Pickled veggies with thorns that you eat, spicy sausages, warm and friendly people and Wing Chun kung fu… what more could one ask for?

My first trip to Cyprus to share our spin on this fantastic martial art was all of that and then some, as I landed in Larnaka Airport and was greeted by Sifu Yiannos Christoforou, of the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy here. We had met earlier in the year when he came to meet me during my Venice seminars in February, where he extended an invitation to come and teach some of our methods to him and his students in Cyprus.

We spent two full days of training, exploring the Sil Lim Tao concepts, some footwork and Chi Sao drills. Learning how to move with proper structure, developing forward energy, and most importantly, learning how to train with each other were the topics of the day (or should I say, the weekend). Come Sunday, tired and spent, our Cypriot friends were buzzing with excitement and a renewed sense of purpose in their training.

The weather was perfect and warmer than expected for this time of year, but Sifu Christoforou and his students were the perfect hosts for my first (of hopefully many now) trip to Cyprus, where I can honestly say, Wing Chun is well and truly prospering!

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