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Raymond Kamara, who works for the Anti Corruption Commission, was appointed as Financial Secretary for the All Peoples Congress Party Last week In freetown.

This comes after another Public Officer, Raymond Gbeki, who was head of SLIEPA , was also appointed to a position in the ruling All Peoples Congress party District Executive.

What we are witnessing in this Country is a complete deterioration of morals and a dent on the credibility of state institutions entrusted with the responsibility to uphold INTERGRITY and restor Public trust.

If an Institution like the ACC, which is supposed to be apolitical, allows staff members to hold executive positions in Political Parties. How then can the issue of Impartiality, Indepenece and INTEGRITY be upheld.

What makes it even terrible is that the Head Of ACC , Ade Macauley, seems to very comfortable with it probably because he is also a staunch member of the APC. Am sure the ACC has a conduct code for workers otherwise I doubt them defeating or minimizing corruption.

And let me just ask this question, what if another party apoints a staff member as one of their Executives, will Ade Macauley be confortable with that too?

Ade Macauley is a young Man and must be very mindful about the things he does now. Life has a way of undressing people for their deeds, Strasser was even Younger than Ade when national trust was in his hands, today we all know the story.

We all have rights to support but national interest should always preceed our personal interests, like Shakespeare said, “this world is but a stage” we all come and go but institutions will stay and it is best that we make them stand their worth.
Mohamed Yelibana Sankoh


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Wednesday, January 24th 2018

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Wing Chun Sil Lim Tao Form

Blue Print of the Wing Chun Kung Fu System

Sil Lim Tao is your Master Plan for the Wing Chun Kung Fu System

Sil Lim TaoÂ is the first form in theÂ Wing Chun systemÂ and incorporates most of the concepts and principles of theÂ wing chun system. TheÂ Sil Lim Tao FormÂ is imperative to master because it developsÂ simultaneous coordination of the limbsÂ and cultivates power and chi development.

Effectively, SLT is the Alphabet of theÂ Wing Chun System.

Wing ChunÂ Sil Lim Tao gives you correct position, direction of energy for all your movements when using techniques in yourÂ Wing Chun system.

It does not matter whether you are using single hand or double handed techniques, Sil Lim Tao will give you the correct placement of the hands.

If you are unsure of the hand positions when applying techniques, all you have to do is find where they are in theÂ Wing Chun Sil Lim TaoÂ and apply them as they are executed in the form.

This is especially important for beginners when using central line techniques. Beginners should become very familiar with their Sil Lim Tao hand positions to enable correct placement of body and hands when using two arms in technique. The correct positions can be confusing for a beginners, but having an understanding of the Sil Lim Tao will give them a huge advantage.

When advanced students are introduced to new forms such asÂ Chum KieuÂ andÂ Biu Gee, theÂ correct placementÂ of using two hands with footwork can also become confusing. Once again a student only has to revert back to the Sil Lim Tao, find the positions and apply them to the newÂ Wing Chun Form.

This also applies when being introduced to new, two handedÂ Wing Chun TechniquesÂ such as Quan sao, Tan Garn Sao and Larn Garn Sao. Use your âAlphabetâ as a reference for the new techniques which will enable you to apply the correct body positions.

An architect will always design a draft of a building, bridge etc, before construction can begin.

The builder will take that blue print and refer to it through every step of the construction.

The same must apply to aÂ Wing Chun practitionerÂ when applyingÂ Wing Chun Techniques. The mind should always think back to the âPlanâ, Sil Lim Tao Form, and use it as a reference to apply correct positioning and placement of hands for successful application.

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Friday, August 4th 2017

7:43 PM

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Wing Chun the Great Teacher of Life

Wing Chun is a very practical system for the modern martial artist based on science and logic, teaching us to adapt and change with the situation. Practicing this unique system will enhance ones general health, intelligence, motor skill, balance, focus and will raise ones martial skill to one of the highest levels it can possibly reach. All we have to do is be diligent and determined in our training.

Wing Chun is a thinking man's art that puts that puts muscles in our brains, not muscles in your brain.

Wing Chun is not just one of the most dynamic martial arts system in the world, its principles and concepts are a great teacher of how people can live their lives from day to day.

Wing Chun teaches us to take the shortest path, so in life this principle should stay the same, even though most will choose the longest and most difficult path in life.

Wing Chun teaches us to be spontaneous; spontaneity is the essence of life.

Wing Chun teaches us not to fight force on force - teaches us to go with the flow, be relaxed and natural; even though most will go against the flow and 'bang their heads against brick walls'.

