Fu For You – Junior Student’s Corner
The Significance of the Dragon in Kung Fu
Last newsletter, I focused on the Tiger. The Dragon is the counterpoint to the Tiger in Kung Fu symbolism: the Yang to the Tiger’s Yin.
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The Significance of the Tiger in Kung Fu
It’s not just the Tiger’s brute strength that makes it a significant symbol in the martial arts.
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Aerobic versus Anaerobic Exercise
January’s Physical Theme was Aerobic Exercise, while February’s was Anaerobic Exercise. What, you perhaps found yourself wondering, is the difference?
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Flexibility Training for Junior Students
Let’s look at the benefits of flexibility training, specifically for kids your age.
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The Power of Visualization
Believe that you can do something, picture yourself doing it and you’re much more likely to be successful.
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The Importance of Setting Goals
You hear more and more these days about the importance of setting goals. Not just to wish for something, but to explicitly create a goal and a plan to achieve it. An article I read talked about the importance of goals being SMART.
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Why It Pays To Be Committed To Kung Fu
Your Commitment to martial arts is important and how it will pay off. Here’s how!
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An Overview of Various Martial Arts
One thing to be mindful of is not falling into the trap of thinking “my martial art is better than yours.” It is important to be respectful of all other martial art forms and their practitioners. I thought it might be interesting to compare some of the styles that developed as a result.
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Junior Grading – Sat. Dec 12, 2015, 12:30pm
Junior Students Saturday, Dec 12, 2015 12:30pm
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Strength Training for Junior Students
Hopefully as Junior students at the WKFA you’ve come to realize there are benefits to training Kung Fu beyond learning fun new things like Forms, kicking sequences and blocks. You should also have noticed an increase in your cardio-vascular fitness, flexibility and strength. While we encourage you to train all aspects of Kung Fu outside of class, it’s important to be careful—especially when it comes to strength training.
read moreYouth-Junior Grading, Nov. 15, 2014, 12:30pm
Calling all Youth and Junior Students!
read moreYouth-Junior Grading, Sep. 20, 2014, 12:30pm
Calling all Youth and Junior Students!
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WKFA Trivia
Junior Student’s Corner
How much do you know about the Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy? In this article, I thought we could visit some trivia to get new students better aquainted with the school and as a review for longer term students. Some of the answers might seem easy, others hopefully will make you think. Take the quiz….