Sifu Lin Teaching Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun at IWKA Headquarter in Amsterdam December 2010, this is the 5th HKB Lesson Sergio Iadarola Received

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Sifu Lin Teaching Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun at IWKA Headquarter in Amsterdam December 2010, this is the 5th HKB Lesson Sergio Iadarola Received

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Sifu Lin Teaching Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun at IWKA Headquarter in Amsterdam December 2010, this is the 5th HKB Lesson Sergio Iadarola Received

 

 

 

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On Dec 11, 2010, we had finished the first official HKB public seminar in Europe. I was happy to see how passionate they were and I was so glad to see how much they enjoy their experience in HKB.

 

There were about 90 attendees and each one of them was really into it. I can clearly see and positively sure that HKB had found another home here in Amsterdam.

 

Below is the full official report regarding our trip both in Amsterdam as well as Hong Kong, written by Suhu Benny Meng

 

Regards

 

Suhu Lin Xiang Fuk

 

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2010 December Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and China Trip

 

Officially, this was the 3rd International HKB ICP training trip. The first one was accomplished in September of 2010 when Grand Master Kenneth Lin, together with Suhu Benny Meng, the International Program Director, and Suhu Sergio Iadarola traveled to Hong Kong and China. The second one was held in October of 2010 in Brazil featuring Grand Master Kenneth Lin and Suhu Benny Meng.

 

I actually flew into DC on Tuesday, December 7th, arriving at Grand Master Lin’s school late at night. We went to Chinatown for a nice dinner, and arrived at Grand Mater Lin’s home late.

 

We spent Wednesday handling all the last-minute details that always seem to crop up before an extended trip out of town. We met up with Sihing Benjamin for lunch, then Simu dropped us off at the airport for a late-afternoon flight.

 

We were well prepared and looking forward to this new adventure. It was the first time for all three of us to go to Amsterdam, and as in years past, I was traveling on my birthday for martial arts, however this was a first – celebrating in Europe. We had heard that Amsterdam was very much a multi-national, multi-ethic, international city but in the back of my mind, was the thought that there wouldn’t be any time for site-seeing due to our packed schedule.

 

The main focus for this trip was to develop future instructors in the Hek Ki Boen lineage (HKB) for the continent of Europe. This group of new Instructor Candidates is made up of students and grand students under Suhu Sergio Iadarola. HKB International decided to hold this event at Suhu Sergio’s International European HQ, with participants coming from 5 countries (6 if you count the US) with a total of 17 new ICP members.

 

I want to note something about Suhu Sergio – I respect his efforts as a Wing Chun fanatic. He’s already a successful Grand Master within his own organization with members all over the world, a true success story, but he continues to search deeper into the roots of Wing Chun. After meeting he in Hong Kong early in 2010 and being introduced to the HKB lineage, he took an interest right away and after direct experience with Grand Master Lin at the HKB HQ in US, Suhu Sergio concluded that HKB is what he’s been looking for all his life. Since that time, he’s been going 100% to develop his skill and within 6 months was certified as a Level One instructor and by his own words: he’s improved his skill tremendously and doubled his power in only six months due to HKB training. This is not a small statement from someone recognized as a Grand Master in his own family, practicing many different lineages of Wing Chun for close to 25 years!

 

Our conclusion is the same: that this system is our last stop in our search for Wing Chun’s origins. Of course, our conclusions should not be taken in any way as a statement about the effectiveness, validity, practicality, or usefulness of other Wing Chun lineages; all Wing Chun is one family, with each branch providing a different take and perspective on the core concepts of our great system. We both encourage all our students, friends, and fellow martial artists to gain direct, personal experience and make up their own minds for themselves!

 

He not only joined the HKB family, but is also encouraging and promoting this system to his downline instructors without hesitation, even knowing that he would be ‘rocking the boat’ again with his decision to move in this new direction. He assembled the cream of the crop – Instructors and Top Level students. After months of preparation from Grand Master Lin, the HKB HQ, and me together with Suhu Sergio and his own HQ staff making many behind the scenes preparations, everything came to a focused point to make this event and trip possible.

 

Initially, we had close to 30 ICP candidates for this event, but we decided to pre-screen and pre-interview the candidates ahead of time and reduced the number to 17.

