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.
Radio Station AM1430 asked us to return for another action-packed WT demo during their Variety Show at the Splendid China Tower Mall.
This Saturday morning at 9 AM, eleven of us gathered in our Richmond Hill school for the first of five seminars dedicated to improving sparring. These special classes will be held from May 24 to June 28 (except June 7) every Saturday. We all enjoyed the intense training, which will help take our WingTsun skill to new levels.
Good news!!! Our next student grading is here. It takes place on Saturday March 22 at 6:30 p.m. and March 24 at 12:00 p.m. For many of us, as we get a little nervous before a test, we may not always categorize it as good news, but more something that we have to do. But in reality, the grading is good news. Because it means we are moving forward (and of course we all know the importance of moving forward in WingTsun). Sure, it is always a little nerve-wracking before a test, but we have to try to change our mindset and look at it as a chance to get together and display what we have learned and how well we’ve progressed. Best of luck to everyone on test day!
Our demonstration organized by The Bay at Fairview Mall was a great success!
We are so pleased to announce that Sifu William Parker (5th level Practician of IWTA-NAS) will be conducting a seminar at our school.
Date: March 29, 2008
Location: IWTA Toronto - Richmond Hill
In partnership with Councillor Shelley Carroll, Power Unit (the youth affiliate of The Dove Intercultural Society), have invited IWTA Toronto to perform a WingTun demonstration for their community Lunar New Year Celebration.
When: Sunday, February 10th, 2008 from 1 PM to 4 PM
Where: Pleasant View Community Centre (545 Van Horne Ave.).
There will be other activities as well, such as:
For more information, visit the Power Unit website.
We have been invited by Fairview Mall to perform a WingTsun demo for the Lunar New Year Celebration showcase.
When: February 2, 2008 @ 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: The Bay @ Fairview Mall - 1800 Sheppard Avenue East (404 and Sheppard).
The showcase will also include a traditional Chinese lion dance, food tasting, tea demonstrations and a fashion show. Come check it out!
Grandmaster Leung Ting visited the IWTA Canada school to provide personal instruction.
The 3 day seminar was a great success, as we welcomed Sifus, Si-Hings, Si-Jehs, Si-Dais and Si-Muis from all over North America to learn from Grandmaster’s direct teachings.
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