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Chris Collins Academy, located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, offers diverse martial arts classes. Taught by Professor Chris Collins, an American with US Marine Corps and sports background, the academy stands out with its access to respected lineages and expertise in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Wing Tsun Kung Fu, Pekiti Tirsia Kali, and MMA. Live training every class. No instructor talking for 20 minutes. No warm ups for 20 minutes. Live rounds every class. Experience my training method that develops skills and understanding with effective results in the shortest timeframe.

Our philosophy at Chris Collins Academy is to promote inner advancement above outward appearance. Martial arts give you the tool to stay present and focused while standing in the eye of the storm. It is this self-awareness that allows you to make the best decisions in stressful situations, and to defend yourself when needed. Join us to experience the transformative power of martial arts.

Join one of my ROOTS classes and experience how this redneck from Florida can develop your skills faster than anyone else can.

Did a BMI yesterday and I was not pleased. I shouldn’t be so hard on myself considering my back injury slowed me down for nearly half a year. Enough of that BS. I’m focused on moving forward. I’m in shape but I need to drop a bit of visceral fat. So, for my own accountability I’m putting up this post. This years goals include just that. Dropping body fat back down to 8-10% increase strength in the right leg. Fortify the lower back.

Saturdays starting at 10am. Come join us. We learn, we train, we laugh and then we eat. We are family

Morning workout before class. Letting my creative juices flow 😂😂😂

Wing Tsun classes available at Chris collins academy. Contact me and enroll today . Unlock your full potential

Happy birthday to my big bro. Never a day goes by without missing you. Unconditional love. I still hate that you wore my freshly freshly polished boots to work and came back with them covered in thinset. Seriously dude.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn the Wing Tsun system. Our ROOTS classes are designed for absolute beginners to introduce them to the foundations of Wing Tsun Kung fu. the focus is forms, self defense and technical drills. Contact us for more information.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn Gracie jiujitsu. Our ROOTS classes are designed for absolute beginners to introduce them to the foundations of jiujitsu. the focus is body movement, self defense and technical drills. Contact us for more information.

Training log. Back continues to improve. Last week able to do pull ups and this week able to do weighted dips (40kg). HUNGRY

1st set of pull ups since back injury 19-20 weeks ago. Solid 20 reps. Still a man!!! 😂😂😂

My student who became my dear friend of 15 years. So many fond memories. You were like my little brother. Although you had a disease that was slowly killing you, you never sought sympathy. Instead, you embraced every moment. No matter how much your body hurt you still pushed yourself to seek those life experiences. Your muscles too weak to hold the weapon without shaking but determined to make each shot count. I will forever keep you in my memories. Rest in Peace my friend.

Training log. Today was loaded fast twitch. It puts an immense amount of tension and strain in the core and back muscles. I was worried that the strain would be too much at the ruptured disc but I didn’t feel any pain. Thoracic is still tight but I think this type of testing will strengthen it as long as I rest enough afterwards. Punch power routines and training in general hasn’t changed much for me in 30 years. My power and speed is still TOP. Hard work !!!

What a team. Love these guys! So proud to be able to train with them everyday. We grow stronger together. #jiujitsu

Training log. I don’t know if I should be overcome with joy or just simply optimistic about my current state of recovery. Normally I wouldn’t have posted another training log update so close to the previous, but I can’t help it. I’ve been running every morning for the past week. My back has held up, even increasing speed yesterday. Today was MMA training and I focused on trying to get kicking again. Surprised, I was able to continue head kicks for 6 rounds using both legs. I dare say I’ve moved on to another positive step towards recovery. My final step will be being able to fully wrestle from standing positions again. Onwards and upwards! No easy days. Thank you to my students for putting up sparring with me

Training log. I think about 4 weeks ago I posted that I wanted to be fully recovered by now. Well… this is my first run since rupture and I’m kinda happy about it. Running directly impacts the L4 obviously. So if I can now run and do my martial arts and lift my weights I’m nearly there. Last night still benching over 300lbs without trying to overly strain with my lower back was relatively satisfying. Being able to punch and grapple aside from too much guard play at the moment is also quite satisfying, running however is one of the ultimate tests because it’s a constant rhythmic pounding over a long period of time much like the old days of doing long distance humps with a 50lb ruck sack. I feel 2025 will see me back in top form. As long as I don’t over do it. For those of you interested, I ruptured my L4 back in October. The healing process without surgery is to let the liquid from the disc dry up or dehydrate so it stops putting pressure on the nerve. That took a few weeks. Then it was time for the tissue to heal. That takes ‘for me’ more than a few weeks. Then it’s the tight back from thoracic to lumbar that is very annoying because every training session, every evening and every morning in bed is a reminder of my own mortality. But I feel good after this run, so onwards we go.

Training log. Wing Tsun and Jiujitsu. Guard passing and Guo Sau. Specifics! Shoulders, hips, knee line in guard passing. Shoulders, hips, elbow line in Guo Sau. A geometric shape and angles. Movability principle, tension principle and Newtons laws. All possible through connection and detachment.

