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The latest news from Kung Fu Schools.

James Malinchak

Master Paul Hawkes and Sifu Alan Paterson had the pleasure of spending an evening with James Malinchak of Secret Millionaire US fame, an inspirational and motivational figure. (Also included: The US Capitol Building on a frosty evening in January.)

Kung Fu Schools & Confucius Institute Chinese New Year Celebrations at the Fairfield Concert Halls

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, the Kung Fu Schools, along with the Confucius Institute, will be holding a Festival of Chinese Culture at the Fairfield Halls Croydon.

There will be Lion Dancers, Kung Fu Demonstrations and Traditional Chinese Dance.

Date: Saturday 4th February 2012
Show Times: 3.00pm, 4.30pm and 6.00pm
Venue:
Fairfield Halls,
Park Lane,
Croydon
CR9 1DX

Members of the general public free tickets are available from the Box Office 020 8688 9291 or www.fairfield.co.uk.

Kung Fu kids star in Aladdin pantomime with Larry Lamb

Andrea Vojtkova awarded her 1st Degree

Congratulations to Andrea Vojtkova for passing her 1st Degree grading! She was tested and passed by Master Hawkes, and is shown here receiving her certificate from Head Instructor Sifu Alan Paterson and Senior Instructor Jin Choong.

2011-09-24: SAS Training Day

Total care Security provided us with a special personal safety training course with their Head Instructor, Ken Connor, longest-serving member of the SAS.

Ken Connor, Head Instructor of Total Care Security and longest-serving member of the SAS, talking about different types of attack. Chris Wheeler and Terry Cambridge demonstrate the dangers of corners and hidden obstacles. Team photo of the seminar presenters, from left: Terry Cambridge, Director of Total Care Security; Ken Connor, Head Instructor at Total Care Security and longest-serving member of the SAS; Sifu Alan Paterson, Head Instructor at Kung Fu Schools Croydon; Chris Wheeler, Director of Total Care Security.

2011-09-20: Kung Fu Schools at London South Bank University

Kung Fu Schools' Sifu Alan Paterson and Sifu Paul Hawkes were invited to the UK Confucius Institutes National Conference at London South Bank University. Sifu Paul Hawkes gave a closing speech on the positive impact Kung Fu has on both Children and adults, as well as the impact the Martial Art has had on Chinese Heritage.

See the full press release for more details.

2011-09-14: Kung Fu Schools at the House of Commons

SiFu Alan Paterson and Sifu Paul Hawkes were invited to discuss the culture of Kung Fu, as well as the positive impact it has on the Mind, Body and Spirit of both Children and Adults as well as the self defence aspect of the martial art.

See the full press release for more details.

2011-09-03: Grading Results

Congratulations to all those who passed their grading! Keep up the good work! See below for photos of our new black-belt graduates.

Little Dragons:

Juniors:

BE YOUR OWN BODYGUARD AND SAS TRAINING DAY

Coming up this September 24th 2011.

We're going to be running a special training course on looking after yourself and the people around you.

RUNNING THE COURSE … will be Chris and terry. With extensive histories in a variety of security settings they offer recognised to security personnel.

With...

Ken Conner who - with over 23 years service in the SAS - Has acted as a security consultant for some of the worlds biggest companies since leaving active service. Part of his roll int he SAS was helping to create the bodyguard training cell, Counter terrorist team, found the 14 intelligence and much more.

  • You Will learn to R.E.A.C.T
  • Safety aspect associated with Rioting
  • Undergo Practical training in and around the car park on how to approach and leave you car safely
  • Learn how to drive with security in mind
  • The things you must and MUST NOT DO when you park your car
  • How to react in emergencies
  • Keeping yourself safe for less than £1
  • How to use your body langauge in all situations
  • What to do when all else fails

There will be an extra special guest!

All this and much much more ...

Spaces are selling fast and limited.

GM Sergio Iadarola

GM Sergio Iadarola , Head of the IWKA ( Kung Fu Schools Big brother ) has confirmed he will be giving a seminar at Kung Fu Schools Croydon Sunday 6th November 2011! Its going to be a fantastic seminar ACTION PACKED and as a bonus Master Paul Hawkes will be attending to make things even greater… not to be missed !

