About this Event
-- IN CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE----
64 Chisenhale Road, London, GB E3 5QZ
- - 5 Minutes walk from Mile End, Bethnal Green or Hackney Wick Tube Station
Kung Fu is a spiritual practice as well as a martial art practice. When people think of kung fu they may imagine shaolin monks who live lifes as buddhist monks and practice kung fu for hours a day often performing feats that seem supernatural such as breaking bricks or other things. Some may imagine things such as kung fu films, bruce lee, or cartoons talking about esoteric training and Qi (Energy). Qigong is bridging that gap between spirituality and martial arts. Some may call it the warriors path to spirituality.
As someone who has been interested and practicing Qigong (Energy Work) similar to tai chi but less focused on martial arts from very good lineages since 2012. I did not find much interested in delving into kung fu until 2024 when I started practicing lion kung fu Bagua. I had done little bits here and there before. I noticed very strong effects on my energy and spirituality and have stuck with it since also practicing Xinyi Quan 12 animals since june 2025. (Usually an hour a day)
This becomes a shamanic practice, an intuitive practice, a healing practice. With many hidden aspects completely unrelated to fighting.
For example a person can become sick when they repress anger. Some people turn anger that should be directed towards a person who has harmed them and turn it on themselves, close friends, family, loved ones. Some people overvalue passivity and refuse to be assertive considering it somehow shameful.
This is only 1 or 2 of many spiritual effects of not harnessing and working with this energy.
This workshop will be very suitable for people who have attended previous events around ecstatic dance, qigong or tantra or even the kung fu. With at least to 2/3 parts of the event highly related to energy work and qigong and enough highly practical simple kung fu practice.
There is no need to feel worried about running laps or doing intense exercise as this is not really the purpose of this workshop at least. No emphasis on sparring or fighting others. Mostly a spiritual practice with some practical applications.
Questions and Answers about Safety and creating a safe container for this event
To create a safe container for the event, please check before you come some details about the location and how to get here, its very good for feeling comfortable to really understand where the venue is, have a full charge on your phone for google maps or phoning if you get lost with directions. This is a very underrated aspect.
Please check your emails as there is code for entry on the door.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chisenhale Dance Space, 64-84 Chisenhale Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 22.38
