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The Grove Kung Fu

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[START HERE] Welcome to The Grove!
Welcome to The Grove! "The martial forest is one family”. My hope is that together we can shape the culture and curriculum of this community so that The Grove will come to represent a level of quality and skill of which we can all be proud. I am still building out the space, but there will be free content for Shuai Jiao, Ba Gua, basic gong fu and more. There will also be focused training cohorts starting soon with options including -Liang & Cheng style Bagua Zhang -Beijing Shuai Jiao -Chen Style Tai Ji Quan & Da Bei Quan -Gong Fu basics and Praying Mantis Kung fu -Qi Gong As someone who has either trained with me in the past or expressed interest in learning one of the arts I teach you are here as one of the founding members of the community. You have probably heard me say before that I don’t take myself that seriously, but it take the arts I teach very seriously indeed. In this space I am a teacher, a coach and a fellow martial artist studying as diligently as I can. Reach out with any questions and I look forward to sharing this space with you all. If you don’t mind, please take a moment to leave a comment and let us know a few things about yourself. -name and location -age and previous/current martial arts experience -what you are interested in learning Feel free to add anything else you would like to share. This is your space!
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Hello all - some impressive experience in this group. Based in London, UK, I am the proverbial jack of all trades, having started off in judo at school and university, then some JKD and Gao Xingyi/ Bagua, various kinds of Silat and Kuntao, Baoding Shuai Jiao, Baji Quan/ Pigua/ Chen Taiji and BJJ. A year ago, I joined the Qixing Tanglang club at Kings College (Brendan Lai via Brazil and NYC) as by far the oldest student (59) among a bunch of 20 year olds, but so far I’m keeping up well enough. I’ve always had a yearning to return Bagua and am really attracted by the idea that it could complement Shuai Jiao. Plus I’ve really enjoyed Sonny’s various podcast interviews, and his rational, pragmatic approach. Hoping to catch the zoom sessions (time difference permitting) and learn from you all.
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Michael Rook
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15points to level up
@michael-rook-2961
Practices Seven Star Mantis in London. Dabbled in a fair few other arts over the years

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Joined Dec 1, 2025
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