Weeks intensive training

Week intensive training will begin the 14th November and end the 18th. Its a brilliant oppotunity to further your training on your kung fu skills everyday 9am - 3pm start.

BBC Blue Peter visit

The team from BBC TV's Blue Peter visited the school in preparation for a piece with Jack Black on Kung Fu. You can see the item on this week's Blue Peter.

Students receiving their Degrees from Master Paul Hawkes

On the 12th May 2011 Master Hawkes tested and awarded Se-Je Jin her 2nd Degree, Si-Hing Nick Martin his 1st Degree, and Si-Hing Keith Monk his 1st Degree. This was the 2nd part of their respective tests, and they were put through their paces, and tested on their Forms, Chi Sao and Applications.

May's DTC

On the 7th of May, we had another great DTC training session to progress them to their next degree grade. In the morning some of students took the first part of their test with Master Hawkes in Crawley, and came straight to the session in the afternoon. Well done to everyone who came along!

Another visit to Hong Kong

Sifu Alan and Master Hawkes made another vist to Hong Kong to see Grand Master Sergio Iadarola. GM Sergio is opening his own Martial Arts school in Hong Kong

The first is of Master Hawkes and Sifu Sergio showing the interior of the school, and the other looking down from the balcony to the street below.

Christmas Times

Remember, our last class before Christmas is on Monday 20th December. You can then kick off a great new year of training on Tuesday 4th January.

We would like to wish all our students a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year!!!!

Sifu Alan training in Hong Kong with GM Sergio Iadarola

Sifu Alan and Master Hawkes visited Hong Kong to be taught the Bart Cham Do (Butterfly swords). In between these hard training sessions GM Sergio Iadarola took them to visit Yip Man's grave and the 1000 budda monastery.

GM Sergio Iadarola seminar at Kung Fu Schools

On November 7th GM Sergio Iadarola gave a seminar on Yip Man, Tang Yick and Black Flag Wing Chun at Kung Fu Schools Croydon.
GM Sergio Iadarola is not just an extremely talented Martial Artist in one lineage of Wing Chun, but several.

Confucious Institute recognise Kung Fu Schools

Deputy Mayor of Croydon Councillor Susan Winborn and Mr Alan Winborn visited Kung Fu Schools on Saturday 30th October when the dancers and martial artists from the Confucius Institute held three performance for students of the school. Kung Fu Schools were also presented with a plaque recognising us as a Confucius Classroom.

Graduation October 2010

1st Student Grade

Nitin Monver

5th Student Grade

Joshua Lowen
Wing Wo Kwai
Fred Odong
Liam Farrelly

6th Student Grade

Stephen Bew
Adan Lora
Craig Hilliard
Kapil Vara
Anjali Pattani
Paul Preston

8th Student Grade

Michael Garlick
Helen Shillito
Rajan Patel
Nicholas Man
Mark Andrews

10th Student Grade

Alexander
Steve Henty
Valentino Gaio

11th Student Grade

Alexander

12th Student Grade

Kar Kit Li
Wayne Marden
Daniel Wynter
Tristan Wholey
Dennis Milinevsky
Elisha Samante-Gabriel

Grand Master Sergio Iadarola

Sifu Alan meets the Mayor of Sutton

Sifu Alan with Councillor Margaret Court, the Mayor of Sutton, at a civic reception.

Graduation August 2010

Congratulations and a big well done to all those that graded in August.

1st Student Grade

Rejin Suresh
David Brush
Paul Tedder
Yusuf Idris Khan
Siddique Khan
Yunus Khan
Dharun Prabhu
James Caselton
Stuart Jones
Kieron McAdam
Andrew Lim
Aaran Fronda
Oliver Barker

2nd Student Grade

Neerom Jotangiya

3rd Student Grade

Alex Phillips
Ben Spencer
Oliver Spencer
Thomas Micallef
Daniel James
David Styles
Joe Wilson
Errol C.Mckenzee
Gerald List
John Thurgood

4th Student Grade

Peter Magliocco
Michael Beaumont
Rachael Fernandes
Liam Farrelly
Philip Gardiner
Nicholas Darling
Wendy Allen
Fred Odung

