Shaolin Kung-Fu Center Hung Gar & Choy Lee Fut

We will be hosting the 2nd Annual Shaolin Showdown open martial arts tournament on Saturday, September 27th at Warren East High School. A tournament flyer is attached with registration information. All students are encouraged to participate in this tournament.

Shaolin Showdown Flyer

Volunteers
We need volunteers. We are looking for all the help we can get, from timekeepers, to scorekeepers, or if you can help out in any way it would be greatly appreciated. Please see me for details.

Sponsorships
This is our 2nd year hosting the Shaolin Showdown tournament. Last year was a success thanks, in part, to our sponsors from last year which included South Central Bank, Minit Mart, Lifeskills and others. We are again asking for sponsorships from any and all businesses that would like to help us throw an awesome tournament for the children. I’m also attaching sponsorship sheets if you know of anyone that would be willing to donate.

Shaolin Showdown Sponsorship

We had an awesome time with Master Au for the last 2 weeks while he’s been in Bowling Green, KY! Thanks to everyone that came out and participated in classes and seminars. Below is a link with some images from classes.

Seminar and Class Photos

My teacher, Sifu Seng Au will be traveling from Hawaii and spending some time at our school for seminars and workshops. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Below is a breakdown of our current seminar schedule along with pricing.

Saturday, June 14th
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Fu Hok Seung Yin Kuen (Hung Gar Tiger Crane Form) ($45.00)
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 18 Lohan Qi Gong ($45.00)
Sunday, June 15th
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Choy Lee Fut Double Broadsword Form ($45.00) Student must either have or purchase double broadswords or practice weapons for seminar
Monday, June 16th
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Children’s Seminar Ching Nin Kuen Sparring ($15.00)

Monday, June 23rd
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Adult Student Refinement 1 Hour Workshops (See Sifu Bobby or Sifu Jesse for details) ($15.00/session)
If you would like to take multiple seminars or have multiple members of your family attending, please talk with Sifu Bobby regarding group discounts.

A little bit about the seminars

Fu Hok Seung Yin Kuen
This is one of Hung Gar Kung-Fu’s pillar forms. It contains many of Hung Gar’s seed techniques and is a great form for learning proper application, stamina, bridging and stance work.

18 Lohan Qi Gong
This internal exercise is derived from the original 18 movements from the Shaolin Temple that were used to keep the monks healthy and their vital energy up. The movements are slow and similar to Tai-Chi, however, this form is primarily for the health benefits. Training this form, helps with flexibility, internal massaging of the organs, tendon flexing and breathing.

Choy Lee Fut Double Broadsword
From the Chan Family Choy Lee Fut system, this is a great form for practicing with the double broadswords. Not very long in length, but very powerful and a great practice form for anyone that has an interest in weapons.

Children’s Ching Nin Kuen Sparring
For any child wanting to improve, this form will help in training your timing, speed and sparring capabilities. It is a 2-man choreographed fighting form based on the Ching Nin Kuen form that we practice in class. It is not a pre-requisite to know the solo form before attending this seminar.

About Sifu Seng Jeorng Au
Sifu Au, began training in Hung Gar and Choy Lee Fut Kung-Fu in the early 70’s from the well-known and highly respected Sigung Buck Sam Kong. Master Au was the Windward branches head instructor from 1977 to 1990 and started the Kahaluu, Kailua and Kamehameha school branches after he became head instuctor of Kaneohe branch with Gary Keawe-Aiko.

In 1990, Sifu Au created Au’s Shaolin Arts Society to continue the traditions that were taught to him by his Sifu Buck Sam Kong. During this time, Sifu Au began training with Master Chan Yong Fa from Australia learning Qi Gong and Chan Family Choy Lee Fut. Today, Sifu Au is recognized as a Wing Sing Tong International Master within the Chan Family Choy Lee Fut organization and continues to perpetuate his knowledge of Hung Gar and Choy Lee Fut Kung-Fu in Hawaii and all over the world.

Master Au has won over 300 awards in worldwide competitions, numerious grand-championships, and given hundreds of workshops and seminars. He has traveled to such far off places as South Africa and Siberia to spread the goodwill of the martial arts in competition. In 1990 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and won a gold medal at the Goodwill Games of Seattle that same year. He is also a seven time National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) All-American Gold Medalist and Hawaii Regional Chairman for AAU Chinese Martial Arts.

Location Of Seminars
All seminars will be held at Olympic House of Fitness in Bowling Green, KY.

For directions, go to our website at http://www.bgkungfu.com/location.html

To Register
Please email Sifu Bobby at bmadison@bgkungfu.com or call (270) 779-5933

The Shaolin Showdown open martial arts tournament will take place, Saturday, September 8th, 2007. For details, please download our Flyer.

We had a great turnout Tuesday night for the refinement seminar. The focus was on Lau Gar Kuen and the underlying theme of the evening was “hold your form!” We’re looking forward to another great evening tonight when we work on Siu Lum Fist and Pek Kwar Darn Dou.

The Hung style of kung fu is known by many names in the west; Hung Gar, Hung Kuen, Tiger & Crane, etc. The style is named after its first patriarch, Hung Hei Guen. It is a synthesis of the original Southern Shaolin style of Chinese kung fu. It should be made known to the reader that there were two Shaolin Temples in China.

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This article was previously published in ‘Inside Kung Fu Magazine’

This is the first time a direct descendant of Chan Heung, the founder of Choy Lee Fut has written publicly on the origin of the art based on documents kept within the family. It is important that the correct historical information be recorded and kept for a major system of martial arts such as Choy Lee Fut, especially when the tradition is still alive and well within the reach of its followers. Although Choy Lee Fut is a relatively modern style by Chinese standards (most of its practitioners would be only sixth or seventh generation students), its roots can be traced back to the Shaolin temple and as such, the knowledge it contains can give a vital insight into the teachings of the original Shaolin martial arts. Now that a member of the Chan family is in a position to speak out and offer his family knowledge to the world, it is hoped that others in the Choy Lee Fut fraternity worldwide will rally to his call and help to strengthen and to spread this system of authentic Shaolin martial arts.
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Kung-Fu helps to build a person’s self-esteem whether it be within a child or an adult. The added focus, constant positive reinforcement and thoughtful, caring instruction all help to build one’s self-esteem. Below is a document with 10 steps to build your self-esteem. This document is great for adults and children alike.

Document: Ten Steps To Build Self-Esteem

At Shaolin Kung-Fu Center we believe in giving children the best opportunities for success in life through the martial arts. Our goal is to educate children and adults about the negative results from bullying and being bullied.

The US Dept. of Health & Human Services defines bullying as aggressive behavior that is intentional, repeated over time, and involves an imbalance of power or strength. A child who is being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself.

Attached is a document containing 6 smart ways to defeat the bully. Parents, please visit the “Stop Bullying Now” website for more information. Click Here.

Download Document: 6 Ways To Defeat The Bully

Sifu Bobby Madison will be teaching at the Barren River Home School Association Co-op every Friday during the 2006-2007 school year. We are very excited about introducing the benefits of the martial arts (kung-fu) to the children with the BRHSA Co-op. If you are a member of the Barren River Home School Association and would like to view the course syllabus, please click the link below.

Course Syllabus