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News & Updates

Please check here everyday before 5pm for news, updates and class cancellations!

     

Thursday Feb. 2nd, 2012: There will be a change of schedule as of Thursady, Feb. 2nd 2012. The advanced class Green + will be held from 6:30pm - 7:30pm and there will be an open class being held from 7:45pm - 8:45pm. That is for anyone who wishes to attend. There will NOT be a class on SUNDAY. That day will be open for privates and exam scheduling. Thank you very much for your understanding and hope to see you out to the open class.

Sunday, December 12th, 2010: Five Animal Kung Fu will be closed during the Christmas holidays from December 23rd, 2010 until Jan. 3rd, 2011. Classes will resume on Jan. 4th, 2010. Have a very happy holiday and seasons greetings to one and all.

Monday, September 6th, 2010: There will be classes tonight, at the regular time Advance 7pm - 8pm and Novice from 8pm - 9pm. See you in class.

Thursday, July 29th, 2010: There will be classes on Sunday August 1st, 2010 but no class on Monday August 2nd, 2010. See you all in class.

Thursday, June 17th, 2010: Five Animal Kung Fu would like to welcome Craig, Ali, Vanessa, Alex and Peter to our family. Thank you very much for choosing to train at our school. We know you will find Five Animal Kung Fu a very fun and friendly place to train and learn.

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010: Congratulations to Lauren, Austin & Belinda on advancing to the Yellow Sash level. 

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010: Congratulations to Corey on receiving his Yellow sash on Monday, May 24th, 2010. :)

Friday, May 21st, 2010: There will be class on Friday, May 21st, 2010 and Monday May 24, 2010 but no class on Sunday May 23rd, 2010. Hope you all have a lovely Sunday and see you soon.

Thursday, May 20th, 2010: Congratulations going out to Matthew & Melissa on a successful yellow sash exam on Sunday, May 16th, 2010. I know you will enjoy being in the Advance class. Continue to work hard.

Thursday, May 13th, 2010: Video of Five Animal Kung Fu at the Martial Arts Expo has been uploaded. More videos will be uploaded as soon as they are ready.

Monday, May 10th, 2010: I am in the process of editing some videos of the class sparring and demos and pictures from the Halifax Martial Arts Expo back in March. They will be posted by end of this week. Please check back to check them out.

Sunday, May 9th, 2010: Happy Mother's day to each and every loving mother out there. :)

                                               Congratulations to Ryan on working so hard at his Brown Sash Exam today. Very proud of you. What a great future lies ahead for you. 

Thursday, May 6th, 2010: Please leave a feedback and let us know if you have any suggestions.

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010: Finally made some changes to the website. Should be a lot easier to navigate now. Videos and new pictures will be up by this weekend. Hope you enjoy the new look.

Monday, May 3rd, 2010: Congratulations going out to Sean on being the youngest Brown Sash at Five Animal Kung Fu. :) You are truly and inspiration to everyone at FAKF.

Congratulations to Andrew on his Green Sash Exam. Keep up the great job.

Sunday, April 26, 2010: I would like to personally thank each and every student of Five Animal Kung Fu for being part of the family. I truly enjoy teaching each and every one of you. Thank you very much for making Five Animal Kung Fu what it is.  A place where everyone get along and have nothing to prove. 

Thursday, July 23, 2009: Attention to all students of Five Animal Kung Fu. As of August 1st, 2009, there will be a price change in membership fees. Please see Classes Menu for price change.

I thank you very much in advance for your for your understanding and please feel free to let me know of any concerns or comments that you may have.  Respectfully yours always and forever!                       Sifu

Sunday, March 8th, 2009: CLASS IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY. What's up with all the snow? P.S. My foot is starting to feel better. It really does help when you stay off of it. :o)

March 2nd, 2009: CLASS IS CANCELLED TONIGHT. Maybe soon Mother Nature will make up her mind and stop dumping on us. :o)

February 19th, 2009: DUE TO THE SNOW STORM WE'RE HAVING TODAY, ALL CLASSES WILL BE CANCELLED. HAVE A SAFE AND WARM SNOW DAY.

February 10th, 2009: Congratulations to Joseph on a job well done for his Yellow Sash.

Mitch has resigned as a student of Five Animal Kung Fu to train in a more Cage Friendly Martial Arts. Good luck to you Mitch. It was great having you as a student. Keep safe.

February 3rd, 2009: DUE TO THE SNOW STORM WE'RE HAVING TODAY, ALL CLASSES WILL BE CANCELLED. HAVE A SAFE AND WARM SNOW DAY.

January 26th, 2009: Congratulation to Hayley for being my YOUNGEST Green sash ever at Five Animal Kung Fu. :o) Keep up the great work Little Lady!

January 7th, 2009: CLASSES ARE CANCELLED TONIGHT BECAUSE OF ICE STORM! SEE YOU ALL THURSDAY! HAVE A SAFE ONE!

January 4th, 2009: Congratulation goes out to Ashley on a great job with her Green Sash Exam.