5th Student Grade

Cranston Galindo
Stephan Bolt
Aden Lora
Paul Preston
Stephen Bew
Craig Hillard
Fhorkan Uddin
Kapil Vara
Steven Preston

6th Student Grade

Zeyang Gao
Johnathon Dower
Edward Man

7th Student Grade

Nicholas Man
Mark Andrews
Michael Garlick
Rajan Patel

8th Student Grade

Alastair Mcleod
Ajayan Manivannan

9th Student Grade

Valentino Gaio
Emma Brown

11th Student Grade

Rohan Mehra
Precious Arthur

Thank you from Cypress Schools

Here's a little letter from Cypress Hill School:

Dear Kung Fu Schools,

Thank you for supporting Cypress Schools Summer Fair 2010.
Thanks to the help of your generous donation the event was a huge success.

Best wishes,

The PTFA and the children.

It was a pleasure helping out.

Raffle News

Here are some pictures of the winning ticket being drawn by Phil at Solar-Com, and the winner Kallum with his prize and Si Je Jo, Sifu and his Mum!

Graduation June 2010

A big well done to everyone that graded - congratulations!

1st Student Grade

Rafel Uddin
Matt Robinson
Gregory Askew
Ayden Griffin
Stephen Hyde

2nd Student Grade

Rebecca Lee
John Thurgood
Ben Spencer
Errol McKenzie
Oliver Phillips
Gerald List
Steve Mayell
Alex Phillips
Joe Wilson
Michael Espinosa
Kowthem Dharmary

2nd & 3rd Student Grade

Philip Gardiner

3rd Student Grade

Liam Farrelly
Peter Magliocco
Sam Watson
Michael Beaumont
Fred Odong
Barry Boxall

4th Student Grade

Paul Preston
Kapil Vara
Joshua Lowen
Fhorkan Uddin
Stephen Harris
Stephen Bolt
Cransten Galindo
Tidor Nieddu
Adan Lora
Craig Hilliard
Steven Preston

5th Student Grade

Anjali Pattani
Edward Man
Zeyang Gao
Debbie Hanton
Jonathan Dower

6th Student Grade

Raymond Lydon
Rajan Patel
Mark Andrews
Nicholas Man

7th Student Grade

Helen Shillito
Alastair Macleod

8th Student Grade

Emma Brown

11th Student Grade

Dennis Milinevsky
Nick Brace
Kar Kit Li

Specialist Instruction from ex-SAS staff

On Saturday 31st July at 1.30pm - 5pm there will be an adult Seminar by Total Care Security on Personal and Family Awareness. The cost is £50 to members of the school and £75 to non members (general public).

Specialist Instructor the longest serving member of the SAS Ken Connor, author or Ghost Force and The Secret History of the SAS. Also Instructors in Chris Wheeler and Terry Cambridge, experts in close protection (bodyguards).

Covering Risk Assessment, personal space, surveillance awareness, body language, safe havens, carrying bags etc. Also travel and vehicle awareness, improvised weapons and reaction to emergency.

Raffle Draw result

Ticket number 489 serial number ad 184194 has been drawn, the winner has up to Saturday 17th July to collect the prize.

Kung Fu Schools will be visiting school fates

During the summer we'll be visiting several school fates:
Saturday 12th June Atwood primary school
Saturday 26th June Hayes summer fare
Sunday 27th June Ridgeway primary
Saturday 3rd July Selsdon primary
Saturday 10th July Parish Church primary
Saturday 17th July 'The Laurells'

Sifu Alan meets Chinese Ambassador to Celebrate Shangehai Expo 2010

On April 30th 2010 Sifu Alan Paterson and Master Paul Hawkes met the Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming and his Wife for the Shanghai EXPO 2010 at the Chinese embassy London, along with fellow members of the Confucius Institute.

It was a great honour to meet the Ambassador and his wife and talk about Kung Fu Schools Croydon, the positive reward scheme we offer to both adults and children and the cultural diversity within our school.

Also present was the Minister Counsellor Tian of Education who was impressed by the fact that students, through the Kung Fu ethos of WingChun, found inspiration and a common interests with each other.

The Ambassador was also impressed with how Kung Fu Schools has helped students with special needs by the application of balance, focus, coordination and concentration to help build and all round individual.