Wing Chun teaches us not to over commit, so don't give yourself impossible tasks or goals and end up beating yourself up when  you cannot achieve the impossible goals you have created for yourself; be it health, fitness, finances, love, friendship, ethics or morals; keep the goals simple. Take one step at a time.

Wing Chun teaches us to stay balanced and focused - we should try and keep our lifestyle and psychology simple and balanced without getting overly excited or mentally run down, try and stay on a more level path.

Wing Chun teaches us to live in the moment

don't dwell on the past or the future

stay focused on the moment

the now,  today

for today is a gift

that is why it is called the present.

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Sunday, July 17th 2016

2:35 AM

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Roots of Wing Chun Tour

Fuzhou - Southern China - Putian Shaolin Temple

November, December 2015

The third stop on our Journey is Fuzhou in Southern China, population 2,124 million.

Our Motel is very spacious and lush, it has huge windows that overlook a beautiful lake. It has a very romantic arched walking bridge that leads onto a small lush island with traditional pagoda type buildings. Very alluring. There are masses of people everywhere, the streets are raging.

We enjoy a group meal at a Thai restaurant. Again the meal was fabulous. Then head off to the 3 lanes and 5 alleys, a very ancient part of town that's been around for 6oo years.

The buildings are made of dark red wood that are covered in the most intricate carvings and the lanterns and lighting down the laneways make you feel like your back in time.

We are up at 6am the next morning for our spiritual journey to the Putian Southern Shaolin temple, temperature is going to be 23 degrees and high humidity.

Our guide explains that Fuzhou city has two main rivers; one in the South and one in the North. The South river is the White Dragon and the North river is the Black Dragon. These two rivers surround the city and keep it safe.

It takes about two hours to reach Putian, with its population of around 3 million.

We pass under the 'Shaolin Gate' and drive down Shaolin Road before ascending up the mountain to the Temple. There is an air of anticipation, we were all very excited to be there.

As we climb the mountain we enter into the low hanging clouds, it's very dense and the visual is down to about 6 meters in front of the van. We are 500 meters up and surrounded by dense lush forest, then the road opens up and the Temple Grounds suddenly appear.

Wow, surrounded in mist it looks so magical.

There are red balloons, lanterns and flyers hanging from tall poles, with a bright orange carpet laid out on the walk way. Through the mist the colours really brighten the place up and add even more of an air of mystic. Apparently they were holding 'The Silk Road Buddhist Convention'.

Our guide walks us through the Temple buildings and orates the history for us.

The Putian Temple was built during the Tong Dynasty after 13 Shaolin staffed monks saved the future Emperor Taizong in 621AD after he had been captured by a warlord.

After this episode, the Emperor arranged for 3 of the 13 monks to gather a force of 500 martial monks to wipe out the pirates that had been plaguing the Fukien/Fujian Province coastline.

After the pirates had been subdued and with the emperor's permission, some of the Monks stayed and set up Temples in the Fukien/ Fujian Province.

The temple was totally destroyed around two hundred years ago and after rediscovering the site in the mid 1980s, reconstruction began in the early 90s.

The types of martial arts practised at the Temple are the Five Ancestor Crane Sun Fist, Five Zhue Yang Quan/Fujian White Crane and Hung Kuen.

The Chinese Government announced that this Temple is the site of the original Temple.

 We admire the great statues of 'The Guardians' of the East and West which are as ferocious as ever with their wide eyes and warrior stare. Quite a contrast to the calm peaceful faces of the Buddhist statues; they are huge covered in gold plate with beautifully coloured decorative clothing.

The sacred rooms are filled with the smell of incense, and the most ornate rosewood furniture pieces that have been intricately carved into beautiful patterns and designs.

It is always a thrill to do some training at the Temples so we find a spot out of the way to practice some Wing Chun forms and drills.

The Chinese love their Kung Fu heritage and it did not take long before we had drawn quite a crowd observing and taking photo's.

Its then that a monk walked past, observed our practise and invited us to join the Convention.

We are introduced to the Head Abbot from Sydney, Australia, who of course speaks English.

What a bonus, can't believe we have an Aussie Monk here. What are the chances.

We get a group photo with the Sydney Abbot, the paparazzi are going crazy, snapping photo's left and right. It's like we are movie stars.  We enter the conference room and the media inside go ballistic with photo's, it's quite embarrassing as the conference is in full swing.

We are invited to the vegetarian lunch but explain that we must go as we are on a tight schedule. Yin Yan, the head Abbot of the Shaolin Temple gets a group photo with us and  organises a Shaolin performance by the young monks for us before we leave.

