Author: Sifu-W

  • A Useful Relaxation technique

    A Useful Relaxation technique

    The following was initially published by Health Promotion England in their “The Health Guide”: Learn to recognise when your muscles are tensed – this is a sign of stress. This simple breathing exercise may help you to combat stressful moments in your life: Calm, controlled breathing helps to release muscular tension and relieve stress. Adopt…

  • Cheltenham Class Closed (06/03)

    Cheltenham Class Closed (06/03)

    Our class at the Badgeworth Village Hall on Monday 6 March 2023 will be closed. our next available class will be in Stroud on Thursday 9 March starting at 7.30 pm Cheltenham, Badgeworth Village Hall, will be open for business again on Monday13 March 2023

  • Cheltenham Class Time Change

    Please note the time change for our class in Cheltenham. Details of the class address and timings can be found << here >>

  • Cheltenham Class Now Open

    Cheltenham Class Now Open

    Our class at the Badgeworth Village Hall in Cheltenham is now open and accepting new students. Click << here >> to view the class details and photographs of the newly installed floor.

  • Cheltenham class due to reopen (12/09)

    Cheltenham class due to reopen (12/09)

    The Cheltenham class of Cheltenham Wing Chun Kuen will re-open on Monday 12 September 2022 subsequent to the flooring repairs at our training venue. Details of location and class times can be found by clicking the link << here >>

  • CWCK Class Changes

    CWCK Class Changes

    As of Monday 13 June 2022, the Cheltenham class has moved to the Badgeworth Village Hall and will be held every Monday evening between 7.30 pm and 9.30 pm. The new class details and venue address can be found <<HERE>> Thursday evening class in Stroud continues as normal.

  • CWCK Loyalty Program

    CWCK Loyalty Program

    Our loyalty scheme was introduced on March 1, 2017, and has been of benefit to our students and encouraged regular consistent training which enhances progression. How it works If you drink coffee then you probably know already, but for those who don’t… …quite simply for every 9 normal training sessions that an individual attends he/…

  • Bong Sau Explanation – by Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe

    Bong Sau Explanation – by Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe

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    An explanation of Bong Sau, one of the five vowels of Wing Chun, by the head of our organisation and our teacher Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe:

  • Warming Up

    Warming Up

    Before training or exercising, it’s important to warm up the body. Specifically, warming up entails exercising the large muscle groups. Doing this will increase the body’s temperature and heart rate. The warm-up should be intensive enough to perhaps cause perspiration but not to cause fatigue. Warming up will increase the blood flow to the working…

  • Stretching

    Stretching

    By stretching gently our body become’s more pliable and less prone to injury. Stretching develops flexibility but it also helps to reduce muscle tension, making the body feel more relaxed, it increases the range of motion of a joint, promotes circulation, reduces muscle soreness, prepares the body for strenuous exercise and prevents muscle strains. A…