Baduanjin Kung Fu Internal Qi Gong (chi kung) by Sifu Craig Rayner, taught the techniques that promote good health and well-being as well as help keep disease away. Taught in a workshop on Saturday 28 May at Golden Lion RowvilleAcademy, he was assisted by Sijie Joey. The seminar was open to Golden lion members as […]
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Kung fu training philosophy and the Virtue of Commitment through patience, perseverance and refinement is taught and practised at Melbourne’s Golden Lion – Berwick, Rowville and Murrumbeena academies. Below is Jordan Comerford’s experience as a Golden Lion Kung Fu student. I will never forget my first memory of training in Kung Fu. Picture this: a […]
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 […]
Memories Of My First Kung Fu Days
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 […]
Kung Fu Leopard Style (Bao Xing)
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 […]