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

Monday 2nd March – Saturday 14th March 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 16th March 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 23rd March) will be Games Week where the children celebrate the hard work they have shown over the term by playing Kung Fu games. We then continue through the Easter Holidays with our usual timetable of classes with a focus on our fundamental kung fu skills, before starting the Summer Term

We continue classes through the February half-term holiday and the Easter Holidays, however please note we do not run classes on Bank Holidays and so there won’t be any classes on the following dates:

Friday 3rd April
Monday 6th April

During half-term and Easter Holidays we will be offering unlimited classes, so your child can attend as many classes as they wish during that time for their age group without needing to book-in (and at no extra cost).

On Monday 5th January we kick off the new term. 

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.

This term Grade 1 and 2 students will be working on Single-Stick Attacks and Defences. Grade 5 students will be working on Disarms, and 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.

This term’s Youth Escrima grading will be taking place on Monday 16th and Monday 23rd March.

This term’s Youth Kung Fu Grading will be taking place from Tuesday 17th – Saturday 28th March inclusive.

Your child should attend as normal during the Grading Weeks 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.

We then continue through the Easter Holidays with our usual timetable of classes with a focus on our fundamental skills, before starting the Summer Term.

We continue classes through the February half-term holiday and the Easter Holidays, however please note we do not run classes on Bank Holidays and so there won’t be any classes on the following dates:

Friday 3rd April
Monday 6th April

During half-term and Easter Holidays we will be offering unlimited classes, so your child can attend as many classes as they wish during that time for their age group without needing to book-in (and at no extra cost). Youth Escrima students are welcome to attend Youth Kung Fu classes to catch-up on any missed classes and can also attend unlimited Youth Kung Fu classes during the half-term and Easter Holidays at no extra cost.

After class on Wednesdays 4th March and 1st April 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.

Wing Chun Gradings are starting on Monday 16th March – 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 16th – Saturday 21st March, with Ka Fai (Monday), Minh (Wednesday), and Col (Saturday).
Intermediate Grades 5-7: Monday 16th – Saturday 21st March, with Col
Senior Grades 9-11: Saturday 15th March, then Monday 23rd – Thursday 26th March, with Col
Revision Grades 4, 8, and 12: All grading sessions from Monday 16th to Saturday 28th March, 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) – £30. Once you have graded this will be added to your monthly payment.

Revision Grades (4, 8, and 12) – £50. 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.

We will be running an Instructor Training session after the evening class on Wednesdays 18th and 25th March. This is open to all Senior and Advanced members, you do not have to be currently assisting/teaching in a class. We will be focusing on the syllabus for next term.

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

The first of this year’s two grappling sessions with Grandmaster Steve Tappin, the focus will be on developing and improving your understanding of controlling an opponent without going to the floor. Open to all CKF members, no experience necessary.

Friday 24th April, 7pm-9pm
Topic: Stand Up Grappling
Venue: Upstairs Viewing Gallery, Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre
Price: £30

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

An opportunity to train weapons with two of the top weapons teachers around. Open to all CKF members, Grandmaster Steve and Master Wayne will be teaching an open seminar suitable for all levels including complete beginners. If you have an interest in using and dealing with weapons attacks then we highly recommend coming along to this seminar. It’s especially relevant to the Senior Wing Chun members as it’s part of the Senior Syllabus.

Sunday 26th April, 10.30am-3pm
Venue: Upstairs Viewing Gallery, Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre
Price: £50

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

This year, for the first time ever, we are running a short course on Black Tiger Kung Fu, a rarely-taught part of the Integrated Kun Tao System founded by the late Grandmaster Brian Jones. 

 Black Tiger is an ancient and traditional form of Shaolin Kung Fu, developed in Shantung province in Northern China.  It was taught to us by Master Ricky Crofts and the late Grandmaster Brian Jones, who was himself taught by Tjoa Khek Kiong, the Master who first brought this previously secretive art to the attention of the English-speaking world.  Inspired by the movements of the tiger, the style emphasises agility and strong, powerful attacks – think Tigress in Kung Fu Panda! 

The course will run over five Saturday afternoons, during which we will learn the full Black Tiger solo form and work with partners to practice some of the classical and modern practical applications.  The course will be taught by Martyn Weeds who – as well as being a 2nd TG Escrima Concepts Instructor and the leader of our Monday night Junior Warriors Kids’ classes – is also an Instructor in the Integrated Kun Tao System.  

The course is open to all CKF Adult members, as well as non-members, and is suitable for all levels of physical fitness and experience.

Please use this form to sign up for the course.

When: Saturdays in June: 6th, 13th, 20th, Saturdays in July: 4th, 11th.
Time: 1.30-3pm
Venue: 28th Cambridge Scout Hut
Cost: £80

To celebrate 20 years of Cambridge Kung Fu, we’re hosting a “24 hours of continuous training” event this summer. From 3pm on Saturday 13th June to 3pm on Sunday 14th, we’ll be teaching Wing Chun, Escrima, Tai Chi, and a few other bits, back-to-back, non-stop at the Scout Hut.

We’ll share a rough schedule closer to the time, but the training at any given point will be shaped by who’s there. That means you can use the time to work on your own training goals, dive deeper into something familiar, or try something completely new.

