About 1MindBodyFitness
Traditional Chinese Martial and Internal Arts
Established in 1990 · Cape Town · Online worldwide
1MindBodyFitness is a South African training academy for classical Chinese martial and Internal Arts.
We teach:
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- Shaolin Kung Fu
- Tan Tui
- Peng Nan Wing Chun
- Tai Chi Quan
- Qigong
- Health Qigong
- Internal conditioning and recovery practices
Training is available through our online academy and in small classes in Cape Town.
Our Story
1MindBodyFitness began in 1990 as the International Kim-Loong Wushu Centre.
Its foundations reach back to the Sui Lum Kung Fu training established by Amanda Lan and Dr Jeff Lan during the 1980s.
Over the years, the school has grown from a traditional martial arts centre into a wider training system that brings together:
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- External martial practice
- Internal Arts
- Health Qigong
- Traditional Chinese movement principles
- Recovery and body-awareness education
- Online learning
The name has changed.
The foundation has not.
Skill is still developed through practice, patience and dedicated effort.
How We Teach
Classical training made accessible.
We believe traditional practice can be taught clearly without stripping away its depth.
Our teaching emphasises:
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- Strong foundations
- Structured progression
- Technical accuracy
- Joint-aware movement
- Practical body mechanics
- Sustainable long-term practice
- Understanding before certification
Students are encouraged to begin at the beginning.
Learn the foundations.
Repeat them.
Allow the body to understand what the mind has heard.
There are no instant instructors and no need to rush through the material simply to collect another certificate.
Online First
The online academy makes our teaching available to students who cannot attend in Cape Town.
Courses may include:
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- Step-by-step video lessons
- Structured learning sections
- Downloadable manuals
- Audio guidance
- Livestream assistance where needed
- Video review and assessment support
Students can train in their own time and repeat lessons as often as needed.
In-person classes remain available for students who want direct correction and small-group practice.
Meet Your Teachers
All 1MindBodyFitness training is taught by the academy’s two co-founders and senior technical coaches:
Dr Jeff Lan
Co-Founder · Senior Technical Coach
Dr Jeff Lan is a senior Chinese martial and Internal Arts teacher with decades of experience in Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Tai Chi and Qigong.
He is also a registered acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioner.
His teaching combines classical martial structure, internal development and a detailed understanding of traditional Chinese health principles.
Credentials
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- 9th Dan Kung Fu
- 6th Duan Health Qigong Technical Coach
- President of the SA Health Qigong Association
- Registered acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioner
Amanda Lan
Co-Founder · Senior Technical Coach
Amanda Lan has trained and taught Chinese martial and movement systems for more than four decades.
Her experience includes Shaolin Kung Fu, Tan Tui, Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Health Qigong and women-centred movement education.
Amanda brings a practical teaching style to the academy.
She focuses on helping students understand how a movement works, how it feels in the body and how to develop it safely over time.
Credentials
- 7th Dan Shaolin Kung Fu
- 5th Duan International Health Qigong Technical Coach
- Vice President of the SA Health Qigong Association
- Health Qigong facilitator in South Africa and international exchange programmes
Health Qigong Development
The academy’s main formal coach-development pathway is Health Qigong.
Training, Duan development, coach education and formal assessment are managed through the SA Health Qigong Association.
Students begin with foundational practice and progress through demonstrated ability, technical understanding and assessment.
The academy does not currently offer instant instructor certification for Tai Chi, Kung Fu or the other training systems.
Students interested in teaching these arts begin as practitioners and work their way forward through study, practice and merit.
Part of the Shaolin Café Ecosystem
1MindBodyFitness is the formal training academy within the wider Shaolin Café practice ecosystem.
Connected pathways include:
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- SA Health Qigong
- BalanceHER
- MapMeHealthy
- Dr Jeff Lan’s Chinese medicine practice
- Shaolin Café workshops and cultural events
Each pathway has its own purpose.
1MindBodyFitness remains the home of structured martial and Internal Arts training.
Who Trains With Us?
Our students include:
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- Complete beginners
- Adults beginning martial arts later in life
- Long-term practitioners
- Home-based and international students
- People returning to movement
- Health and movement educators
- Students preparing for formal Health Qigong development
You do not need to be young.
You do not need to be flexible.
You do not need to perform acrobatics.
You need a willingness to begin, practise and learn.
What We Stand For
We value:
Practice before performance
Ability before title
Depth before speed
Clear teaching without unnecessary noise
Traditional knowledge used responsibly
The purpose is not simply to collect movements.
It is to develop skill that stays with you.
Begin Your Training
Train Online
Learn through structured courses from wherever you are.
Train in Cape Town
Join a small weekly class with Amanda Lan or Dr Jeff Lan.
Explore Health Qigong Development
Follow the formal pathway through SA Health Qigong.