 

Day One: Thursday 12/9/2010 Travel from DC to Amsterdam

 

1) Grand Master Kenneth Lin, International Program Director Benny Meng, Headquarters Senior Assistant Benjamin Blalock

 

a. Leaving on Wednesday, 12/8/2010 @ 5:54 pm

 

b. Arriving on Thursday, 12/9/2010 @ 7:15 am

 

2) Focus of Day One is on

 

1) ICP Interviews, broken down by country: Holland, Germany, Italy, Brazil & UK

 

2) Benjamin Blalock discussion on Holland HQ Business processes.

 

We arrived early on Thursday, around 7:30am. Suhu Sergio and his main HQ Instructor, Fabian Raymann, picked us up from the airport. We went to Suhu Sergio’s home and settled in after the long flight. After breakfast and cleaning up, we headed into the school. Amsterdam is a modern city with many unique architecture buildings, and very pedestrian friendly – lots of people were walking, and more were riding bikes. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of China due to the pedestrians and bicycles… but one thing for sure: water was everywhere! From canals, to streams, to fountains, to oceanfront – they told me that it was the law that, in the Netherlands, before you learn how to walk, you have to learn how to swim!

 

At the school, we formally met Suhu Sergio’s HQ staff. They gave us a quick tour of the facility. It’s in downtown Amsterdam. There are actually two locations across the street from each other, with one area dedicated to advanced training. It was very much a first class school with professional facilities. It’s exciting to see a Wing Chun school operating at this level.

 

Before long, we went straight to the intended events on the schedule, starting with the person-to-person interview with the ICP members. The process ran country by country. We started with the HQ group which consisted of 7 members (in no particular order): Fabian Raymann, Harry Kwung Bong Fung, Deniz Kara, Alex de Raaff, Michael Morris, Lai-Wing Hau, & Robert Cozstens. Good for us, English was the 2nd language so everyone understood us and we didn’t need a translator.

 

The official interview is primarily my responsibility. Each applicant is required to complete an extensive application form, and go through a formal interview process – Grand Master Lin and Suhu Sergio were there as well, and were part of the interview process with Grand Master Lin concluding the interview with questions based on previous answers. At the end of interviews for this group, what Grand Master Lin and I took away was that this was a professional group running professional service at Suhu Sergio’s IWKA HQ. I think it would be beneficial for all future School operators to come to Suhu Sergio’s HQ to see how a professional school should be run. Based on the success of the IWKA HQ, Suhu Sergio offered to train Benjamin Blalock on operations and management, to which Grand Master Lin and Benjamin both agreed.

 

After the Amsterdam ICP group interviews, we moved on to the German and UK applicants. The German group was lead by Sifu Wolfgang Herges, a direct student of Suhu Sergio; the other 5 applicants were Instructors under Sifu Herges (Alexander Smolenski, Andreas Atzeni, Malek Asad, Frederik Wortmann, & Annelene Sudau). Sifu Herges is no stranger to the martial arts – he runs one of the largest schools in Europe. His team was also highly professional and motivated.

 

The UK group was led by Sifu Paul Lawrence Hawkes, a direct downline of Suhu Sergio. Sifu Paul was joined by his student, also a full Sifu, Alan Stuart Paterson. Both of these gentlemen are already veterans of teaching martial arts and Wing Chun in UK. Sifu Alan runs the largest and most successful Kung Fu school in the UK with over 600 active students.

 

We completed the majority of the interviews on the first day, with only Italy and Brazil left for the 2nd day.

 

As night was approaching, we went out for Chinese food at Amsterdam’s Chinatown. One thing I must say about Chinatown – and I’ve been to many of them all over the world… but, and I’m not sure how many people notice, but it always seems that Chinatown is in prime real estate areas… it’s always where lots of things are going on. In Amsterdam, almost everything is within walking distance so we did a lot of walking – I came prepared with lots of winter clothes. In the US, Americans have gotten to the convenience of driving… you might even see someone in a t-shirt in the dead of winter because they know they’re going to get into a car with heated seats… but I’ve never thought that was a good idea because if your car breaks down you’re in trouble. I also noticed while I was in Amsterdam that there weren’t any over-weight people… maybe it had to do with all the walking? And everyone walks super fast here. The native Dutch are all very tall, even the ladies.

 

The first full day went really well, but it was quite taxing due to the fact that we got off the plane in the early morning and worked all day with no rest. We were definitely looking forward to a good night’s sleep.

 

Day Two: Friday 12/10/2010

 

1) Continuation and completion of Day One goals

 

2) Benjamin Blalock discussion on Holland HQ Business processes.

