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.
What a typical lesson looks like
1
Activation and Mobility
The important switch between your daily reality and training mode. Prepare your mind and your body, bring up your heart rate, and move to please your health. Including prehabilitation to stay away from injuries.
2
Movement and its use
This is where you learn how to move, punch, kick, or block. I am famous for incorporating lots of unique exercises with the help of various tools, such as elastic bands or daily objects. Includes biomechanics, self-defense application, and combination with other techniques.
3
Form
A form is a core part of a kung fu training. It is a sequence of movement, that gets longer as you progress to higher levels. A form (similar to kata in karate) is like a book of techniques, that are connected for better learning and understanding of the movements and their connections and applications. Forms are either barehand or with weapons (stick, spear, sword, broadsword...).
4
Strength and Conditioning
The last part of the session is finished with power, strength, or mobility exercises, depending on the cycle of the program.
"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.
