I’ve had so many injuries since my teenage years (broken bones, fractures, dislocation, multiple sprains, rotator cuff injury, double lung pneumonia, frozen shoulder & a few other things), I accepted limitation & pain as a part of my life for decades. The practices of stretch therapy, qigong, tai chi, and kung fu have all been immensely life changing for me. I now understand what freedom truly feels like in my joints & spine. Even a month & half ago, I wouldn’t imagine trying Kung Fu at age 45. I am attending my 6th session with Val tomorrow & plan on attending regularly next semester! This is the miracle of what these practices have done for me. I wholeheartedly and gladly invite people to experience this for themselves. There is no greater victory in life than learning to master all parts of myself. Thank you for all that you so generously teach & offer. We are very lucky to have Master Dao and the school in Toronto :)

I’ve had so many injuries since my teenage years (broken bones, fractures, dislocation, multiple sprains, rotator cuff injury, double lung pneumonia, frozen shoulder & a few other things), I accepted limitation & pain as a part of my life for decades. The practices of stretch therapy, qigong, tai chi, and kung fu have all been immensely life changing for me. I now understand what freedom tru... [MORE]

Maintaining my Kung Fu studies online despite Quarantine has been a life saver, keeping both my sanity and my strength intact. Shifu Dao has done an amazing job of bringing the school experience into our living rooms with his live classes - deftly managing to preserve the feeling of individualized instruction, in-person inspiration, and class unity. There is no apparent loss of either sophistication of technique, or possibilities for growth in this format – if one just has the self discipline to press the button and show up! And as with the Shaolin monks who – as Dao teaches us - once had to overcome persecution and practice their art in secret in a confined space, so too this unique phase of our training actually feels like it’s providing a deeper understanding of Kung Fu. The icing on the cake, is that training side by side with my son in our home has been a fantastic bonding experience!

Maintaining my Kung Fu studies online despite Quarantine has been a life saver, keeping both my sanity and my strength intact. Shifu Dao has done an amazing job of bringing the school experience into our living rooms with his live classes - deftly managing to preserve the feeling of individualized instruction, in-person inspiration, and class unity. There is no apparent loss of either sophistica... [MORE]