This article gives you tips on how to choose kung fu tai chi shoes at the Golden Lion Academy because poor footwear choice can derail your martial arts training. Have you taken a look at your kung fu tai chi training shoes recently? Are you wearing the correct shoes? Poor footwear choice can derail your […]
This year, the Chinese Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, begins on the 19th of February 2015. This date coincides with the second new moon after the Chinese winter solstice. Celebrations for the year of the Wood Goat will begin in earnest. On the other hand, for feng shui treatment for example, the Chinese Solar […]
Dear Master Richard, I want to share some info with you and all at Golden Lion Academy about Seth. He is in your Martial Arts Kids Kung Fu programme. Seth is 8 in February, 2015. Thankyou Master Richard for Seth’s privacy as he wants to be a “kid”, not a patient, but he is now happy to […]
Coming up shortly in October and November 2014, there will be kung fu and tai chi competitions on the world stage, taking place in two areas of mainland China. Of the 34 competitors from Australia 6 have been selected from the Golden Lion Academy plus one of Golden Lion Masters as Team Coach. Competition life is not […]
Kung Fu Tiger and Crane Shaolin Fighting Art Self Defence was a fascinating workshop made even more interesting by learning more about a style that has helped to form the basis of the Golden Lion Academy. As a child, I was always fascinated by animals, their behaviours, and their movements; even now, part of my […]
In dim mak kung fu, yin and yang power can be applied to our training through our state of mind, composure, fighting stance, and silence (examples of Yin), as well as our breathing, pouncing, and explosive power (examples of Yang). Yin and yang are fundamentally opposing forces, where each balances the other out, and where […]
by Barry Aarons (Israel) In 1964 till 1970 I joined a Shotokan Dojo in England with Senior Instructor Sensei Hirouki Kanazawa. I migrated to Melbourne in 1972, and could not attend a Shotokan Dojo in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. I discovered Kung Fu in a school hall in Blackburn Victoria, with Sifu Pier Tsui-Po […]
Read about kung fu leopard style using lightening-fast foot work and distinctive hand techniques combined to produce power and strength to overcome opponents. Leopard is one of the five Shaolin kung fu animals. It was developed by Mot, a Choy Li Fut expert in the Fujian province. Although it is a southern style, it also […]
The Australian National Kung Fu Wu Shu Tai Chi Championships 2014 saw Golden Lion Academy win 24 gold medals, 9 silver and one bronze medal. Last Sunday, May 4th, Melbourne was the host city for the Australian National Championships, held at Monash University’s Clayton Campus. Competitors drawn from 5 states of Australia gathered together to […]
The dim mak pressure point Dan Tian is located on the lower torso, approximately one hand width below the navel. The Dan Tian is also known in western terms as “the breadbasket” and is recognised in both eastern and western cultures as being a point that can cause severe injury if struck with force. This […]
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