January 1st, 2009: Well it's the start of another great year at Five Animal Kung Fu. I would like to thank everyone at the school for your hard work and your patience over the past year. 2009 promise to be a year of greater things at the school. I hope you will all continue to work hard and attend classes as often as you can and continue to make Five Animal Kung Fu (FAKF).

December 2008: Congratulations to Steven, Ellen, James K. on passing their Yellow Sash exam.

November 23rd: Class will be on today, Sunday November 23 at regular times. Hope you all didn't work too hard clearing snow. See you in class!

October 12th: Congratulations to Matt on receiving his yellow sash. Way to stick to it. Keep it up.

October 10th: Congratulations to Sujani on receiving your orange sash.

October 5th: Congratulations to Leslie on receiving your orange sash.

Sept 28th: Congratulations to Emily on receiving her yellow sash.

August 10th: I would like to thank Jamie for taking care of the school while I was away to Jamaica for my Sister's wedding. It is not my policy to leave the school for such a long time without stopping classes but I knew that I was leaving everyone in good hands. Thanks to all who did attend his classes. I've only heard great things. Once again Thank you very much Jamie!

Sunday June 29th: I will not be in class on Monday, June 30th. Something came up that I have to take care of. Jamie will be doing the classes on Monday night and the school will be closed on Tuesday, July 1st. See you all on Wednesday night.

Sunday June 29th: Sorry all for not updating the news section since June 5th. Been really busy trying to get the DVD advertised and other little things like that. I will try to give you all a quick recap of events since last post.
1. Congratulations to Lucas and Thomas on receiving their yellow sash and to Ashley for her orange sash.
Friday, June 27th was Ibrahem's last class with up. Sadly he is moving back to France. We are all going to miss you Ibrahem. You have a kind soul. Keep up your training whenever you can. Better to have a little of something to practice than nothing.

Thursday June 5th: For those of you who haven't had a chance to watch the Eastlink Magazine interview that has been playing on channel 10 all week this week, I've been able to upload it to my computer. Hope you enjoy the interview. I know we enjoyed doing it. Thank you very much Peter Mumford of Compass Communication for doing such a great job on the press release and on setting up the interview.

On Thursday May 22nd: At 6pm Eastlink is going to be doing an interview with at the school. The interview will be on the F.I.T. DVD and the kung fu classes and how it is making a difference to people!

Sunday May 18th: Congratulation goes out to Tim on receiving his yellow sash.

Thursday May 15th: Congratulations to Sean Burke on receiving his yellow sash. Keep up the good work Sean.

Sunday May 4th: Friday, May 2nd was Jeff's last class at Kung Fu. He moved to N.B. on Saturday morning. We'll miss you Jeff. Hope you continue your training and come visit us whenever you're in Halifax.

Dave did he Yellow Sash exam today. Congratulations to you Dave.

Congratulations to all those who went to Amherst on Saturday May 3rd for the tournament. I am very proud of all of you on a job well done. You all represented Five Animal Kung Fu very well. You all make my stay in even that more meaningful. Keep up the great work!
Ashley, Lucas, Wes, Leslie, Aldore, Ibrahem, Sean, Ryan, Haley, Andrew and Sujani all did very well. :o)

Monday April 20th: Congratulations to Ryan on his Blue Sash Test. You have a great deal of power and talent. Keep up the hard training. You'll go a long way.

Saturday April 19th: Congratulations to Jamie on an excellent Blue Sash Exam. Jamie is only the 5th student in my 12 years of being here in Halifax who got a perfect 10 on Stances in the Test. Keep up the great work Jamie!

Wednesday April 16th: Gilles did his Orange Sash test today. All the hard work he has put into his training finally paid off. Gilles is now Orange Sash. Congratulations to you Sir!

Tuesday April 15th: Congratulations to Mitch for doing a very, very well done test for his Orange Sash!. You've come a long way. Keep up the good work Mitch.

Monday April 14th: To make life easier Five Animal Kung Fu will now accept DEBIT payments right at the School. Yeah you heard it right!

Sunday April 13th: Congratulations to Tae on a job well done on his Blue Sash Exam and to Sophie also on a job well done on her Orange Sash Exam. Keep up the good work both of you.
     It is really nice to see the school growing. Has taken a very long time but it's heading in the right direction. Thank you to all how have stuck with it.

Sunday, April 6th: Congratulations to Sean on a job very done on his Blue Sash Exam. Keep up the good work!

Sunday, March 30th: Yesterday, there was a Mix Martial Arts Tournament in Truro Nova Scotia. Five of my student participated and despite the rules not being catered to our style, did very well. Haley won Gold in Forms doing the Complete Tiger. Sujani won Gold in Sparring & Silver in Forms doing Complete Tiger. Mitch won Gold in Forms doing complete Tiger and Bronze in Sparring . Sean won Gold in Forms Complete Snake, Silver in Sparring and Silver in Weapons doing Advance Staff. Ryan won Gold in Forms, doing Complete Crane, Gold in Weapons doing Sai and had to leave for before sparring. Congratulations to all. I am very proud of you. Keep up the good work.
                                                                           
Sunday March 30th: Today Hayley did her Orange Sash Exam and did very well. Congratulations Haley.