A visiting gentleman

It was great to catch up with Beau Bouzaid, with many of those attending his workshop meeting him for the first time.

During the three hour hands-on workshop he took the class through the Sil Lum Tao form, and demonstrated how we might develop and refine the true essence of wing chun.
The time seemed to pass quickly, and by the end of the night most of us had spent about five hours in the training hall with Beau.

Beau’s skill has left an impression, but something else that strikes you about Beau is how approachable and gracious he is. After the workshop he got right in amongst everyone, training and chatting.

There were 14 attendees:

Ben (Invercargill), Kezz (Dunedin), Mike (Dunedin), Warren (Wanaka), Ange (Dunedin), Simon (Dunedin), Daniel (Dunedin), Daryl (Dunedin), Chris (Dunedin), Adrian (Invercargill), Steve (Dunedin), Manami (Wanaka), Jes (Wanaka), and Anthony (Dunedin).

A couple of pictures...

Standing, from left to right: Ben, Kezz, Mike, Warren, Ange, Beau, Simon, Daniel, Daryl, Chris, Adrian, and Steve. Front: Manami (left) and Jes.
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Anthony (left) and Beau.
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