Hey you guys! Hope everyone is doing well (either enjoying or enduring the heat).

The organiser for our event in Launceston, Jeremy Rodgers, has shared with me a poster for the weekend.

Some of you may have met Jeremy at other Yan Shou Gong events; he arranged a wonderful workshop for Master Dennis in Launceston some years ago, and it was such a lovely event with great people in attendance.

Hope to see you there! You can sign up by following the link on the workshops section of this website, or you can email Jeremy directly using the address on the poster. Remember, there's also an event with Sifu Ortwin next month in Gloucester (details are also on the workshops page), and we're currently in talks about a workshop in Bristol, but that won't be happening until sometime next year.

​Hey you guys! First of all, a huge, huge thank you to all that attended last weekend in Glastonbury at The Avalon Room. It was a truly enjoyable workshop for me to arrange, Sifu Lyndon meeting you and we hope we'll see you all again soon!

​Special mentions are in order for Theo, who travelled from The Netherlands alongside Sifu Lyndon, and Matthew who came all the way from Kansas City in the US. We appreciate all of you for coming; without you guys, we wouldn't be able to do what we do.

Another special thanks is in order to Vineeta, who wrote a brilliant write-up about the workshop on her Subtack. Yan Shou Gong is steadily growing in the UK, and these blogs really help us to continue spreading the teachings of Grandmaster Chee throughout Europe.

You can read her article here: vineetagreenwood.substack.com/p/learnings-from-yang-shao-gong-workshop

We have another two workshops currently on the books for the West Country this year, the next being with Sifu Ortwin in September (coming all the way from Germany), and later in the year there's another workshop with Sifu Lyndon in Cornwall (that will begin on the 7th of November). Paul and Malcolm will be assisting in Gloucester with Sifu Ortwin, and Jeremy and I will be assisting Lyndon in November.

As always, you can check the workshops section of this website for more details on those events.

Hey you guys! I'm back again from visiting Sifu Lyndon in Zwaag, training alongside Jeremy from Cornwall. We had an amazing couple of days and were lucky enough to catch up with some other friends in our Yan Shou Gong extended family, too! I'm back in Chew Valley, but some of the other guys have stayed on for a weekend workshop, so I wish them all the best and I'm sure they'll have an amazing time.

Remember that there's still plenty of time to sign up to the next UK workshop with Sifu Lyndon, but the early bird discount is only available if you register and pay before the end of March.

Register here to take advantage of the early bird offer:

www.yanshougong.org/courses/profile?courseId=143

Hey you guys! I hope you're all doing well!

Tomorrow I head off to The Netherlands to do some more instructor training with Sifu Lyndon ahead of our workshop this summer, and while I'm there I hope to film a few more clips for the West Country Yan Shou Gong YouTube channel. It strikes me that perhaps some of you that are familiar with what we do here in the UK, may not be subscribed to the official Yan Shou Gong worldwide channel.

There has been a big effort over the past few months to post regular content, and more longform content will be available soon. A two part Q and A with Master Yap has been uploaded recently which I'm sure all of you will find informative and helpful for your practice.

You can find the YouTube channel here:

www.youtube.com/@yanshougongofficial

​For those of you that wish to join us in Glastonbury this summer, please go to the workshops section and register there. We are still running the early bird discount, but this won't be available forever.

Hey you guys! Firstly, a belated happy new year to you all! I hope everyone is doing well and that you enjoyed your break over the festive period.

Unfortunately, the workshops that were scheduled for January 17th and the weekend of March 7th have been cancelled. These were going to be run by Malcolm and Paul, but there have been a change of plans so sadly these events will not be going ahead.

The workshop with Sifu Lyndon will be running as planned over the 11th and 12th of July in Glastonbury at The Avalon Room. Currently there is an early bird offer, so please register (and pay) now if you want to take advantage of this. 🙏 This workshop is open to beginners but will also cater to more advanced students.

I trust that all of you are well, and look forward to seeing you soon. 🦋

Hey you guys! Just a quick thank you to all that made the workshop in Bristol last weekend! It was a lovely group of people and I hope to see all of you again at one event or another. You all did a really wonderful job, and I hope that you were able to take something of value from the day.

We've got Sifu Lyndon with us this in the UK weekend, so if anyone is available and wants to come to the workshop in Gloucester, it's Saturday and Sunday at the Gloucester Resource Centre. (Yes, it starts tomorrow!) We still have some spaces so it's worth getting in touch if you're free.

​Details can be found in the workshops section of the site or on: www.yanshougong.org

For those of you that have already signed up, we'll see you tomorrow!

Hey you guys! I'm flying to Italy tomorrow morning for a week-long Yan Shou Gong retreat. This one is just for instructors, so I'm hoping that when I'm back I'll have even more cool stuff to share with you guys.

If you have any questions about the retreat or enquiries about anything else relating to Yan Shou Gong, just leave a comment on the video. Cheers, guys!

Please check the link below for the event page:

bristol-buddhist-centre.org/events/creating-ease-for-meditation-daily-life-workshop-with-upayavira/?date=2025-11-15

​It starts at 10:00 and runs until 16:00, and is at 162 Gloucester Road, Bishopston. Hope to see some of you there!

Hey you guys! Thanks to everyone that came along and said hi at the show last weekend, we had an amazing time and it was really lovely meeting you all!

Big cheers to Martin Gatter of Shi Kon Martial Arts. He put on a brilliant Tai Chi workshop that I enjoyed immensely. I appreciate him letting me take part, appreciate his student Collin helping me (and he was very patient with me indeed) and encourage anyone in the London area to have a look at the Shi Kon Martial Arts website, linked below:

www.shikon-se.com/club-instructor

I also want to thank Hakim of Silat Seni Gayong for letting me participate in his workshop. We did some empty handed linework, knife drills and even some locks using the sarong. I've wanted to learn some Silat for years, but this was my first opportunity. Hakim was very kind, and his son did an excellent job of helping demonstrate some of the techniques.

You can check out the Bristol club website here:

www.bristolsu.org.uk/groups/silat-seni-gayong-united-kingdom

I was thrown many times, and as painful as it was on my poor, aching wrists, I thoroughly recommend it.

As for the Yan Shou Gong workshop itself, I was on camera duties while Malcolm, Richard and Paul instructed the class. We had four wonderful people in attendance from various places in the UK, and they all did very well.

We really appreciate every one of you, and hopefully our paths will cross again at another workshop sometime in the future!

A full video will be up on YouTube soon where I'll give a rambling rundown of how everything went, so if you want to take a look, be sure to subscribe to the West Country Yan Shou Gong channel, here:

www.youtube.com/@WestCountryYanShouGong

There are multiple workshops lined up over the next few months, so if you want to sign up, either go to the yanshougong.uk/ site, or take a look at the www.yanshougong.org/ page for international events. We'd love to see you at a workshop soon!

Hey you guys! Just a quick one to inform you that Master Yap will be hosting a Q and A session online, tomorrow afternoon (September 20th).

If you are interested in attending, I believe there are still a couple of spaces open. Just follow the link at the bottom of this page (or any of the pages on this site) to subscribe to the YSG newsletter, and you should receive an email with further details.

The session will be hosted on Zoom, and will begin at 14:00 (for those of us in Britain, at least). It will last for one hour, and is a great opportunity for you guys to learn a little more about sets one through to six.

I won't be able to join the call as I'll be in Thornbury for the Southwest Martial Arts and Wellbeing Show, so if any of you are attending the expo, feel free to come and say hello!