November 2025 Newsletter

The Fight Club on the 4th October from 12:30pm to 4pm started fairly slow with warm up sparring. As more people arrived, the range of sparring options increased. By the second hour, everyone had arrived providing good sparring numbers. For those practicing the stand up sparring, an emphasis on full contact to specific target areas was agreed to improve conditioning. However, it proved more difficult to hit people when they did not want to be hit so, footwork and evasion took over in and effort to get the correct timing, distance and accuracy!

While resting, the pushing hands practice was popular for managing clinch / take down prevention. Sensing base and intent to achieve or prevent take downs was the objective.

We would like to thank everyone for making the afternoon a non-stop opportunity to work on all levels of sparring and partner contact martial art.

The Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan - Exploring Sanzhan course took place on the 5th October from 9am to 3pm. Considerable emphasis was placed on the technical content and principles of our Sanzhan form in terms of timing, accuracy, distance, base, agility, and very importantly, breathing! There were many different 'drills' used to train all of the above aspects required for useful application options. Intuition and adaption were key aspects of these drills.

EIGHT members from the KIXX Martial Arts Club Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan classes will be joining other members of the Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan - Han Jin Yuan Team from the UK and Ireland that will attend the International Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan Union meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2025. Nigel and Tracy will be accompanied by Ian Gauron, David Bailey, Andrew Cole, John Gomersall, Jon King (Taiwan) and Paul Buckley (Thailand)!!! We shall all meet up in KL on the 13th Nov in time for the event registration on the 14th. There will be various demonstrations from teams from 12+ countries, a trip to Melaka and support performances at a charity dinner held by the Lions Club, Malaysia.

WELL DONE to the following winners of the KIXX KIDz Chinese Boxing Merit Certificates for October...

Sohan, Jack and Abrianna

Please note that these certificates are awarded to acknowledge extra effort in a range of skills and disciplines exhibited during the classes (eg; effort, self-discipline, determination, flexibility, respect, focus, consideration, etc. etc.)

For those that would like to come and train Kung Fu, this class is on Thursdays from 5pm to 6pm (+8 yrs)...

CALENDAR – Dates to Remember...

Sunday 2nd NOV – 9:45am to 12noon – High Grades Xtra Training. In this session we shall be working on the grading syllabus plus continue to advance the 2nd Lohan Form and the Sai vs Pole set sparring. Invitations have been handed out so please confirm your attendance as soon as possible!

Sunday 9th NOV – We are very pleased to once again be asked to participate in the annual Remembrance Day Parade through Maidstone town centre on Sunday the 9th November. If any other members of KIXX would like to accompany us on the march, please speak to Tracy about meeting times and location. Children will need to be accompanied by a parent of designated guardian. The photo below is a momory jogger from the Parade in 2005 !!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday 14th – Monday 17th NOV – Eight members of KIXX Martial Arts Club will be joining the Team representing Nan Shaolin Wuzuquan – Chee Kim Thong UK/EUR - Han Jin Yuan at the International Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We are all very proud to be able help preserve the memory of Grandmaster Han...