The Long Fist Course Completed Successfully

The 10-week Long Fist course, running by the Confucius Institute and Chinese Association of Southampton, was completed on 7th September 2022. Prof Michael Ng, professor of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering School of Southampton University and President of the Southampton Chinese Association, taught this course.

Long Fist refers to a family of Kungfu styles from northern China. The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques. By appearance, it would be considered a long-range fighting system. Long Fist uses large, extended, circular movements to improve overall body mobility in the muscles, tendons, and joints. The Long Fist style is considered to contain a good balance of hand and foot techniques. More specifically, it is renowned for its impressive acrobatic moves and kicks.

In each session, one hour per week, Michael would lead everyone to warm-up to prevent muscle strain, and then teach each posture and move patiently with detailed guidance. After each class, Michael would send relevant video clips in the Long Fist group, for learners to practice at home. Prof Michael Ng also added leg-kicking and palm-hitting training to help students in practicing the skills.

As learners spoke highly of this course and request for more, CI is going to run or sponsor more martial arts courses. Please stay tuned for more updates.