Schools of Kung Fu Essex

Part 2 of the Hidden History of Wing Chun is now live.
👉🏼 https://youtu.be/YWY8cTa6wwk?is=8yEOX-4aI0gDn94t

The response to Part 1 has been really encouraging if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth going back first as it lays the groundwork for what’s coming next.

In this part, we continue exploring the lesser-known layers of Wing Chun history, pieces that often get overlooked but help complete the bigger picture.

Part 3 will follow soon.

If you’re following along, you won’t want to miss what comes next.

🥋 Tribute to Chuck Norris

Schools of Kung Fu Essex would like to pay tribute to the legendary martial artist and actor Chuck Norris.

For many of us, Chuck Norris was one of the first people who made martial arts look powerful, disciplined, and honourable. His films and television shows inspired generations to start training and to follow the martial arts path.

The fight scene with Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon remains one of the most iconic moments in martial arts history, showing not just fighting skill but respect, timing, control, and true martial spirit.

His influence can still be seen today every time a student walks into class wanting to become stronger, more confident, and more disciplined.

We are grateful to the pioneers who helped bring martial arts to the world. Chuck Norris was one of them.

Rest in peace. Your legacy will live on in every martial artist who trains with heart.

Schools of Kung Fu Essex
Mastering Body, Mind and Energy

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Word of the Week: Fear

Fear stops more people than failure ever will.
Most people don’t fail because they can’t do something…
They fail because they never try in the first place.

In training we see this all the time.
Students afraid to grade.
Afraid to spar.
Afraid to make mistakes.
Afraid they’re not good enough.

But confidence doesn’t come before action…
It comes after you face what scares you.

This week in class we remind our students:
Don’t let fear destroy the dream.

This week’s challenge…
Do one thing that scares you.

Comment below what it is 👇

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums in our Schools of Kung Fu family 🌸

Shout out to the mums who…
✔ Drive to class every week
✔ Sit in the car waiting for training to finish
✔ Know the grading dates better than the kids
✔ Wash the uniform 100 times
✔ Remind them to practise
✔ Pay the fees
✔ And still hear…
“I don’t want to go today…”

Then 45 minutes later they come out smiling like nothing happened 😄

Special respect to the mums who have also heard…
“Did you bring my belt?”
“Did you bring my water bottle?”
“What time is class again?”

We don’t just train the kids…
We train the parents too 👊

Tag a Kung Fu mum who deserves a medal today 🥇
Or comment ❤️ if this sounds familiar

Happy Mother’s Day from everyone at Schools of Kung Fu

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Enjoy the latest video on the “Sifu Sergio’s Kung Fu World” Channel on YouTube 👉🏼https://youtu.be/f8wKqMt34NY?si=yo1i6LvCS2sm4QNB.

As we head into the festive season, we would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all our students, parents, and families across Schools of Kung Fu Essex.

Your dedication, trust, and support throughout the year is what allows our community to grow. From our youngest Grasshoppers to our adult students, every person who trains with us plays a part in creating a positive, respectful, and welcoming environment.

Kung Fu is about more than self defence. It builds confidence, discipline, focus, and resilience, skills that stay with you for life. We are proud to see these values developing in our students week after week.

If you have been watching from the sidelines and thinking about starting in the New Year, we would love to welcome you. Whether for yourself or your child, there is a place for everyone, regardless of age, fitness, or experience.

From all of us at Schools of Kung Fu Essex, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.







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A brilliant Christmas meal with our students at The Coriander, Chipping Ongar 🎄🥘

Great food, great company, and a chance to relax and connect away from the training hall. These evenings are an important part of our community and a perfect way to round off the year.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such an enjoyable night. We’re already looking forward to the year ahead 👊

For many years, I’ve had the privilege to study deeply within several Taijiquan lineages — each one shaping my understanding of internal martial arts in its own profound way.

I began my Taijiquan journey in 2004 with my Sipak in the Leung Ting Wing Tsun system Sifu Alan Fong, some years later I started in earnest diving deeply into Huang Taijiquan, studying privately under Wee Kee Jin in Auckland, New Zealand, and other students of the late Huang Shen Shyan, such as Jeng Shean Chih during my visits to Taiwan.

