Testimonials

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From Jordon

I have been training at Cambridge Kung Fu for over five years now. I have always been interested in martial arts but started a little too young with Karate and gave it up after only 2 years or so. Since I started with Cambridge Kung Fu I have loved every minute of it and there isn’t one lesson where I don’t learn something new. Now that I train at the higher level I feel each lesson just gets better and better. You are able to train with the pressure that you feel comfortable with. For example if you don’t like being hit then that’s fine, but if you want a little more pressure then that’s also fine. You are never forced into uncomfortable situations that make you fearful of the class.

Ross and Lol are both fantastic instructors and always able to answer any questions I have and demonstrate them to us also. The classes are like a big group of friends learning a fine art. There isn’t anyone in any class that tries to be ‘Matcho’ and the classes offer a lot to all ages for guys and girls.

I truly hope this club continues to grow strong, and the group of friends that are there are able to increase as this is a fantastic activity to do that gives you internal strength and confidence. I now feel a lot more confident than a few years ago when I started, as I feel I am able to look after myself, my friends and my family in most situations.

Thanks to Ross and Lol for the last few years of great learning and fun!!

Come and see the classes for yourself – you won’t regret it that’s for sure!

(April 2008)

About a year and a half ago, looking for something new to do, I decided to get in contact with Cambridge Kung Fu. Within a week, I had attended an introductory class, and have never looked back. Cambridge Kung Fu is unique for a number of reasons, though personally I have found the relationship between instructor and student the most striking. With only very few exceptions, they are human. Highly adept at establishing your individual needs and learning styles, I have felt a sense of personal commitment to my progression as a marital artist from day one. This relationship has been one of the major factors in my continuing Wing Chun and Escrima with Cambridge Kung Fu. Secondly, the ease with which I've joined has been hugely encouraging. I've visited clubs where new members were greeted with a wall of testosterone and a punch in the face; this simply isn't the case with the Cambridge Kung Fu. From day one I met people who were either at my level, or willing to work at my level, actively helping me improve. Finally, the dedication of the club to a martial art that is, in may ways, itself unique, is remarkable.

Wing Chun is a highly effective means of self-defence, with techniques applicable from the beginning. I have personally gained a lot from practising Wing Chun. It has given me confidence, made me friends and even enhanced the rather meagre frame I possessed a year and a half ago.

Whether you want to simply get fit and have fun, or develop into a fully-fledged ninja, I couldn't recommend it enough.

(Dec 2007)

From Martin, 12th student grade Wing Chun, 2nd student grade Escrima concepts

Well I started my Wing Chun training back in October of 2003, I had been looking to do some kind of Kung Fu for a while, when I found a website for what is now Cambridge Kung Fu.

When I turned up for my first lesson I can still remember how nervous I was as I hadn't done any martial arts since I was at secondary school at the age of 13.

I was 25 at the time and I remember how at ease all the instructors and students made me feel, the teaching was and is still done in a very informal, fun way. This made me feel more relaxed and I feel helped me pick up the applications and techniques of Wing Chun much quicker. I felt as if everyone just wanted to help me get better.

Wing chun itself is a style of Kung Fu going back to as I believe it the Southern Shaolin temple in China.

It has 6 different sets of forms and many different and varied training exercises.

• Siu-Nim-Tao or little idea- this is the first form you learn it helps you co-ordinate your upper body and learn how to move it independently from your lower body.
• Chum-Kiu or seeking the bridge arms- this is the second, which teaches you to generate core strength and co-ordinate all your limbs simultaneously.
• Biu-Tze or thrusting fingers- this is the third and teaches you how to generate power from your body.
• Wooden Dummy
• Long Pole
• Butterfly Knives

Whenever I look back I have never regretted the day that I decided I would start training in Wing Chun with Cambridge Kung Fu, I now do 9 hours of Wing Chun every week, and 1 and half hours of Escrima, so as you can tell I really do love doing it and have got totally addicted. I am also now an assistant instructor.

Whether you are wanting to train your mind, body and spirit and become a grand master or you just want to get yourself fit then you should certainly come along and try a trial lesson with Cambridge Kung Fu

(Dec 2007)

From Andrea:

After only a month of attending the Cambridge Kung Fu classes on both Monday and Wednesday evenings, I am completely hooked.  It is a million times better than going to the gym, not only because of the fitness building, but also because of the mental angle and focus that Wing Chun develops.  You get pushed and are encouraged to work hard, but it is all done carefully and within your own level.  The group is friendly, the tuition excellent, and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.

(Dec 2007)

From Jonathan:

Whether you seek a glimpse of Tao, a toned physique, a structured system or a system within which to flourish, the chances are you will discover at least one of these things at Cambridge Kung-Fu. It depends on what you bring with you and what you want to take away. I came to this club with no martial arts experience, a modicum of Yoga, and a head-full of half-thought philosophical thoughts. Or is that half a head of complete thoughts? Either way, I was in want of a bit of discipline, a learning curve that was not insurmountably steep and to be rewarded with moments of insight.

Just as learning to read can open the mind, learning the physical language of Wing Chun is like understanding the practical application of words. From the measured softness of a poet to the strident demands of a dictator, stringing together the movements and shapes of Wing Chun is like creating a world with no idle chat, but with enough vocabulary to make your point – if needed.

Those moments of insight that I sought happen regularly. After each lesson I take away something new, a new way of moving, a new understanding of when moving that way is beneficial, a new confidence, and very occasionally a new bruise. In beginning this Wing Chun journey I am discovering the energy, grace, and room for reflection in movement that I never anticipated, and I don’t even notice if my head is half-full or half empty, it just is.
And that is good.

(Dec 2007)

From Tom, 12th Student Grade

Since I started Wing Chun my life has changed.  I am more relaxed, happier, and move at ease with myself.  I have gained confidence and even some wisdom, here and there.  I have also learned that with hard work I can do almost anything.  My initial interest in self defence has become, for me, secondary to the other benefits of this martial art.  Despite it being highly practical, efficient and ruthless as a fighting skill.  I can only wonder what my life would be like without Wing Chun.  Fortunately that question is pointless to consider.

(Dec 2007)

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