We are thrilled.

The Sydney Abbot takes us down to the main Temple, a crowd started to gather  around the square awaiting the Shaolin performance. About 25 monks were preparing to perform for us.

In typical Shaolin form they are loud, strong, energetic, flexible and dynamic. They do a couple of group forms and one does a solo form.

The head abbot of Sydney asked whether one of us would like to do a performance.

Wow I could not believe my ears, a once in a lifetime chance was being offered. So I presented  myself up to perform a shorter version of Biu Gee. I felt very honoured and humbled, to perform in front of the Head Abbot and the Monks of Shaolin.

With my adrenalin pumping and a huge crowd watching I endeavoured to give one of my best performances. When I finished I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. It would have to have been the highlight of my trip.

it still blows my mind when I say that I have performed at the Shaolin Temple.

We bid our farewells and head back to Fuzhou.

Wow what a day, something always unexpected happens on our Wing Chun tours.

That surprise was amazing.

The rest of the trip is tourism with our next stop being Shanghai, then finishing in Beijing before returning to Melbourne Australia.

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Sunday, July 3rd 2016

8:37 PM

Wing Chun Blog - Sifu Linda Roots of Wing Chun Taiwan

Wing Chun Blog - Sifu Linda's Roots of Wing Chun China Trip

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Roots of Wing Chun Tour

November, December 2015

After leaving Singapore, our next stop was Taipei. We arrived at 5pm, it was 30 degrees, hot and sticky, I was definitely not use to the humidity.

We settled in to our rooms and headed off for a group dinner at the Qu Plaza in Chang De Road. It was a Thai restaurant called ‘The Silver Spoon’.  The food was absolutely brilliant.

We had a market just up from our motel. It was a food market full of snacks, fruits and juices. The food is a variety of, strange and odd looking dishes and delicacies, some  I had never seen before. All the exotic fruit looked amazing, so many different colours and textures. It’s a real feast for the senses.

Asian cultures love to come out at night, meet with friends, share a meal and catch up on the local gossip. The streets and market were absolutely teaming with people and the noise was phenomenal.

We had an early night so we would be fresh for our visit to Lo Man Kam’s school in the morning.

Lo Man Kam’s Wing Chun is Yip Man lineage. He was Yip Mans nephew and when he was a young man around 16 he trained with Yip Man in Hong Kong after the Communists took control over China in 1949.

Lo Man Kam later moved to Taiwan in the 60’s.

My lineage is Traditional Wing Chun and has its roots with Leung Bik/Yip Man which has different forms, science and footwork to the Yip Man system.

It was quite a hot morning, so it was definitely going to be another hot and sticky day.

Lo Man Kam’s house is on the top floor and his training area is the undercover rooftop outside, awesome.

I have trained on a few rooftops on my travels to Hong Kong and China.

It always reminds me of Bruce Lee training and challenging on the rooftops in Hong Kong. There are very few rooftop kwons left now, so it is a real rarity.

There were a few students there already, some were doing Sil Lim Tao, some were doing hand movements in the air, there was a lady practicing Larn Karn on the Dummy.

We walked around and introduced ourselves to the students, not many spoke English. There were also some International students from Canada, Hungary and Burma.

Lo Man Kam entered and introduced himself; he had a big smile and was extremely friendly and forthcoming with his knowledge on Wing Chun. He is still quiet spritely for an 83 year old.

He indicated that his Uncle Yip Man, did train under Leung Bik, but stressed that Yip Man had three teachers but only one Sifu, being Chan Wah Shun. The two other teachers being Chung So and Leung Bik.

I presented him with some gifts from Australia; a traditional boomerang, some beautiful fragrant honey and a Koala bear. He was very taken with the Koala bear.

I was touched when GM Lo Man Kam gave me one of his books on his Wing Chun and a banner for my Kwon.

I asked him could I perform my Chun Kiu for him, because it is different I was interested in his reaction.

He stood in front and watched me start, and then realizes that it is different. Half way through my performance he turned to the side as if he had stopped watching, but continues to observe me out of the corner of his eye. He makes a few comments but doesn’t really elaborate on anything.

I observed their stances to be 50/50 weight distribution, with the lead leg turned right in to protect the groin. It looked and felt quite unnatural to me. I didn’t feel I would have a lot of mobility in that stance. We have a lot of footwork in my system, so stances need to be natural. We like to land on the ball of the foot for interrupt ability and mobility in and out. We keep both feet 45 degrees to the front, in both the side stance and the front stance which feels very natural.  Where Lo Man Kams Wing Chun would pivot on the spot and even sometimes lean, my system would always stay balanced and use stepping.

