Chans Martial Arts

Thanks to all those who attended and helped out in the Women's self defence seminar With a great turnout of keen female members, friends and family the seminar was a great success. Special thanks to Mr Dave Joker (one of HQ's senior members) who shared his experience and knowledge in being in the Police in NZ and overseas and his expertise in instructing and training the police force. more+

Annual Black Belt Grading   This years grading was held at the Woolston Club, Bowling Pavilion. It was an excellent venue with plenty of space and good ventilation. Those in charge were very efficient in their various duties of organising groups of students to fight the candidates, first aid, materials and tidying up. The dinner at the Joyful Restaurant was excellent and we had close to two hundred people attending the awards function afterwards at the Woolston Club. It was a very... more+

Hi everyone, Apologies for the late notice about this years annual dinner celebrations but as you can appreciate there have been numerous changes forced on us around our HQ. The annual Chan's Martial Arts Dinner and Awards evening for Kung Fu, Tai Chi practitioners and families is just over a month away.   Details of the dinner as follows: Date: Saturday 26th November Time: 5pm Venue: Joyful Restaurant,102 Riccarton Road Cost: Adults - $35 per head $20... more+

Annual Camp This years camp at St Peter’s College, Newmarket, Auckland had one hundred students and instructors attending. Commander Mr Tim Smith and his team did a great job making everything run efficiently. We worked on all our fundamental techniques with the usual emphasis on perfecting the side kick. The black belts spent a lot of time on the circle form and sensitivity drills. They also worked on energy release and pressure points techniques. Mr John O’toole and Mr Wai... more+

Dear students, Unfortunately we will be cancelling our classes for the rest of the week at HQ as the Christchurch City Coucil is putting pressure on for our move. Please check other branches for class times http://chansmartialarts.com/canterbury Normal classes will resume next week at the Woolstone Working Mans club on the 5th of September. For those who are willing and able to help us in the move we will need help on Sunday the 4th of September at 2pm at Wilsons... more+