ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Sifu Peter Atkin's passion in martial arts has always been Wing Chun Kung Fu and Yang Tai Chi Chuan but he also believes that all martial arts have their strengths and weakenesses and we must keep an open mind about martial art systems to constantly keep progressing and learning. As a martial artist and teacher he is always thinking about how his techniques are applied in real life self defense situations and is always trying to progress to provide what
he finds as practical and useful for everyone.
Sifu Peter began training Wing Chun in 1994 and Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan in 1995 and after training under several instructors in 1996 he finally met his Wing Chun Sifu and that was Grand Master Joe Molnar of Knox Wing Chun. In December of 2004 Sifu Peter Atkin achieved his Gold Sash "Out of all my Wing Chun instructors I always found Sigung Joe Molnar was the real deal and not only because of his physical skill but his theory was practical yet clever! Sifu Peter Atkin achieved his Red sash when he taught and graded his first Gold Sash student Matthew Edwards. Next was Dr. Antony Sutherland, Steven Elliott, Kaela Varrasso, and Michael Barry. Sifu Peter Atkin has also been training with Master Yau Yee Kay in Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan since 1995. Master Kay is an amazing martial artist and has dedicated his life to training martial arts. "It is an honour and a privilege to be a student of his and I am always learning more with him everytime I train with him", says Sifu Peter Atkin.
WHEN ESTABLISHED
WHO IS IT OWNED BY
Sifu Peter is the founder and chief instructor at Eastern Kung Fu and Siji Jo is the managing director.
WHERE IS IT LOCATED
WHAT DO WE DO AND OFFER AT EASTERN?
Since our founding in 2004 our school has been committed to bringing the many benefits of Chinese Kung Fu, specifically Wing Chun and Tai Chi to the Knox area located in Boronia. Our school offers authentic and effective martial arts training in a welcoming and supportive environment for beginners up to advanced martial artists.
Wing Chun Kung Fu is about deflecting and attacking simultaneously, occupying the central plane and the shortest distance between two points, the straight line. Wing Chun is primarily a stand up striking martial art and as students progress through the system joint locking, grappling, takedowns, ground fighting and weapon training drills are taught. At first training is pre-determined and then progressively into random training with pressure testing so students can get realistic and effective self defense training drills. Wing Chun doesn't rely on the use of brute force unless we are certain it is effective for the situation. Being smart, efficient & effective in self defense is the Wing Chun way. We take our time to show you the basic forms, stances, footwork, defensive/offensive techniques, sticking arm drills (chi sao), sparring and self defense techniques with repetition and slow pace in the beginning and then intesify as your skills grow. Practice makes permanent and only perfect practice makes for excellent martial artists. Sifu Peter Atkin and his instructors take time to gradually teach you the Wing Chun system with passion, energy, respect and kindness.
Eastern Tai Chi specialises in Genuine Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi 88 (long version). Yang style is the softest version of Tai Chi. Slow movement with deep breathing with a focus of strengthening the internal. Also, it is very good for balance, flexibility and core strength. It's all about being comfortable when exercising. Progressing in skill and strength constantly softly and slowly no rush. Tai Chi is great for stress relief and mindfulness. We teach the Yang slow form, Tai Chi straight sword form, Yang fast form, Yang slow cutlass sword form, Yang abbreviated cutlass sword form and the Yang double cutlass sword form. Also push hands is taught which is a touch sensitivity drill that applies the methods of "gee" (press),"lu" (roll back), "peng" (ward off) and "ahn" (push). Push hands is about sensing our training partners energy and intent and is similar to Wing chun sticking arm drill.
Young Dragons Kids Kung Fu ages 4 - 12 is about Focus, Discipline, Skill and Fun. Young Dragons focus is on the Sil Lim Tao form, Advanced Sil Lim Tao form and the Wooden Dummy Form. Wing Chun stances and footwork. Wing Chun technique and self defense methods adapted for children in the modern world. Best defense is to not be there and avoid at all costs. Wing Chun Chi Sao (Sticking Arm Drill) touch reflex training for close range. Kids chi sao is adapted to be more basic, educational and fun. Wing Chun punching and kicking methods, striking the padded sifu (teacher) or sihing (instructor) and kids tournament punching and kicking application. Young Dragons Kids Sparring (all kids sparring is non-contact and students must have appropriate sparring gear) focus is on control, technique, being a good but fair competitor and most important to focus on progressing in skill. Young Dragons Groundwork, rolling, break falls, ground defense all adapted to move from the ground and back into Wing Chun stances. Lots of fun and a great workout. I hope this information has been helpful, for any information please contact Sifu Peter Atkin at kungfueastern@gmail.com Left fist right palm.
OUR MISSION AND VISION
Sifu Peter Atkin: "I endeavour to pass on my Wing Chun Kung Fu and Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan to the best of my ability regardless of the skill level of the student".