According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2011 is the Year of the Golden Rabbit, which begins on February 3, 2011.
A rabbit year is characterized by quiet, gentleness, and wisdom, and to celebrate the rabbit’s special qualities the IWTA Richmond Hill gym this year’s celebration, bringing up the dragon dancers and dinner party with a lot of joy.
In this special occasion, Sifu Lau would like to wishing you and your family lots of love, joy, good health and success in the new year!
Mini seminar concerning Siu Nim Tau theory and foundation of Wing Tsun.
Siu Nim Tau is the first form that every WingTsun students learn from day 1. If we all pay attention enough, then we will notice Siu Nim Tau did help us emerge into the Wingtsun’s main concept instantly and effectively. First of all, it tells us we need a strong solid stance. Secondly, the centerline theory is implanted in most of the movements. In order to achieve successful, lasting and effective WingTsun practice, all students should begin by focusing on a strong foundation. An important attitude to develop is attention to small details. During this mini seminar, Sifu Lau revealed some key details of Siu Num Tau and demonstrated how it is implemented in WingTsun training. All students gained so many insights and benefit from Sifu’s teaching.
Below are the testimonial from the students who attended this mini seminar :-
Ki Nosworthy: Back to basics, the fundamentals. Sifu Carson Lau takes us through a detailed step by step look at the first form of Wing Tsun vital to the training. Whether you’re at a beginner level or an advanced level the Siu Nim Tau is a key to Wing Tsun training, and will help open future doors towards a WT skill set. I highly recommend any future seminars put on by Sifu Carson Lau.
Fumi Chan: As a feather weight female Wing Tsun student,I know how important it is for me to perfect my technique with speed,viciousness,accuracy and power to compensate for my lack of physical strength. Siu Nim Tau Seminar provided me with the perfect opportunity to acquire accurate knowledge of the most fundamental form. With this defined
understanding,all I need to do is practice over and over again until I attain perfection. In time,the other three elements will develop with hard work and will power.
Daniel Cheung: Too often, when training in a martial art, people rush to learn how to fight. Although we start off with the fundamentals in various forms, it is all too easy
to get sloppy and forget rudimentary details that make any given martial art unique. Like any language, every martial art has its own grammar; for Wing Tsun, that grammar is contained in practicing Siu Nim Tao. For this reason, the Siu Nim Tao workshop is invaluable not only to reinforce the basics, but to also remind students of its benefits for healthy living, not just for fighting. The
basic advice is to not rush and make every move precise. If someone takes their time and does it correctly with proper breathing, they can actually become healthier. The precision required can make offensive and defensive movements that much more effective. I highly recommend that students of Wing Tsun at any level seriously consider the Siu nim Tao seminar.
Edwin Lau: I highly recommend this seminiar to all Wing Tsun members who already know the entire Siu Nim Tau form. SIFU explained each Siu Nim Tau movement in great
detail in a very clear manner. Using the information gained from this seminar, I can improve my own Siu Nim Tau form, for I now have a much better understanding of what my body position should be at the end of each Siu Nim Tau movement. The better is my Siu Nim Tau form, the stronger will be my Wing Tsun foundation.
Goal setting is a very important ingredient to be success in our lives.It can be personal like giving up smoking or losing weight. Or it could be a professional goal such as achieving a particular level in your workplace. Below is a story of Vahid Zolfaghari-kondori who dream of open a WingTsun school in his mother country Iran.
Migration to Canada marked a turning point in my life. Despite of ups and downs of adapting to new environment and culture, I was determined to excel in both education and martial arts. Having practiced in different martial arts styles, I knew that it would be a great means to overcome to the obstacles in my new life both physically and spiritually. I started to search for a practical and straight forward concept which allows me to keep practicing regardless of flexibility and age; after scrutinizing amongst styles, concepts and arts the conclusion was Wing Tsun. Coming across with Sifu Lau changed my entire perspective about martial arts. Practicing under supervision of highest level instructor in North America and even in the world is not an easy chore. A detail oriented person that even the smallest mistakes of his students would not be ignored from his sight. Reaching to technician level would not be made without enormous amount of patience and dedication from Sifu Lau’s side and personal effort and practice from my side. It was not an easy journey without all my Si Sok, Si Hings, Si Jes and Si Deis cooperation.I am thrilled and very proud of this accomplishment. Hereby I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Sifu Lau and my lovely Wing Tsun family.
Congratulations to Jaime Loo and Alex Lee on passing the 1st Level Technician’s test!
They both were being tested under a very rigorous testing scheme, which consist a form and sparring section. The sparring section was further divided into three parts, where the student has to demonstrate and apply the culmination of their WingTsun skills. The three sections included: Sparring against a single WingTsun practitioner, sparring against a single opponent in a street situation, and sparring against two opponents in a street situation.
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We are so pleased to have Great Grand Master held a 2 days seminar on last week Saturday and Sunday. During this seminar, GGM Leung Ting had revealed many awesome Wing Tsun’s technique and theory to us.
Starting September 5th, the new IWTA North York location will be up and running. Classes will be available every Saturday starting at 6:30pm-8:30pm. The location is easily accessible — Steps way from the Sheppard subway station and seconds away from the highway at 401/Yonge, with plenty of street parking.
