the day

Sifu Paul Blissett

'Next Level Wing Chun Grading Syllabus'

 

The 'Next Level Wing Chun' Grading Syllabus is now complete and consists of 7 Levels in total based around the stepping stone method of the Wing Chun forms - 6 forms - 6 main levels with supplementary pracice drills and exercises to represent each level.

Grading is highly recommended as a developmental guideline for the student on the path of Wing Chun and following the Level 1 grading which requires at least 6 months of regular study - Level's will be a minimum of one training year apart with consistant hard work, correct attitude and attendence in class required to qualify for each grading.

The level following number 6 is the 'Next Level Wing Chun' Master grade in which all of the Wing Chun forms must be demonstrated to a high standard and understanding along with Blindfolded Chi Sau and Advanced Street Applications and can only be taken a minimum of 2 years following the successful completion of Level 6 - the Baat Jaam Dao (eight slashing knives form)

With diligent practice a talented, dedicated student will be able to complete the 'Next Level Wing Chun' system in around 8 years - although many may take much longer - it is not the desination but the journey that is important.

If you are a current student and wish to have a copy of the grading syllabus for your information please ask me in class.

The first grading date will be released shortly.

Sifu

Chinese New Year - 2010 - Year of the Tiger

 

Sunday 14th February marks the start of this years Chinese New Year celebrations which run all week...an auspiscious one for us as a club as it also marks the first time we have celebrated this annual event under the 'Next Level Wing Chun' banner.

As our class runs on a Sunday I propose to teach this weeks lesson with an hours emphasis on 'Street Applications of Wing Chun' and the 2nd hour on the skills of 'Chi Sau' or sticking hands, Wing Chun's unique sensitivity training exercise and the ideas behind the practice.

We can also discuss a mutually agreeable date to hold a social event out of class hours to enjoy a Chinese meal in a local restaurant to further celebrate the new year.

I look forward to seeing you all in class.

Sifu

New Venue

Our new second class venue, in Bury St Edmunds town centre, St Johns Church Hall, St Johns Street, BSE will now begin from Tuesday 2nd March 2010 - 7pm - 8.30pm (£7 a session or free for those paying £35 monthly tuition fees).
Unfortunately we had to delay the starting of this class due to Insurance documentaion not coming through in time.

I hope all members and friends had a good Christmas and New year and look forward to a progressive, action packed training year ahead in 2010.

See you all in class soon - first class of the new year is Sunday 10th January - 4 - 6pm at Moreton Hall Health Club, Mount Road, BSE

Sifu

Make a resolution to improve yourself - Bruce Lee did!

After all the festivities which most, if not all of us are about to enjoy at the end of this year, many of us will write resolutions for the coming year...of which, a large percentage will be health and fitness based or to do with our hobbies or habits aiming to change or improve some aspect of our life for the better.

As martial artists we may choose to improve a number of aspects which relate to our interest, ranging from attending more classes to working hard on our approach to Wing Chun and setting short term goals, maybe to complete the next hand form or drill our footwork or Chi Sau to a better level.

Bruce Lee himself transformed himself greatly after one fighting challenge which although he won, realised he didn't reach the conclusion in a very effective way due to his lack of fitness conditioning and therefore set about writing a disciplined exercise and nutrition regime to work towards reaching the intensely high standards he expected of himself.
The proof as they say is in the pudding and now his training philosophies and physique are legendary and for the most part unparalled, even today.

In the modern era, fitness conditioning is being more and more recognised for sports as an essential aspect to reach your potential, with even golfers and snooker players hiring strength and conditioning coaches to improve their game and set a clean nutrition plan in action, so for combat, whether in a sports or street arena it becomes obvious that a certain level of improvement in body unity, strength, endurance, flexibility, speed and power should be considered.

I myself am aiming to drop almost 2 stone in bodyweight and trim down to a lean 12 stone (or thereabouts) by putting into action such a plan containing elements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the Carlson Gracie Revolution Team, Muay Thai with Phraya Pichai camp BSE, Running, MMA & Boxing drills, Skipping, Bodyweight exercises and Weights, while maintaining a little and often approach to my nutrition using methods which professional fighters use to get in competition shape...by posting it on here it gives me more incentive to live upto my words as I aim to work towards hitting my peak and goal by May 2010 and maintaining it throughout the year.

Whatever you choose to improve this year, remember there are no tomorrows, our destiny and health is in our hands and can be acted on from this moment forward.

2010 is a potentially exciting year for our club as we have further upcoming seminars with WSL coach Alan Gibson and hopefully others in the Wing Chun community...our grading syllabus begins...our new T-shirts and merchandise will be available and Im looking to double if not triple our member base with lots of local advertising and hard work.

So enjoy the Christmas and New Year excess and get ready for a progressive and full on training year in 2010!!!


Sifu Paul Blissett