More students had arrived and the training area was filling up. The students were doing a lot of Qi Sao together. Some were doing random and others seemed to be working on specific hand drills to sharpen them up.

I was lucky to do some Qi Sao with two of Lo Man Kam’s students. I had a very energetic qi sao exchange with one of the guys; it is always lots of fun touching hands with an unknown quantity, you never know quite what to expect or how you are going to fair. I was very happy with my skill.

We get a group photo and say our goodbyes.

What a great day.

We had a couple more days of tourism and then we headed off to Fuzhou in Southern China to visit the Southern Shaolin Temple in Putian.

Stay tuned for my next post on the Southern Shaolin Temple. Photos and video on my trip are posted on You Tube and Face book

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Tuesday, June 21st 2016

8:09 PM

Wing Chun Blog - Sifu Linda

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Roots of Wing Chun Tour

November, December 2015

As the days near, the expectation and anticipation of the trip build. One never knows just what to expect: even after 6 previous trips. Once at the airport, you know the waiting has past and the time has come for the journey to begin. It’s always so very exciting.

Our first port of call is Singapore. As I expected it was very hot and steamy. Being from Melbourne we are not use to such intense humidity. As we drive to our motel, we pass the Gardens by the Bay. Wow it looks spectacular, a must see for anyone going to Singapore. The steel electronic trees look huge as they stretch upward on the skyline. In the next couple of days we pay them a visit. Up close they are massive. The trunks are covered in ferns, flowers and vines which brings them to life. It looks like a scene from the alien movie ‘The Day of the Triffords’. In the evening the garden has a light show, where the trees light up in different colours to a musical sound track. It was absolutely fabulous. The Gardens are also worth a look through the day, they have some wonderful flower, exotic orchids and art work displays in a couple of domed greenhouses which are not opened through the night.

The school we are here to visit is Sifu Joel Lee’s.  We catch a taxi to a Law University where they hold classes, its huge, lucky the driver knows the building. One of his students is there to meet us and show us up to the training area.

Sifu Lee greets us with a very warm welcome; he is tall and lean with a very friendly face. His lineage stems from Leung Ting, which was taught to Leung Ting in Hong Kong during Yip Mans final years. So it makes for an interesting system to check out.

After some introductions and lots of hand shaking we share a cultural exchange. We both demonstrate our Wing Chun Forms, some technique and of course some qi sao. My lineage is Traditional Wing Chun and has its roots with Leung Bik/Yip Man.

We found there were many differences in our systems. Sifu Lee’s three forms, Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kieu and Biu Gee were very different to our forms. We maintain a fifty fifty stance where Sifu Lee’s students assumed a sixty forty stance, with more weight on the rear leg.  Sifu Lee’s system worked with the centre line theory where we work with the central line theory.

Researching other lineages of Wing Chun is fascinating, it opens your mind to all the different expressions there are of this great system. It also enables you to meet wonderful people on your wing chun journey, like Sifu Lee, his wife and their students who have that same burning passion for Wing Chun.

Wing Chun has three different classifications, soft, soft and hard and hard. Traditional Wing Chun, which is my system, is soft and hard.

Sifu Lee’s Ling Ting System was the opposite being soft. Soft does not translate into weakness. Soft builds a lot of internal energy for power in application and allows you to train for long periods of time.

Our next stop is Taipei, the capitol of Taiwan, to visit with Grand Master Lo Man Kam. Yip Man was Lo Man Kam’s Uncle; when he was a young man he trained with Yip Man in Hong Kong after the Communists took control over China in 1949.

Lo Man Kam later moved to Taiwan in the 60’s.

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Monday, June 9th 2014

9:30 PM

Wing Chun Blog - Becoming better and faster

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Frequently Asked Question

How long will it take for me to become faster and better with my Wing Chun?

Wing Chun is a brutal but delicate art. It takes patience and dedication to master the sensory and physical aspects of this in-depth system. Students always ask, "how long will it take me to become faster and  better?" My answer is always the same........."train, train and train more."

Work on the very basic things first, like footwork. Once your feet can be mastered then you can focus 100 percent on the upper body. In the Jee Shin Wing Chun system we land on the balls of our feet, I am forever pulling students up for landing on the heel and not having enough of a diagonal stance. Weeks can go by and I am still telling the same students to land on the balls of their feet.

