Sifu Wong in Canada - May 2007

[Emiko H]

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

Yes, Grandmaster Wong will be coming to Toronto this May!

For those of you who are planning to attend, I'd like to invite you to start booking off your schedule so that you'll be able to take advantage of this lifetime opportunity.

Grandmaster Wong will be teaching from May 19 till May 31.


We are very fortunate that he will be teaching the following:

Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung

Information Pending

Wahnam Taijiquan

Course: Combat with Joy, Flow and Internal Force - 18 hours

Shaolin Kungfu

Course: Crystallisation of the Past Masters - 18 hours


More details re: dates, location, cost etc., will follow very shortly in the next installment. So, please stay tuned!


Best wishes,

Emiko

[Emiko H]

Accommodations for Overseas Participants

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

Please find below a brief list of places where participants flying in from other countries may wish to stay.


This place is known for its economical pricing:

Howard Johnson Inn & Suites

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g183458-d184100-Reviews-Howard_Johnson_Inn_Suites_Toronto_East-Scarborough_Ontario.html

This place is known for its relative proximity to various Shaolin Wahnam Canadian family members:

The Willowdale Inn

http://www.willowdaleinn.com/

This place is known for its proximity to the highway (Don Valley Parkway):

Crowne Plaza

http://www.cptdv.com/index.html

More information to follow!


Best,

Emiko

[Akemi]

Dear Emiko Si Ku Jie,

I am excited to learn of these courses. I would love to come and plan on making it happen.

Congratulations,

[Emiko H]

Dear Akemi,

This is excellent news indeed.
I shall look forward to meeting you in person and to training with you.

Warmest wishes,

Emiko

[Eugene]

Dear Emiko,

I am looking forward to attending some the courses and visiting you and everyone in Toronto .

Best wishes,
Eugene

[Hubert]

Ah, well, I'll be there too, and look forward to see lots of you

[Matt F.]

Are these courses for Shaolin Wahnam students/instructors only? Or can wannabe's like myself attend?

[Antonius]

Yes, Matt, they're open to the public.

I'm going to do my best to be there, but I may spend all of my money on Malaysia.

[gusty]

passports

Hello all, I'm excited to hear Master Wong will be this close again this soon.[i live in Delaware]I just thought it would be a good idea to bring up the fact that passport regulations changed in January and if i'm not mistaken apply to Canada also.Many here i'm sure have passports, but some from the states that would want to go may find out too late that they need a passport. Warmly, Gusty

[Emiko H]

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

It's great to hear of people's interest! Thank you for posting your responses. Please note that I've made a few changes to the first post, and will be posting more in the next few days (the location has almost been anchored down).

Thank you, and I hope to see many of you here in Toronto in May!

Warmest wishes,

Emiko

[Emiko H]

Information on Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan & Shaolin Kung Fu Courses

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

Please find below the details of the Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan and Shaolin Kung Fu Courses.

The information for the Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung Courses is still pending.


Wahnam Taijiquan - Combat with Joy, Flow and Internal Force

Believe it or not, taijiquan (tai chi chuan) is a genuine martial art!

Here are some of the benefits you can receive from this course:

- study with a world-class master of martial arts
- acquire graceful and elegant taijiquan techniques on how to defend yourself and protect the ones you love
- gain direct access to genuine chi flow, leading to longlasting health benefits
- learn how to generate internal force, enabling the realisation of "minimum effort, maximum result"
- enjoy training in a safe environment with like-minded participants seeking their best
- experience joy, peace, calmness of spirit

Course Duration:

3 hrs. x 6 days = 18 hours total

Schedule:

DAY 1 - Mon. May 21, 8am - 11am (3 hrs)
DAY 2 - Tue. May 22, 8am - 11am (3hrs)
DAY 3 - Wed. May 23, 8am - 11am (3hrs)
DAY 4 - Fri. May 25, 8am - 11am (3hrs)
DAY 5 - Mon. May 28, 8am - 11am (3hrs)
DAY 6 - Tue. May 29, 8am - 11am (3hrs)
GRADUATION DINNER - May 29, 8:30pm

Course Fee: US $900.00

The course fee is to be paid in either US cash or travellers' cheques.

It should be paid on the first day of the course just prior to the start of the class directly
to Grandmaster Wong.

Please be sure to put your payment in an envelope with your full name, course title, amount, date, type of funds (cash/travellers' cheques).

