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.

On Monday 1st September we kick off the new term which runs until Saturday 20th December. 

From Monday 8th September you will be able to access the syllabus videos on FuTube which you can use to help consolidate your child’s practice at home:

Tiny Tigers
Little Dragons
Junior Warriors

If you need help accessing FuTube just get in touch!

This terms Grading dates for Little Dragons and Junior Warriors are:

Monday 24th November – Saturday 6th 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, for example 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 will have all the resources they need in order to do some extra practise and preparation outside of class. 

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 they wish to grade.

The week commencing Monday 8th 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 family or friends who may like to watch.

The week after Ceremony Week (the week commencing Monday 15th December) will be Games Week where the children celebrate the hard work they have shown over the term by playing Kung Fu games. We are then closed for two weeks for Christmas and return on Monday 5th January. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal.

We continue classes with our regular timetable through the October half-term holiday. If you are away you are welcome to book in a catch up class for another day by dropping us an email. If you would like to do this please check out the Timetable page on our website and work out which class or classes would be best for you to attend, then contact us at email@cambridgekungfu.com so that we can ensure there is space in the class(es) and that our Instructor Team knows you’re coming.

Please keep us up to date with anything that might affect your child’s training (e.g. medical issues that we should be aware of). 

Please also ensure that your children have neat finger (and toe) nails and that they remove any watches or jewellery (e.g. earrings) before classes to avoid injuring others and themselves, or damaging equipment. We train in bare feet, however if your child prefers they can wear “grippy” socks. If your child has any type of foot infection (e.g. a verruca) please can you send them in class with “grippy” socks as opposed to bare feet.

Feedback: We are always interested in getting your feedback, finding out what you think about our classes and if there’s anything we can do to make them better. As well as emailing us anytime, you can also use this form to give us feedback anonymously if you prefer.

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.

On Monday 1st September we kick off the new term which runs until Saturday 20th December. 

As well as a form component for each grade, this term our Beginner Youth Kung Fu students are working on Grab Defences, the Intermediate students are practising Anti-Ground Fighting (please see below in the housekeeping paragraph about training in bare feet or grippy socks), and the Senior Students are working on Controlling Techniques. 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 Kung Fu Syllabus, Intermediate Youth Kung Fu Syllabus, Senior Youth Kung Fu Syllabus.

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, and you can find more information here.

On Monday 1st September we kick off the new term which runs until Saturday 20th 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.

You can access syllabus details and online content via FuTube, which helps support your child’s progress in these programmes at the links below:

Foundation Level: We are currently creating this area of FuTube, and will let you know as soon as it’s ready.
Beginner Syllabus, Grades 1-4: Click here.
Intermediate Syllabus, Grades 5-8: Click here.
Senior Syllabus: Grades 8-12: Click here.

Please get in touch if you need any help navigating the site.

This term’s Youth Escrima grading will be taking place on Monday 1st and Monday 8th December. 

This term’s Youth Kung Fu Grading will be taking place from Tuesday 2nd – Saturday 13th December inclusive.

Your child should attend as normal during the Grading Week as Grading takes place within their regular class. Youth Kung Fu 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. Grading is always optional, for example 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.

The week after Grading Week (the week commencing Monday 15th December) will be Games Week. We are then closed for two weeks for Christmas and return on Monday 5th January. Please note that our pricing structure takes this into account and your Direct Debit for December will continue as normal.

We continue classes with our regular timetable through the October half-term holiday. If you are away you are very welcome to book in a catch up class for another day by dropping us an email (note that Youth Escrima students are welcome to attend Youth Kung Fu classes to make up for missed sessions). If you would like to do this please check out the Timetable page on our website and work out which class or classes would be best for you to attend, then contact us at email@cambridgekungfu.com so that we can ensure there is space in the class(es) and that our Instructor Team knows you’re coming.

For those who haven’t met him, Sifu Benno is a Master of Wing Chun, and the teacher of both Sifu Ross & Sifu Col. He has been training a variety of martial arts his whole life, and now specialises in the Practical Wing Chun of Sifu Wan Kam Leung as well as Escrima Concepts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. If you want to experience a higher level of understanding and ability of Wing Chun, Sifu Benno is the person to come and train with!

