Forthcoming Seminars & Events
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This page shows all the seminars & events available to members of the UK Kung-Fu Federation in chronological order. If you have any questions concerning Federation seminars please contact us directly. We aim to provide as many varied training opportunities as possible, at prices affordable to the average student.
Entry to all our seminars & events requires an up-to-date membership of either the UK Kung-Fu Federation or an affiliated World Martial Arts Alliance organisation. Your membership book will be checked & signed/stamped on entry.
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Last updated on Monday 18.08.2008
Functional Fitness Workshop
- Date: Saturday 23rd August 2008
- Time: 15.00 - 17.00
- Location: Federation HQ, New Malden
- Entry Level: Beginner & above. This event is open to all Federation members.
- Max Attendance: 10
- Tuition Fee: £10
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- Improved & revised for 2008, this once-per-term event aims to educate students into the how & why of various fitness training methods, the use of fitness equipment, and to promote a greater level of health & understanding of the body - all with the focus of improving your martial arts. These sessions are suitable for all fitness levels and are taught by Steve Peters, our resident personal trainer. Come along, work out your mind & body and improve your own standards of physical & mental health.
Summer Bank Holiday
- Dates: Monday 25th August 2008
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- On Bank Holidays there are no evening General Classes and the HQ is closed except for pre-booked private tuition by arrangement with your instructor. Enjoy the day off with friends & family.
Instructor Tutorials
- Date: Saturday 30th August 2008
- Times: 14.00 - 17.00
- Location: Federation HQ, New Malden
- Entry Level: Trainee Instructors & above
- Tuition Fee: £20
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- Our regular monthly tutorial session for trainee, assistant & primary-level Federation instructors. Lots of practical training, lectures focusing on how best to impart the knowledge within the student programmes plus underpinning subjects to improve the abilities of an instructor.
- Would YOU like to start training to be an instructor with the Federation? Please contact us for an informal chat to discover more.
Robert 'Bobby' Sundel Grappling Workshops
- Date: Saturday 6th September 2008
- Times: 15.00 - 17.30
- Location: Chessington Martial Arts School
- Entry Level: Beginner & above. This event is open to all Federation & Alliance members.
- Tuition Fee: £20
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- The Federation is proud to welcome back Robert 'Bobby' Sundel to run the second of two special grappling workshops in 2008. Bobby gave a wonderful introduction to grappling in 2007 and another workshop in May 2008. We have agreed that he will be returning to us several times every year to instruct our members in a special 5-stage syllabus that he has developed, covering all key areas of this interesting & detailed art. Besides being a champion in his own right and the teacher of champions too, the 'King Of The Ring' has a wonderful sense of humour and is great fun to learn from. We hope to see lots of our members & alliance colleagues along on Saturday afternoon.
- Please note there is also a small-group workshop for instructors & technicians of the Federation on the Saturday morning. This will take place at the HQ from 12.00 until 13.30 and will cost &15 per-person.
Pressure-Testing Seminar
- Date: Saturday 13th September 2008
- Time: 15.00 - 17.00
- Location: Chessington Martial Arts School
- Entry Level: Beginner & above. This event is open to all Federation members.
- Tuition Fee: £10
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- Our regular end-of-term event focusing on pressure-testing the practical fighting applications within each student programme. Start simple with the 1SG applications & progress up towards proper free-sparring. All students learn their techniques during the current term, then they can attend this event & practice applying them under much more pressure than is found in general classes. Great fun, and always popular, so we hope to see lots of you along!
- For this event we recommend all participants bring basic protective clothing, such as sparring gloves, shin guards & mouth guards.
Apprentice Level Kung-Fu Examinations
Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Stages (4-12SG)
- Date: Saturday 20th September 2008
- Time: 11.00 - 17.00
- Location: Federation HQ, New Malden
- Examination Fee: 4-6SG & 7-99SG tests are £15 each, 10-12SG tests are £20 (More...)
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- Students testing for 4SG-6SG, please all arrive at 11.00
- Students testing for 7SG-9SG, please all arrive at 13.00
- Students testing for 10SG-12SG, please all arrive at 15.00
- As you progress, our tests become more personal. At the Basic Stage of the Federation System you will be examined in a small group with some one-on-one elements. At the Intermediate & Advanced Stages all tests are done individually with the Federation Head Instructor. Please note the times above & attend at the relevent time for your grade group. You are welcome to use a training room to warm-up or practice prior to your own test.
Apprentice Level Kung-Fu Examinations
Foundation Stage (1-3SG)
- Date: Sunday 21st September 2008
- Time: 11.00 - 13.00
- Location: Wimbledon Martial Arts School
- Examination Fee: 1-3SG tests are £10 each (More...)
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- Students testing for 1SG-3SG, please all arrive at 10.45
- At the Foundation Stage of the Federation System our examinations are conducted within larger grade groups to ease you into the concept of demonstrating your techniques & knowledge in a more formal environment. Good luck to all our members and if it's your first examination with us please relax, enjoy yourself & don't worry - you'll do fine!
Chi-Kung Workshop
- Date: Saturday 4th October 2008
- Time: 15.00 - 17.00
- Location: Federation HQ, New Malden
- Entry Level: Beginners & above. This event is open to all Federation members.
- Max Attendance: 8
- Tuition Fee: £15
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- These small-group workshops provide an opportunity for students to explore & practice the UK Kung-Fu Federation's Chi-Kung training programmes, explaining how to develop healthy, relaxed, fluid body movement. Each workshop will include breathing concepts, static & dynamic stretching, and sets of easy-to-remember movement patterns which can be practiced at home on a daily basis to really improve your own abilities.
Kung-Fu Tutorial
- Date: Saturday 18th October 2008
- Times: 15.00 - 17.00
- Location: Federation HQ, New Malden
- Entry Level: tbc
- Max Attendance: 10
- Tuition Fee: £15
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- Every term we run two small-group tutorials on Kung-Fu, each focusing on a different concept, training method or fighting application of our unique Federation System of Wing Tsun Kung-Fu.
Escrima Concepts Workshop
- Date: Saturday 25th October 2008
- Time: 15.00 - 17.30
- Location: Chessington Martial Arts School
- Entry Level: Beginners & above. This event is open to all Federation & Escrima Concepts members.
- Tuition Fee: £15
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- The next small-group weapons workshop with Master Steve Tappin & members of his Instructor Team. This year we are able to develop our students abilities beyond the first few grades, so it is very important that everyone who is serious about training weapons attend these regular workshops as often as possible. Master Steve's workshops are open to anyone who has already begun their weapons training and who wishes to receive instruction from one of the best teachers in the business.
- All Escrima Concepts members are most welcome to attend these regular events too, however due to limited space please contact us to book your place on the workshop in advance.
