Uhhhmmmm...hi?

[crazedjustice888]

I am new to the board, obviously...., I am wanting to learn Hung Gar so badly, yet cannot find a teacher. I am in Heidelberg Germany until early mid July, and will be moving to Lakeland, Florida for college.

Just wanted to say hello to everyone, and hope I can help anyone in anyway possible.

[HungFamilyFist]

from: http://www.dragonslist.com/kungfu_schoo ... ry=Germany

Hung Gar Kuen Martial Arts Association Germany
Lameystrasse 22 / 76185 Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Contact: Sifu Hagen Bluck
049 721 9576299
hagenbluck.hunggarkuen@surfEU.de
Traditional Hung Gar Kuen, Qi Gong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Animal Boxing, Tiger & Crane Boxing, Self Defense
Styles taught: Traditional Hung Gar Kuen - Five Animal Boxing




BO CHI LAM Hung Gar Kung Fu Schule
Neureuter Straße 5-7
Karlsruhe
EUROPE/GERMANY
Contact: Sifu Hagen Bluck
hagenbluck.hunggarkuen@surfEU.de
Traditional Hung Gar Kung Fu
Styles taught: Hung Gar Kuen, Tai Ji Kuen, Hei Gong (Qi Gong)




not sure if they are near you, but check out that link for other german schools.

[crazedjustice888]

Karsluhe is about an hour and a half from Heidelberg. I will check them out. Thank you sir.

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[crazedjustice888]

[crazedjustice888]

Well I will go for a trial run tomorrow at 8:30. Any tips?

[DruggedMonk]

Wear loose fitting pants, if you have anything like light weighted sweats (thin not thick, you'll sweat so bad) and a a plain white t shirt, usually good outfit to wear. Running shoes, or even casual athletic shoes should be fine. Most Kwoon's I've been to want you to keep your shoes on unlike dojo's (culture thing).

Maybe stretch a little ahead of time, eat well before hand (mild foods usually better, when I eat spicey and go to class, my stomache gets upset) and sleep plenty good the night before.

Also notice if the students bow to sifu, and on what occasions they bow, and how they bow, if they do the full hung ga bow then let them teach you that first but they'll probably just do a basic hand in fist (don't know the name?) bow. They'll also probably bow when entering and leaving the kwoon if your sifu has a shrine/picture of your sigung in the kwoon.

kwoon: Chinese term for training hall
dojo: japanese term for training hall
sifu: your master
sihing: senior student, or possibly term for student instructors
sigung: your sifu's sifu.
sibaak: Your sifu's kung fu brother, you're kung fu uncle

That should be most of what you need to be concernced about. You won't need to bow if no one else is most likely. And they'll correct anything wrong your doing, don't be worried, go relaxed and excited.

[crazedjustice888]

YAY!!!!

The oly athletic shoes I have are high-top converse....size 13. Clown shoes to be exact. Is that bad?