When you have given your envelope to Grandmaster Wong, please tell me so that I may mark your name off on the registration list.


Booking Deposit & Space Rental Fee:

Participants are asked to send in a cheque of CDN $50.00 as deposit for their registration to the course.

The cost for space rental will be split between the total number of course participants.

The $50.00 deposit per participant will be applied toward the space rental and all participants will be informed of what the outstanding contribution per student will be. In past years, space rental cost has been reasonable, ranging between CDN $50 - $120.00 per person.

Please note that this fee will be determined just prior to the first class.

Location:

Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre
KURSA Room
4 Credit Union Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M4A 2N8

Map: http://www.latviancentre.org/contactinfo.php


Accommodations for overseas participants:
Please see information under IMPORTANT NOTE.



Shaolin Kungfu - Crystallisation of the Past Masters

Here is an opportunity to study genuine Shaolin Kungfu from a 4th-generation, direct successor of the Southern Shaolin Monastery!

Here are some of the benefits you can receive from this course:

- study with an authentic, world-renowned Shaolin grandmaster
- learn 'simple, direct and effective' shaolin kungfu techniques on how to defend yourself and protect the ones you love
- access genuine chi flow, leading to longlasting health benefits
- experience the truth of the saying: "techniques will conquer physical strength, internal force will conquer techniques, speed will conquer internal force, kungfu at the marvellous level will conquer speed and everything else"
- enjoy training in a safe environment with like-minded participants seeking their best
- experience vitality, joy, calmness of spirit

Course Duration:

3 hrs. x 6 days = 18 hours total

Schedule:

DAY 1 - Mon. May 21, 3pm - 6pm (3 hrs)
DAY 2 - Tue. May 22, 3pm - 6pm (3hrs)
DAY 3 - Wed. May 23, 3pm - 6pm (3hrs)
DAY 4 - Fri. May 25, 3pm - 6pm (3hrs)
DAY 5 - Mon. May 28, 3pm - 6pm (3hrs)
DAY 6 - Tue. May 29, 3pm - 6pm (3hrs)
GRADUATION DINNER - May 29, 8:30pm

Course Fee: US $900.00

The course fee is to be paid in either US cash or travellers' cheques.

It should be paid on the first day of the course just prior to the start of the class directly to Grandmaster Wong.

Please be sure to put your payment in an envelope with your full name, course title, amount, date, type of funds (cash/travellers' cheques).

When you have given your envelope to Grandmaster Wong, please tell me so that I may mark your name off on the registration list.


Booking Deposit & Space Rental Fee:

Participants are asked to send in a cheque of CDN $50.00 as deposit for their registration to the course.

The cost for space rental will be split between the total number of course participants.

The $50.00 deposit per participant will be applied toward the space rental and all participants will be informed of what the outstanding contribution per student will be. In past years, this cost has been reasonable, ranging between CDN $50 - $100.00 per person.

Please note that this fee will be determined just prior to the first class.


Location:

Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre
KURSA Room
4 Credit Union Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M4A 2N8

Map: http://www.latviancentre.org/contactinfo.php


Accommodations for overseas participants

Please see information under IMPORTANT NOTES.


IMPORTANT NOTES

Eligibility:
Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit is a master at the art of teaching on multiple levels. Participants ranging from beginners to masters can enjoy tremendous benefits from this course.

Participants are strongly advised to have studied taijiquan/shaolin kungfu directly with Grandmaster Wong or one of his certified instructors.

If you have not taken Wahnam Taijiquan or Shaolin Kungfu before, but are interested to study with Grandmaster Wong, please contact one of his certified instructors to seek advice re: taking some preparatory lessons between Feb and May in order to join one of these courses.

The List of Certified Instructors can be found at: http://www.shaolin.org/general/instructors-list.html.

Participants are required to follow and abide by the TEN SHAOLIN LAWS. (Please visit http://www.shaolin.org/general/laws.html to read them.)


Accommodations for Overseas Participants
Participants flying in from other countries may wish to visit the following sites.

This place is the most economical, and is located in the heart of downtown Toronto (easy subway access):

The Residence College Hotel
90 Gerrard Street West
Toronto, ON
Tel: 1(416)351-1010
Rates: CDN $49.00 plus taxes / person
+ CDN $25.00 key deposit
N.B. Please call to make bookings as their website is not up and running yet.

