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My dad was trained by Grand Master Simon himself, of Temple Kung Fu*, in Calgary during the early and mid 70s. He became a instructor for a number of years. He began training my brother and I shortly after we could walk.
I did about two years of praying mantis Kung Fu, but I lost respect for the sifu and I wasn't enjoying the 'tournament point direction' that things were heading. I moved into a year of Mui Thai and the only reason I quit that was because my instuctor moved back to Thailand.
I was quite enjoying Akido untill I tore up a couple ligament my knee (unrelated sports injury). Haven't been back since I've recovered though, so I guess I didn't enjoy it that much.
*-apparently, Temple Kung Fu has since become quite the commercial chain. While the style is sound, I am told that the current instructors and classes are not worth the time or the money.
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