Leo has been training at my academy almost as long as my son has been alive. Now they are training partners. So cool

My latest project, shot entirely on iPhone. Planning for 2025 release date. Here is the trailer for FALCON. If you like it, please share. Thank you!

The best thing you can learn to do in life is FIGHT! It doesn’t need to be a street fight or in a competition. It can simply be fighting in the gym everyday. Fighting to be a better YOU. #respect GO TRAIN #gracieallegiance #hkwta

Find what you love to do and do it every single day!!! It makes you excited to wake up every morning and it’s the last thing on your mind when you go to sleep. PASSION. Go Train!!!

Training log. I ruptured my L4, 7 weeks ago. Had 3 weeks of zero training, only teaching. Couldn’t even sit on my right side much less walk anywhere comfortably. Not my first time, so I’ll follow protocol. The past 4 weeks I’ve been able to slowly increase my martial arts training and had to focus more on lifting weights. It’s not all bad. I’m recovering and I felt super pumped in the gym today so I had to get a photo to chart my progress. Lack of intense cardio has my abs looking nonexistent but I’ll get them back. Lower back makes it nearly impossible to hit the bags or build any torque in the spine. My goal is to have it fully recovered in another month. #recovery #progress #keepmoving #neverstop #80kg

One of my favourite people in the world @laidominicleslie . Dominic started training jiujitsu at my academy around the same time he started his first job and began dating his lovely wife. On so many occasions he would tell me how he balanced his work and personal life using the concepts he learned from jiujitsu. Let me tell you, he is a natural talent and my favourite training partner. He always tries to kill me every roll. But that’s what I’ve always taught him. You have to go after what you want in life 100%. All or nothing. His success is truly inspiring. And I’m happy to be able to be a part of his extraordinary life. This was also very special because the CCA team was there to share it together.

At the age of 13, my student and friend or 16 years walked into my academy and asked me to teach him how to defend himself, protect his loved ones and get into the security world. Against all odds , this young boy put in motion a serious of actions that would propel him to success in life. Together we put in motion a plan focused only on success. Through those years he has defended and protected his family, finished his university degree in criminology, networked around the world to become a security professional in one of the largest corporations in the world and found the love of his life. Now, at the age of only 30 puts together a beautiful ceremony for his family and close friends . I’m humbled and honoured to attend and speak on his growth as a spectacular human being . Mentoring and teaching has been my life for as long as I can remember. When I’m told how much of an impact I have on one persons life, I feel truly blessed to be able to be in the company of so many positive contributors to society.

15 years of travelling to Europe to teach Wing Tsun and I finally get to teach in Spain. From touch down it’s my favourite country in Europe. Amazing energy from the people, fantastic architecture, delicious food and passion. I’m excited to be doing more in Spain. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I still remember 25 years ago when my sifu said to me, “Now you are the Sifu.” It’s my turn and responsibility to pass it on. I’ve always stayed true in how I teach the system as I was taught it. My observations, experiences and mistakes have created my own model to teach. Many practitioners around the world see me training and teaching multiple disciplines of martial arts. However, I never pollute or modify the systems when I teach them. I may do different things based on my personal skill sets but I teach based on fundamentals. “Mixing and matching is higher learning and for those who wish to experiment at a later stage. Keep your personality out of the fundamental equation.” I believe programs of instruction are obsolete and detract from the true essence of Wing Tsun. If you learn our methods, you will understand this meaning. This is why water takes the shape of the teapot or the cup or the bottle. If a person truly learns the entire system, they would know this philosophy. The system does not need to evolve. Understanding the principles supporting the system will allow you to evolve to anything. That is why I love Wing Tsun. #wingtsun #hkwta #fundamentals

I swear, no matter where I go trouble seems to find me. From Sweden to Berlin, from Amsterdam to Prague. I’m just an American travelling through Europe. #travellingabroad #lostintranslation #europeantour

Traveling and teaching! Actually, I only expected to travel to zhong Kong ‘learn’ and come back to the US. I never would have dreamt in a thousand years that I would be using Wing Tsun to travel the world and ‘teach’ this amazing system. You see, I never had the issues that many practitioners in Europe have regarding learning. I have only one Sifu, Sifu Cheng Chuen Fun, and I only know his teaching style. I developed my style from him, GM Leung Ting, my dear friend Ngan Tak Yee and others that I trained with regularly. For me, the method has always been quite simple. The system is lineal and easy to process. I just had to put in the hours , the days, the weeks and the years. When I teach, I just want you to show the simplicity in which it was taught to me so we can preserve it ‘together’ There were greats before me and there will be greats after me. I’m just so happy that I can make my living being around such amazing people. #hkwta #hongkong #wingtsun #sifuchriscollins

Primary. Alternate. Contingency. Execute.

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