To get better, one must take in all the comments the teacher has to offer and apply that knowledge to the training of their body and mind, no matter how small the information sounds. You must consciously make the brain think about it and change it. During my training years, if I was corrected on something I tried to make it my goal, never to be corrected on that aspect again.

Due to the fast paced world that we live in, we can have photos sent around the world in minutes on Face book, we can comment on any subject on Twitter and have thousands read it in seconds, we can download a movie in 10 minutes or less, we have unlimited knowledge at our fingertips with the internet, etc, etc,  etc. This makes it harder for people to take things slowly and have the patients to repeat simple things over and over again, making the mechanics of the technique crisp, sharp and fast.

Individuals get bored quickly and want to move onto something new. After ten minutes of training students will say, 'we've done that now' They dont seem to understand that it is the repetition of something that makes you better at it.  Yet still they will ask the question, "how do I become faster and better at my Wing Chun," and I answer the same way "train, train and train, it takes 1000 times to know it and 10,000 times to master it."

Keeping a diary of classes is always a good way to improve, as writing things down instils the information into the mind. Maybe have a special section for important notes, so when the teacher verbally gives out information, you can record this in your special notes area. I had a section called 'Golden Rules' where I would record all the important points on Concepts and Theories. This enabled me to find the important information quickly. It also allowed me to read it, study it and then apply it.

MY  book 'An Expose on Wing Chun Kung Fu' is a training manual so I put a blank section in the back called 'Golden Rules' to encourage practitioners to write notes.

Training techniques in the air, solo, is also a good training tool. By training the hand techniques and footwork without a partner, this allows you to get some flow and coordination over your upper and lower body, without having to deal with any actual attacks. Training this way also gets you using creative visualisation, a very powerful tool at your disposal for improvement in anything you do in life.

All elite athletes, use visualisation as a tool to improve all aspects of their sport. You don't have to be an elite athlete to use one of their tools. Laying in bed, riding the bus, walking etc you can visualise doing your forms (Karta's), your drills, your techniques, your footwork etc, etc.

My last tip, is to video yourself and watch it. Sometimes the brain doesn't actually tell the body it's not correct, it feels correct, but it is not. If you watch yourself on video, you will be able to see the mistakes you are making, or where you can improve. This is one of the best training tools available to the practitioner.

Remember the old saying, 'practice makes perfect' well that is not necessarily true,...........'only perfect practice makes perfect'. So it is important to fix those silly habits and mistakes quickly before they can never be changed.

Good luck and keep on training.

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Wednesday, October 2nd 2013

8:15 PM

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Teaching as a Career

Becoming a Martial Arts instructor is one of the most rewarding things a person can do for themselves and others. Helping people transform into confident, coordinated healthy people, will bring you more pleasure than you can possibly imagine. You get paid to do what you love and keep yourself healthy and happy doing what you are passionate about.

Unfortunately most people find it a daunting task. They fear someone may  challenge them to a fight to prove themselves and their martial arts, they fear failure that the business may not work, they fear that there martial arts is not good enough and it goes on and on.

There is nothing to fear except yourself, open your mind and anything is possible.

Individuals should think of Martial Arts as a lifestyle, something that they continue through their life for the health of their mind and body. Movement is essential to maintaining good health. Wing Chun is based on natural body movement enabling an individual to train for many years without damaging the body, unlike other martial arts. Wing Chun training enhances ones focus, balance, builds strength and bones, uplifts internal strength, improves coordination, agility, full range of motion in all limbs, uplifts action reaction time. Ultimately improving ones quality of life.

Improved self-esteem is a key psychological benefit of regular physical activity. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain.

Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine. For example, the feeling that follows a workout is often described as "euphoric." That feeling, known as a "runner's high," can be accompanied by a positive and energizing outlook on life.

Endorphins act as analgesics, which means they diminish the perception of pain. They also act as sedatives. They are manufactured in your brain, spinal cord, and many other parts of your body and are released in response to brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Regular exercise has been proven to:

·         Reduce stress

·         Ward off anxiety and feelings of depression

·         Boost self-esteem

·         Improve sleep

Exercise also has these added health benefits:

·         It strengthens your heart.

·         It increases energy levels.

·         It lowers blood pressure.

·         It improves muscle tone and strength.

·         It strengthens and builds bones.

·         It helps reduce body fat.

·         It makes you look fit and healthy.

Research has shown that exercise is an effective but often underused treatment for mild to moderate depression.

With all these benefits and many more, it would seem irresponsible for an individual to stop training.

Once an individual has reached their peak in their respective art, what is there left to do?

