Economic conditions on this small island in the Mediterranean took a turn for the worse since my first visit here last November. But the toughness and resilience of the Cypriot students of Sifu Yiannos Christoforou’s Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy shone through as we picked up from where we left off last year and had another great training session.

Besides Sifu Yiannos’ crew, joining us again was Sifu Stavros Kypragoras and some of his students and we also had some new friends from some of Cyprus’ other Wing Chun schools who came to share in the fun and training.

It was good to work with Sifu Yiannos, his students and all the others who came out to participate. Despite some tough conditions in their country at the moment, these Cypriots demonstrated that it’ll take more than that to keep them from getting in their Wing Chun training!

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Our New Zealand brothers and sisters continue to progress at a great rate, as I found out on my recent visit to Wellington to work with Stu Dunn and his growing band of Kiwis. It was great to work with many who’ve returned for yet another round of seminars, and to meet some newcomers who have joined up since my visit last year.

We had a great weekend. tweaking and refining some previous drills and concepts, and then we added on some new twists and variations optimised for further growth. Stu’s done a fantastic job ensuring that his troops stay on track, and I’m happy to report that all goes well in the Land of the Long White Cloud!

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Gong Xi Fa Cai !!!

Happy Year of the Snake to all our students, friends, supporters and visitors! On behalf of Sifu Dana Wong and all of us at the Qian Li Dao Academy, we wish you good health, much happiness and prosperity as we usher in the Chinese New Year.

According to ancient Chinese custom, a snake in the house means your family will not starve, so this should be a prosperous year for everyone – let’s hope the omens are true!

May 2013 and the Snake be good to you all!