 

3) Group meetings with Holland HQ Personnel and ICP Members

 

4) Initial seminars for ICP members

 

5) Explanation of History, Culture, Protocol, Etiquette, Rules, Rights, Privileges part I

 

The second day started out similar to the first – breakfast and in to the school. We completed the interviews with Italy and Brazil. The Italians were Mauro Gibin and Gianluca Giusto, both direct students and Instructors under Suhu Sergio. The Brazilian was Daniel Jaeger, a downline instructor-in-training under Suhu Sergio by way of Sifu Erik Alvarenga.

 

It was fortunate for us to have Suhu Sergio on these interviews: he’s fluent in English, Dutch, German, and Italian.

 

All the interviews went very smoothly and the final decision was to be made by Sunday. Meanwhile, Grand Master Lin began the physical training. This is part of the application process so that, together with the interview, applications have a better idea of what they are getting involved with so all doubts are removed before committing to the ICP. Grand Master Lin gave the applications 3 hours of hands-on training and instruction on the fundamentals of HKB system. Based on their feedback and the expressions on their faces, I could tell the participants were excited about the potential contained within the system. All doubts were removed.

 

Keep in mind, this group of people were all well experienced in Wing Chun and have many years of teaching under their belts/sashes. The good thing was that they were all excited and had an open mind, but due to the uniqueness of HKB, there were also some body karma challenges that will take time to change or re-program.

 

We concluded the second day with a group meeting with the HQ leaders, primarily focused on questions, issues, and concerns about introducing a little-known system to the larger martial arts community and the general public. We also discussed the challenges of introducing the new training requirements to an already established curriculum. These are all important concerns due to the fact that the HKB system is well received wherever we go, but so far it has been to established schools. The HQ group was very happy to know that the HKB system contains a well-rounded curriculum, including material from technical development to self-defense and fighting application, to self-improvement.

 

Day Three: Saturday 12/11/2010

 

1) Public workshop

 

2) Benjamin Blalock discussion on Holland HQ Business processes.

 

3) Explanation of History, Culture, Protocol, Etiquette, Rules, Rights, Privileges part II

 

The main focus of today was the public seminar. When we arrived at the school before the seminar started, we walked into a full house. Suhu Sergio’s school is not a small school but it was literally packed, wall to wall. Together with the ICP applicants, there were well over 100 participants in this 1st European Hek Ki Boen Seminar.

 

After the formal introduction of Grand Master Lin, I started out the seminar with a discussion of Wing Chun history and philosophy. Everyone was updated with the latest research from the VTM, and it was well received. Next was a short demonstration of HKB skills: Suhu Sergio started things off by demonstrating Siauw Lim Dou (aka Siu Lim Tau), then my Sihing, Benjamin, did the Im Yang Jiu, also known as the Flower Fist, and followed with Tim Kiauw, also known as Sinking the Bridge. I was up next with the De Sam Chian Po, or Low Three Battle Steps. Grand Master Lin finished the demonstration of advanced Hoat Keng power in performing Sam Chian Po.

 

After a short lunch break, we started the hands-on physical training. There’s one advantage to training in Wing Chun – due to economy of motion, we can still run a great workshop in tight space! After the physical training, we conducted a Q&A session. With both a philosophical background and actual experience, the participants were well educated and excited to ask questions about the system. The response was so overwhelming (in a good way) that we had to limit the number of questions in order to wrap up the seminar. Group photos followed and the wonderfully successful day concluded with dinner at a nice Tibetan restaurant. Based on my previous experience in Germany and the UK, and now the Netherlands, food is much more expensive in Europe than in the US. I think American’s complain too much – maybe the minority of Americans realize how good we truly have it and how easily it can slip away.

 

Grand Master Lin has this to say about the public seminar: “Today we just finished the first official HKB public seminar in Europe. I was happy to see how passionate they were and I was so glad to see how much they enjoy their experience in HKB. There were about 100 attendees and each one of them was really into it. I can clearly see and positively sure that HKB had found another home here in Amsterdam.”

 

Day Four: Sunday 12/12/2010

 

1) Explanation of History, Culture, Protocol, Etiquette, Rules, Rights, Privileges part III

 

2) Official ICP training with Grand Master Lin

 

After the public workshop and all the interviews were completed, official ICP training formally began on Sunday morning and lasted all day.

 

As of December 12, 2010, For the HKB Eng Chun discipleship, Grand Master Lin Xiang Fuk formally accepted 17 new candidates listed below as HKB Eng Chun Instructor Candidates Program (ICP) for the Europe Continent and the South America Continent.

