Kung Fu Courses

One of Grandmaster Wong’s most influential Kung Fu Masters was Sifu Ho Fatt Nam. As well as being a Shaolin Grand master, Sifu Ho Fat Nam was also Master of Daosim, as such he knew a ‘Drunken Eight Immortals’ Kung Fu set from Daosit Kung Fu. Sifu Ho Fat Nam generously transmitted the essence of the Drunken Eight Immortals to Grandmaster Wong many years ago, and today we are very lucky to be able to present the “Drunken Eight Immortals” Kung Fu course at this years U.K. Summer Camp.

Please scroll down for information on the “Ten Tigers” event

This year’s main event, the “Drunken Eight Immortals” Kung Fu course.
It is going to be a fantastic and intriguing course, which is unlikely to be repeated in the near future
The dates are as follows:

 
1. “Drunken Eight Immortals” Kung Fu course → July 18th to 21st (4 days-20 hours)
   

   Sifu Wong demonstrates a combat application from the 'Eight Immortals'

Drunken Eight Immortals- July 18th -21st July

(please read dates and times carefully)

• 18th-20th, 9am- 1pm
• On the 21st, 9am- 1pm and 3pm- 7pm
  

This is an incredible opportunity for you to experience a rare form of Kung Fu passed on to Grandmaster Wong by our beloved Si Gung – Ho Fatt Nam – Sifu Wong’s last Kung Fu Master. This is not just a first for the UK Summer Camp, it’s a first for the International Shaolin Wahnam Institute.
During this 4 day course, Sifu Wong will cover the form, force, philosophy and application of the “Drunken Eight Immortals” Kung Fu set.
The term “Drunken Eight Immortals” has two important references in its name. ‘Drunken’ refers to the way the set is performed, the set is performed in a “drunken manner”, with movements that appear both odd and out of balance, though the practitioner of Drunken Kung Fu may not actually be drunk at all, the movements of this form are strange and unpredictable so as to confuse an opponent, making this a highly intriguing form of Kung Fu.
The “Eight Immortals” is in reference to the famous Eight Immortals of Taoist legend. Interestingly, there are specific Kung Fu patterns within the Eight Immortals Kung Fu set that correspond directly to each of the legendary Immortals. These specific patterns are meant to express the unique character of each Immortal.

A list of the Immortals can be found below.

• Immortal Woman He (He Xiangu),
• Royal Uncle Cao (Cao Guojiu),
• Iron-Crutch Li (Tieguai Li),
• Lan Caihe,
• Lü Dongbin (leader),
• Philosopher Han Xiang (Han Xiang Zi),
• Elder Zhang Guo (Zhang Guo Lao),
• Han Zhongli (Zhongli Quan)

This set has not yet been taught by Sifu Wong and promises to be an incredible opportunity to practice a much talked about but rarely seen form of Kung Fu.

Qualifications:

Those who wish to attend the “Drunken Eight Immortals” course must have reached at least Level Two in our Shaolin or Taijiquan program to be sufficiently prepared.

Non-Shaolin Wahnam members must have at least 3 years of Kungfu experience.

If there are more people than the limited number of places, preference will be given to Shaolin Wahnam members. Amongst Shaolin Wahnam members, preference will be given to instructors, followed by a first-come-first-serve basis.

Price per person:

• Shaolin Wahnam Institute Members → £600
• Special Price→ £500 (Students or instructors can achieve a “special price” if they form a team of 5 with participants of the same nation)

• Non-Wahnam Members → £1500

 

Tai Chi Chuan “Fundamental push hands” -17th July

With Sifu Robin Gamble

• Sunday 17th July   9.30-11.30 and 3pm-5pm

Pushing hands is an excellent and unique training method in Tai Chi Chuan.

It is through this excellent method that one can begin to develop the famous skills associated with Tai Chi Chuan, these skills involve using softness to overcome hardness, using flowing circular movements to counter hard direct movements, and using 4 ounces to deflect a thousand pounds.

In this one day course participants will experience an enjoyable introduction to the partnered training method of Push Hands, the course will cover fundamental hand patterns used in push hands and also the body movement involved in successfully neutralizing incoming force, along with some very useful footwork.

COST:

• £150
• £125: for students who attended Sifu Robin’s recent course in London

QUALIFICATIONS:  attendees need to have some experience SW Shaolin or Tai Chi Chuan.

“Ten Tigers” Sparring Competition -22nd July

Sifu Wong will be in attendance

• Friday 22nd July   1pm-5pm

“This is a priceless opportunity to greatly improve your Kung Fu ability!”

 

If you are attending the Drunken Kung Fu course, I would like to suggest that you also attend the “10 Tigers sparring competition”. The initial inspiration behind this competition was to revive an old tradition of the Shaolin Temple and to restore Kung Fu to its former glory as an elite martial art, all the while using traditional Kung Fu patterns and stances while displaying speed, force, skill, compassion and control. By entering this competition and using your traditional Kung Fu you will be helping to restore Kung Fu, as well as greatly aiding your own Kung Fu development.

• Date- 22^nd July
• Venue-  Same as the Drunken 8 Immortals =Sussex Sports, sports centre Sussex Uni
• Time- 1-5pm

If you hold some fear about entering a sparring competition, (which is completely normal) please bare in mind the following points. This is not a normal sparring tournament!

At last years’ tournament in Frankfurt there were

• Smiling faces and a family feeling
• No injuries…Amazing!
• Some very good Kung Fu patterns, tactics and strategies.
• Many competitors said there Kung Fu level raised several levels aftercompeting

We would love to see you at the “Ten Tigers”

Please email me for a document of the competition rules.

robin@shaolinsummercamp.co.uk

COST:

• Competitors= FREE!!! Experience from entering will be priceless
• Spectators= FREE

OPEN TO :

• Shaolin Wahnam members only

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Entrants should be level two and above.