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Shaolin Kung Fu was
created over thousands of years and developed through many
historically difficult periods. It is an effective self-defence
system based on a focused mind and natural internal energy,
enabling the weak to defeat the strong and protect the good of
the people. Shaolin Kung Fu has nurtured many great martial
masters who made an art form out of the use of bodily strength.
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Pham Vu Quang is one of today’s Shaolin
masters. He was trained by both Chinese and Vietnamese masters
and honed his combat skills on the streets of Hanoi during the
chaotic decade after the war ended in 1975. In those days
gangsters and mafia ruled the streets, and the police were too
weak to deal with them. Neighborhoods had to organize their own
security, and Master Quang was instrumental in using his
invaluable skills to respond to attacks and defend himself and
his family and friends from danger. During this time Master
Quang also created many of his own effective self-defence
techniques based on Shaolin principles.
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At
age 16 Quang became the youngest of Vietnam’s masters to open
his own martial arts studio. It soon became one of the biggest
martial arts school in Vietnam, succeeding in the face of
threats from gangsters and rival schools. Later Master Quang
joined the army to train soldiers and police to provide
effective security to the city. There were many bloody battles
in the streets between police and gangsters, and Master
Quang’s methods were crucial to eventually restoring pride and
confidence to the security forces, belief in the government to
the people, and order and security to the public.
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Upon
leaving the army Master Quang returned to his martial arts
school. With Vietnam opening to the outside world after 1995 he
began teaching short-term self-defence courses to foreign
students of both genders and all ages. The courses help students
become physically stronger and mentally more confident, on the
city streets, at the workplace, and when traveling. In these
short courses, students are taught a wide range of skills:
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- practical self-defence
techniques
- natural
capabilities and body movements
- how to combine
external and internal physical forces
- how to understand
the mind of the opponent
- how to use weapons
such as short or long knives or sticks, or bricks and stones
- how to avoid
punches, grabs, locks, grappling, hair-pulling, or
strangling, etc.
- how to defend
against one or many attackers
- how to defend
oneself on the street, at the bus stop, or in a restaurant
or pub, etc.
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Master Quang offers traditional Shaolin Kung
Fu for self-defence and more in short-term courses (twice a week
for eight weeks) to suit busy modern schedules. His teaching
method is simple, easy to learn and apply, and highly effective,
attracting students of all ages and genders and occupations.
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