Sifu Alan said "It was one of the most memorable occasions I have had the pleasure of participating in as Head Instructor of the School."

Grading Week Passes

A big well done to everyone that graded!

1st Student Grade

Michael Esanosa
Alex Phillips
Oliver Phillips
John Blezard
Joe Wilson
Gerald List
Jason David
Shaquiel Galindo
John Thurgood
Kasia Leszczewski
Neerom Jotangiya
Melanie Nourse
Dorothy Onyekwe
Steve Mayell
Alexander Berdugo

2nd Student Grade

Raveen Kumarasinghe
Fred Odung
Liam Farrelly
Barry Boxall
Michael Beumont
Peter Magliocco
Sam Wilkins

3rd Student Grade

Fhorkan Uddin
Rachael Fernandes
Stephen Harris
Joshua Lowen
Paul Preston
Stephen Bolt
Craig Hillard
Conor Daly
Tidor Nieddo
Nicholas Darling
Steven Preston
Cranston Galindo

4th Student Grade

Jonathan Dower
Greg Aslangul
Zeyang Gao
Jo Driscoll
Wing Wo Kwai
Stephen Bew
Edward Man
Debbie Hanton

5th Student Grade

Mark Andrews
Rajan Patel
Nicholas Man
Christopher Cummings
Daniel Gray
Raymond Lydon

6th Student Grade

Michael Garlick
Helen Shillito
Alastair Macleod

7th Student Grade

Ajayan Manivannan
Karl McPherson
Emma Brown

8th Student Grade

Valentino Gaio

9th Student Grade

Alex Martionchev
Steve Henty
Christian Cassar
Fraaz Akhter

10th Student Grade

Rohan Mehra
Kit Kar Le
Dennis Milinevsky
Nicholas Brace

11th Student Grade

Anish Pillai
Tristan Wholey
Wayne Marden

Charlie Fox completes Sport Relief as Kung Fu Panda

Si Hing Charlie Fox finished his Sport Relief 3 miles by mistakenly doing 6!!
He was the only runner to complete the event in a Kung Fu Panda costume while others (a sandwich and a banana) quoted the panda as ÒmadÓ.
The day turned out to be a complete success having everyone take pictures and welcoming Sing Charlie as Kung Fu Panda, whom to date has raised nearly £400 for Sports Relief.

Just a reminder that we are closed Easter holidays the 3rd and 5th April.

Congratulations!

BIG Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Paul Hawkes on their recent wedding (11/03/2010)!

Sifu Alan meets the Chinese Ambassador to the UK

Si-fu Alan Paterson had a chance to meet the Chinese ambassadors Liu Xiaoming on his first official engagement on Saturday 13th March at the LSE (London School of Economics) in London since becoming the UK's new Chinese ambassador on February 28th 2010. Also in the other photo is Si-fu Alan Paterson with the head of south bank university, Si-fu Paul Hawkes and Ming, head of the Confucius institute.

Kung Fu Panda running Sports Relief

One of our instructors Si-Hing Charlie Fox will be running for Sports Relief as Kung Fu Panda for 3 miles on the 21st of March.
If you would like to sponsor him please by Clicking Here.
(If you do not have pop-ups enabled, copy and paste www.mysportrelief.com/foxyfund in to your address bar.).

Si-hing Charlie and the Kung Fu Panda greet the guests

Kids Board Break Ceremony with special Guest

Ann Bailey from Kidscape was invited to our Little Dragon Graduation ceremony. Many of these students took also part in our Sponsored Board Break raising money for this charity that helps to protect children and prevent bullying.

It was good to meet you, your staff, the parents and children on Friday afternoon. It was a privilege to be part of the award ceremony. Thank you all for the warm welcome.

As a small children's charity, we depend largely on kind donations and individuals and groups. Your donation will help to make a tremendous difference in our ability to keep children safe.

