As FKA twigs covers British Vogue's April 2024 issue, Hannah Coates speaks to her martial arts – or Wushu – instructor, Samuel Mak.
You can see FKA twigs pulling all manner of shapes for British Vogue’s April issue cover shoot, but what you don’t see are the sword-wielding martial arts skills that keep her body in peak physical condition. Her music videos are yet another reminder of the incredible body work the artist does in her spare tcime – when she’s not busy producing acclaimed albums. One of the most intriguing elements in her workout routine , is her penchant for Wushu, the Chinese term for “martial arts”.
” The pair have worked on three music videos – including “Don’t Judge Me” with Headie One and “Measure Of A Man” – incorporating different styles of martial arts, including flowy Tai Chi movements and, of course, some “sword stuff”. It doesn’t look easy – in fact I think I speak for us all when I say it looks dangerous. “The sword stuff is tough,” Mak agrees – and he’s someone who started practising from the age of three, and was holding a sword by the age of six.
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