 

Netherland HKB Instructor Candidates Program:

 

1. Harry Kwung Bong Fung (Future HKB Representative for Amsterdam)

 

2. Fabian Raymann (Future HKB Representative for Amsterdam)

 

3. Alex de Raaff (Future HKB Representative for Amsterdam)

 

4. Deniz Kara (Future HKB Representative for Haarlem)

 

5. Michael Morris (Future HKB Representative for Rotterdam)

 

6. Lai Wing Hau (Future HKB Representative for Amsterdam)

 

7. Robert Coztens (Future HKB Representative for Amsterdam)

 

Germany HKB Instructor Candidates Program:

 

8. Wolfgang Herges (Future HKB Representative for Osnabruck)

 

9. Alexander Smolenski (Future HKB Representative for Osnabruck)

 

10. Andreas Atzeni (Future HKB Representative for Osnabruck)

 

11. Malek Asad (Future HKB Representative for Osnabruck)

 

12. Annelene Sudau (Future HKB Representative for Osnabruck)

 

Italy HKB Instructor Candidates Program:

 

13. Mauro Gibin (Future HKB Representative for Savonna)

 

14. Gianluca Giusto ((Future HKB Representative for Savonna)

 

United Kingdom HKB Instructor Candidates Program:

 

15. Paul Lawrence Hawkes (Future HKB Representative for Crawley)

 

16. Alan Stuart (Future HKB Representative for Croydon)

 

Brazil HKB Instructor Candidate Program:

 

17. Daniel Jaeger (Future HKB Representative for Brazil)

 

The technical material covered on this first day of training came from the HKB Orientation Program, which includes basic and foundational material for the general public with no martial arts background. The HKB Eng Chun lineage contains a lot of old traditions and advanced knowledge. The only way to pass on the system with quality assurance is through proper teaching and training methods. We have a program for beginners to the system and the general public that don’t have any martial arts experience.

 

IPC training covers history, philosophy, mechanics, technical concepts, and application training with skill challenges. Even through this was a well-experienced group with many years of background in the martial arts in general and Wing Chun in particular, they were all very open-minded and eager to learn a new perspective on this great system. I can tell by their enthusiasm that they really enjoyed the system and could relate to the information they were learning and experiencing.

 

While the ICP members were training, Grand Master Lin also spent time with IP (Instructor Program) members, Suhu Benny Meng and Suhu Sergio Iadarola, to cover their second level instructor material.

 

We ended the day with a bit of site-seeing: including the town square and some of the famous Amsterdam land marks.

 

Day Five: Monday 12/13/2010

 

1) Explanation of History, Culture, Protocol, Etiquette, Rules, Rights, Privileges part III

 

2) Official ICP training with Grand Master Lin

 

Monday was another full day of ICP training, primarily focused on the first 8 modules of the System Approach. The ICP curriculum has been well-organized by Suhu Lin and is supported by the Grand Master Counsel in Indonesia. The Instructors will go through approximately 72 modules to complete the whole system through the first layer. This program is designed to give ICP members a view of the whole system and all the pieces first, rather than focus on just one aspect for years at a time. The idea is to give ICP members an overview so they know the breadth of the system first, then go into depth over time. Unfortunately, too many times the older generations seem to focus on a scarcity mindset, otherwise known as “protecting the rice bowl” where an Instructor will only teach as much as necessary to keep students and instructor-candidates involved and paying tuition. This is NOT the goal or methods used in the HKB ICP. Instead, the goal is to open up the totality of the system through a layered teaching format, which covers the entire system as quickly as an ICP members wishes to progress based on the skill and knowledge they demonstrate. Everyone is given the same opportunities with no favoritism or internal politics. Kung Fu, which means “skill and ability developed through hard work over time,” is truly developed through intense, personal effort to internalize and understand the material. In the ICP, the door stands open and it is up to each member to move forward based on his or her own efforts. This keeps the quality of the system high as only the most dedicated will make progress. However, everyone is encouraged to do and be their best, and all celebrate the skills accomplished by others. Truly, as we tell beginners, “If he can do it, if she can do it, if they can do it, I can do it!”

 

Personally, in addition to Grand Master Lin’s expertise in the martial arts and the treasure of Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun, my journey with this family has been enjoyable due to the lack of ego, hidden agendas, and politics within the HKB family and organization, and the emphasis on not playing politics with families outside the HKB lineage as well.

