Weekly Training Schedule

25 min warm-up foundation and qi gong, 25 min part 1 of the form (from Dragon Awakes to Young Boy tolls a Bell), 10 min warm-down and qi gong, 15 min optional push hands when study groups emerge. Taiyi Swimming Dragon is a Wudang style of Tai Chi, a flowing internal training session focused on breath, structure, and continuous movement emulating the movement of the water dragon. Suitable for all levels, beginner friendly. Live streamed weekly. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

Learn how to use a short staff (staff length form the ground to your heart) as a self defense and physical training tool. Our system is derived from aikido and Chinese gongfu and through the short staff you will learn the essence of staff, spear and sword use. Includes form work and application explanation.

Internal style Gong Fu - Baguazhang - The Eight Trigram Palm: Circular footwork, dragon like palm changes, form practice. Technique application and partner work can be included when study groups emerge. Learn one of the most sophisticated and respected traditional fighting arts of China. This class is at a beginner level and for those joining on live stream it is handy to have a partner for the partner work (about 10 minutes), but just watching, following and visualizing a partner is sufficient. Suitable for all levels Live streamed weekly. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

After 20 minute foundation warm-up and qi gong we dive into intensive swimming dragon form training. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

This is the Freedom School's self defense and combat skill course. You need a training partner and a kick pad for this one. Learn state of the art kicking, striking,blocking and evasion techniques in a kick pad power half hour and essential partner drills in power half hour #2.

Baguazhang, Eight Trigam Palm, is a traditional internal style gongfu. In this class we focus on a bagua sword form. Form practise only, with an extra optional 15 minutes of applications and partner drills when study groups emerge. If you don't have a training sword, use a short staff and your imagination, always imagine you are holding a real sword. We start with short staff drills and foot work and move into sword form practice. You can use your short staff as a practice sword. This class is recommended for students of the Baguazhang empty hand class. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

Taking the best from Chinese kick boxing, Capoeira, and Muay Thai, this class presents Capo-Boxing, and exciting new strike flow hybrid found only at the Freedom School and developed by Sensei Hans Menck. This class focuses on kicks, punches, strikes, footwork and strategies. Class is form only, but having a punch bag in your training space will help you apply techniques. Partner work will be included only when study groups emerge that can accommodate partner work. Great work out and effective techniques! Live streamed weekly. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

Swimming Dragon is a Wudang style of Tai Chi, a flowing internal training session focused on breath, structure, and continuous movement emulating the movement of the water dragon. Suitable for solo training and all levels, but focus is on intermediate level. Suitable for all levels but the focus is on intermediate flows. Live streamed weekly. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

You will need a training partner and mats to roll on. Aikido, the way of energy in harmony, Japanese martial art based on the samurai arts. At present class is solo form practice only. Partner work will commence when study groups emerge (more then one person training together). Solo form practice prepares you for partner training and is an very good work out. Warm-up, Rolls, Footwork, Weapons. You will need mats to roll on, and a short staff (jo) or practice sword (boken) for sword work. Suitable for all levels, but we will begin with teaching the basics of falling, rolling, weapon use and etiquette first before we can practice on advanced level. Live streamed weekly. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.

Warm up with the unique Ziranmen Qi Gong (Nature Gate) sequence, and then learn the essential tai chi with the shortest standard tai chi from, the Beijing 24. Applications of movements will be demonstrated but a training partner is not essential for this one. 10min foundation warm-up, 3 repetitions Ziranmen qi gong, Taiji Beijing 24 (left and right), 15mins Taiyi Swimming Dragon (left and right), 5 mins Shaolin Staff (left and right), 10mins Bagua sword (left and right). Warm-down. Class Recording available for playback and updated weekly.