We are enjoying partnering with ArtMartial for all our hoodies and non-training gear, and have now created a new shop interface so it’s now easier to find what you’re looking for. If you need some new casual wear, now’s the time to check it out here.

Hill’s Road has started putting their gate across the college car-park (opposite the entrance to the Centre car park). Whilst our members are allowed to use the car park, we aren’t allowed to give the code out to everyone en masse so if you need the code drop us an email or ask at Hill’s Road Reception.

When we created FuTube back during the lockdown period we included a ‘Live Chat’ feature to enable us to fix any teething problems in real time. As time has moved on and FuTube is no-longer in the ‘being built’ stage we are discontinuing the Live Chat feature.

The best way to get in contact with us is by dropping us an email at email@cambridgekungfu.com, as this is monitored by several members of the team. If you prefer to speak to us in person you can call us on 01223 410555 and leave a message and we will ring you back as soon as someone is available, or you can chat to us after your class if there’s time/it’s appropriate.

We do keep an eye on our social media, however we will not see messages on here as quickly as we will see emails.

If in doubt, email us and we’ll get back to you asap.

This terms Grading dates for Little Dragons and Junior Warriors:

Monday 25th November – Saturday 7th December inclusive

Please note the Tiny Tigers do not grade.

Your child should attend as normal during the Grading Week as grading takes place within their regular class. Grading is always optional, if your child hasn’t been attending class regularly, please ensure they feel under no pressure to grade. However, if they are keen to grade then FuTube has all the resources they need in order to do some extra practise and preparation at home. 

If this is your child’s first Grading their instructor will talk them through what will happen during the classes leading up to grading. Please bear in mind that if your child is a Dragon or Warrior and decides not to Grade they will get a certificate but they will not get a badge. If you will be away for your grading classes then please get in touch about organising an alternative class to grade in if you wish to grade.

The week commencing Monday 9th December will be Ceremony Week. Ceremony Week is a “watching week” where you are invited to come into your child’s regular class to watch them perform their Form, receive their certificate and play some Kung Fu games. We look forward to seeing you there and you are very welcome to bring and family or friends who may like to watch.

The week after Ceremony Week (the week commencing Monday 16th December) will be Games Week and the last week of term. In Games Week the children celebrate the hard work they have shown over the term by playing Kung Fu games. Our last classes of 2024 will be held on Saturday 21st December as we will be closed from Sunday 22nd December – Sunday 5th January for the Christmas Holidays. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal. The new term (New Year 2025) will start on Monday 5th January.

It is the Hill’s Road Sports and Tennis Centre policy that children under the age of 12 must not be left unattended at the Centre. Please make sure that you pick up and drop off your child at class if they are under this age.

Although we do our best to ensure that our classes aren’t ever cancelled at short notice, there may be extenuating circumstances where this could happen, ensuring you directly drop off your child ensures that they won’t be left unsupervised at the Centre if there is a last minute class cancellation. If you have any questions about this just get in touch.

Hill’s Road has started putting their gate across the college car-park (opposite the entrance to the Centre car park). Whilst our members are allowed to use the car park, we aren’t allowed to give the code out to everyone en masse so if you need the code drop us an email or ask at Hill’s Road Reception.

We hope that you enjoyed the Summer Holidays! This week we kick off the Autumn Term which runs from Monday 2nd September to Saturday 21st December.

Once students reach age 13 they are invited to try out the Youth Escrima Concepts class for the opportunity to start learning our weapons programme as well. If your child is now 13 and interested in trying out the class please let us know. It takes place on Monday nights, 7pm-7.50pm, at Hills Road.

New students this term will be working on our new Foundation Level before moving on to Rotation 1: Outside Defences (Single Stick and Unarmed) when appropriate, with all other grades focussing on their specific syllabus which you can see here.

You can access online content which helps support your child’s progress in these programmes via FuTube. Just get in touch if you need any help navigating the site.

