Fu For You – Spring 2019
Produced by Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy
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Creating Your Own Form
Creating your own form gives you a platform to express your own vision, creativity, and abilities, while demonstrating the Kung Fu skills you have acquired to date.

Exciting 2019 Events
The first quarter of 2019 continues to bring many exciting events to WKFA!

So, When Can I Use My Kung Fu?
Kung Fu has many applications that go beyond punching and kicking. Our hope for you as instructors is that by training martial arts, you also develop important life skills, and use them outside the kwoon to become a better person every day.

Defining a Martial Artist
As a student within the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy it is crucial to understand what it means to be a martial artist. This is what defines us, and what will continue to define us through our journey.

Kung Fu for Mental Health
Although there are many ways Kung Fu can improve one’s well-being, this article explores how it benefits the mind.

Injuries and Kung Fu
Bumps, bruises and injuries are part of the human experience, and we all get them now and then. Fortunately, in Kung Fu, they’re usually just a temporary nuisance.

An Interview with Sifu Robin Young
Sifu Robin Young discusses his thoughts on the changes he has seen in the martial arts over the years.

The Great Negotiators
As humans, we are the Great Negotiators. Unfortunately, we often use that skill on ourselves.

Your 2018 Academy Award Winners
We were honoured to present our annual awards on February 9, 2019, at the Schwaben Club. See the list of award recipients.

The Roar of Freedom
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ~ Nelson Mandela