Later, I immersed myself in Tian Zhaolin Taijiquan in Shanghai, even moving there for almost six months to train six hours a day. In July 2015, I was honoured to receive the certificate marking completion of the entire Tian Zhaolin unarmed system from Tian Bing Yuan, grandson of Tian Zhaolin himself.

the last decade also took me often to Vancouver, where I continued private studies with Sifu Tam Man Yin, a teacher who needs no introduction within the Chinese internal martial arts world, a real virtuoso in Yang Taijiquan and Yiquan.

In the past two years, I had the chance to become a lineage holder in the Yang Shao Hou – Gu Lisheng tradition through a formal Bai See ceremony with Sifu Chi Qisheng, continuing weekly online training with his senior students after his unfortunate passing, together with Sifu Yuri Morelli we made a promise to Sifu Chi and we intend to keep our word, next to the weekly online lessons we are recieving annual corrections in Guiyang, China.

So, with such a background, why did I choose to dedicate myself so intensively over the last two years to the Wu Taijiquan lineage of the late Ma Yueliang, training directly with Sifu Zhou Zhong Fu privately in China, Madeira and Turkey. First off all Sifu Zhou is a fantastic teacher who studied with two senior indoor students of Ma Yueliang as well as Ma yueliang directly and gave me the chance of spreading the indoor system of Ma Yueliang throughout Europe together with Sifu Kleber Battaglia.

Secondly because the Eternal Spring Institute represents what we call the university-level master classes of my association the IWKA and its School of Kung Fu department. Furthermore the Eternal Spring institute provides that same service for the many other associations that work together with the institute, it’s really a place where deep research, and authentic transmission are put in the foreground.

The Ma Yueliang Wu Style system belongs in the line up as it’s simply one of the most complete and refined Taijiquan curricula in existence.
It includes:

🌀 Short Form
🌀 Long Form
🌀 Fast Form (passed from Yang Shao Hou to Wu Jianquan)
🌀 24 Spear, 13 Long Spear & Sticky Spear
🌀 Sword & Two-Man Sword
🌀 Saber
🌀 5 Single-Hand & 13 Double-Hand Tui Shou Cycles, Da Lu, 7 stepping patterns under which the 9 Palace Steps and more

Ma Yueliang, as the son-in-law of Wu Jianquan, had unique access to the authentic transmission in an unbroken line of teachings from Yang Lu Chan and Yang Ban Hou through Wu Quan Yu and Wu Jianquan, preserving a living lineage that remains complete and vibrant.

Of course the Yang Jian Hou branch of the Yang Family holds some other treasures — the 88 San Shou form, Middle Frame (Zhong Jia), and the Yang Family Ba Duan Jin — all of which we also continue to cherish and teach within the Schools of Kung Fu department of the IWKA and the Eternal Spring Institute.

True Taijiquan is a lifelong journey.
Each lineage, each transmission regarding the cultivation of the Internals, each teacher added a unique piece to the puzzle — guiding me to ever deeper understanding and refinement.

🔥 Exciting news from Schools of Kung Fu 🔥
Our very own SiFu Kul has been featured on the cover of Wing Chun Illustrated Issue 85, and the hardcover edition is now available!

This is a proud moment for our entire community and a celebration of the dedication and passion SiFu Kul brings to his students and the art of Wing Chun.

Thank you to everyone who has shown support and taken the time to reach out with kind messages. It has been incredible hearing from so many people and seeing the positive impact our schools continue to make.

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We are proud to share that our very own SiFu Kul Rai, National Instructor for England, is featured on the cover of Wing Chun Illustrated! 🥋

This special feature dives into SiFu Kul’s Wing Chun journey, his passion for teaching, and how the art continues to evolve while staying true to its core principles.

“Wing Chun should evolve with modern martial arts, not by changing principles but by refining teaching and application. Training must involve pressure, varied attacks, and prioritise function over tradition.” – SiFu Kul Rai

A huge thank you to our amazing community for the constant support – this recognition is for all of us at Schools of Kung Fu Essex! 💪