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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 […]
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 […]
There are key principles in Shan Men Shaolin Quan which, if understood, dramatically change your understanding and experience of Shaolin Gong Fu. Five of these key points are included to allow you gain more from your practice of Shan Men Shaolin Quan. Shaolin Quan has a heroic and dignified character Shaolin Quan was developed to […]
In the world of martial arts there are few styles that capture the imagination in the way that the animal styles do. Even though these systems are famous, and often commonly practiced in Gong Fu, they are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented. In addition to our other articles I will be offering a series of articles […]
There is an old teaching in Shaolin Martial Arts that speaks of martial prowess as powerful force, like a raging river, that can not only support and speed a boat to its destination but also keel it over. Like the forces of nature, martial arts are ambivalent. Martial arts can not only allow the individual […]
Last week one of my original Gong Fu students, Pia, came down to train. We haven’t seen each other for about 10 years and it was a true pleasure to work with such a dedicated practitioner. Pia lives in Sydney and travelled down to St Helens for a week long intensive block of study and training. […]