 

Day Six: Tuesday 12/14/2010

 

1) Explanation of History, Culture, Protocol, Etiquette, Rules, Rights, Privileges part III

 

2) Official ICP training with Grand Master Lin

 

3) Summary by Grand Master Lin

 

4) Summary by International Program Director Meng and Director Iadarola

 

Tuesday started with a familiar routine – wake up, wonderful breakfast, and head into the school, but Tuesday was also something special. Everyone knew it was the day of hard-core training, with less emphasis on learning new material and more on internalizing and experiencing the true spirit of Kung Fu: hard work! This special day’s training, comes from a tradition that started in the US HQ: on Sunday, Grand Master Lin trains with only the most dedicated and high-level students in a marathon four-to-six hour, non-stop drilling format. The only variation is the volume is in the mix of external and internal training, with 4 hours for external training followed by one-to-two hours of internal training such as Qigong. The European ICP members were excited to participate in the legendary ‘Sunday Training.’

 

Without going into any technical discussion, here’s a general outline from my experience:

 

A) Warm-Up (which isn’t really a warm-up, it’s designed to push you to your limits so that your whole body’s muscles are fatigued)

 

B) Once your muscles are complete fatigued, then we start tendon training

 

C) Once the tendons, muscle, and skin are trained, the last section is designed to train the bones by directly going with full force and explosive power. This last part really trains the mental and emotional parts of a warrior’s mindset because, after 3-4 hours of complete exhaustion, comes the most hard-core training and energy development: Kiauw Jiu (Bridging Hand) training. If you don’t have a tough mind, you won’t continue.

 

We had a great time together going through this intense experience. Some ICP members testified that they had never trained as hard before this experience. As usual, Grand Master Lin asked if they were sure they wanted to continue to learn the HKB system. Totally exhausted, and with sweat drilling out of every pore, the answer was a resounding “YES SIR!” from everyone.

 

We wrapped the day up with final lectures, a Q&A session, and review of all technical material. We spent the rest of the day collecting positive feedback.

 

Day Seven: Wednesday 12/15/2010

 

1) Travel to Hong Kong

 

a. Departing: 10:40

 

b. Arriving: 12/16/2010 @ 12:15 in Hong Kong

 

The last day in Amsterdam was simply preparing to head to the airport. Sihing Benjamin traveled back to the US while Grand Master Lin and I continued on to Hong Kong and China to prepare for the 4th International ICP workshop (the 2nd in Asia).

 

I want to take this opportunity to thank Suhu Sergio and his HQ Instructors, and especially Joanne Lam for the hospitality they showed to Grand Master Lin, Sihing Benjamin, and I on this first visit to Amsterdam.

 

Suhu Sergio and Joanne headed for Hong Kong on the same day, different flight. The plan was to meet up in Hong Kong the next day and prepare for another week of intense ICP training!

 

Day Eight: Thursday 12/16/2010

 

Grand Master Lin and I spend the day traveling and settling in, waiting for the Asian ICP members to arrive in Hong Kong: Lau Ka Lau (China), Cheng Chun Kit (China), Gerald Tur Raphael (Thailand), and Percival Rico (Philippines). We also had a new candidate, this time from Canada: Jordan Maunula from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

 

Day Nine: Friday 12/17/2010

 

As I started the interview process with Jordan, we officially began our first full day of training as well. The first day’s training lasted approximately 5 hours of physical training, and a few more hours of lecture and discussion. Then we went out to the city for dinner and more conversation.

 

Day Ten: Saturday 12/18/2010

 

Day Eleven: Sunday 12/19/2010

 

Days Nine, Ten, and Eleven were basically the same: ICP members training on their material, IP members training on our material, excellent food, great attitudes, laughter, and hard training. Hong Kong is the city of my birth and visiting always brings back happy memories, and personal favorites: street vendor food, soaking up the atmosphere, the noise and hustle-and-bustle of the big city. There were a few days that were quite cold for the Hong Kong standard, but it was nothing to notice compared to what we came from in Europe, or what we experience in Dayton, Ohio!

 

On a personal level, this Hong Kong trip had a special meaning for me: my skill level has reached a new, higher level thanks to Suhu Lin’s guidance.

 

Jordan completed the interview process, enjoyed his training and was impressed with Grand Master Lin, and was successful accepted into the ICP. I definitely noticed that this time around everyone in the Asian ICP contingent have improved significantly from earlier in the year.

 

Day Twelve: Monday 12/20/2010

 

Our plan for the day was to visit Suhu Sergio’s school in Shenzhen, China (info on Shenzhen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen). This was my first visit to his Chinese school and everyone kept teasing me about the best Dim Sum and Chau Siu (Barbecue Pork) was not in Hong Kung but in Shenzhen so I was very excited for this visit.

