Fu For You – Fall 2020
Produced by Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy
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The Elusive Black Sash! Many Begin, But Few Succeed
Now is the time to begin training if you have a goal to test for Brown or Black in the spring of 2021. If you fail to prepare; prepare to fail!

Honouring Sifu Patti
Looking back at just some of the involvement and impact Sifu Patti has had during her almost two decades with us.

Mini Kung Fu Dictionary
Here’s a quick refresher on some Kung Fu terms with a fun crossword puzzle!

Creating Goals to Seek Improvement
As you look to improve your Kung Fu upon return to the kwoon, I challenge you to create one long-term goal. Then create three short-term goals that will help you get there.

The Greatest (and probably least favourite) Exercise!
With limited training space in the kwoon and at home, push-ups offer a great exercise within limited space and time.

Practice! Practice! Practice!
It is always easier for instructors to make corrections if a child has been practicing something incorrectly than it is to re-teach techniques forgotten because they did not practice.

Screen Time For Martial Artists, Part II: Striving to Improve
The 4 M model for a systematic approach for parents to experiment with improving screen time.

The Power of Teaching
“When one teaches, two learn.”
Robert Heinlein, American Science-Fiction Writer