You can access syllabus details and online content via FuTube, which helps support your child’s progress in these programmes, here: Beginner Youth Escrima Syllabus, Intermediate Youth Escrima Syllabus, Senior Youth Escrima Syllabus.

If you need help accessing FuTube please get in touch!

On Saturday 9th November Sifu Col’s teachers, Grandmaster Steve Tappin and Master Wayne Tappin, will be coming to Cambridge to do a Youth Escrima Concepts workshop and to see all the students who are approaching Grade 8 and 12. Steve is the head of the Escrima Concepts system and, along with his son Wayne, travels the world teaching a large variety of clubs and organisations.

Here at Cambridge Kung Fu we have developed the first Youth programme for Escrima Concepts in the UK, and Steve would like to see all students going for their Grade 8 and 12 before they finish their grading.

The workshop is open to YEC students of all levels, however those going for Grade 8 and 12 will need to attend this event or the next one in 2025 before they are able to fully complete the grade. If your child is going for Grade 8 or 12 and is unable to attend please get in touch with us.

When: Saturday 9th November, 10.30am-12.30pm
Where: Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre
Price: £25
Sign Up: Please use this form to reserve your place.

This term’s Youth Kung Fu and Youth Escrima grading will be taking place from Monday 2nd December through to Saturday 14th December inclusive.  

Unless we contact you otherwise, your child should attend as normal during the Grading Week as Grading takes place within their regular class.

Grading is always optional, if your child hasn’t been attending class regularly please ensure they feel under no pressure to grade. However, if they are keen to grade then FuTube has all the resources they need in order to do some extra practise and preparation at home. Students going for Revision Grades (Grades 4, 8 and 12) can attend as many grading sessions as they would like during this period.

If you will be away for your grading classes then please get in touch about organising an alternative.

The week commencing Monday 16th December will be a Games Week and the last week of term for the students where we reward their hard work across the term by playing Kung Fu games. Our last classes of 2024 will be held on Saturday 21st December as we will be closed from Sunday 22nd December – Sunday 5th January for the Christmas Holidays. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal. The new term (New Year 2025) will start on Monday 5th January.

It is the Hill’s Road Sports and Tennis Centre policy that children under the age of 12 must not be left unattended at the Centre. Please make sure that you pick up and drop off your child at class if they are under this age.

Hill’s Road has started putting their gate across the college car-park (opposite the entrance to the Centre car park). Whilst our members are allowed to use the car park, we aren’t allowed to give the code out to everyone en masse so if you need the code drop us an email or ask at Hill’s Road Reception.

We currently ask you to let us know when you’re doing a catch up class on a different day to your normal class. Starting in June, we are trialling a new system whereby you do not need to let us know; you can just turn up. We’re hoping this makes the process of catching up on missed classes easier for everyone.

This will apply to all our adults classes. Kids and Youth will keep the old system of registering your catch up with us due to a different numbers cap for kids and under 18s.

Grandmaster Steve Tappin (head of the Escrima Concepts system we teach) has agreed to do a Stand Up grappling session for us on Friday 8th November. This was one of the arts that he studied from a young age and went into the development of the EC system. Back in 2019 Steve did a session on Ground and Stand Up grappling and you can see some photos from it <link-“https://www.facebook.com/share/eeP94PVEQ9DnTU8c/”>here</link>, however this time will will focus on Stand Up only.

If you enjoyed the Controls part of the Senior Wing Chun syllabus, or haven’t got there yet but like the idea, come along as it’s open to all CKF members. If you have any questions about this please get in touch.

There are limited spaces for this session, so please sign up asap if you’d like to come. Open to all CKF members.

Friday 8th November, 7pm-9pm
Venue: The Atrium, Netherhall Sports Centre
Price: £50

Monday 2nd December – Saturday 7th December: Beginner & Intermediate Grading
Monday 9th December – Saturday 14th December: Senior Grading.

Revision Grading (SG4, 8, 12) will take place over both weeks.
You can attend as many classes as you like during your grading week to give yourself more time.

Please Sign Up Here.