Yours sincerely,

Ann Bailey

Grading Week Passes

1st Student Grade

Liam Farrelly
Barry Boxall
Ben Spencer
Peter J Magliocco
Philip Gardiner
Katie Derrig Adams
Jade Derrig Adams
Michael Evans
Fred Odung
Michael Beamont
Sam Wilkins
Ryan Dickenson

2nd Student Grade

Joshua Lowen
Adan Lora
David Styles
Craig Hillard
Stephen Harris
Forkan Uddin
Steven Preston
Paul Preston
Valerie May
Nicholas Darling
Kapil Vara
Cranston Galindo
Tidor Nieddo
Dean McDermont
Stephen Bolt

3rd Student Grade

Jo Driscoll
Zeyang Gao
Stephen Bew
Greg Aslangul
Wing Wo Kwai
Edward Man
Debbie Hanton
Gary Stewart
Jonathan Dower
Wendy Allen

4th Student Grade

Nicholas Man
Daniel Gray
Anjali Pattani
Mark Andrews
Rajan Patel
Anna Patock
Matthew Smith

5th Student Grade

Alastair Macleod
Michael Garlick
Steven McLeod

6th Student Grade

Emma Brown

7th Student Grade

Valentino Gaio
Rachel Keanie

8th Student Grade

Fraaz Akhter

9th Student Grade

Nick Brace
Rohan Mehra
Dennis Milinevsky
Karkit Li

10th Student Grade

Wayne Marden

11th Student Grade

Daniel Wynter
Elisha Sarraute-Gabriel
Chris Mack

Kids Kung Fu sponsored board break - Update...

The total from Kung Fu Schools Croydon board break just keeps on going higher and higher, reflecting the huge effort that the student's put in, and the support they've been given from their friends and family. The total raised for KidScape is now £7410, and Brenda Stafford (of KidScape) is over the moon!!!
Sifu Alan and all the team of very proud of everyone that has contributed to this excellent sum!!

Confucius Institute visits Kung Fu Schools Croydon

The Confucius Institute (based at London's South Bank University) visited on Saturday 20th February.
Kung Fu Schools were very honoured to have some very special guests, as performers from north east China gave two packed out performances in front of parents and children, with demonstrations of lion dancing, weapons and Wushu kung fu. There were also dancers from the Chinese opera and they performed the fire dance, the paper cutting dance and the tai chi fan dance.
The performers have done demonstrations in front of a hundred thousand people up and down the UK this year on behalf of the Confucius institute. They were also at Trafalgar square on Sunday 14th February to celebrate the Chinese new year, which was attended by the mayor of London Boris Johnson.

Chinese New Year Martial Arts Demonstration at the National Portrait Gallery

Yesterday (14th February) we performed at The National Portrait Gallery for Chinese New Year, year of the Tiger.
We did 3 shows, MP Simon Hughes and various Chinese dignitaries was in the audience.
All the shows were fantastic, all the instructors, children and parents had a great time.
We wish you all a happy Chinese New Year, Gung Hei Fat Choi!!

Grading Week Saturday 20th - Thursday 25th Feb

A reminder that it's Grading week from Saturday 20th - Thursday 25th February.
Following the Grading week, the Graduation times are as follows:
FULL UNIFORM IS ESSENTIAL

Little Dragons : Friday 26th

  1. Beginners: 4:00 - 4:45pm
  2. Intermediates & Advanced: 5:10 - 6:00pm
Juniors : Saturday 27th
  1. Beginners: 2:00 - 2:45pm
  2. BBTC & Advanced: 3:15 - 4:00pm
FULL UNIFORM IS ESSENTIAL

Megan Raises £1500 to Beat the Bullies

Kung Fu Schools and Kids Kung Fu Student Megan has featured in the Croydon Advertiser for the sum she raised during the sponsored board break. Here are some photos of Megan with Sifu Alan. All of the students worked really hard, and the instructors are proud of them all, but for Megans special black-belt effort she won the gold cup.

Kids Kung Fu sponsored board break - Update

We recently received a letter from Brenda Stafford Kidscape thanking all of our students for their efforts...

Thank you for your generous donation of over £4000. I hope everyone who took part in the sponsored "board breaking" enjoyed it. This is a fantastic amount of money to have raised, for which we are very grateful. Please pass on our thanks to everyone involved in the fund raising event, including the students, staff and all their family and friends.

As a small charity we depend largely on donations from individuals and organisations. Your donations will help us support and keep children and young people safe.

Kidscape wishes everyone at kung fu schools a happy and healthy new year.

