Bristol Wutan Tai Chi & Kung Fu

Kung Fu display at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. It was so fabulous to have such a great team this year. Well done, you all put in such a lot of hard work practicing for this!
Five Animals forms - Baby Tiger and Leopard Fist - Michael, Ben, Jacky, Stan, Ben
Pole and Moa Dao - Jacky, Mike, Stan, Ben, Ben, Thanos, Luke
Butterfly Knives - Thanos, Luke
Mantis Fan, Pi Qua Broadsword - Thanos
Mijong - Tom, Ben, Stan
Mantis Lipi, Cha Chui - Luke, Alex
Fight scene - kickboxers Lucille, Hannia, Kung Fu Stan, Jacky, Luke, Mike, Thanos, Ben, Ben, Tom
Xoui Baji - Sarer, Alex, Tom, Thanos, Luke, Mike
Music By Stanley Duke
Photos Sandra
Choreography Sarer Scotthorne
Bristol Wutan Kung Fu, Wutan UK.

Tai Chi display at the City of Bristol Art Gallery and Museum... It was super fun and a great way to welcome in the year of the horse. Well done Alex, Mike, Nicola, Sandra, and Thanos, Keep up the good work!

Beautiful Scotland. Thank you to all my students who have been so kind and supportive of me taking time off teaching to have space for writing up my PhD research. I've done lots of writing and made really good progress. I've also done a fair bit of training and stretching my injured adductor muscles.
I made it to beautiful Isle of Lewis, my cabin has a little sauna in it! I still have another week off, to finish my writing goals and prep for my return.❤️

This week I am at a castle in Scotland writing up the transcripts of interviews from women martial art teachers... It's a lot of work but part of my creative writing PhD. Last year I pulled muscles in my left leg and both adductors. So my practice while away is strengthening and stretching.
This wouldnt be possible without my amazing students who are keeping things running while I'm away... Thank you, deeply.

I'm very proud of Viola and Courtney for passing their yellow sash in kickboxing! A lot of sweat, focus and determination was shown. Thanks also to the hard work of Hannah and Lucille.

What an amazing day at the grading and workshop, my students were so focused and enthusiastic. The grading was one of the most impressive.
Then a lovely meal!!! Well done to all...

Here is my new Kung Fu poster! Come and try our classes, £20 for the first four with this flyer...

This is going to be really special. I'm teaching this one. Drop me a line if you want to join in.

https://www.facebook.com/share/15fj5RnRZA/Tickets to this event are free. Come and watch us perform on Sunday 9th Feb. See the timetable...

Lunar New Year 2025 | Bristol Museums .Join us for a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration of Year of the Snake. The weekend is packed with exciting activities for all ages!

Well done to the team of my students who did a display as part of the CNY celebrations... They smashed it!!!

Shakyo meditation involves copying sutras. I copied this heart sutra at the oldest Zen temple in Japan last week. It is a kind of mindful writing and focus. You concentrate on the process more than how readable your writing is. By repeating this, you can help to clear karma from your heart.
I also had time to do some Chi Kung in a quiet corner, the Wutan complete healing system...

Sometimes your body needs a rest... I've been in Shirahama, Japan for three nights. I had a private room in a traditional hotel, with titami mats on the floor and low tables and chairs. (The quiet of my room meant I could do a lot of my PhD work).The futon bed was folded away in day and I used the sliding walls to close of my bed. It does seem to have helped my back a bit, (which is fine but two ribs seem to have popped back in, in a good way).
Had some lovely swims, it was really calm and cool. There are also natural hot springs in the hotel huuuge spa and small natural hot spring pools along the sea front.