At the HealthCity club near the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam, we offer a weekly Kung Fu Toa Simorgh class. This effective Iranian martial art will get you into shape and learn you how to fight at the same time.
About Kung Fu
Have you been practicing Les Mills Combat? Now you can expand your horizon and learn how to fight actual opponents.
Kung Fu Toa Simorgh is a very efficient martial art. We use a practical mixture of different styles. All sorts of techniques are allowed, which is one of the reasons why we don't support organised fights. At a Kung Fu class, we fight to learn, not to damage your friends.
As opposed to the other Les Mills programs, our classes might be different every week. We don't use music, either. However, the Kung Fu program does consist of recurring elements: a heavy work-out, martial art techniques and sparring.
1. Work-out
The warming up usually takes about half the stretch of an average lesson. It resembles the Bootcamp program - running, jumping and some power exercises.
2. Techniques
Usually, the warming-up is followed by a technical part. You will learn new kicks, punches and other techniques. Keep in mind though, that our techniques may be efficient, but not very easy to learn. In that sense Kung Fu differs from kickboxing, for example. On top of that, there are an awful lot of techniques to learn. To keep things simple, you will be taught katas. A kata is a fixed sequence of techniques.
3. Sparring
During our classes, some time is reserved for actual sparring. It doesn't matter whether you are a novice or an expert - you might start to see whether your Combat moves work or not. However, we will take care of your safety, for example by making sure any novice will only fight experienced Kung Fu members. To prevent further accidents, discipline is an important part of our classes.What to wear?
We perform our classes bare-footed. Our official outfits consist of black suits, but a pair of trousers and a t-shirt will do fine. Make sure there are no little hooks or laces attached to your clothing, because that might hurt somebody's fingers. Similarly, tank tops are not recommended. We use gloves for fighting, but as a novice, you don't need them yet.
Who will be the instructor?
Together with some other instructors, I will take care of that.
Other useful stuff
To participate, you should be either a member of the HealthCity club or the Kung Fu organisation. A free trial is of course possible.
As is custom at HealthCity, everything you do inside the club is at your own risk. So, participate in what you feel comfortable with, but don't do anything that doesn't feel right. That's perfectly fine with us.
Would you like to know more? Just ask or check the Kung Fu Toa Simorgh website: http://www.kungfu.nl.
See you in class!
Buy a vintage poster
To promote the Kung Fu Toa Simorgh classes in Amsterdam, we made a poster a few years ago when the club was still in the hands of Fitness First. You can now buy it as a professional print, using the Peecho print button below.