The price of Grading is as follows…
Normal Grades (1-3, 5-7, 9-11) – £25
Revision Grades (4, 8, and 12) – £40 (this is a one off payment for the grade, not per grading session, and will be paid after your first grading session)
Once you have graded this will be added to your monthly payment.

If you are unsure what you need to know to grade, check out the details on FuTube:
Click here for Beginner, Intermediate, Senior.

If you are unsure if you are ready to grade, or have any questions, please ask us in class, or drop us an email.

End of year drinks for members of all our adults programmes. We’ve booked a large table in the back part of the Devonshire Arms, and will be there from 1pm till 5pm(ish). They do nice drinks and good food, so come along and find out what your training partners look like in normal clothes, meet like-minded people from other classes, and maybe even chat about things that aren’t martial arts related.

Everyone welcome.

Our last Wing Chun class of 2024 will be held on Saturday 21st December as we will then be closed for the Christmas Holidays. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal.

Every January we organise a free Self Defence Workshop for our members, parents of members, and friends of Cambridge Kung Fu (for ages 16+).

At Cambridge Kung Fu we feel that it is very important for people of all ages to have a working knowledge of Self Defence and the options available to them if a Self Defence situation should occur. Our Kids, Youth, and Adults classes are all geared towards helping members achieve this. However for parents and friends who do not train with us regularly, it can be a daunting subject, and one easily ignored until it’s too late.

This year Col will be holding a free Self Defence workshop aimed at teaching the fundamental concepts needed to help you deal with some of the more unpleasant situations life may bring. Our aim is for attendees to leave the session feeling that they have more options should something happen, the confidence to take the action it requires to protect themselves or others, and an understanding of the UK law on Self Defence. 

Adult and 16+ YKF/YEC students are also very welcome to attend, as this workshop will complement your regular training.

When: Sunday 19th January 2025, 11am-2pm
Venue: 28th Scout Hut 
Cost: Free

Please spread the word to anyone you feel may benefit from the workshop, and use this form to reserve your place.

• Sifu Benno in Cambridge (10th-11th May)
• Amsterdam Summer camp (16th-20th July)
• tbc: Form Applications Intensive training Course (25th-27th July)
• Sifu Benno in Cambridge (27th-28th Sept)

Dates TBC

The yearly membership for Escrima Concepts (the organisation headed by Grandmaster Steve Tappin) has just been updated for the first time in 10 years. This membership allows you to grade with Steve and Wayne, as well as attend and be recognised in seminars and clubs throughout the Escrima Concepts organisation. It also includes your insurance cover to train in all non-CKF events in the UK and Europe, and comes with a nifty little membership booklet you should keep with you whenever you train outside of Cambridge. (If you haven’t received yours yet, let me know).

To make things easy for members, as well as ourselves, we will add the £20 membership fee to your monthly Direct Debit in October/November of each year for all current EC members. You will receive an email before this happens each year to let you know that your monthly payment will be different for this one month.

If you have any questions about the membership, how the payment works, or do not have your membership booklet please get in touch.

Steve and Wayne will be back in Cambridge on Friday 8th- Sunday 10th November.

– Although Friday night is usually a sword workshop, by popular request Steve has agreed to do a Stand Up grappling session instead. This was one of the arts that Steve studied from a young age and went into the development of the EC system. Like swords he doesn’t usually teach it anymore, so we’re very lucky that he has agreed. Back in 2019 Steve did a session on Ground and Stand Up grappling and you can see some photos from it <link-“https://www.facebook.com/share/eeP94PVEQ9DnTU8c/”>here</link>, however this time will will focus on Stand Up only.

There are limited spaces for this session, so please sign up asap if you’d like to come. Open to all CKF members.

Friday 8th November, 7pm-9pm
Venue: The Atrium, Netherhall Sports Centre
Price: £50

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– Saturday will be for those training towards Grade 7 or above. These grades are likely to take the whole session working on your grading material.

