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Bac Fu Do
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY READING WELCOME TO THE BAC FU DO KUNG-FU
SOCIETY - THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS GROUP IN THE CANBERRA AREA.
OUR SOCIETY HAS BEEN TEACHING THE ART OF KUNG-FU IN THE A.C.T.
CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1969. OUR PRIMARY EMPHASIS IS ON TEACHING THIS
FASCINATING ART AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SELF DEFENCE - SINCE WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A
VERY NECESSARY COMPONENT OF MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING DUE TO THE INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. OUR CHIEF INSTRUCTOR, SIFU DAVID CROOK, IS WIDELY
RECOGNISED WITHIN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS AS BEING ONE OF THE FOREMOST INSTRUCTORS IN THIS
FIELD. DESPITE OUR SELF-DEFENCE ORIENTATION, OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALSO DONE WELL
IN SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITION AND HAVE WON AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OTHER AWARDS.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENTER TOURNAMENTS WILL FIND THAT BAC FU DO
TECHNIQUES ARE DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO FULL-CONTACT TRAINING. HOWEVER, TRAINING FOR SPECIFIC
TOURNAMENT EVENTS IS CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL CLASSES, SO AS NOT TO DETRACT FROM WHAT
WE FEEL IS THE MORE VITAL ASPECT OF SELF-DEFENCE TRAINING. OUR SCHOOL IS AFFILIATED WITH NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND
SIFU CROOK WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN KUNG-FU ORGANISATIONS AND
THE AUSTRALIAN MARTIAL ARTS COUNCIL.HE IS ALSO A WELL-KNOWN FEATURE WRITER FOR MARTIAL
ARTS MAGAZINES AND THE HOST OF AUSTRALIA'S PIONEER MULTI-STYLE MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING CAMP,
"CAMP DAVID". BECAUSE OF SIFU CROOK'S STANDING IN THE MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY, WE HAVE
ACCESS TO SEMINARS BY TOP INTERNATIONAL AND AUSTRALIAN INSTRUCTORS AND ENJOY FRIENDLY
RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY PRACTITIONERS OF MANY DIFFERENT STYLES. THIS IS VITAL TO A
CONSTANT CROSS-FERTILISATION AND INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS. WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY YOUR FREE INTRODUCTORY LESSON AND
JOIN OUR SOCIETY. IF YOU DO SO, WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE KUNG-FU TRAINING! As stated earlier, our society is the longest established Chinese Martial Arts group in the ACT. It is the only one to have a fully qualified, internationally recognised Master Instructor resident in the area and the only one to teach all aspects of Kung-Fu. By contrast, most other ACT Martial Arts schools only see a senior instructor when grading time comes around and many only teach a partial approach to personal self defence.
During your training, you will be given tuition in techniques which are effective at all ranges of combat - you will be exposed to striking, kicking, punching and grappling skills; to groundfighting and weaponry skills; to training in traditional and environmental weaponry. You will learn how to defend against common street tactics, holds and weapons such as knives, clubs etc. At the same time, you will be shown ancient Taoist therapeutic breathing exercises and introduced to modern concepts of physical conditioning
Go out and check the way other schools operate - you will find that many classes are taught by fairly inexperienced "instructors" and you will find that they do not offer as well rounded a training program as we do. If you are not taught how to defend yourself in all situations, whether standing or on the ground; if you are not able to function against multiple opponents or against people armed with knives etc, then you are being put at risk.
To survive in the street you need skills other than those which enable you to score points at Martial Arts tournaments and similar sporting events! We intend to give you those skills.
TECHNICAL BASIS OF BAC FU DO KUNG-FU
Our teachings are based on a combination of three styles of Chinese Martial Art - Wing Chun, Choy Li Fut and Bok Pai Sil Lum. The purpose behind the creation of an eclectic style is to give you a well rounded, technically complete combat system - one which will give you a good chance of surviving violent encounters.
Many styles concentrate on certain aspects of combat - they are good at long range kicking or at close range punching or at grappling. This is all very good, as long as their attackers stick to the techniques which they are familiar with - but not so good if they do not! By comparison, an eclectic system is less likely to become locked in to an inappropriate combat strategy and is more likely to offer techniques which deal with a wide range of possible approaches.
In order to function at maximum effectiveness, it is essential that we "internalise" our Martial Arts techniques and this is possible only if we use techniques that are appropriate to our own physical and mental characteristics.
Too many instructors expect students to adopt techniques that are appropriate to the instructor's personal needs, but not to the student's. An eclectic style offers a wider range of techniques from which students may consolidate a personal repertoire of techniques which suit the physical and mental/psychological needs of the individual.
