Author: Karl Wikander
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Empty Cup’s Autumn Camp 2026
On Friday the 28th of August, after a week of labour, and a few weeks of daily life following the semester, it was finally time to go up to Ånnaboda in Kilsbergen once again, to enter the bubble of the annual autumn camp! Just a few days before the camp weather forecast showed a 100%…
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Summer And A Camp
This post was supposed to be published about four weeks ago, but my god has my life been hectic… From May up until about now I have had so many events, birthdays, celebrations and various plans and trips. I don’t think I’ve ever been so busy in my life. It has been an incredibly fun…
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Advanced Camp
This past weekend, I, my teacher Saar and Sirpa and Kamila from our school went to Skövde for a weekend camp for advanced instructors in our style, Wudang Tai Chi Chuan. The advanced camp is a forum primarily for practitioners who have trained over a longer period of time, who have worked with the whole…
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A weekend in Horsham
It’s now Tuesday evening and I’ve finally managed to catch up some lost sleep while traveling both to and from Horsham. We took of Friday morning at 3.30 am from Örebro and got picked up from Gatwick around 10.30 am local time. Saar’s workshop was on Saturday and Sunday, so Friday was an all in…
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Autumn Camp 2025 Recap
Last weekend we had the yearly autumn camp in School of Empty Cup led by Saar Avivi himself. Like last year we went to the local but remote area called “Kilsbergen”, only 20 minutes from Örebro but has the feeling of being far out in the wild. This year we extended the camp by arriving…
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Autumn/Winter Training
Here comes the weekly training schedule with Saar Avivi in Örebro and upcoming camps/competitions during the autumn and winter. If something more comes up I will post about it as well. Keep training and put in some extra effort! You’ll thank yourself later! Weekly Schedule ÖrebroTai Chi Chuan with Saar AviviTuesdays: 17.30 – 19.30Thursdays: 17.30…
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Reflections – Competition #1
I’ve now had a few days to reflect and summarize my first competition and the process leading up to it. I did a lot of competing when I grew up, not in martial arts or anything extremely physically demanding, but things that pushed my mind and focus to the limits. Growing up I was very…
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Summercamp 2025!
All the information about the SWTCCA Summercamp is finally published and we have the privilege to host this years camp here in Örebro! Link to event here: https://fb.me/e/2HMP2Y4Iz Below is all the necessary information! The Annual SWTCCA Summer Camp 2025! Wudang Tai Chi ChuanFull curriculum camp in the spirit of Dan Docherty! —————————————- Camp Schedule…
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Summing it up #2
We’ve had the first seminar this year with School of Empty Cup where we spent a lot of time working with our spears but also sticks, knives and ultimately the delicate ability to listen and working with a partner. For two people to become one single unit takes it’s practitioner. It’s not for everyone. After…
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National Camp in Tui Shou
This weekend offered the recurring national camp in Tui Shou by the Swedish Kung fu & Wushu federation. Once again it was held in my home town of Örebro with our own Saar Avivi as the national team head coach. It was two days of intensive competition training and preparations for upcoming competitions during the…