Most individuals will leave. Within 12 months an individual will be putting on weight,  skill level will have dropped, the body will be starting to get stiff and tight, agility is slowing, the mind will start to become more stressed and blood pressure will begin rise. It is not a great prospect.

Most individuals do not want to open their own schools. An option is helping to teach at your school, from experience the more instructors the better. Teaching gives an individual a sense of purpose and will raise your verbal understanding of your system dramatically. Clients are always asking questions especially beginners. You will be amazed at the new level of understanding you will gain through giving instruction. A student does not need to be Government Accredited for this option.

Another option is to hire a hall and teach once or twice a week after work. It's a great way to earn some extra cash for the Xmas holidays. By hiring a hall, there is no commitment, if business does not take off, you are able to move on, choose another area and try again. This is a very safe investment.

A third option  is to set up a studio on your property. There are a multitude of people working in home studios due to the costs of overheads, e.g. Personal trainers, boxing gyms, karate, yoga and Pilates etc. etc. This is the best option so far. Walk out your back door and start working, what could be better than that. The choices are yours, all you have to do is make one.

The most important thing is to paint your picture, have your heart in it and it will work, all one has to do is give it a go. Just remember all things take time and effort.

Make the choice today to begin a Government Accredited Sports Coaching Course, take that step that just might change your life forever.

This qualification facilitates the development of the following knowledge and skills at the state/territory level:
" Observing athletes performance to determine the level of instruction required;
" Teaching techniques for athletes to acquire additional skills or improve existing skills;
" Supervise practice sessions;
" Planning, conducting, evaluating and modifying individualized training programs;
" Implementing sports first aid procedures and sports first aid;
" Supervising the physical development of athletes
" Aiding in the psychological preparation of athletes for training and competition;
" Providing information about the fundamental principles of eating for peak performance

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Always remember  'today is the beginning of the rest of your life'.

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Sunday, July 21st 2013

10:20 PM

Wing Chun Blog - Hard Qigong Training Sifu Linda

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Training in Hard Qigong

Qigong Master

After spending a number of years studying and practicing soft medical qigong, Master Xu invited myself and my husband, Sifu Garry Baniecki, to practice Marrow and Brain Washing, and Muscle and Tendon Change Qigong.

My spiritual journey was taking me further than I could have expected.

We were to meet at his house, situated near the Melbourne Victorian Market, at 7am every Tuesday morning, for a three hour class.

This meant getting up at 5am, to allow us enough time to have breakfast, drive into the city to be there on time. I would then spend all day at our city school teaching the 12pm, 3pm and 6pm classes. At 8pm I would attend the medical qigong class, to interpret for Master Xu and return home around 10pm. I've always known its never an easy task where knowledge is concerned. The universe was going to make me earn it.

He had a tiny side yard next to his kitchen, which was  probably about 8 foot wide and 25 foot long. We would practice our cleaning methods, which were quite vocal, in this area for about 40 minutes. His children would come out and practice with us, which would make us laugh. The master would say that this was a good function.

We began our strengthening with 10 postures he referred to as Dat Mao Postures (Buddha Dharma). We would always finish with some Tai Chi and sitting qigong, to create a balance between the hard and the soft. Then we would go inside for medical theory.

Lee, his wife, was a wonderful cook and she loved to make us snacks to eat whilst we studied. Pan fried spring onion pancakes, sweet pork buns and pork and chive dumplings were just some of the treats she would bestow upon us.

We soon decided to move the class to our school in Elizabeth Street, which was only around the corner. Being winter it was great to have somewhere out of the elements. But alas, no more treats from Lee.

Now that we had room to move we were introduced to five animal moving qigong. The practice was to bring out the primordial animals within us, while cleaning the internal body through the lungs and the Liver. Forty minutes of this type of practice is a real workout on its own, great for both strengthening the internal and external  body, and the cardiovascular system.

It was now time for us to start learning Shaolin postures. As the weeks went by, one could feel the body becoming stronger, the energy within becoming stronger and our health becoming much stronger.

My muscles began to develop quite rapidly into long lean rope like muscles down my forearms and across my shoulders, the training was certainly having an effect on my physical appearance. Sifu Garry had managed to break a thick paving brick with his hand, much to the surprise of the Master.

Dr Xu decided to hold an open day to promote his clinic and Qigong. There would be demonstrations of his power and a free clinical diagnosis from him personally. He informed Garry and I that we would also be doing some demonstrations to show how strong we had become using his methods. I was curious and a bit nervous to say the least. I knew I was stronger, but I was not sure what sort of feats of wonder, I might be able to perform.

