Chow Gar Tong Long Australia in Newmarket, Queensland, Australia | School
Chow Gar Tong Long Australia
Locality: Newmarket, Queensland, Australia
Phone: +61 412 130 699
Address: 58 Enoggera Road 4051 Newmarket, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.chowgar.com.au/
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24.01.2022 Another piece of our history from Jim Lewis's 48 years of southern mantis training.
23.01.2022 2019 Si Ba Gung Seminar Lim Charn Jong
23.01.2022 A little more training time while we were in Hong Kong
22.01.2022 !!Only 2 Left!! After the first intake of new students for 2020 we have 2 positions available at our Newmarket school in Brisbane. This has come about because the nature of Chow Gar training is arduous and results are difficult to achieve requiring diligent effort continuously through the often painful exercises. With this in mind we ask you to be able to commit to a minimum of two classes a week to truly grasp the kung fu training. Call us today!!
22.01.2022 Exclusive interview with the Australian Representative of Chow Gar Southern Mantis Sifu Paul Brennan on Sunday 15th November 8pm Brisbane time. This coming event will be hosted on the Facebook group ‘Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu’. Join NOW to not miss out!! Contact David Dargu Hewitt for invite.
21.01.2022 The time is NOW!! Training returns at the Newmarket school Monday 22 June 6pm! Everyone should be well rested and chewing at the bit to train. Bring the FIRE or be left behind!!
21.01.2022 Jim Lewis talking about internal air training and the effect it has had on him since starting with our school
21.01.2022 3 Positions Available NOW!! With a great start to 2020 we now have three positions available for new students. You must be able to commit to a minimum of two classes per week as Chow Gar is a difficult system to attain. Anyone from 18-80 is welcome to join. Contact us today, positions fill fast!
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21.01.2022 This photo is grandmaster and his wife on his 50th birthday. Each birthday the close students take the master and wife out for dinner. This is a custom that is still happening today. To the left of the grandmaster is Lau Wai-keung, Lau Shuis son. Left side behind Lau Wai-keung, one of the original instructors. ... Right side behind Master Ip Shui is young Master Ng Si Kay. See more
20.01.2022 Time to get off the couch good people! Returning to training at the Newmarket school is on the near horizon. Contact us for more details.
20.01.2022 80 16/11/2019 Grandmaster Ng Si Kays 80th Birthday Banquet 16th November 2019... Happy Birthday Si Ba Gung!
20.01.2022 Grandmaster Ip Shui’s early student group when his home and school were originally located in Hong Hum. Here we can see Grandmaster Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay as a young man
19.01.2022 Master Ng Si Kay performing the straight sword form on one of his birthdays. On this occasion he was 77 years young. The original forms name is Joy Fong Gim in English means the straight sword that chases the wind. This is about 30 % of the form, the rest has been cut out for privacy reasons. You also must remember, that weapons in mantis are intentionally heavy. As is the sword he uses here. ... Paul Sifu
19.01.2022 Congratulations to Lachy and Ralph for achieving their level 6 certificates!!After many years and many attempts its about time these boys got there (some of us wonder if a little sweetener was given to get them across the line!! ) Seriously though, persistence is the key, great work!
18.01.2022 Good work to everyone you have trained well and pushed yourselves harder to achieve more throughout 2019! Take care of your family and loved ones as you enjoy the Christmas festivitiesSchool resumes at Newmarket Monday 13 January 2020. Lets push even harder together!!
18.01.2022 Grandmaster Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay exclusive interview hosted on Facebook group Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Sunday 13th September 6pm-7:30pm Brisbane Time - join the group now and be ready for this coming event!!
