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Tasmanian Martial Arts Council will be conducting an open workshop 20/5/12 in Launceston at the PCYC. All MGA members are invited to attend and experience tuition from a number of leading Tasmanian martial arts instructors in Shaolin Kung Fu, Karate, Traditional and Sport Tae Kwon Do, and Ju Jutsu. Workshop begins 10:30am (sharp) and will […]
Following on from a discussion in class please view this old clip of how to do and use this Jiben Gong skill. http://youtu.be/AxHV1Y__fhE
Welcome to 2012 and welcome back to the training year. Classes resume tonight 7:00pm on Wellington St as per usual. if you would like further details please phone Jason on 0409 046 135.
Welcome to 2012 and the start of the training year. At the end of last year, in class, we had a discussion about putting some form walkthroughs online for members. Well here they are! These clips are completely unedited so sometimes I do go off on strange tangents but the correction follows so not too […]
To all of the current members of the Mountain Gate Academy I wish you all of the best for the holiday season. Thank you all for making this yet another enjoyable year of sharing Gong Fu and I look forward to doing it all again next year. As a bit of a […]
Just some details about the workshop at Qi Therapy Centre. Here are the contact details for the centre. Telephone: (03) 6330 3514 Email: reception@qi.au.com Address: Unit 1 16 Freshwater Point Road Legana TAS 7277 Remember to please bring training clothes, including shoes, towel ,drink bottle, lunch and snacks, […]
Over 1500 years ago, a Buddhist monk, named Bodhidharma (Pu Ti Da Mo in Chinese, or most commonly Da Mo), travelled to China to spread Buddhist teachings. After an unsuccessful meeting with the local royalty Da Mo travelled to a newly established monastery on Song Mountain called Song Mountain Young Forest Monastery – Song Shan […]
Shaolin Lien Huan Quan (Shaolin Linked Rings Boxing) is the second level fist form. Shaolin Lien Huan Quan is the second in a series of three introductory fist forms in the Shan Men Shaolin Quan curriculum. The three forms are Wu Bu Quan (Five Step Boxing), Lien Huan Quan (Linked Rings Boxing) and Lien Huan […]
For members only. Please follow link at end of paragraph to view clip on Broadsword foundations. This clip shows some foundational movements for the Dan Dao - Single Broadsword. Apart from the Broadsword these exercises set a good foundation for most short weapons. A short weapon is a weapon that is usually used in one […]
Shaolin Xiao Hong Quan is probably the most well known fist form from the Song Shan Shaolin Monastery. Xiao Hong Quan was developed during the Qing Dynasty and remains a major style in Shaolin Monastery to this day. When the monastery lost its library in the fire of 1928 almost all of the martial manuscripts […]