| 1962 |
Began training in Boxing and Wrestling
through Fort William YMCA. |
| 1964 |
Started training in Shito-Ryu and Shotokan
Karate with Fort William School of Karate. |
| 1966 |
Received "Beyond The Call Of Duty Award"
from the Government of Ontario, and "On Her Majesty's
Service Award" in conjunction with the "Governor
General of Canada" and the "Royal Canadian Humane
Society" for the saving of a life. |
| 1969 |
Reached Instructor Level Karate. |
| 1972 |
Began studying Woo Dip Kung Fu under Sifu
Suen Sheuk Ming at the Ying Ming Kung Fu School. |
| 1974 |
Began Hung Gar Kung Fu (tiger/crane) at
the Ying Ming Kung Fu School. |
| 1975 |
Began training in Modified (hard style)
Wing Chun Kung Fu with Simon Fung. |
| 1976 |
Assisted Teaching in the Ying Ming Kung
Fu School |
| 1977 |
Promoted to Instructor in the Woo Dip Kung
Fu (butterfly style)-Ying Ming School. |
| 1979 |
Promoted to Instructor in Hung Gar Kung
Fu. |
| 1980 |
Graduated to Senior Instructor of the Ying
Ming Kung Fu School. |
| 1981 |
Sifu Suen Sheuk Ming passed on his Ying
Ming Kung Fu School to Sifu Brian Lewadny. |
| 1982 |
Opened the Sil Lum Pai Kung Fu School with
training in the Woo Dip, Hung Gar, and Wing Chun styles
of Kung Fu. |
| 1985 |
Became member of the Chinese National Chi
Kung Institute (Tien Tao Chi Kung). |
| 1985 |
Completed all three levels of the Touch
for Health Natural Healing Therapies. |
| 1986 |
Trained full time with Grandmaster William
Cheung in Australia in the Traditional Wing Chun (soft
style). |
| 1987 |
Graduated with the highest Instructor mark
awarded to that time. |
| 1987 |
Pioneered Traditional Wing Chun in Canada,
opening the first Canadian School located in Thunder Bay,
Ontario. |
| 1988 |
Developed the first Martial Arts Program
accessible for Disabled Individuals. |
| 1988 |
Conducted the first ever in Canada series
of seminars for the Disabled sponsored by the Solicitor
General of Canada and the March of Dimes. |
| 1989 |
Relocated and opened the Calgary Wing Chun
Academy, the Headquarters of the Canadian Wing Chun Kung
Fu Association. |
| 1990 |
Established the Canadian Wing Chun Association
Apprentice Instructor Program. |
| 1991 |
Opened the Toronto Wing Chun Academy. |
| 1993 |
Opened the Kelowna/Penticton Wing Chun
Academies in British Columbia. |
| 1994 |
Hosted the first Canadian Wing Chun tour
with Master William Cheung. |
| 1994 |
Appointed Head Master of the North American
Wing Chun Association by Master William Cheung, head of
the World Wing Chun Kung Fu Assoc. |
| 1995 |
Developed the En Garde Self Protection/
Self Empowerment Program. |
| 1996 |
Celebrating the 10th year anniversary of
Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu in Canada. |
| 1996 |
Hosted the first Wing Chun Summer Camp
in Whistler, British Columbia. |
| 1998 |
Held the first Canadian Association Apprentice
and Instructors Conference. |
| 2000 |
Marked 25 years of teaching in the Martial
Arts. |
| 2002 |
Began teaching the EnGarde Self Protection
Self EmPowerment Program FREE to the women of Calgary. |
| 2003 |
Celebrating 40 years in the Martial Arts
and 15 years of the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy in Calgary.
|
throughout
the following years he studied many diverse styles of Chinese
Kung-Fu and Karate. Among those were Shotokan Karate, Cho
Lay Fut, Tein Tao Chi Kung, Chin Na and Modified Wing Chun.
He achieved his instructors level in Woo Dip Poon Hop Moon
(Butterfly style) and in Hung Gar (Tiger Crane style) and
Wing Chun. 