It’s time for our annual Chinese New Year Celebration! On January 27th, 2009, come join us for a day of celebration at IWTA Richmond Hill. Members, friends, family and the rest of the world is welcomed to take part in the festivities!
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lion dance performance, courtesy of Master Jimmy Chan |
| 7:30pm onwards | Pot-luck dinner party |
Updated - January 27, 2009
McMaster University has invited our school to participate in their Chinese New Year Festival, organized by the McMaster Chinese Student’s Association.
The event will take place on Monday, January 26th 2009 in the Student Centre from 11am to 4pm. In addition to the WingTsun demonstration, there will also be special Chinese dance and Wushu performances and much more.
Come by and watch our performance if you’re in the Hamilton area!
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Updated - January 27, 2009
View the rest of the demonstration photos in the Photos section
Merry Christmas!!!! We had a great Pot-luck Christmas Dinner Party at the gym among family and friends! Not only did everyone enjoy the huge dinner feast, but many gifts were also being given out (some missed out on this!) as part of our fun festive night!!!
Special thanks to Sifu Carson Lau for hosting the party and the gifts, and Si-hing Richard Ngai for organizing and coordinating the party. Thanks to all of our members and guest for making this years gathering such a success!
In a cold afternoon of December 6, 40 IWTA WingTsun disciples gathered in Richmond Hill gym for an intensive, 4-hour seminar conducted by Sifu Carson Lau. It was a great opportunity to learn directly from Sifu Lau, who is the highest ranking IWTA WingTsun instructor in North America.
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1/16/2009 - Update! New video clip from the Seminar.
The recent grading this past Saturday, September 27 at 7:30 P.M. and Monday, September 29 at 1:30 P.M., held at the Richmond Hill Branch of IWTA-NAS, not only resulted in the promotion of many students but also produced five new Primary-level Technicians!
Student exams are held every quarter-year in the curriculum-styled structure of the Leung Ting WingTsun teaching system. These exams serve as an opportunity for the review of a student’s abilities and techniques, so that they can advance to higher levels of learning.
Sifu Carson Lau (7th level Practician, the highest ranked instructor in North America) is an examiner who always surprises the students with creative exams. For example, the exam for 1st-level Technician was divided into four seperate tests.
The first test examined the student’s familiarity of the Si-Nim Tao and Chum-Kiu forms. Instead of just asking the student to perform the entire form, they were asked to perform excerpts of sequences chosen from arbitrary starting points.
The second part required the student to perform the first three Chi-Sao forms. Sifu Lau expected each form to be performed accurately, as they are fundamental for most of the Chi-Sao sparring movements.
The third part involved the famous WingTsun Chi-Sao sparring. In this part, examinees were required to apply all the Chi-Sao components learned thus far. Two students teamed up to spar in three, 1-minute sessions. Both students were expected to demonstrate their achievements in technique application, economy of movement, physical endurance, and the use and control of power.
The Chi-Sao sparring was both exciting for the spectators to watch, but also exhausting for the students — However, the exam did not stop there. It continued into the finale, which was the dramatic simulation of a 2 vs 1 ambush. This required two additional participants to simultaneously attack the examinee with a punch and/or kick, in a free-from environment. It definitely gave the gym a fight-club vibe with the spectators standing at the edges of the room, trying not to get caught in the middle. In this test, examinees were evaluated based on how well they controlled their attackers with angles by using WingTsun foot-work.
Special thanks go out to: Jaime Loo, Roger Lam, Isaac Lau, and Vahid Zolfaghari, who participated as attackers in the 2 vs 1 scenario. They did an excellent job and showed no fear, no pain and no mercy to the examinees. We have hence forth dubbed them the “Invincible White T-Shirt” team — a new breed in our gym.
Last but not least, all of the students from the Richmond Hill class would like to thank Sifu Lau for his dedication in teaching us what true WingTsun is.
This picture was sent to Sifu Lau, along with a birthday gift from Sifu Yan Yiu Wing (4th level technician) in Hong Kong. Sifu Yan Yiu Wing is one of Sifu Lau’s previous pupils and this picture depicts Sifu Lau’s “To Dai” ( student ), “To Suen” (grandson students) and “To-Tsang Suen” (Great grandson students) — Four generations of students, descendant from Sifu Lau.
In Chinese tradition, a family of 4 generations is a real blessing and Sifu Lau feels extremely blessed and proud of his Wing Tsun family.
Radio Station AM1430 asked us to return for another action-packed WT demo during their Variety Show at the Splendid China Tower Mall.
Fernando Gonzalez works as a bar tender in a local restaurant. He has been studying Martial Arts since he was eight years old. He shares his thoughts and experiences on learning LeungTing WingTsun from Sifu Carson Lau at IWTA Toronto, Richmond Hill school.
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In this video, John shares his thoughts and experiences on learning LeungTing WingTsun from Sifu Carson Lau.
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