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		<title>Sifu Anita Kay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Anita Kay is a 1st Degree Black Sash. She began her training in 1995 at the age of six, as a Youth student. In March of 2007, she became the first female student in our school’s history to start their training in a children’s program and go on to earn their black sash. Sifu [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Anita Kay is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash. She began her training in 1995 at the age of six, as a Youth student. In March of 2007, she became the first female student in our school’s history to start their training in a children’s program and go on to earn their black sash.</p>
<p>Sifu Anita has had the privilege of working with many students of varying ranks and ages throughout her time with WKFA. In fact, assisting with classes as a Leadership Team member is what made her choose a career in education. She has also been involved with the Demonstration Team, alongside her brothers.</p>
<p>Sifu Anita currently assists with the Yellow Belt and Orange Stripe class, as well as the Little Ninjas. She has several family members who train at the school as well.</p>
<p>Outside of Kung Fu, Sifu Anita works as a teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board, specializing in French as a Second Language. In her spare time she enjoys crafts such as crochet and card making.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Rikin Patel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 17:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Rikin Patel is a 1st Degree Black Sash; he started his kung-fu journey back in 1988 at the age of seven. He received his Black Sash in Oct 1999 under WFKA founder Sigung Bob Schneider, along with Sigung David Moylan who he has trained with for the last 30 years. Over the years, he [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Rikin Patel is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash; he started his kung-fu journey back in 1988 at the age of seven. He received his Black Sash in Oct 1999 under WFKA founder Sigung Bob Schneider, along with Sigung David Moylan who he has trained with for the last 30 years.</p>
<p>Over the years, he has taught youth, junior, and adult students of all ranks, however he is most known for his “Back to Basics” Sunday lunch class. He was one of the original members of the WFKA’s Competition Team started by Sigung Bob in early 90s and also was fortunate to learn under Grand Master Pan Qing Fu.</p>
<p>He has taken his training from WKFA across the world and trained and taught Kung Fu while living in London, Grenada, New York, Newfoundland and India.</p>
<p>He completed his MD in 2005 and is currently a General Pediatrician in Toronto, however still actively attends class and teaches when needed.</p>
<p>He has recently rounded out his kung-fu training by becoming a yoga instructor in India in 2019 and is currently a student of 34th generation Shaolin monk, Shifu Yuan Jing, where he is learning both traditional Shaolin and Qi Gong.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Erich MacLean</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 17:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2009, Sifu Erich began training at WKFA. Achieving the highest rank in both the youth and junior programs, Sifu Erich earned his 1st Degree Black Sash in 2022, at 21 years of age. Sifu Erich teaches the Junior Novice I class and assists with a number of other classes, as well as participating in [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 2009, Sifu Erich began training at WKFA. Achieving the highest rank in both the youth and junior programs, Sifu Erich earned his 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash in 2022, at 21 years of age.</p>
<p>Sifu Erich teaches the Junior Novice I class and assists with a number of other classes, as well as participating in Competition team, Demo team and various seminars and events.</p>
<p>Outside of kung fu, Sifu Erich works in computer engineering, doing hardware and software. In his spare time, he also enjoys cycling, swimming, and playing video games with his friends.</p>
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		<title>Sifu D’Arcy Langlois</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu D’Arcy Langlois is a 1st Degree Black Sash. He earned his sash in the summer of 2022, approximately 12 years after he began his kung-fu journey in 2010. Sifu D’Arcy teaches the Adult Red to Green class on Thursday nights and assists with a number of other classes. He is a member of the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu D’Arcy Langlois is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash. He earned his sash in the summer of 2022, approximately 12 years after he began his kung-fu journey in 2010.</p>
<p>Sifu D’Arcy teaches the Adult Red to Green class on Thursday nights and assists with a number of other classes. He is a member of the <a href="https://www.waterlookungfu.com/programs-classes/lion-dance-team/">WKFA Lion Dance Team</a>, has been active in the <a href="https://www.waterlookungfu.com/programs-classes/kung-fu-demonstration-team/">Demonstration Team</a>, and can be seen doing crazy things with the Performance Team.</p>
<p>Outside of the academy, Sifu D’Arcy is an avid reader of all things Fantasy and spends as much time outdoors as he can.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Laurent Bernardin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Laurent Bernardin is a 1st Degree Black Sash. He started his Kung Fu journey in 2011 and earned his Black Sash in 2020. Sifu Laurent teaches the Adult Novice to Green class on Friday night. Outside of the Kwoon, Sifu Laurent enjoys spending time with his family and believes that math matters.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Laurent Bernardin is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash. He started his Kung Fu journey in 2011 and earned his Black Sash in 2020.</p>