 

This was an exciting day, with a few interesting experiences along the way….

 

Originally, our whole group planned to train at the Shenzhen school but as we arrived at the border to China to get our visas, we found out that the visa rules have changed. A few of the members could not get visas to enter China so the team divided in half, with some staying in Hong Kong and the rest going into China. Since I hadn’t been to Shenzhen before, I went with the group to China.

 

As a group we all when back across the border to the Hong Kong side to say good afternoon, then returned back across the border into China a second time. As we were standing in line for the foreigners, a Chinese man was looking at my jacket with the HKB logos on it. He asked me, “Is there Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun in America?” because he saw me with a US Passport. I quickly replied, “Do you know anything about Wing Chun?” He said he knows about the Heaven and Earth Society, where the Five Flags came from and that he has heard about Wing Chun. He also knew about the Black Flag and Red Flag branches. I was quite surprised and excited. We continued our conversation and he told me quite a bit about the Red Flag, including that another name for the Red Flower Society (Hung Fa Wui) is also Iron Flower Society (Tit Fa Wui). Due to the border crossing, it was time for him to go up to customs and our conversation was interrupted. This was verification that people who know about the secret societies are actually quite familiar with Black Flag and Red Flag Wing Chun. It is unfortunate in the Wing Chun community that we have politics and people with hidden agendas trying to attack the Hek Ki Boen lineage by saying that there were no five flags connected to Shaolin in the secret societies. But information continues to open up on a more regular basis and supports the existences of just such a connection.

 

Lau Ka Lau and Cheng Chun Kit, the main instructors of the Shenzhen school, did a nice job showing us around. They took us to several nice restaurants while we were in town – the food was very authentic and super cheap! We had everything from authentic Cantonese cuisine to Northern Chinese influenced hot pots.

 

The Shenzhen school is beautifully equipped and decorated, and like their Suhu’s Netherland school, located downtown. As China is the birthplace of Wing Chun, we will definitely work hard to expand and bring this precious Wing Chun treasure back to China.

 

Day Thirteen: Tuesday 12/21/2010

 

We came back to Hong Kong around lunchtime on Tuesday. After a short break, we prepared for our final group training of the week. The weather was perfect so we decided to train outdoors.

 

Tuesday’s special HKB training was the legendary “Sunday Training,” a first for Jordan. Everyone else had experienced it in the past. As a special note, we did the Sam Chian Po more than 30 times in a row.

 

Tuesday night, we went out to celebrate our 2nd Asian ICP training at a local Japanese restaurant.

 

Day Fourteen: Wednesday 12/22/2010

 

On Wednesday, I returned to the US while Grand Master Lin continued on to Indonesia for a meeting with the Grand Master Council, led by the HKB Grand Masters.

 

Grand Master Lin had this to say about his trip to Indonesia “Today, I had a successful meeting and discussion with some of the HKB Grand Master Council, including Grand Master The Kang Hay as well as Grand Master Tio Tik Kwi. All of them are happy to hear about our international expansion, accomplished projects, and future plans”

 

Summary

 

To sum up this trip, in two weeks we interviewed and accepted 18 new ICP members, a total of 17 HKB Instructor Candidates that took place in Amsterdam from December 8th to 15th, 2010 and a total of 1 HKB Instructor Candidate that took place in Hong Kong from December 16th to 22nd, 2010. Also on this trip, a total of 25 IP/ICP members from China, the Philippines, Thailand, Canada, German, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil and the United States came together to train at the instructor’s level.

 

These two weeks are an example of the amazing things that can happen when you combine a dedicated leader, working with open-minded follows, to learn, investigate, explore and experience a great system. I have a very strong feeling that this type of success will be happening more and more often for the Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun family on an international scale. In just a short two years, now HKB has expanded to 12 countries with more on the waiting list. We are currently focused on training, graduating, and certifying the first generation of HKB instructors so there is a growing waiting list for ICP 2. Countries on the waiting list include locations in the Middle East, Turkey, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, Africa, India, and Australia.

 

Looking towards the future, I am excited about the prospect of helping to grow and expand this great family and wonderful branch on the tree of Wing Chun. The 2011 training schedule for the HKB family is already shaping up to be a very exciting year!

 

We have already confirmed 16 IP/ICP training seminars/workshops all around the world for next year. The future looks very bright for the HKB family. Grand Master Lin will be putting together an official New Year’s Video Report in the month of January. The family continues to grow into a wonderful forest!

 

I wish a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family!

 

Regards,

Suhu Benny Meng

International Program Director

 

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