HEAD INSTRUCTOR
Shkar Sharif
Contact Details
Highlights
Official Dan Grade from the Chinese Wushu Association
Fully Accredited and Insured
First Aid Trained
DBS (Formally CRB) Checked & Child Protection Trained
25 + Years in the Martial Arts
15 + Years Teaching
Fully Accredited and Insured
First Aid Trained
DBS (Formally CRB) Checked & Child Protection Trained
25 + Years in the Martial Arts
15 + Years Teaching
Shkar is the founder and head instructor at Kung Fu Zone, and the author of Understanding Kung Fu - Demystifying Traditional Concepts. Shkar specialises in the Tiger Crane Combination Kung Fu system and the White Crane Soft Fist known as Shuang Yang. In addition to the Southern Crane system, Shkar trains in Yang Style Taijiquan and Brazilian Jiujitsu and has more than twenty five years of experience in the martial arts, studying and teaching in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
From a young age, Shkar was drawn to the spiritual and the mystical and has trained in and explored several traditions that have helped him understand what the masters of old were alluding to in their lessons. In addition to studying philosophy, Shkar has trained in Sufi mysticism and Eastern meditation for over twenty years, he has also been fully initiated into several Hermetic traditions. Shkar teaches and writes about the transformational aspect of these arts.
Shkar currently lives in London, UK with his wife Kristina and their two young children.
From a young age, Shkar was drawn to the spiritual and the mystical and has trained in and explored several traditions that have helped him understand what the masters of old were alluding to in their lessons. In addition to studying philosophy, Shkar has trained in Sufi mysticism and Eastern meditation for over twenty years, he has also been fully initiated into several Hermetic traditions. Shkar teaches and writes about the transformational aspect of these arts.
Shkar currently lives in London, UK with his wife Kristina and their two young children.
"In His Own Words""I have been training in the Martial Arts since I was a young child, initially starting my training in Karate and then moving on to the Tiger Crane Combination & White Crane Systems in my teens. I have been fortunate enough to have trained in the UK & in China with a number of very good traditional teachers, and have been recognised by the Chinese Wushu Association with an official Duan grade.
In addition to the Southern Crane System, I train in Yang Style Taijiquan from Master Huang Sheng Shyan's lineage and enjoy practising modern combat systems like Brazilian Jujitsu. I have always loved the martial aspect of the arts that I study and have taught combat techniques to military personnel in war zones. I have been invited on a number of occasions by Kurdish military commanders in Iraq to train soldiers under their command and have in addition to this trained close protection officers and police, tasked with protecting VIP’s in Iraq. I have also held self defence masterclasses for businesses in the UK and abroad. I love the traditional martial arts and believe it is very important to pass this on to the next generation. I believe that the ultimate aim of training is to arrive at truth. Through training, the student pushes himself or herself physically, mentally and spiritually, attaining levels of self-understanding that was not thought possible. In my many years of training, I have seen first hand the positive transformation that a good teacher can bring to a student and I am proud to have developed beginners to instructor level in these arts. In me, you will find an instructor who will teach you to the best of his abilities and not hold you back. I will provide the space and the guidance for you to learn an art form that will transform you from who you are to who you are supposed to be. So come along to class and begin your journey!" |
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