Yours sincerely
Brenda Stafford



Students show the Martial Artists spirit

Well done to all the students that made it through the snow to classes during the recent snowy weather!
The martial artist's attitude of perseverance and tanacity came through in many students who still attended their Kid and Adult classes to improve their Wing Chun Kung Fu last week. Remember that a black belt is a white belt that never gave up!

Kids Kung Fu sponsored board break - Update ... over £5500 raised!

We would like to thank all the students that used their martial arts skills for the sponsored board breaking, helping the national anti-bulling charity, Kidscape, which helps people and schools grasp a better understanding of bullying. We would like to embrace that Kidscape recognises the positivity behind martial arts in which we promote. We also attended a number of Christmas School Fayres over December, in and around the local area. We held free Kung Fu lessons and helped with the schools with lots of fun and games.
Sifu Alan with sponsored board breaker
Sifu Alan with sponsored board breaker
Students at Kung Fu Schools Croydon

Adult Grading

Congratulations to these adult students who have have recently achieved the following grades.

1st Student Grade

Edward Reed
James Wells
Tidor Nieddu
Cranston Galindo
Dean McDermott
Stephen Harris
Serhat Salman
Adam Lora
Debbie Hanton
Kapil Vara
Greg Aslangul
Joshua Lowen
Paul Preston
Steven Preston
Nicholas Darling
Conor Daly

2nd Student Grade

Wing Wo Kwai
Zeyang Gao
Jonathan Dower
Gary Stewart
Jo Driscoll
Wendy Allen
Edward Man
Stephen Bew

3rd Student Grade

Allan Clyne
Nicholas Man
Gwyne Roberts
Miho Roberts
Rajan Patel
Mark Andrews

4th Student Grade

Raymond Lydon
Michael Garlick
Alastair Macleod
Christopher Cummings

5th Student Grade

Victoria Gregoire
Helen Shillito
Emma Brown

6th Student Grade

Ajayan Manivannan
Rachel Keanie
Greg Orton
Valentino Gaio

7th Student Grade

Fraaz Akhter

8th Student Grade

Nicholas Brace
Rohan Mehra
Dennis Milinevsky

9th Student Grade

Wayne Marden

10th Student Grade

Daniel Wynter
Chris Mack

11th Student Grade

Charlie Fox

New Sutton School opening

On Monday January 11th SiHing Keith Monk will be opening Kung Fu Schools Sutton.
For location details Please click here.

Kids Kung Fu sponsored board break - over £4500 raised so far!

We would like to thank all the students that used their martial arts skills for the sponsored board breaking, helping the national anti-bulling charity, Kidscape, which helps people and schools grasp a better understanding of bullying. We would like to embrace that Kidscape recognises the positivity behind martial arts in which we promote. We also attended a number of Christmas School Fayres over December, in and around the local area. We held free Kung Fu lessons and helped with the schools with lots of fun and games.
Sifu Alan with sponsored board breaker
Sifu Alan with sponsored board breaker
Students at Kung Fu Schools Croydon

Kung Fu Schools team at ICE UK, Croydon Fairfield Halls

We were at Fairfield Halls on Monday 16th for the workshops of ICE UK (Inspiring Creative Entrepreneurs), organised by Justyn Hollett. We were holding conflict management and self defence workshops with the college and secondary school students of Croydon and South London. Sifu Alan Paterson and Si-hings Wayne Agnew and Keith Monk all had a fantastic time.

Sifu Alan With School Students
Sifu Alan with School Students
Croydon Fairfield Halls ICE

Kung Fu Schools at Royal Russell School Croydon

On Saturday 14th we were at Royal Russell School Fair, it was a great turn out and we really enjoyed helping promote the school.
Si-hing Charlie and the Kung Fu Panda greet the guests
Si-hing Charlie and the Kung Fu Panda greet the guests

Kidscape National Anti-Bullying week  Kidscape Anti-Bullying week

Anti-Bullying week is from the 16th November, and Kung Fu Schools (Croydon) will be supporting this event through Free Anti-Bullying classes for Children and Parents.
Our Martial Arts classes not only equip your child to deal with immediate physical threats, but help your child to discover the Confidence that is in them to communicate with their Parents and Teachers.
Limited spaces are available, so Please see the Contact Us page for more details on how to book your class.

