About Us

Black Crane Kung Fu is dedicated to providing friendly and effective martials arts training that is available to all types of adults and children regardless of their physical capabilities. Under the instruction of Sifu Neal Gilding, we have been providing quality traditional Kung Fu training for the past 20 years.

Black Crane Kung Fu provides the following benefits to its participants

• Friendly training environment
• Discipline
• Traditional principles and techniques (not watered down ones)
• Improved self esteem
• Higher fitness levels
• Longevity
• Reduction in stress levels
• and most importantly the ability to effectively defend themselves

School's Motto - Noy Sing

Jen Patience
Nai Perseverance
Shan Kindness
Tung Understanding
Chien Humility

The school motto, Noy Sing, is the first thing and last thing which occurs in a training session. When the class bows in and when the class bows out it is said. It is said as a reminder to which principles should be applied not only during the class but through our lives as well. Following these principles will greatly help ones learning in martial arts as well as everyday life.

What to expect in a training session

Warmup - About 30 minutes of stretching and warmup exercises to work the entire body.

Kicking component - Attacking and defending of kicks. This includes a multitude of kicks, knee strikes and leg maneuvers.

Punching component - In close attacks such as punches, elbow strikes, forearm strikes and palm strikes.

Self defence component - Defending against common streetwise attacks (in particular holds and grabs).

Also as you progress in your grades you will experience a multitude of other training methods as well as advanced levels of other training. Some of these include multiple opponents (as opposed to most other martial arts styles that only face consecutive opponents) and defence against weapons.

You are quite welcome to watch our training sessions or even jump in a training session without any obligation to join. There any of our friendly instructors will be able to answer any questions that you may have or alternatively see our feedback page if you would like to lodge a digital query on our Feedback Page.

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To find out more about what Black Crane Kung Fu teaches go to the what we teach page.

Please review the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list for specific questions about us and our style.