<p>Sifu Laurent teaches the Adult Novice to Green class on Friday night.</p>
<p>Outside of the Kwoon, Sifu Laurent enjoys spending time with his family and believes that <a href="https://www.maplesoft.com/products/Maplecalculator/">math matters</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Laura Davey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Laura Davey is a 1st Degree Black Sash. She started attending as an Adult Novice student in March 1998 while in high school. Training under Sigung Bob Schneider, she was active on the Demonstration Team and Dragon Boat Racing Team. After a knee injury, she made the decision to focus on completing her Honours [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Laura Davey is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash. She started attending as an Adult Novice student in March 1998 while in high school. Training under Sigung Bob Schneider, she was active on the <a href="https://www.waterlookungfu.com/programs-classes/kung-fu-demonstration-team/">Demonstration Team</a> and Dragon Boat Racing Team. After a knee injury, she made the decision to focus on completing her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in Spring 2005.</p>
<p>Following a 10-year hiatus, she returned to WKFA in 2015 with renewed dedication to training. She then went on to achieve her Black Sash in November 2020, overcoming challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
<p>Sifu Laura teaches the Wednesday 8:30pm Adult Orange+ Class.</p>
<p>Outside of Kung Fu, she enjoys running, playing the violin and reading.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Benny Afrouzi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Benny Afrouzi started his Kung Fu journey in 2009 and received his 1st Degree Black Sash in 2016. He has an Optical practice in Waterloo and has been serving our community since 1998 as an Optician. When Sifu Benny is not at work or doing Kung Fu, he finds time to rent a small [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Benny Afrouzi started his Kung Fu journey in 2009 and received his 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash in 2016.</p>
<p>He has an Optical practice in Waterloo and has been serving our community since 1998 as an Optician.</p>
<p>When Sifu Benny is not at work or doing Kung Fu, he finds time to rent a small plane and goes for a ride.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Neel Aggarwal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Neel Aggarwal started his Kung Fu training as a member of the Junior program in 1995, earning his Black Sash in 2003. Sifu Neel teaches the family class Sunday mornings to all levels. Outside of Kung Fu, Sifu Neel is a Certified Financial Planner. He is also an enthusiastic home cook, regularly spending hours [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Neel Aggarwal started his Kung Fu training as a member of the Junior program in 1995, earning his Black Sash in 2003.</p>
<p>Sifu Neel teaches the family class Sunday mornings to all levels.</p>
<p>Outside of Kung Fu, Sifu Neel is a Certified Financial Planner.</p>
<p>He is also an enthusiastic home cook, regularly spending hours in the kitchen honing his skills. He also enjoys cross-training activities, including weight lifting.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Charlie Romeo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Charlie Romeo is a 2nd Degree Black Sash in May 2024. He started his Kung Fu journey in 2006 at the age of 5 in our Little Ninjas program, and earned his Black Sash in May, 2019. Sifu Charlie instructs the Saturday Youth Red Belt class and Saturday 12:30pm Adult Mixed Class. Outside of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Charlie Romeo is a 2<sup>nd</sup> Degree Black Sash in May 2024. He started his Kung Fu journey in 2006 at the age of 5 in our Little Ninjas program, and earned his Black Sash in May, 2019.</p>
<p>Sifu Charlie instructs the Saturday Youth Red Belt class and Saturday 12:30pm Adult Mixed Class.</p>
<p>Outside of Kung Fu, he is pursuing a music degree at Wilfrid Laurier University where he works on playing and writing music, as well as researching music history. In his spare time, Sifu Charlie enjoys playing guitar.</p>
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		<title>Sifu Harry Schummer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Harry is a 1st Degree Black Sash who started his Kung Fu journey in the fall of 2006. In 2018 Sifu Harry earned his Black Sash and has been both assisting and teaching classes ever since! You&#8217;ll most often catch Sifu Harry at the kwoon later in the evening, either teaching Monday nights or [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sifu Harry is a 1<sup>st</sup> Degree Black Sash who started his Kung Fu journey in the fall of 2006. In 2018 Sifu Harry earned his Black Sash and has been both assisting and teaching classes ever since!</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll most often catch Sifu Harry at the kwoon later in the evening, either teaching Monday nights or training himself. He enjoys all things related to the annual breaking seminar, and when he&#8217;s not busy breaking boards or cement, he can usually be found fixing something on his sailboat.</p>
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