by Dawn Laker | Apr 27, 2021 | Kung Fu
What does it mean to train “a woman’s style” of kung fu? How is a woman’s style — that is, a style specifically developed by a woman — distinct from one developed by a man? Normally, when people think of kung fu, they think about things like attacking an enemy, taking...
by Dawn Laker | Apr 19, 2020 | Kung Fu
So. I’m in the living room in Brighton, which… well, it isn’t very big. OK, it’s tiny. Barely big enough to swing a cat (that’s a cat-o’-nine-tails, not an actual cat — little history snippet, there). I’m looking at the screen, on which I can see Dave, myself...
by Dawn Laker | Jun 20, 2019 | Tai Chi
Many of the benefits of tai chi training are well known — others less so. Tai chi is often recommended by doctors to their patients, to help with a number of different conditions, most especially back and joint pain, but it also has benefits in other areas, perhaps...
by Dawn Laker | May 24, 2019 | Kung Fu
The benefits of kung fu training are numerous and varied. It is easy to assume kung fu teaches you how to attack and defend, and of course it does both, but learning how to defend yourself is by no means all kung fu teaches. We’re going to discuss some of the benefits...
