Eagle Claw Kung Fu School UK

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Well done Chris and Michalina

The Birthday of Yue Fei is celebrated today.

Revered and Respected

Kung Fu is all about equal skill and ability

Align your line, keep everything aligned, structured and organised

Accuracy

When all things arrive and align at the right point.

Many small details in body alignment should be accurate to ensure correctness of each movement or posture.

The Eagle Claw Kung Fu School 鷹爪翻子拳 annual Chinese New Year Party saw some 130 people gather at the school on saturday the 8th of Feb.

Food, drinks and awards for students who had shown great developemnet over the past year, also certification for coaching and instructor levels in the Eagle Claw Kung Fu System and Taiji. Many of these students have been with us for many years, dating back as far as 1999.

The following have been added to our Offical Instructor Team

Eagle Claw certified
Assistant Instructor -Ceclia Calamante
Coach - Jonathan Barnett, Kate Lee & Alex Sevenou

Taiji & Qigong
Senior Instructor - Jan McIntyre
Assistant Instructor - Sue Housego
Coach - Mai Sim Merry & Alex Carlyle

This annual family gathering is an important time of year for us, to reflect over the past year and to look ahead to the coming year, as we strive to further promote and develop the Zuting Ying Zhao Fan Tzi Quan system of our ancestors and family in Gu Zhuang Tou village Hebei province China

Chinese New Year 2025 The Eagle Claw Kung Fu School UK Lion dance team gave a number of large group performances across the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

A team of 38 members from our school put on a great display with 3 to 4 lions, flags,banners, large long ribbon dragons, 10 children with mini dragon streamers, 2 Dai Tou Fut Big head Buddha, and the God of Wealth

The two most notable performances were Windsor and Maidenhead, our Team were given special permission to perform at Windsor castle home of King Charles our current head of state. Drawing crowds over 2,000 people in and around the castle and high street of Windsor this is one of our new annual fixtures for our Chinese new year Lion dance calender.

Maidenhead CNY celebration which our school have been developing for the past 23 years saw crowds of 3,000 packing the street in front of the Town Hall.

The event in Maidenhead this year grew and included more members from the local chinese community, with stalls and stands having food, caligraphy, traditional chinese, classical chinese music and singing and more.

Gratefull thanks to My Royal Borrough, Windsor Chinese School, Make Maidenhead,

So it begins, the Lion dance team are out in full force bringing in Chinese New Year of the Snake 2025.

Saturday 1st of Feb Maidenhead at 12.30 midday and Windsor 2.30PM, see a team of 38 students performing to crowds of 3,000+

At the annual CNY parade organised by the Eagle Claw Kung Fu School UK

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Wishing all family and friends the very best for the Chinese new year.

May it be a year of positive growth and transformation for year of the snake 2025

Ready for Chinese New year of the Snake 2025
New personalised and engraved with gold inlay drumsticks have arrived in time.

4 different types, left to right
Sandal wood
Purlpe Sandalwood
Rosewood
Ebony Darkwood.

Personally my favourite due to weight and feel is the Rose wood and Ebony wood

Since 1990 our Shifu has been practicing Taiji & Qigong under the guidance of Master Ji Jian Cheng from Hangzhou in China.
Just some of the methods Nei jia Internal arts we teach at the school are :
Yang Style 24 Short Form
Chen Style Pao Chui
Ba Duan Jin Qi Gong
Wu Xing Qi Gong
Pai Da Gong
Ba Shi Nei Gong of Liu He Ba Fa
Zhang Zhuang.

This provide a comprehensive and complete program for the practice of the Internal Chinese Martial Arts

Wishing everyone a very Happy New year 2025

We are looking to grow and develop the Chinese new year Lion Dance event, that we have been hosting in Maidenhead for the past 23 + years.

Make Maidenhead are helping us with this event now and we are are looking for all things Chinese Culture to be part of a focused event each year.

Reach out to us here if you would be interested in bringing more Chinese culture to the event on Sat 1st of Feb 2025 from 12 to 4pm

Eagle Claw Travels East to West and Back Again Pt 18

The first time I bought equipiment in Hong Kong back in 1990 was at the renowed martialarts and lion dance store called Leung Fat Cheung Kung Fu Instruments.

Owned and operated by Chan Tat Fu , this store was one of the few places to get all your pratice equipiment under one roof, with hand made Lions by Chan Tat Fu on the premises.

I have the full brochure since Sept 1990 (which you can seem my hand writing on bottom left hand corner) and also a number of chinese weapons, all of which are of excellent quality, very durable and correct weight balance.

The store sadly closed in 2008, another piece of history only living in the memories of those of us who travelled and learned in Hkg since the early days

Eagle Claw Travels East to West and Back Again Pt 17

The Taste of Hong Kong

Ever since I first landed in Hong Kong in 1990, the first and most important taste of Hong Kong For me is the medicinal tea sold in the large gold urn's on many street corners

As soon as I have settled my luggage I get out on to the street and find the nearest tea shop and order two large bowls of Ya Sei mei cha 24 herb black tea 廿四味 .

This for me is the experience that makes me feel at home again

Most popular flavors are:
24 herb tea 廿四味 Niàn sì wèi
chrysanthemum tea 菊花茶 júhuāchá
five-flower tea 五花茶 wǔ huā chá

Eagle Claw Travels East to West and Back Again Pt16

China Research trips to trace the roots of the Eagle Claw system back to it's ancestral birthplace.

I first started conducting a historical research survey through China in 2007. This is the the first of it's kind every conducted by a westerner, my research trips took place over a number of years and multiple visit as there were so many people and places to meet and visit .

The journey took me from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, Foshan, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Xiongxian and finally to the ancestral birthplace and founding village of Eagle Claw called GuZhuangTo cun.

I met with Sibhak/Sibo Liu Tzimin one of the sons of GM Liu Fa meng from his fist wife in China in 2007 who lived in Beijing , he travelled with me to Xiongxian and was very helpful in meeting with people there .

So many good friends made, so many people interviewed, photos taken, books and documents looked at, discussion and exchange of learning and knowledge

It has been a fascinating and eye opening journey, that has very much changed my view on the Eagle Claw system.

Not everyone is as interested in these things, for me the history is essential knowledge, it's not just the history though, it is the hands on experience of practioners it's the living breathing skill that exists in the hands of dedicated people who continue the system, practicing quietly day by day and keep the rich inheritance alive

They say once your eyes are opened you can never look back

Where I am now and have been for many years is where I always wanted to be on my path learning the old eagle claw system