Having boxed for 10 years and experienced Aikido for a few years, about a year and a half ago I was looking for a Wing Chun class to go to, to see what this "Wing Chun" mystery was all about. Little did I know that the first class I walked into would lead me into a true friendship with such a compassionate, honest, open and awesome martial artist such as Alan Orr. Having seen many incredible fighters in my time, I can without doubt say that Sifu and the system and its principles he imparts on me are truly inspiring. Not only is he leading me on the path to being an extremely effective fighter, but equally has helped and continues to help lead me on a path to being a more mindful and positive person in every walk of my life. I feel like I have known him for as long as I can remember and I know I will know him for as long as I can imagine....
Aaron

I wish to say that I intensely proud to have a teacher/friend of your calibre. .I have done martial arts for nigh on 20 years & I feel like a beginner all over again & that happens on most weeks. I never feel that I'm bored or running out of material to learn. Quite the opposite in fact. Just the focus on concepts as opposed to techniques has turned the way I learn around, & that is the real key. You become self-learning and the Guru mentality disappears; and much as we realise how much knowledge you have it is never lorded over us and we never have to beg for info and lose our own respect. To me that is very empowering and the mark of a true teacher. There is always more, a refinement of this a tuning of that. Also I feel the leaving of the ego at the door is very important. I was in a club before where at the end of each session you beat the hell out of each other and invariably someone came away either injured physically or mentally weakened because they weren't up to scratch. The club is mostly guys and to have a group of tough martial artists and still be able to express themselves as caring individuals speaks masses. Hopefully the martial world will begin to take on such approaches to people after all that is what it should truly be about, developing people and raising their esteem so that they can meet the world from a better space because their own internal world has become less diminished and has filled with the desire to be a better person. So a big thank you once again Al.
Mark

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