Your 2024 Academy Award Winners!

Our 2024 Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy Award Winners

Congratulations to all who received awards! Our 2024 academy awards were announced at our 2025 Family Awards Party.

MOST IMPROVED ADULT NOVICE STUDENT
James

MOST DEDICATED ADULT STUDENT
Zia

MOST IMPROVED ADULT STUDENT
Tysen

ADULT STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Richard

BLACK SASH INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
Sifu D’Arcy

SIGUNG BOB SCHNEIDER MEMORIAL AWARD
David W.

MOST IMPROVED YOUTH NOVICE STUDENT
Hannah

MOST DEDICATED YOUTH STUDENT
Grace

MOST IMPROVED YOUTH STUDENT
Lakshin

YOUTH STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Jack

LITTLE NINJA WARRIOR SPIRIT AWARD
Sophie

MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR NOVICE STUDENT
Jasper

MOST DEDICATED JUNIOR STUDENT
Carter

MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR STUDENT
Qian Qian

JUNIOR STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Aarabhi

JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Leo

Gifts presented to Sigung from the students!

“Thank you for the fridge—I love the colour! Also the gift card to King Street Cycles!” ~ Sigung Dave

Our Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy Award Categories

Every year the academy gives out awards in the following categories for Adult, Junior, Youth and Little Ninja students:

Student of the Year: this award is presented to the student who best reflects the spirit of Kung Fu. This student is a true role model dedicated to furthering the art of Kung Fu through both training habits and attitude towards the art and fellow students.

Most Improved Student: This award is presented to the student who has shown the most significant improvement in their Kung Fu abilities over the past 12 months.

Most Dedicated Student: This award is presented to the student who gives that little extra to help the school, as well as their fellow students, throughout the year.

Most Improved Novice Student: This is the student who has shown the most significant improvement during their first few months of training.

Sigung Bob Schneider Memorial Award: This award is presented to the outstanding leadership team member. Sigung was always passionate about grooming future leaders.

Black Sash Instructor of the Year: This award is not necessarily awarded on an annual basis; only when it becomes apparent that one instructor, for a variety of reasons, raises a notch above the rest.