My name is John Bourne. I live and grew up in Plymouth. My martial arts journey began formally when I found a school locally teaching tempo karate. This followed by a brief time in tai chi, and I do mean brief. Then around 1992 I found JKD Concepts. Still not finding something that truly suited me I moved on to wingchun which is a great art but still not quite what I was looking for.

In 2005 after talking with my good friend Craig Coleman (ex full instructor of Tommy Carruthers) I joined him in London and met Jesse Glover the founder of Non Classical Gung FU (NCGF) and a few of his students Ingolf Grabitz, Pierre Hartmann and Wolfgang Rain. The experience changed my outlook forever!

I followed Jesse round Europe for a number of years. In this time period I also stayed at my close friend Pierre Hartmanns home where Pierre trained me personally in the art of gung fu. 

Also around 2005/6 I met Lamar Davis II an Original JKD instructor (we remain close friends to this day) and Andy Kimura son of Taky Kimura; Bruce Lees best friend and keeper of his grave. 2009/10 I managed a bit more time in tai chi

Today I work to build ties and friendships around the world and I also continue training with Pierre.

what is fugung? 

If you hadn't already noticed the name is gung fu reversed. I couldn’t get gungfu.com so I did a google search to see what fugung means. It turns out in german fugung means 

Fügung   Fü•gung  f   , -, -en  

a    (=Bestimmung) chance, stroke of fate  

eine glückliche Fügung - a stroke of good fortune, a happy chance (Brit)     

göttliche Fügung - divine providence  

eine Fügung Gottes/des Schicksals - an act of divine providence/of fate  

eine seltsame Fügung wollte es, dass er ... by some or a strange chance he ... 

b      (Ling)   (=Wortgruppe) construction

It seemed like a good omen so I bought it.