29th August 2006
Sifu Klaus Brand seminar
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The seminar began with some core footwork and punching ideas before Sifu Brand decided to show how to apply many of the ideas from the student programmes in self-defence situations. It was then that the students were treated to a glimpse of what Sifu Brand is capable of, and they watched sometimes open-mouthed as he destroyed his assistants with speed and power and pin-point accuracy that was, at times, almost superhuman. Perhaps what was most amazing was that his assistants were still intact and happy to try again after each demonstration!
The seminar lasted for four hours and was a constant barrage of information and demonstration. As this was his first seminar in England, Sifu Brand showed us an overview of many of his student programmes, answering questions along the way and branching off wherever the students took him. By the end of the seminar all brains were simultaneously fried and inspired and the open invitation to a nearby pub garden for a beer was taken up by the majority. The post-seminar meeting had been a suggestion of Sifu Brand himself and he made a point of encouraging students to ask him questions and moved between the tables, spending time at each, so that people could get to know him a little better. The students were very pleased to have this opportunity and they asked Sifu Brand a range of interesting questions which he always answered fully and clearly.