Sponsored Board Breaking! Kidscape Anti-Bullying week

At the end of November, Kung Fu Schools (Croydon) will be holding a Sponsored Board Break for Kids in support of Kidscape. Kidscape is the leading anti-bullying charity for Children, and supported by TV presenters Gok Wan (who himself was bullied at school) from Channel 4's "How to look good Naked" and Philip Schofield from ITV's "This Morning".
Sifu Alan does everything he can to equip you to beat the bully, not necessarily through applying the physical martial skills but through the increased confidence and ability to communicate clearly to Teachers and Parents.

Master Hawkes Seminar

Master Paul Hawkes (5th degree) will be visiting for an end of year seminar with Sifu Alan Paterson (3rd Degree) on the Saturday 28th November at 2:00pm till 5:00pm at Kung Fu Schools Croydon, book now (limited space available) cost £25

Kung Fu Schools at the Royal Russell School

On Saturday 14th November come and see the instructors at Royal Russell school Christmas fair from 1pm.

Adults Grading Week

Don't forget it's Adult's grading week Monday 2nd till Thursday 5th November, and DTC will be on the 7th November.

Kids Grading News

Congratulations to all the children that have graded and graduated, with a special well done to the little dragons and juniors that have received their Black Belt!!

Chinese Wellbeing Week

On Saturday 3rd October the junior students of Kung Fu Schools (Croydon) were invited to perform 3 demonstrations at The Chinese Wellbeing Week at the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square, with Head Instructor Sifu Alan Paterson. The event was put on by the prestigious Confucius Institute, which promotes Chinese culture, wellbeing and traditional Chinese Kung Fu. The children performed along with 2 Wushu Warriors from Northern China, and participated in work shops with them, and traditional Chinese dancing. The children had a fantastic time and the whole event was a great success and seen by many.

Kung Fu Schools Demonstration

We will be at ASDA Wallington on Sunday 13th September from 11am - 4.30pm. Be sure to come and see us!

Gradings

Congratulations to these adult students who have have recently achieved the following grades.

Grade 1

Daniel James
Allan Clyne
Melanie Philipides
Nicholas Man
Raymond Lydon
Mark Andrews
Rachel Fernandes
Jade Whitewood
Emma OÕsullivan
Danny Gurney
Sam Watson
Rajan Patel

Grade 2

Kevin Truong
Adam Bassett
Alastair Macleod
Michael Garlick
Matthew Smith
Archunan Manivannan

Grade 3

Anna Patock
Bryan Jack
Steven Mcleod
Emma Brown

Grade 4

Helen Shillito
Victoria Gregoire
Michael Horkan

Grade 5

Ajayan Manivanna
Rachel Keanie
Rohan Mehra
Fraaz Akhter

Grade 6

Dennis Milinevsky
Chris Field
James Mcfarlane
Nick Brace

Grade 7

Connor Wenham
Alex Martioncheu
Chris Mack
Wayne Marden
KarKit Li

Grade 8

Charlie Fox
Daniel Wynter
Albert Vas
Precious Arthur

Grade 9

Elisha Sarraute-Gabriel

Grade 10

Anish Pillai

Grade 12

Richard Sullivan
Abi Higgs
Vicente Hudson

Fundraising Work for Demelza a Success

Kung Fu Schools would like to thank everyone that is taking part in our fund raising for Damelza Hospice Care for Chrildren. We have received the following letter from Demelza in thanks for all your efforts. You can even read about it on the BBC website, CLICK HERE

UPDATE: Currently we have raised £7,673.28

Demelza Hospice Care for Children logo

Dear Kung Fu Schools (Croydon)

On be half of all the children, families and staff at Demelza, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of £4711.28 received on the 25/3/08. Your support will go towards our new hospice, which is being constructed at wensley close in Eltham

Demelza cares for over 450 life-limited children and their families across Kent, south London and east Sussex providing:

  • Hospice at home care
  • Hospice care
  • Planned short breaks
  • Emergency respite
  • Therapies
  • Symptom control
  • End of life care
  • Bereavement support

Your support will make a vital difference to the children and families we care for. A mother said recently "To watch one of your children pass away bit by bit is really hard, but to have somewhere like Demelza makes that passing not so lonely"

Yours sincerely


James Hanaway
Director of fundraising