This place is known for its economical pricing:

Howard Johnson Inn & Suites

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g183458-d184100-Reviews-Howard_Johnson_Inn_Suites_Toronto_East-Scarborough_Ontario.html

This place is known for its relative proximity to various Shaolin Wahnam Canadian family members:

The Willowdale Inn

http://www.willowdaleinn.com/

This place is known for its proximity to the highway:

Crowne Plaza

http://www.cptdv.com/index.html

Registration/Space Booking

To register, send in booking deposit or make further enquiry, please contact me directly at shaolin@shaolinwahnamcanada.com. Thank you.


I hope you are as excited as I am about Sifu/Sigung's visit, and that you won't hesitate to avail yourself of these exciting courses! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all. In the meantime, I'd like to wish you continued success in your training!

Best regards,

[Joan]

Dear Emiko,

It looks like a wonderful set of courses with Sifu in Toronto in May.

I am sure you are all going to have lots of fun and I will be thinking of you all from Ireland.

Have a wonderful time,

Warmest wishes,
Joan

[Emiko H]

Chi Kung Courses Information

Dear Joan, Thank you for your kind words of support.

Dear Shaolin Family,

I am pleased to present below Sifu Jean Lie's announcement re: the Chi Kung courses that Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit will be teaching here in Canada.


QIGONG with GRANDMASTER WONG KIEW KIT

Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit will be coming to Toronto in May. He will be teaching Generating Energy Flow for beginners and masters alike and he will also be teaching some advanced chi kung courses. Not to be left out, kung fu and taijiquan courses will be taught also to existing students who studied directly with Grandmaster Wong or a certified Shaolin Wahnam instructor.





The courses are as follows:



"GENERATING ENERGY FLOW"

Saturday, May 19, 2007 – 8 a.m. – 12 noon & 3p.m. – 6 p.m.

(Total 7 hours of instruction)

Location: exact venue TBA

Cost: $400.00 CAD per person per course and please note that the course consists of both the morning and the afternoon session.

Participants may be beginners or masters.

Please sign up early as space is limited.



and



"COSMIC SHOWER”

Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 8 a.m. - 12 noon

(total 4 hours of instruction)

Location: exact venue TBA

Cost: $300.00 per person per course.

Please note: Participants of this course must first take or have taken "Generating Energy Flow" or studied with a certified Shaolin Wahnam instructor.

Please sign up early as space is limited.



“DAN TIAN BREATHING"

Saturday, May 26, 2007 – 3 – 7 p.m.

(total 4 hours of instruction)

Location: exact venue TBA

Cost: $300.00 per person per course.

Please note: Participants of this course must first take or have taken "Generating Energy Flow" or studied with a certified Shaolin Wahnam instructor.

Please sign up early as space is limited.



To register for the above noted courses, please email me, Sifu Jean Lie, at qimac@rogers.com and I will be happy to help.


Grandmaster Wong will also be teaching his current students Shaolin Kung Fu and Wahnam Taijiquan. For further details, please enquire by emailing Sifu Emiko Hsuen at emiko.h@sympatico.ca.


I’m sure you join us in our excitement to welcome Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit to Toronto. This is a tremendous opportunity and I look forward to seeing you all at the courses above.


Please refer to Grandmaster Wong’s homepage for a list of certified instructors at http://www.shaolin.org/general/instructors-list.html


Participants are required to follow and abide by the TEN SHAOLIN LAWS. (Please visit http://www.shaolin.org/general/laws.html to read them.)


Sincerely yours,

Jean Lie


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[Emiko H]

A new web page on Sifu's courses

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

I am pleased to inform you that a new webpage for Sifu's courses in Canada is now up and running.

Please come and visit us at: http://joyandfreedom.com/sifuwongcourses/

Heartfelt thanks go to Hubert Razack for his excellent efforts in designing this web page at short notice. Thank you, Hubert.

Best wishes,

Emiko

[Emiko H]

Dear Shaolin Family and Friends,

This is just an update to let you know that courses are filling up very nicely.

If there are any of you who are thinking of coming but have not yet made contact with either Sifu Jean Lie or myself, I would strongly encourage you to write to us at the earliest opportunity so that a spot may be reserved for you.

There is a cap limit on the number of students we can take, due to room capacity regulations etc.

Looking forward to seeing you all there at the May courses!

Warmest wishes,

Emiko

Sifu Jean Lie contact info: qimac@rogers.com
Sifu Emiko Hsuen contact info: emiko.h@sympatico.ca

http://www.joyandfreedom.com/sifuwongcourses

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