Each morning I pushed myself to the limits, I would be sweating by the end of the practices, no matter how cold it was when I started. Whatever the demo's would be, I would be ready.

Part of our responsibility in training at home each day was that we were required to get up between 4am and 5am every morning to practice.

5 minutes from home we have beautiful park land and a river to do our practise. It was extremely chilly at 4am but it was freezing at 5pm, so we had chosen the 4am time slot. It is a wonderful time to practice, there is no one out and about in the park at that time, so I am able to make as much noise during animal clean body practice, as I like. Against a Southern sky, the stars are so  glittery bright and the moon is golden yellow huge when it is up.  The moonlight gives the clouds a silvery lining as they float across the star studded sky and the beautiful gum trees are silhouetted in the soft light giving them an eerie but magnificent presents. Nature is the only thing out at this time; an Tawny Frog Mouthed owl watches us approvingly from the limb of a eucalypt tree,  as another regular visitor, a thick furred red fox, circles around wondering if we might have something it may be able to steal, there are a few possums disapprovingly scurrying and growling in the trees above, not happy with our  presence at all.

When D day arrived (Demo day) I felt ready, but the nerves were flying. We had practiced some of the demonstrations, but not to the extent that we were expected to perform that day.  I prepared myself and gathered my energy, Doctor Xu also prepared, I stood strong and he began to punch into my abdomen, he was giving it his best shot and I was not flinching. It did not move me or hurt me in any way. My next demo was to have a number of people ride over me on a bicycle, five guys weighing in at 70 to 80 kilo each. I had never practiced this before the actual day. If we could have fitted a few more on the bike I could have handled the weight, no problems. We then did a joint demonstration, with Garry and I laying on the ground, with a plank of wood resting on our abdomen creating a bridge between him and myself. We would have 8 men stand on the plank, total weight being roughly  7 t0 800 kilo's. Bearing in mind I only weighed 49kgs.My final feat was to have 7 bricks smashed over my abdomen with a sledge hammer. I did graduate to a slab of cement and seven bricks on a bed of nails. Sifu Garry had the most impressive feat of laying in between two chairs, with 3 slabs of cement and 5 bricks being smashed over his abdomen with the sledge hammer. His body never moved, he was like a piece of iron, it was very impressive.

If you would like to view some photo's please go to my face book page, Sifu Linda Baniecki, scroll down through a few photo's and you will find them.

Master Xu told us, that what he had achieved in 2 years would have taken someone in China 10 years to achieve.  We were both very proud of what we had accomplished and there was no doubt in our mind about the training, it definitely worked..

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Sunday, May 19th 2013

1:39 AM

Shaolin Qigong and Sifu Linda

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Professor Shan Hui Xu

From a very young age, I realized I had a spiritual being inside me that I wanted to nourish. When I was a young girl in the 1970's India's Krishna was being introduced to the west. I read lots of books and found myself fascinated by the idea of meditation and enlightenment, it pulled at me somewhere deep inside, maybe a past life. I went as far as burning incense, I loved the smell as it wafted through the room, the beautiful aroma's could transport me to another place, another time, a serene place of spirituality.

Many years later while training at David Cheung's Wing Chun Academy in Melbourne, one day in the early 90's, a little Chinese man came up the stairs and entered the training hall and began talking with Sifu David. Garry and I actually thought it was someone who had come to hassle David about his late rent, so we  sent him out a few heavy vibes. A couple of weeks later he moved in down the back of the training hall and we were told that he was Qigong Master, Professor Shan Hui Xu (su) from China. With no clinical patients to be treated in the beginning, David would ask does anyone want a free massage, I would always put my hand up. Over a period of time I learnt quite a bit about massage and pressure point manipulation through the experience of being massaged by the master.

Garry picked up a bit of a cold one day not long after the Professor, whom I will refer to from now on as the Doctor: opened his clinic in our training hall. Garry had come to class only to watch as he could not stop sneezing, his head was blocked and his nose was full of rubbish and quite red from blowing it. The Doctor blurted something to him in Chinese, which we couldn't understand, then gestured him down the back into the clinic.

After about 40 minutes Garry returned, looking 100 per cent. He looked totally back to healthy, not a smidgen of cold left. Myself and the students were amazed to see the difference. Garry was stunned, he couldn't believe his symptoms were completely gone, no more sneezing, no more runny nose, completely back to normal. Garry and I were very impressed and realized that here was the real deal. Garry never got a cold again and to this day roughly 17 years later still never really suffers from cold and flu.