This seminar is open to all Youth Kung Fu members who have passed Grade 8 (note there will also be adults training in the seminar). Sifu Benno will be focussing on non-syllabus and more conceptual applications of Wing Chun.

When: Sunday 28th September, 2pm-5pm
Venue: 28th Cambridge Scout Hut
Price: £40, or £30 with UCT membership
Sign Up: Please just send us an email to reserve your child’s place. We will take payment via your Direct Debit unless you let us know otherwise.

On Saturday 15th November Sifu Col’s teachers, Grandmaster Steve Tappin and Master Wayne Tappin, will be coming to Cambridge to do our yearly Youth Escrima Concepts workshop. 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 Grades 4, 8 and 12 before they finish their grading. 

When: Saturday 15th November, 10:30am-12:30pm
Where: Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre
Price: £25
Sign Up: Fill in the form here

Please keep us up to date with anything that might affect your child’s training (e.g. medical issues that we should be aware of). 

Please also ensure that your children have neat finger (and toe) nails and that they remove any watches or jewellery (e.g. earrings) before classes to avoid injuring others and themselves, or damaging equipment. 

Feedback: We are always interested in getting your feedback, finding out what you think about our classes and if there’s anything we can do to make them better. As well as emailing us anytime, you can also use this form to give us feedback anonymously if you prefer.

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.

With our price structure including a better deal for training more than once a week, we wanted to draw your attention to the Tuesday night (and Thursday afternoon) Escrima Concepts classes. Although a different art to Wing Chun, Escrima is a great complimentary art for anyone wanting to do extra training to include using and defending against weapons. We have quite a few members already training in both arts (ask me in class if you’d like to chat to someone who already does both) and the different types of training can be really beneficial when you get to the higher grades.

Training in two or more adult classes per week, in Wing Chun and/or Escrima, costs only £59 a month, and you get 2 weeks free to give it a go if you decide to try out the class.

You can find our timetable here.

Benefits of increasing your training frequency include faster skill development, improved muscle memory, and greater confidence in applying techniques under pressure. More training also enhances fitness, coordination, and adaptability while deepening your understanding of both Wing Chun and Escrima. Plus, training with a wider range of partners helps you refine your responses and build stronger connections with other members.

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.

Wing Chun Gradings are starting on Monday 1st December – see the details below for grade specific dates. You can attend as many sessions within your grading dates as you want in order to give you the best possible chance at passing your grade.

Beginner Grades 1-3: Monday 1st – Saturday 6th December, with Ka Fai (Monday), Minh (Wednesday), and Col (Saturday).
Intermediate Grades 5-7: Monday 1st – Saturday 6th December, with Col
Senior Grades 9-11: Monday 8th – Saturday 13th December, with Col
Revision Grades 4, 8, and 12: All grading sessions from Monday 1st to Saturday 13th December, with Ross. 

Gradings will take place during your normal lessons. If you are not grading this time around you will be able to train, as normal, during the class.

Please use this form to sign up for grading.

The price of Grading is as follows…

Normal Grades (1-3, 5-7, 9-11) – £25. Once you have graded this will be added to your monthly payment.

Revision Grades (4, 8, and 12) – £40. This is a one off payment for the grade, not per grading session, and is added to your monthly payment after your first grading session.

If you are unsure what you need to know or if you’re ready to grade, check out the details on FuTube, drop Col an email, or chat to us in class.

Click here for Beginner, Intermediate, Senior.

Col will be running an Instructor Training session after the evening class on Wednesday 3rd December. This is open to all Senior and Advanced members, you do not have to be currently assisting/teaching in a class.

If you are planning to attend, or are interested in attending but are not sure, please get in touch and let Col know.

On Saturday 6th December we will be going for CKF Club drinks, 1pm-3pm, in the Earl of Derby, 129 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PG. It is a few minutes walk from the Sports & Tennis Centre, and there is parking available there as well.

After class on Monday 15th and Wednesday 17th December we will be going for drinks in the Earl of Derby, 129 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PG. It is a few minutes walk from the Sports & Tennis Centre, and there is parking available there as well.

Everyone is welcome to join us, even if you’re not training that day you can just meet us there.

Our last classes of 2025 will be held on Saturday 20th 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.

All classes resume on Monday 5th January 2026.

