Loughborough Hung Kuen Kung Fu

Hello all, hope everyone’s Christmas/New Year went well.

Each year the Athletic Union hosts a week-long ‘Healthy Living’ event aimed at promoting physical activity among the student population, and this year we are going to help out by hosting a one-off taster session for people participating in the scheme, during our regular training slot on Monday 1st February at 6-8pm, in the Taekwondo Centre (above Powerbase).  If you are taking part in the healthy living week (regardless of whether you are a member of our club or not) you can collect a stamp for attending this session which, along with stamps collected from other activities, goes towards earning yourself some stash from the AU.

Our session will definitely be pitched at beginners’ level, so if you’re new to martial arts there’s no need to worry about being in over your head. If you’re a current club member, try to get some of your coursemates or housemates to come and give it a go.  We still have a few membership spaces available, so if anyone who comes along likes what we do there is the chance for them to join up and train more regularly.  For anyone interested in coming along, the usual advice is to wear loose, light clothing and bring some water.  Plenty of other information can be found by checking the other pages on this site (see Essential Info and New Members!)

Thanks folks, hope to see you in training soon.

Alex

On Wednesday 9th December the Shaolin Kung Fu will be hosting a FREE self-defence workshop for female students, from 5-6pm.

The session will be taken by Doug during the last hour of the wednesday training session, members are welcome to stay behind after training to help. The class isn’t just restricted to the club so please invite all your friends to come along and give it a go. This is gonna be your typical self defence class, you all know how simple and effective Doug’s techniques are so this should definitely be worthwhile. A Facebook event has been set up here, check it out for more info.

 
If you’d like anymore details please speak to one of the committee, before or after training, or email lufbrakungfu@googlemail.com.

The competition will be taking place on Sunday 6th December, in Manchester. The coach will arrive to pick us up by the steam engine (on the far side of the union) at 7.15am. We’ll be leaving Manchester at 4pm and should arrive back in Loughborough around 6.30pm.

This is a national event, the other clubs from around the country will be entering. So, this is a great chance to test your ability against people you won’t have met before. There are two types of event you can enter; forms and sparring. Sparring consists of two categories, individual and open. In the individual sparring you’ll be seperated, roughly, based on height, weight and belt. The open, as the name suggests, is open to everyone and so is not recommended for the new members, unless you think you could take on the black belts . More information about the competition and sparring rules can be found here.

Entry to the competition is free! Forms should already have been handed out, if you haven’t recieved one and you’d like to enter speak with Becca or Alex. You will be required to wear full kit, including belt, to participate. Since you’ll be out for the whole day it is also advisable to bring a packed lunch.

It’s good fun to take part and a great experience (sparring in class doesnt quite match up). Even if you don’t plan on participating everyone is welcome to attend and help support the club. Good luck!!

 
If you need any more information speak to any committee member, before or after training, or email us at lufbrakungfu@googlemail.com.

Master Ang is arranging a trip to Malaysia to train with the Grandmaster, over easter and summer. This is an incredible opportunity! If anyone is interested please speak to Master Ang, after Sunday training. Or email him at mastang@hungkuen-kungfu.com, for more details.

Capt. Jack, Alex and Adam all went on this trip last year so if you’d like to know more about what it was like then you could also have a chat with them.

Woo!! Christmas!! Our annual christmas dinner will be taking place at The Gallery, on Sunday 29th November, from 8pm.

An email has been sent out with details about the night and a menu list. Please reply to this email as soon as you can so that preparations can be made. The cost for the entire night will be £16.50, which includes a 3 course meal, DJ and a wee bit of Karaoke. Members can also bring friends along, just let one of the social secs know so they can make space. There’s gonna be a Secret Santa ‘Lucky Dip’, so everyone get out to town and find a present for £3. Try to be imaginative, wrapping up 3 pound coins will incur a punishment…

The Gallery is located in town, near Wilkinsons, a map and address can be found here. If you’re still not sure how to find it speak to one of the social secs during training.

This was one of, if not, the best social of last year so everyone is encouraged to come along. Its going to be a great night!

 
If you need any more information speak to any committee member, before or after training, or email us at lufbrakungfu@googlemail.com.

Grading will be taking place on Sunday 29th November at the Quorn Lecture Theatre, in EHB, between 9.30am-2pm.

It’s important you try to arrive by 9.30 to warm up and register ready for a prompt 10am start. The hall has been booked from 9.00 if you wish to turn up early to practice.

For many of you this is going to be your first grading; click here for information on what to do and what you need to bring with you on the morning. Remember to bring along your grading forms and £15, in cash or cheque, for the grading. Also, £35 is require for membership to the Hung Kuen School; this may sound like a lot but this is just a one-off fee for the year and it also entitles you to take part in the competitions for free! Cheques can be made payable to K. K. Ang.

You’ll be graded in groups starting with the white belts. The white belt grading usually takes around 10-20mins per group.  Once you have finished your grading you are welcome to leave however it is respectful to be present at the end of the session to recieve your belt. It’s also worth staying to watch the senior belts grade, as you may have to do the same thing eventually.

We’ll probably start doing a lot more grading practice during training sessions so try to turn up to as many sessions as possible between now and the grading. Sunday training is ideal as Master Ang will actually be there to help, so try to take advantage of his presence.

We love our classic fighting game characters and this Friday 30th Oct is your time to become one!

A Kung-Fu social is taking place this Friday to celebrate the joint birthdays of our Chair Alex and Social Sec Captain Jack! Details are as follows…
- Dress up as any fighting game character (e.g. from Tekken, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat etc…)
- Meet at JC’s at the union at 10.30pm so we can head into Halloween FND before 11pm

All are welcome – including plus ones! It’ll be a legendary night and a great chance to have some fun with all your new friends…while looking awesome

Your Committee

If you need any more information, speak to any committee member before or after training, or email us at lufbrakungfu@googlemail.com.

To all our lovely new and returning members…

The first social of the year is scheduled for Tuesday 13th October and will involve a big night out on the town.  The plan is to meet at JCs in the union at 7.30, before heading to the Griffin at around 8.30 and then on to Revolution some time before 11.  Everyone will be given a cool bandana at JCs with their name on it, so we all know each others’ names before the night is done!

Everyone who has trained with us over the last week is welcome to attend – feel free to bring a plus 1 if you want!  Look forward to meeting you all outside of training.

Alex

Thanks for looking us up.  If you’re not yet a member of our club but are interested in joining or finding out a little more about us, then please take a few minutes to browse the New Members! pages.  This website is still in the early stages of development - apologies for the lack of pictures! - and is here mostly to provide all the information you might need on our club, our type of martial arts, and what you need to do to join up, etc.

If you have a specific question that isn’t answered on this website, please email us at lufbrakungfu@googlemail.com, or come along to visit us at the Athletic Union Freshers’ Bazaar on the 3rd and 4th October.

Just to let everyone know, there have been some changes to committee over the summer holidays.  For everyone’s information, the new committee members are:

Treasurer – Sam Fox
Publicity – Nicky Chong
Social Secs – Captain Jack and Kristina Pietaryte

Many thanks to these four for stepping up to take on the job at short notice!

Alex