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I have just joined the site and I am looking to find any classes in the system I used to train in after seemingly exhausting my search of the internet and listings in the north west of England. The system was known as Kam Lau Fu and run by Peter J Hitchen and Ivor Parry. Classes were all around the Wigan/Ashton In Makerfield.Billlinge/St Helens/Liverpool area and ran for a long time. My memory tells me that Peter and Ivor began training in the 70's to improve their northern soul dance techniques for attendance at the Wigan Casino. A Lad named Billy or William Sherritt also ran some of the classes. This is/was a system rather than a style and made use of the techniques of a number of styles with Ivor and Peter originally training in London with Shaolin teachers before coming back north and training in Lau Gar/Hung gar and western boxing. They also used to put on freestyle open competitons/tournaments in the area in the 80s/90s. The system had a big emphasis from the beginning on strong horse stances and conditioning of legs. We used 3 animal forms (Snake, Tiger and Crane in that order) as well as patterns like Ping Huen. We also trained with a number of weapons (staff (straight rattan), spear, broadsword and Kwan Dao)
I have realised of late, after many years of concentrating on the more practical fitness/striking/fighting side, how much I actually miss the learning and mastery of traditional patterns and two person forms. I would love to find my old teachers but if not, anywhere still teaching this system.
I do know that Peter is also a sports scientist and alongside his partner Michelle Jones, has published articles related to the performance of martial artists with both working at various universities. I can't however make contact with either of them
Any help in finding anybody with any knowledge on my search would be greatly appreciated:)
EDIT: I am aware that somebody has made a similar enquiry in 2006 on the site but seemingly received no replies on the public forum itself.
I have just joined the site and I am looking to find any classes in the system I used to train in after seemingly exhausting my search of the internet and listings in the north west of England. The system was known as Kam Lau Fu and run by Peter J Hitchen and Ivor Parry. Classes were all around the Wigan/Ashton In Makerfield.Billlinge/St Helens/Liverpool area and ran for a long time. My memory tells me that Peter and Ivor began training in the 70's to improve their northern soul dance techniques for attendance at the Wigan Casino. A Lad named Billy or William Sherritt also ran some of the classes. This is/was a system rather than a style and made use of the techniques of a number of styles with Ivor and Peter originally training in London with Shaolin teachers before coming back north and training in Lau Gar/Hung gar and western boxing. They also used to put on freestyle open competitons/tournaments in the area in the 80s/90s. The system had a big emphasis from the beginning on strong horse stances and conditioning of legs. We used 3 animal forms (Snake, Tiger and Crane in that order) as well as patterns like Ping Huen. We also trained with a number of weapons (staff (straight rattan), spear, broadsword and Kwan Dao)
I have realised of late, after many years of concentrating on the more practical fitness/striking/fighting side, how much I actually miss the learning and mastery of traditional patterns and two person forms. I would love to find my old teachers but if not, anywhere still teaching this system.
I do know that Peter is also a sports scientist and alongside his partner Michelle Jones, has published articles related to the performance of martial artists with both working at various universities. I can't however make contact with either of them
Any help in finding anybody with any knowledge on my search would be greatly appreciated:)
EDIT: I am aware that somebody has made a similar enquiry in 2006 on the site but seemingly received no replies on the public forum itself.
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