ZENYOGKIDO KUNG FU
Martial Arts
Hybrid system
Zenyogkido is an holistic style, it has strikes, kicks, methods of blocking and parrying, it teaches students how to fall safely, how to throw, lock, choke and strangle. At its core Zenyogkido has a Shaolin kung fu system, to which has been added the following ; Judo and Ju-Jitsu methods of locking and throwing, aspects of the sword, and more modern self defence techniques such as the Fence, & awareness and avoidance teachings. The system is taught through a grade based syllabus. There are no shortcuts in Zenyogkido, the minimum time it would take to reach black belt is four years, in reality it usually takes more like 5-6 years.
Unlike many martial schools today ALL our gradings are free. In fact when a student of ours reaches their Black belt grading, not only is the grading free, we buy them their belt!
Nobody takes a penny out of Zenyogkido, all our instructors teach for free. All subscriptions taken are used to pay our rent, buy equipment, and often we make contributions to various charities if we find ourselves with an excess of funds, see the page on our charity work for more details. We teach and train inZenyogkido for love, not profit.
Hand Weapons
In the system we teach 27 unique hand weapons. Every weapon has a specific use and is taught for particular target areas. They range from basic rams head punches (fists) and sword hands, through to tiger claws, various hammers and many many more.
Kicks
There are 13 kicks taught, they range from short snap kicks to jumping kicks. In the main our kicks are short and fast, we are very aware how vulnerable we are when on one leg.
Locks and Throws
We teach techniques of control that start with simple wrist locks and finger controls through to disabling an opponent on the ground, combined with this we also teach methods of taking an opponent off balance such as throws and sweeps.
