Ben

 

Kung-fu instructor Ben Goulding called into The Basement for a cup of tea and some training. Great to see you, brother!

The whole gang

Left to right: Anthony, Moo, Sean, Shereen, Paul, Pete, Brendan, and Simon.

Photographer: Fabia Oliveira

16/9/19

Self-defence training for Red Badge security officers

06-08-2019

Training a fantastic bunch of people in simple, effective, quick-to-learn self-defence, geared to their roles as professional security staff.

Midwinter training night

Left to right: 

Paul, Pete, Shereen, Brendan, Moo, and Simon

Some good Saturday training

Pete and Anthony

Kung fu nosh-up ~ 14 Oct 2018

Left to right:

Rachel, Shereen, Kevin, Moo.

Photographer: Beau

Left to right: 

Anthony, Brendan, Ange, Red, Shereen, Kevin, Beau, Rachel.

Photographer: Moo

The Invincible Man ~ a book by Kevin Earle

scan of front cover

THE INVINCIBLE MAN

Published this month (October 2018) in New Zealand, The Invincible Man by Kevin L. Earle is a Ving Chun Kuen kung fu training manual par excellence.

scan of back cover

Kung fu get-together and barbecue

Left to right:

Kevin, Brent, Beau, Anthony

14-10-2018

Paying a visit to kung fu men in Southland...

On the weekend I visited my kung fu brother Ben, and trained with some of his dedicated students.

Left to right: Dylan, Anthony, Simon, and Jayden

Senior kung fu men ~ Saturday training

Brent and Pete

Shereen in action

Caffeine Highgate

Left to right: me, Red, and Kevin.

17 Dec 2017

Dunedin

Saturday training...

Southland kung fu instructor Lyndsay pays a visit to
Pete, Brendan, Shereen, Fin, and me.

Lyndsay, Brendan, and Fin

27-01-2018

Photographer: Anthony

Lyndsay and Anthony

27-01-2018

Photographer: Brendan

Kung fu training day and club dinner

Shereen and Kevin

(That's Rodney, Pete, and Brent in the background.)

16 Dec 2017

Photographer: Anthony

Rodney and Red

16 Dec 2017

Photographer: Anthony

Anthony and Kevin

16 Dec 2017

Photographer: Rachel

More photographs to come as I get hold of them...

Brendan and Shereen

28 Oct 2017

The greatest fist-fighter who ever lived

Anthony and Fitz

Date: 21 Oct 2017

Statue of Bob Fitzsimmons

Sculptor: Margriet Windhausen van den Bergh

Commissioned by Bob Jones

Unveiled 1987 by David Lange

Location: Timaru (Bob Fitzsimmons' hometown),
New Zealand

Visiting my fellow kung-fu instructor in Southland...

Anthony (left) and Ben

6 Oct 2017 

Photographer: Skye

Ben outside his kwoon

6 Oct 2017

Senior kung-fu men

Brendan and Rodney
- Saturday training -

Warrior poet

Senior kung-fu man Brent at his house, 

waxing lyrical about Ving Chun Kuen, 

among other things..

Photographer: Anthony

Date: 11 June, 2017

Lyndsay

Saturday training... with a visit from Southland VCK kung fu man, Lyndsay.

Left to right: Brendan, Pete, Lyndsay, and Anthony

Photographer: Shereen

Date: 8 April, 2017