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Eagle claw kung fu master officially opens uk school

eagle claw kung fu master, gini lau, daughter of the late famed great grandmaster of eagle claw lau fat mang and classmate to jackie chan, sammo hung and other well known peking opera/film stars, recently travelled to england. Accompanied by her husband william lam, a sifu of choy li fut kung fu and yang style tai chi chuan, her son curtis lau, daughter yini and student kyle tsang. Master gini lau officially opened europe's only fully sanctioned full time school of the lau fat mang world eagle claw kung fu association inc.

Master gini lau and family were in the uk and europe for two weeks, officially opening the school, giving a public seminar and conducting gradings for the existing eagle claw students. A leaving party attended by outside guests was also held.

The grand opening celebrations was attended by over 120 students, friends family and many well and respected martial arts masters. At the grand opening of the school in maidenhead, berkshire, two of england's top lion dance teams, master jim uglow's hung kune school and sifu dave hawkins choy li fut school performed lion dance to bring luck and prosperity to the school in keeping with chinese tradition. Both lion teams demonstrated tremendous amounts of energy and contained true spirit, both excellent.

Visiting schools in attendance included master jim uglow's hung gar kune, master paul whitrod chow gar praying mantis, master ji jian cheng of china, master joseph lee of wing chun, sifu dave hawkins choy li fut, sifu neil genge of shaolin temple style china, sifu jeff ayres praying mantis and guru philip davies of indonesian kuntao/silat.

On the day of the grand opening, welcoming speeches were given by sifu julian dale 9th generation family disciple of master gini lau and master gini lau herself thanking everybody for taking so much time and trouble to attend this special day, students of the eagle claw school gave demonstrations, we were lucky and privileged to have demonstrations given by students of all of the above schools, lasting over 5 hours of top level real traditional kung fu. A party was held afterwards for all the guests to enjoy drink and food.

The grand opening was a rare occasion, as full time traditional kung fu schools are few and far between, it is even rarer to see so many top class masters and students together demonstrating, under one roof at a social gathering.

During master lau's visit she conducted gradings for over twenty of the eagle claw students, from beginner level right up to advanced intermediate level. All of the students passed with very high marks and were commended by master lau on how well they performed.

A public seminar was well attended by over 40 people from visiting schools such as three other kung fu styles, aikido, karate and hapkido. All attendees enjoyed the tuition given by master gini lau. The seminar covered fundamentals of eagle claw kung fu, stance work and power generation through correct structural alignment, kicking and one of eagle claws speciality chin'na (joint locking).

A farewell party was held on the last night of master lau's and family visit. Students and other guests came together to share the last moments of time with master lau, students eagerly asking questions and getting last minute pointers.

An excellent farewell lion dance was given by master yap leongs ng chor kune/siu lum kune kung fu school from london china town, which held all entranced by the excellent skill portrayed by master yap leong and his students. Master jim uglow of hung gar fame attended, as did victor appiah, known for his chinese language, television work and kung fu skills.

Master gini lau will be travelling back to england in the near future to give more seminars and promote the lau fat mang world eagle claw kung fu association both in the uk and europe.

The european headquarters of the lau fat mang world eagle claw kung fu association inc, is run by sifu julian dale, one of master gini lau's senior students and a 9th generation family disciple. Sifu julian dale has over 17 years experience in traditional chinese martial arts, is a lifetime member of the hong kong chinese martial arts association, member of the bccma, certified internal martial arts instructor by hangzhou university and master ji jian cheng mainland china, is internationally ranked champion, world silver medallist, british champion and grand champion. Tuition is available 6 days a week in a fully equipped authentic kung fu school, open to individual one to one coaching, classes, seminars, teacher training and overseas distance learning. Open to existing instructors who wish to convert over to the eagle claw system and join a growing international traditional organisation of excellence.

For further information please visit www.worldeagleclaw.com or email sifudale@worldeagleclaw.com, alternatively call +44(0)1628 780743
and ask for sifu julian dale.