Who is KUNG FU for
Kung Fu is a Chinese martial art, the love of my life, that can bring benefits to many people.
To those who wish to move on a regular basis as a form of fitness;
To those who had a dream as a kid to learn kung fu;
To those who want to learn self-defense;
To those who are looking for something deeper;
To those who are fighters and want to explore traditional techniques;
To those who want to compete as athletes;
To anyone.
Note: Not everyone wants to fight and that is OK. There are always different goals and ways. However, since it is a martial art, I am known for putting an emphasis on the usage of the movements. This tells you whether you are moving right or wrong.
"I have been training Kung Fu with Veronika for a year. She is a great coach, reads me very well, and I always finish my class feeling nice, full of energy, and smiling. The training is super complete and you work with your body but also with your mind. I fully recommend this practice and having Veronika as the coach adds a lot!"
Adult Student
“Veronika is a fantastic teacher who went above and beyond to not only teach us the core forms but also took the time to explain the origins and meanings of them in Cantonese which was fascinating! She is extremely knowledgable and motivational and made learning Kung Fu a really enjoyable experience. Would highly recommend!"
Adult Student
"Veronika's classes were very fun to be in. She would first teach us seemingly unrelated sets of motions (as warm ups) and slowly build up these sets to show us the Form, making it quite easy for learners to learn. Also, Veronika is a very nice instructor and one can often hear laughter in the class. I really enjoyed learning Kung Fu from her!"
Parent of a Young Student
“Great class with a very competent teacher who can connect well with her students and knows how to motivate them. Thanks for teaching our kids!”
Curriculum
Welcome to the curriculum I developed for teaching Hung Kuen, a kung fu style passed to me by Wong Chung Man Sifu.
As I have been training in other systems, such as karate, BJJ, MMA... I was inspired by the structure of such training programs. With that experience, I designed my curriculum to clearly state the goals and content of the training.
Usually, my students seek one or more of these goals:
Health and movement, Self-defense and fighting, the Complete martial art system including its culture such as a lion dance
This curriculum is an outcome of many years of my thinking, work, and past curriculums. Thanks to my karate background I could experience the tidy curriculum of Shotokan karate and in my own teaching, I always needed a similar approach with defined goals and methods. In kung fu in general, it is not that common that a style would have such clear stages because the way of Japanese and Chinese style of teaching are different. I must admit that a full-contact combat experience (sanda, MMA, boxing) made a big difference in creating this, and I am grateful for that lead. This curriculum is a core of techniques and forms of the Hung Kuen style, which were carefully hand-picked from the enormous content of Hung Kuen. All other techniques are still taught in the forms, and forms that are not chosen as the core are still offered as part of the so-called “complete system” for those, who wish to study deeper.
This table is showing the flow of the curriculum, including levels. You could say that the basics are covered in the first two years while reaching the blue level.
At each stage, specific techniques and forms are taught. However, students can learn a form or a technique earlier, and it is common, but it does not mean that they have fulfilled the requirement of the level. The level is meant to be complex, not only about collecting forms and techniques.
For example, stances are dosed at several levels. But in fact, both kids and adults would learn all of them quite soon. What I, however, mean by marking some stances green and some yellow, etc., is that at that point in time, they (adults in particular) can understand, explain and apply the stance, its use in the change of direction or power transmission.
Several weapon forms are specifically designed for a level, all other weapons can be learned in various orders. The core techniques are sorted according to the color stages. For example, for the white level, 3 specific stances, 2 hands attack, and 1 kick are required. Below is an illustration of the techniques list, the defense moves for the upper gate (defending the head).