Saturday 9th November, 1.30pm-6.30pm
Grades: 7-9, plus TG
Venue: 28th Scout Hut.
Price: £65 plus £25 if grading 7-9 / £50 for Assistant Instructor grades

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– Sunday will begin with grading for Grades 1-6, with those doing assistant/instructor grades being observed teaching the lower grades (so please bring your own syllabus copy with you). Once grading is finished we will spend the rest of the day on non-syllabus unarmed training.

Sunday 10th November, 10am-4pm
Grades: 1-6
Venue: The Atrium, Netherhall Sports Centre
Price: £50 plus £25 if grading. £15 discount if you are attending both Saturday and Sunday

We will be going for a meal at Nines Global Buffet straight after training on Saturday (7pm), and you are all welcome to join us.

Sign Up: Please use this form to reserve your place for any/all events this weekend.

End of year drinks for members of all our adults programmes. We’ve booked a large table in the back part of the Devonshire Arms, and will be there from 1pm till 5pm(ish). They do nice drinks and good food, so come along and find out what your training partners look like in normal clothes, meet like-minded people from other classes, and maybe even chat about things that aren’t martial arts related.

Everyone welcome.

Our last Escrima Concepts class of 2024 will be held on Thursday 19th December as we will then be closed for the Christmas Holidays. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal.

Escrima classes resume on Tuesday 7th January 2025.

Every January we organise a free Self Defence Workshop for our members, parents of members, and friends of Cambridge Kung Fu (for ages 16+).

At Cambridge Kung Fu we feel that it is very important for people of all ages to have a working knowledge of Self Defence and the options available to them if a Self Defence situation should occur. Our Kids, Youth, and Adults classes are all geared towards helping members achieve this. However for parents and friends who do not train with us regularly, it can be a daunting subject, and one easily ignored until it’s too late.

This year Col will be holding a free Self Defence workshop aimed at teaching the fundamental concepts needed to help you deal with some of the more unpleasant situations life may bring. Our aim is for attendees to leave the session feeling that they have more options should something happen, the confidence to take the action it requires to protect themselves or others, and an understanding of the UK law on Self Defence. 

Adult and 16+ YKF/YEC students are also very welcome to attend, as this workshop will complement your regular training.

When: Sunday 19th January 2025, 11am-2pm
Venue: 28th Scout Hut 
Cost: Free

Please spread the word to anyone you feel may benefit from the workshop, and use this form to reserve your place.

A full weekend of training with instructors and members from across the UK and Europe, overseen by Steve, Wayne, and Big Paul. Open to all members. There are usually a group of us going down for this, so chat in class about sharing accommodation and transport if you’d like to.

Training days and times (to be confirmed):

Fri: 7pm – 9:30pm
Sat: 10am – 4pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm

Costs (to be confirmed)

Fri – Sun: £85
Sat & Sun: £70
Fri & Sat or Sun: £60
Sat or Sun (single days) £55
Fri only: £45

Free car parking is available on the school site.

Please note: if driving you may have to pay a ULEZ charge if your car isn’t compliant; check it via this link.

Contact Big Paul for more information on 07774 139 898, or chat to Col in class.

These dates are all **to be confirmed**, however we are hoping to confirm them in the next few weeks.

• EC Clacton Course, SG7+ non-syllabus (1st-4th Mar)
• Steve & Wayne in Cambridge (25th-27th April)
• FMA Festival (5th-6th July)
• Intensive Training Course (1st-3rd Aug)
• EC Clacton Course, TG Syllabus & Grading (4th-7th Oct)
• EC Amsterdam Course, All levels (20th-23rd Oct)
• Steve & Wayne in Cambridge (7th-9th Nov)

Lots of events coming up outside of Cambridge.

If you’d like more details about any of the below please get in touch.

13th October: EC Hackney Seminar
25th-28th October: EC Roermond Seminar, Grading, and Instructor Training
29th October-1st November: EC Amsterdam Instructor Training Course (for anyone over SG3)
1st-3rd November: EC Amsterdam Seminars and Grading
9th November: FMA Festival, Luton