A PERSONAL NOTE OF GOOD-BYE AND THANKS I would like to take this opportunity to announce my departure from Battle Arts Academy to endeavour on a new journey in my life. As one of the owners and also the head of strength & conditioning, Battle Arts gave me an opportunity to start something I always wanted to do as an entrepreneur and a lifelong student and practitioner of physical fitness. I believe that exercising on a regular basis is imperative both as a means to improve strength and conditioning, but also to nourish the mind and the soul. When Battle Arts opened, I began a strength and conditioning class Saturday mornings to impart the knowledge I have learned in 25 years of working with leading national and international doctors, elite pro athletes and also my own background in martial arts, spanning nearly four decades as a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo and a sifu of Hung Gar style Kung Fu. I wanted to educate people on the proper, safe way to train in a non-conventional way with high-intensity, interval training incorporating isometrics, plyometric power and core development. What began as a group of five eventually expanded to 10, 20, 30, 40 and as much as 50+ participants, much to my surprise and pleasure. As an instructor/teacher, the greatest reward is providing people with the tools to help them reach their potential and goals. Beyond just the physical transformations of the people who regularly attended the class, I also noticed a change in attitude, self-esteem and confidence. We became like a family. We became Wongstrong (a term coined by award winning writer/author Perry Lefko). I challenged the participants with innovative principles of training to stimulate and create interest, thus avoiding repetitive routines that limit what the body is capable of doing. Exercising should be about pushing yourself to achieve maximum physical fitness, but also understanding the importance of doing it properly to protect the spine, prevent injuries and improve quality of life. It should also be fun, which is why I created names for some of the individual exercises. Eventually, my class became known as Wongmania (name credit to Eric Morrison), and from that I introduced specific training routines, dubbed Wongbata and SJW100. I had the pleasure at the recent Toronto Pro SuperShow to lead a one-hour Wongmania class at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, which gave me an opportunity to demonstrate some of my principles and beliefs beyond the walls of Battle Arts, while helping the Toronto Fitness Challenge raise $10k for Sick Kids Foundation. I am looking forward in the future to doing more of these seminars as a means of expanding my beliefs to a bigger network and am humbled by the requests for Wongmania and my seminars across the country and into the USA... stayed tuned for my summer appearance schedule. But I couldn’t have reached this stage had I not received the support from my partners, Terry Frendo and Anthony Carelli. Together, we created something special after years of planning, hard work and sacrifice. I am indebted to each and every one of the people who opened up their hearts and their minds to a new philosophy of training. So thank you all. I have developed friendships and relationships that I know will be part of my life forever. I wish you well in your continual journey to achieve the highest quality of life through exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Battle Arts Academy Anthony Carelli Terry Frendo Jack Sehgal Eric Morrison Tricia James-Wong Sam Zakula Tony Wallace Anna Babij Ajay Gautam Ashlee Smith Daniel Archibald Alesandro Bastone Angie LaFontaine Bunny Azzopardi Mimi AuYeung Garnet Ace Andy Hong Alisha Denyse Arthur Arsenik Kwiatkowski Betty A. 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Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:44:59 +0000
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