This is only for members who are training the Advanced/PWC Syllabus and are graded by Sifu Benno Westra or Sifu Ross for these grades.

UCT International (the organisation headed by Sifu Benno) currently charges a yearly membership fee of £37.50 per person each January. This membership allows you to grade with Sifu Benno or Sifu Ross, as well as get a discount on Sifu Benno’s seminars throughout Europe.

To keep things simple, we add this membership fee to your monthly Direct Debit in January/February of each year for all current UCT 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 this please get in touch.

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 18th 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.

We will be running an Instructor Training session in the afternoon following on from the Free Self Defence Workshop on Sunday 18th January. This is open to all Senior Wing Chun and Escrima members (those who have passed WC SG8 or EC SG6), you do not have to be currently assisting/teaching in a class. 

This session will be about how to teach, with each member having a go at leading an exercise of their choice and then getting feedback from the group. We will also be doing some cross training between the two arts, to deepen your understanding of the connections between them both.

If you are planning to attend, or are interested in attending but are not sure, please get in touch and let me know.

When: Sunday 18th January 2025, 3pm-6pm
Venue: 28th Scout Hut.

Non-Cambridge highlights. 

7th-8th February: Sifu Kleber Battaglia at Uct Academy Amsterdam

• Sifu Kleber is a long term friend and training partner of Sifu Benno. He will be teaching a weekend of Kung Fu at Sifu Benno’s Amsterdam school. Click here for details.

23rd-27th February: Practical Martial Arts Camp 2026 Thailand

• The Thailand Training Camp is a regular event in Sifu Benno’s calendar. Click here for details.

Beginners Grading (SG1-4)
16th – 21st March 
29th June – 4th July
30th November – 5th December

Intermediate Grading (SG5-8)
16th – 21st March 
29th June – 4th July
30th November – 5th December

Senior Grading (SG9-12)
23rd – 28th March
13th – 18th July
7th – 12th December

Revision Grading (SG4, SG8 and SG12)
16th – 28th March
29th June – 18th July
2nd – 5th September
30th November – 12th December

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.

We will be having the CKF club drinks on Saturday December 6th, 1pm-3pm at the Earl of Derby, 129 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PG. It is a few minutes walk from the Sports & Tennis Centre, and there is parking available there as well.

After class on Tuesday 16th December, after class, we will be going for final drinks in the Earl of Derby, 129 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PG. It is a few minutes walk from the Sports & Tennis Centre, and there is parking available there as well.

Everyone is welcome to join us, even if you’re not training that night you can just meet us there. As Tuesday 16th December is the last class of the year, everyone is welcome to stay for the whole 2.5 hours (7pm-9.30pm). You are also welcome to just do part of the class as usual if you prefer.

Our last Escrima class of 2025 will be held on Thursday 18th 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 6th January 2026.

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 18th 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.

We will be running an instructor Training session in the afternoon following on from the Free Self Defence Workshop on Sunday 18th January. This is open to all Senior Wing Chun and Escrima members (those who have passed WC SG8 or EC SG6), you do not have to be currently assisting/teaching in a class. 

This session will be about how to teach, with each member having a go at leading an exercise of their choice and then getting feedback from the group. We will also be doing some cross training between the two arts, to deepen your understanding of the connections between them both.

If you are planning to attend, or are interested in attending but are not sure, please get in touch and let me know.

When: Sunday 18th January 2025, 3pm-6pm
Venue: 28th Scout Hut.

Let’s start 2026 with a bang! The annual Escrima London ‘Kick Start’ seminars are finally here. This is the main National seminar of the year, with members from all UK clubs gathering together to train and grade. Everyone is welcome to attend, and you can attend as much or as little as you like.

Friday 6th February – Sunday 8th February 2026

Venue:
Tottenham Community Sports Centre
701-703 High Road, London N17 8AD

Free car parking is available on the school site.

Training days and times:

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

Cost, payable in cash on the day:

Fri – Sun: £90
Sat & Sun: £80
Fri & Sat or Sun: £75
Sat or Sun (single days) £65
Fri only: £40

Open to all who want to progress and develop their knowledge and skills in Escrima, if you’re planning to attend please mention it in class if you’d like to share lifts/accommodation.

The full EC International calendar can be downloaded from here.

The full EC International calendar can be downloaded from here.