Upcoming Seminars

Pistoia, Tuscany 11th/12th September

Nino returns to Pistoia after 16 years. The senior students and the new generation will be there for a weekend of fun and training. A very special occasion for Nino.

Contact Simona on behemot.cat@email.it for further details.

Details from previous seminars

The wooden dummy: your training partner Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th April 2010 10am to 4pm. London, UK

The Jong or wooden dummy is a training partner with infinite patience who is always available, always consistent, always gives you honest feedback, but doesn't hit back when you make a mistake.

Some martial artists break planks of wood to develop strength and power but in Wing Chun we use our wooden apparatus more delicately. It may only be a lump of wood, but the dummy is a fantastic aid to solo study when perfecting bodypositioning, angles of entry and footwork. It allows us to fine tune the most sophisticated tool of all - the human body.

For this reason, in Nino Bernardo's training syllabus, students will usually start to learn the first techniques on the dummy once they have grasped the dynamics of the second form Chum Ku. This two-day seminar will aim to give an overview of the dummy form. It is suitable for practitioners of all levels and even beginners will benefit from a taste of the underlying principles of the dummy. All martial artists with an open mind are welcome regardless of background or experience.

The Chum kiu form 21st & 22nd November London, UK

Nino will be covering the second form, Chum Kiu, in fine detail. He has been researching and studying the translation of some of the key words with the help of Chen Ji, a student who also happens to be one of the most qualified people in the world to translate Chinese to English. Ji is by qualification a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and a Member of the International Association of Conference Interpreters. With this recently acquired info, Nino intends to put a lot of the translation in context, highlighting hidden meanings and interpretation of Chum Kiu without diverting from what has been his motto for many years now: looking at the system through the eyes of the mechanic, the architect and the engineer.

Seminar with Nino in Tortona, Italy Sunday 29th November

This will be a very special occasion where Nino will be sharing detailed information about the three forms, the dummy form, the long pole and the knife form. A special invitation is extended to all those who have attended any of Nino's previous seminars in Tortona.

DOMENICA, 29 NOVEMBRE TORTONA Un incontro speciale durante il quale Nino Bernardo farà una spiegazione dettagliata delle tre forme, della forma di uomo di legno, del bastone lungo e dei coltelli. Un invito particolare è rivolto a tutti coloro che hanno già assistito a qualsiasi seminario precedente di Nino Bernardo a Tortona.

Two day workshop hosted by Sandro Cea, Verona 30th November & 1st December

A two day workshop organized by Sandro Cea will cover various areas with advanced, intermediate and beginners. The workshop will be aimed at all levels. The advanced student will be made to help the intermediate and the beginners. The intermediate will be made to help the beginners and the beginners will be made to help observe and spot and correct mistakes made at all levels.

LUNEDI/MARTEDI, 30 NOVEMBRE/1 DICEMBRE VERONA I due giorni di workshop organizzati da Sandro Cea copriranno diversi argomenti per tutti i livelli di praticanti: dai principianti agli intermedi ed avanzati. Si lavorerà tutti insieme in modo che gli allievi avanzati possano aiutare gli intermedi ed i principianti, ed i principianti possano osservare, individuare e correggere gli errori fatti su tutti i livelli.

Two day intensive workshop at our newest Barcelona Kwoon! December 12/13 Ripollet, Barcelona

Nino will be hooking up with students old and new chisau'ing and kali'ing and generally having a fun revision time. Everybody's welcome. If you are coming from abroad, there will be free sleeping accommodation thrown in. So check out cheap flights to Barça.

Dos dias de taller intensivo al Kwoon más nuevo de Barcelona! Nino se juntará con alumnos nuevos y viejos para hacer un repaso de chi sau y kali. Todos bienvenidos! También habrá sitio para dormir gratuíto para los de fuera.