17.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 1
17.01.2022 Recently a group of us had the fortune of travelling with our Si Ba Chan Chi Ming and Sifu to our Si Jo Lau Shui and Si Tai Gung Ip Shuis graves
16.01.2022 For many years now, I have witnessed people posting on the internet, through websites and YouTube, media that specifically references their association with the lineage of Grandmaster Ip Shui. Quite frankly I find it repellent and impertinent! These brave souls waited to speak loudly only after Si Gungs passing. The only premise I can surmise is so their so-called association with traditional Tung Kong Chow Gar Mantis System could not be discredited directly. I have viewed c...Continue reading
16.01.2022 Training - Past and Present Over the years, Ive trained many people, but like most training grounds, only a small amount get through to become truly successful. Training Southern Mantis is an extremely hard road, something that myself and my top-level students have enjoyed for many many years. If you ask my successful students about the hardship endured in top-level mantis training, Im sure they will talk about the injuries that we at times are subjected to and have to endu...re. If you ask me about the impact of injuries or hardship of the style I wouldnt give it much thought or much of an answer due to the fact that high-level training in any style, or under any dedicated martial arts master no matter what the system, injuries will always be present. This being even more so with hard and full-contact systems. The positive point about this type of conditioning though is as the levels in both parties becomes more skilled and hardened, the injuries are usually minimised down to the point of only occasionally. Over the years there were men that have come to my school that at times get injured and eventually due to the hardship, leave. The sad part about this is some of these people have a tendency to complain after the fact. What these people must realise and truly try to understand is none of these, not for one minute, is done out of spite, hate or connected to a nasty thought process but out of genuine consideration of the building of the skill set of this very individual to where their ability of defending or protecting themselves or their family members should be an easier and natural process. If any man ever said that I was unkind in my ways, then they truly dont have an idea of the true person that I am. No idea at all. And those very people need to look deeper within themselves and ask where their true insecurities are coming from. And as for holding onto such things over a long period, I find that to be quite a weak act. Especially during every class you were asked whether it was too much. Maybe I feel you have forgotten about this due to the time that has passed. Or, maybe youre just not suited to this style. This particular style which Ive chosen to train and eventually teach is a hard one, and it will continually ask from you to give more than you think you possess. This is a guarantee...! But its that that brings the stronger people back for further advancement. One of my driving principles behind training this style is simple - you should be able to take a considerable amount more than you can deliver, and your duty as a professional martial artist is this principle, no matter what style. Sincerely, Paul Brennan Sifu
16.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 5
16.01.2022 For everyone who missed the live stream, here is the video of the interview with the Australian Representative of Chow Gar Mantis, Sifu Paul Brennan.
14.01.2022 2019 Si Ba Gung Seminar Day 2
14.01.2022 !! Gong Hei Fat Choi!!
13.01.2022 Working together, and what not to do
13.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 6
12.01.2022 Some training time at the Chow Gar Headquarters in Hong Kong with Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay
11.01.2022 Seminar 2019 underway
10.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 3
10.01.2022 Sifu will be at training tomorrow night Newmarket school. Time to push harder!! Everybody be there!
09.01.2022 For everyone who missed the livestream interview with Grandmaster Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay here is the link https://youtu.be/BEmo6p77bSk Not only was valuable information shared but also historical artifacts were presented. Enjoy!!
08.01.2022 Congratulations James on your 6th Level grading. Youve been waiting a long time to get here, and to think there is only ten more levels to go!!
07.01.2022 Classes resume at Newmarket this coming Monday 13 January at 6pm. Hope everyone is well rested and refreshed ready to push harder for an even bigger year!! This is a year not to be missed!!
07.01.2022 Teaching the Art of heat stick to one of the students. A key element to all Kung fu styles is the healing sector. A huge amount of martial movement is used to treat the sick.. Paul Sifu
07.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 4
05.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay answering questions only few hold knowledge to Pt 2
03.01.2022 Here is a quick word from the first westerner to train southern mantis style in Australia - Jim Lewis. More to come on this guy! . #ChowGarTongLongKungFu #ChowGarTongLongAustralia #KungFu #SouthernPrayingMantisKungFu #SPMKungFu
02.01.2022 The training from this era is what I train and pass onto my students. The Hong kong people had a strong training program in place long before any outsiders came to train. Today, many make up forms and Jongs then call it the real system. But it lacks true depth, and when tested, it doesnt work. Leaving the student with doubt. Keeping it close to the original source is a must for any system. ... The last photo is in Kowloon city. That seat we named it the Shaolin bed. Not much room and hard as concrete to sleep on. Spent many nights on that decades later after this photo Paul Brennan Sifu
01.01.2022 Si Ba Gung Seminar 2019
