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On Sunday 7th December we welcomed Sifu Rob Simpson into the dojo for our annual Kung Fu Seminar. After the greetings in Chinese and Japanese for mutual respect, Sifu Simpson then showed the higher grades a Tai Chi routine we would later be using against our fellow students.   First Sifu Simpson showed us the […]

This year marked Luton HKK’s 20th Anniversary and as no-one could remember the exact date we decided on 1st November to go out and celebrate. The Club went out to Jimmy’s in Luton for dinner before heading back to Sensei John Hurley’s house for more drinks and fireworks to mark this milestone event. On the night

On Sunday 31st August 2014 we welcomed Steve Reynolds to our dojo as a guest instructor to give us a seminar on street defence. The session began with some familiar warm ups involving running and press-ups. But that’s where the familiarity ended. We then did some relay type exercises to get the heart pounding and

Yet another year had gone by and it was time for the Luton Lunatics BBQ celebrating the birthday of our Chief Instructor and  as always, to meet and socialise with old friends that had not been seen be a while, as well as students past and present.   Past student Afghan turned up with his bride

Report by Aaron Holdsworth As Ogwen rolled around I was hit with a pang of excitement tinged with more than a touch of nerves. Heading down with John on the Friday evening gave me the chance to relax, drink and get a lay of the land before the course started on the Sunday. Saturday rolled

We were honoured to welcome Hanshi Jo Biggs, ably assisted by Renshi Mark Craddock to the Dojo.   We focused on the strategies involved in countering a knife attack including avoiding attacks before they occur, awareness of the surroundings, equalising the situation and balance.   We also debated the relative merits of alternative defences and

Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Hayley Blagg (1st Dan)   There were no novices in this grading and it was suitably tough. The advanced grades were tested on everything they knew over three grueling hours.   We are very pleased to welcome our new higher grade

The last lesson had been and gone and the Lunatics now found themselves with little to do except to celebrate the achievements of the past year with the annual Xmas party. This year the venue was Jimmy’s World Bar & Grill where the all you can eat buffet was put to the test. The obligatory

After the greetings in Chinese and Japanese for mutual respect, Master Rob Simpson, Director General of the Institute for Chinese Martial Arts, took the senior grades through a kung fu style stretching session geared towards flexibility and strengthening of the joints – this was going to be a seminar exploring “chin na”, or joint locking

As the year draws to an end we recognise the students who have put the most into their training in 2013 and who have got the most out of it. This year, they winners were: * Lower grade junior – Megan King * Higher grade junior – Omari Asein * Lower grade senior – Aaron