We’ll also be using the event to raise money for Jimmy’s, a Cambridge-based charity that provides housing and support to people experiencing rough sleeping.

If you’re interested in being part of it, or have any suggestions, please do drop Col an email or come and chat to him in class.

Cambridge Dates

9th-10th May: Sifu Benno Teaching in Cambridge

19th-20th September: Sifu Benno Teaching in Cambridge

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

7th-10th March: Senior/Advanced Training in Clacton. 

Open to all members who have passed Grade 6, these 4 days of training will be attended by members from across all EC clubs, taught by Steve and Wayne as well as some of their most senior instructors. Non-syllabus based, this is a great opportunity to take your training up a level and really have some fun exploring what you know. 5 hours of training each day. 

Timetable

Saturday: 1pm-6pm
Sunday: tbc
Monday: 1pm-6pm
Tuesday: 11am-4pm 

Cost

£70 for 1 day, £65 for each subsequent day.
£265 for all 4 days.

Payment will be in cash, collected on the first day.

Let Col know if you’d like a space.

Steve and Wayne will be back in Cambridge on Friday 24th – Sunday 26th April

– Friday night will be a Stand Up Grappling workshop. After the success of November’s workshop, Steve has agreed to do two more for us this year. The focus will be on developing and improving your understanding of controlling an opponent without going to the floor. Open to all CKF members.

Friday 24th April, 7pm-9pm
Topic: Stand Up Grappling
Venue: Upstairs Viewing Gallery, Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre
Price: £30

– 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 25th April, 1.30pm-6pm
Topic: Grades: 7-9, plus TG
Venue: 28th Cambridge Scout Hut
Price: £50 plus £25 if grading 7-9

– Saturday evening we will be going for a meal at Nines Global Buffet straight after training (7pm). Everyone is welcome to join us, you do not need to have attended the training session.

– 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 session on non-syllabus training.

Sunday 26th April, 10.30am-3pm
Topic: Open seminar plus grading for Grades 1-6
Venue: Upstairs Viewing Gallery, Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre

Price: £50 plus £25 if grading.

– Sunday afternoon there will be an Instructor Training session, open to all members who have passed Grade 6. Steve and Wayne will address any important points from the weekend, answer your syllabus/teaching questions, and work on how to teach some parts of the syllabus.

Sunday 26th April, 3.30pm-5.30pm
Topic: Instructor Training (for Grade 6+)
Venue: Upstairs Viewing Gallery, Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre
Price: £30 plus £50 if completing an Assistant Instructor level. 

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

This year, for the first time ever, we are running a short course on Black Tiger Kung Fu, a rarely-taught part of the Integrated Kun Tao System founded by the late Grandmaster Brian Jones. 

Black Tiger is an ancient and traditional form of Shaolin Kung Fu, developed in Shantung province in Northern China.  It was taught to us by Master Ricky Crofts and the late Grandmaster Brian Jones, who was himself taught by Tjoa Khek Kiong, the Master who first brought this previously secretive art to the attention of the English-speaking world.  Inspired by the movements of the tiger, the style emphasises agility and strong, powerful attacks – think Tigress in Kung Fu Panda! 

The course will run over five Saturday afternoons, during which we will learn the full Black Tiger solo form and work with partners to practice some of the classical and modern practical applications.  The course will be taught by Martyn Weeds who – as well as being a 2nd TG Escrima Concepts Instructor and the leader of our Monday night Junior Warriors Kids’ classes – is also an Instructor in the Integrated Kun Tao System. 

The course is open to all CKF Adult members, and non-members, and is suitable for all levels of physical fitness and experience.

Please use this form to sign up for the course.

When: Saturdays in June: 6th, 13th, 20th, Saturdays in July: 4th, 11th.
Time: 1.30-3pm
Venue: 28th Cambridge Scout Hut
Cost: £80

To celebrate 20 years of Cambridge Kung Fu, we’re hosting a “24 hours of continuous training” event this summer. From 3pm on Saturday 13th June to 3pm on Sunday 14th, we’ll be teaching Wing Chun, Escrima, Tai Chi, and a few other bits, back-to-back, non-stop at the Scout Hut.

We’ll share a rough schedule closer to the time, but the training at any given point will be shaped by who’s there. That means you can use the time to work on your own training goals, dive deeper into something familiar, or try something completely new.

We’ll also be using the event to raise money for Jimmy’s, a Cambridge-based charity that provides housing and support to people experiencing rough sleeping.

If you’re interested in being part of it, or have any suggestions, please do drop Col an email or come and chat to Col in class.

The full EC International calendar can be downloaded from here.

24th-26th April: Steve and Wayne teaching in Cambridge.

13th-15th November: Steve and Wayne teaching in Cambridge.

You can see all the EC seminars with Steve and Wayne on their website here.

14th March: Urban Escrima seminar. Contact: info@urbanescrima.com

11th-12th July: FMA Festival, Nottingham. More details to follow.

10th-13th October: Advanced Training in Clacton. Open to all members who have passed Grade 9, this is your opportunity to really improve your skills under the watchful eyes of Steve and Wayne whilst training with TGs from across the system. Let me know if you’d like a space.