As stated earlier, Bac Fu Do Kung-Fu is an eclectic style, based on components of three major styles of Kung-Fu:
As you can see, a combination of the above styles offers a wide range of techniques and tactical/strategic options. When combined with Sifu Crook's studies in Ju-Jutsu, Atemi-Jutsu and other related disciplines, it is evident that our training offers something that many other schools cannot.
The White Tiger is our Kwoon's "spirit animal". It is a mythological Taoist beast, with the following characteristics:
In addition to the above, we try to emulate the tiger's aggression and courage in combat, its relaxation in repose and its uncanny stalking ability.
Our emblem is a pentagon containing the Yin/Yang symbol. Both have enormous significance for Kung-Fu adherents:
It is not easy to succeed in Kung-Fu and you must have the correct attitude if you wish to get anywhere. All Martial Arts clubs have rules of conduct governing their members - designed to make life easier for everyone in the long run and to cultivate the spirit of perserverance and dedication that is needed to succeed in any course of study or human endeavour. Our rules are fairly simple common sense ones:
MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF ALL!!!
Due to Sifu Crook's wide range of contacts in World-wide Martial Arts, our Kwoon is honoured to be affiliated with many Martial Arts Organisations. These include:
Sifu Crook has been honoured to be awarded various executive positions with many of the above organisations. This gives our members and instructors a wide range of contacts in Australia and overseas. Altogether, we have affiliates in 20 countries in 6 continents.
A resume of Sifu Crook's qualifications and positions held within various organisations appears at the end of this introductory booklet. We are very concerned to uphold our reputation in the Martial Arts field and expect very high standards of behaviour and technical skill from our members. As you will appreciate from the following comments, our reputation is quite good for a Kwoon of our size:
The above are only some of the personal testimonials that Sifu Crook and Bac Fu Do Kung-Fu have received over the years. Such unsolicited testimonials are very rare in Martial Arts circles and are indicative of the high standard that we strive to maintain. CLUB FEE SCHEDULE (AS AT 1 JANUARY 1998) MEMBERSHIP/JOINING FEE - $NIL TRAINING FEES Advance Payment - 4 Sessions For $24 ($6.00 per session) - 8 Sessions For $45 ($5.63 per session) - 20 Sessions For $100 ($5.00 per session) *IF YOU HAVE PAID IN ADVANCE AND CANNOT MAKE A SESSION - YOU WILL BE GIVEN A CREDIT FOR THAT SESSION ONLY IF YOU ADVISE THE SIFU BEFORE TRAINING THAT YOU WILL NOT BE AT TRAINING!! Payment At Time Of Lesson- $7.00 for 1st session in any one week- $6.00 for 2nd session attended in same week GRADING FEES White Sash................$10.00 (+ cost of sash $7) Green Sash................$15.00 (+ cost of sash $7) Blue Sash..................$20.00 (+ cost of sash $7) Red Sash....................$40.00
UNIFORM COST The official uniform consists of long black trousers, white T-Shirt or Sloppy Joe with Club Emblem and the appropriate coloured sash. This costs approximately $30 (members supply their own T-Shirts and the Emblem is ironed on). STUDENTS WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL UNIFORM WILL NOT BE GRADED!!! PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Members are strongly urged to buy a groin guard and shin guards very soon after joining! For a small fee, these save you a lot of pain - YOU WILL SOON CONSIDER IT THE BEST $15.00 YOU EVER SPENT!! It is also a good idea to have your own bag training/sparring gloves (due to the risk of contagious disease from blood products which may be on shared gloves). By the time that you are engaging in sparring, it is also a good idea to purchase a mouth guard. PERSONAL PARTICULARS - SIFU DAVID CROOK (CHIEF INSTRUCTOR) BAC FU DO KUNG-FU SOCIETY Sifu Crook was born in the United Kingdom in 1948 and has been practicing Martial Arts since 1963. His initial training was in the Japanese arts of Karate and Ju-Jutsu - in which he gained double Black Belt rank. In 1967, Sifu Crook commenced training in the Chinese styles, since he felt that they offered a more complete approach to combat and their flowing rhythm and combination-based approach were more in tune with his personal philosophy Sifu Crook was fortunate to study under experienced Chinese instructors (including Grand Master Cheung Cheuk-hing - the man responsible for training the late Kung-Fu "Super Star" Bruce Lee). He has been teaching in the Canberra area since 1969 and his current qualifications are:
PAST INSTRUCTORS A J (Moss) Hollis; Cheung Cheuk-hing; Liao Wey-shan; Lew Soo; Koda Shigeru; Kato Sigami; Eric Wong; Anthony Lee; Henry Wu; Lesley Chan.
OFFICIAL POSITIONS
AFFILIATIONS WITH MARTIAL BODIES OVERSEAS
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