Survival Skills and Kung Fu at The Harvest Moon Outdoor Festival Summer of 2022
We were recently invited to teach and share at a mixed discipline outdoor festival at Rowanwood Farm in Newtown, CT. The team at Eco Acres Earth School were beyond generous with their sharing of wisdom, knowledge and practice of living close to the land and thriving in nature. The farm boasts a beautiful 20+ foot Traditional Teepee, as well as forest, animal fields, an active water source, a pond, and several out buildings that serve the weekly outdoor school classes being taught there. We were all honored with a “First Fire” and traditional firelighting ceremony in accord with what I understand are the Lakota tribal traditions.
Our workshops included a chi gung warm up and then double short sword introductory techniques. The students picked up the skills quickly and were given plenty of home work to help keep up their skills. After the morning Kung Fu sessions, I was given the opportunity to be a student during the other workshops. I was gifted with a wealth of traditional natural survival skills and tips. From reading the forest shape, to what plants are for eating, and which are for healing. We learned how to build several trap designs, and how to read various animal tracks and movement habits. The night time, included a view of the full harvest moon, and an astronomy lesson, as well as shadow and stealth work on the trails at night. I learned more in these three days that I’ve learned in years of dabbling in youtube videos.
The experience was nothing short of magic. We’re definitely planning to host this kind of outdoor event again in the other seasons, to learn how to thrive in the other weather types. Contact us to get on the mailing list to learn about the next event.
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Wing Chun Chi Sao Demo - Chi Sao Technique Lesson Shorts
Wing Chun Kung Fu Chi Sao Technique Lesson - Short clip taken from demonstrations at one of our Martial Art Classes.
Filmed at the Self Defense Training Center in Waterbury, CT
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CT Warriors Guild - Wing Chun Training Clips from 2022 Wing Chun/ JKD Seminar
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Featuring short clips taken from the demonstrations at our last Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do Seminar in 2022.
Private Martial Art Classes and Lessons in Waterbury, CT and New Milford, CT.
Filmed at the Self Defense Training Center in Waterbury, CT
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Wing Chun Forms & Chi Gung - Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine Charts
In this episode we explore traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)charts and how they might tell us a bit about our health and our vitality. A little discussion on how they relate to various symptoms and what we can do to fortify ourselves using Chi Gung and Kung Fu training. Every martial artist should look at the anatomical sciences and learn the way our temple is designed to work.
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CT Warriors Guild Wing Chun Short Sword - Basic Movements
Recent footage of some double short sword training basics. Options of flow against a one count, and against a two count.
We were recently invited to teach and share at a mixed discipline outdoor festival at Rowanwood Farm in Newtown, CT. The team at Eco Acres Earth School were beyond generous with their sharing of wisdom, knowledge and practice of living close to the land and thriving in nature.
Our workshops included a chi gung warm up and then double short sword introductory techniques. The students picked up the skills quickly and were given plenty of home work to help keep up their skills. After the morning Kung Fu sessions, I was given the opportunity to be a student during the other workshops. I was gifted with a wealth of traditional natural survival skills and tips. The experience was nothing short of magic. We’re definitely planning to host this kind of outdoor event again in the other seasons, to learn how to thrive in the other weather types. Contact us to get on the mailing list to learn about the next season's event.
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Archival Bruce Lee Sparring Footage - Authentic Commentary From a Wing Chun Perspective
In this video, we explore some archival Bruce Lee Sparring Footage, with commentary and some conversation about history, sparring methods, equipment of the day and then Bruce's method of picking apart his opponents.
Anyone with details on the persons, dates, times etc, are welcome to contribute a respectful comment.
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Wing Chun Long Staff Training - Footage From Private Seminar
Training Footage of our group training the Wing Chun Long staff / long pole. Featuring a Wing Chun long pole training drills, and two man drills. Wing Chun''s long pole is usually 8-10 ft long, so we adapted the methods to a 6ft hiking stick.
Thanks to the team that came out to hike with us, a great day of hiking, and outdoor gung fu training.
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Wing Chun Sword Form Lineage Exploration with Commentary
In this video we explore a collection of Wing Chun Sword Forms, called Baat Cham Do, Wu Dip Do, Seung Do and plainly butterfly swords. Each style of Wing Chun, from vietnamese wing chun, to yip man wing chun and even choi ley fut, hung gar, and others.
The conversation speaks about differences, similarities, and caution to those studying this art form, to consider how they might practice a form with a real live blade vs a training sword.
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Gung Fu on the Mountain - Wing Chun Short Staff Training - Bear Mountain Summit - Salisbury, CT
Video footage from the training session hosted at Bear Mountain Summit in Salisbury, CT. On a recent visit during a private Gung Fu workshop in the northwest corner of CT. Thanks to the team at Eco Acres for providing some outdoor skills on the trail up and back at camp. A great time and one of many more to come.
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Wing Chun Boxing Two Man Drill - Using the Jab to close the distance.
In this video we review the use of the bridging hand (kiu sao) used as a boxers Jab. With a focus on when to move in, and how to handle the follow up strikes that may happen, if your entry succeeds.
These are of course cooperative two man drills, to build a practitioners skill at moving in and timing the changes of a boxers jab.
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