Dr Xu soon began teaching Qigong classes of an evening after Wing Chun classes, I took every class he offered, even if we were only repeating basic standing methods. My chance had finally come to learn proper mediation methods from a master and I was going to utilise every moment I had. Plus he would always emanate Qi into the room and individuals, I had read that having a master do this would help to open your channels and blockages much quicker than doing it on your own.

He is a Taoist and had studied Qigong from a young age, had been a Professor of Qigong in a variety of hospitals in China. But in 1972 the Chinese unearthed one of the greatest archaeological digs in the world. The 2000 year old Ma Wan Dui tombs. Revealing three of the best preserved mummies in the world, on their chests were ancient Qigong scrolls, lost acupuncture knowledge along with the oldest known version of the Yi Ching; plus the oldest version of the Dao De Ching. The archaeological world went crazy.

Professor Xu became the Vice President of The Ma Wan Dui association and had access to all this wondrous information found. The main body of his Qigong practice and teachings would now evolve around these findings. For me this was amazing, not only was he a real qigong master but he had access to 4000 to 5000 year old ancient knowledge. I will admit his qigong is very primordial and unorthodox, but very powerful in its healing capacity. It's not for everyone.

The Professor did not speak English, but due to the fact that his clinic was in our Wing Chun training hall, we spent a lot of time around him and adjusted to his broken English. Soon after Garry and I began lecturing for him during his classes and retreats. Even then I did not realize the universe had a bigger plan for me and I was being groomed for my own classes in the future. It was funny, but I said to Garry after many years, that we probably did not really need to interpret too much for him anymore, as students must surly understand him by now. At one of the lectures I asked the students, "was there any need for me to translate what he had said", and every one of them laughed and replied that they had not understood a word he had said. I laughed to myself, it was all clear as a bell to me.

David organised a qigong open day at the school to promote Dr Xu and get his name out there. During the course of the day he would ask for volunteers, some believers and some not. After getting us to close our eyes and relax, he began emanating Qi/energy into us all one at a time. He pull you forward, he would push you back, he spun us around, it was incredible to feel and experience. I could literally feel the energy like a magnet pulling and pushing and spinning me. Some people began to cry and others were full of laughter. It was a very enlightening experience, especially for the non believers, and one I had been waiting a long time for. I knew then, that Qi was definitely a real phenomena.

I awoke one day with incredible pain in between my toes, it was as though someone had placed a razor blade between my toes. I hobbled to class and explained my problem. Dr Xu's first suggestion was to have some X rays to see what was actually happening. The results were bone spurs between my toes, he suggested I might have to have them cut out. He would first try a Taoist spell (Fu Jow), I was intrigued. He spoke to his spiritual Sifu or teacher and asked for their help in healing me, then drew some characters with his finger over a glass of water. I was asked to drink three sips and then he took a big sip and sprayed it over my foot. Nothing seemed to happen, he suggested we try again tomorrow. So we did, half an hour after being treated my pain had subdued and by the end of the day I could walk. The next morning I was brand new and training again. Two years later I had a relapse, one spell and the problem disappeared and has never returned. What can I say, Wow.

I could go on and on about the amazing feats of Qigong, the things I have seen are amazing and incredible and make you think differently about the world we think we know.

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Saturday, March 16th 2013

8:47 PM

Bruce Lee's Ancestral House - Roots of Wing Chun

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Chan Wah Shun's Ancestral Gravesite

Monday Afternoon - 3rd December.

This morning we went to attend the Bruce Lee Paradise(a 200 hectare property dedicated to Bruce Lee) and were blown away with a surprise visit to  Bruce Lee's Ancestral house, (previous blog - bruce lee's ancestral house).

Our tour now takes us off to find Chan Wah Shun's Ancestral Grave site. (Chan Wah Shun being Yip Man's Sifu) We have given our bus drivers a vague description of where we have to go, so we are not sure if we will actually be able to find it.

As we drive along Garry and I recognise some of the area we are travelling through, we have been to the Ancestral gravesite before. This is a good sign as it means we are heading in the right direction.  I spot the hill with the graves on it and yell for the driver to stop. Garry and I are elated that we have found the site. We pull into the village and park. Our bus driver proceeds to take us walking into the village away from the graves. For the second time today, we inform our students that we are not sure where we are going.

A few hundred yards down the street we come across Chan Wah Shun's Ancestral Temple, it's quite a large piece of ground. A testament to the family's wealth and stature in the village. Garry and I are flabbergasted, we can't believe our good fortune. Having been here before three times, we had no idea the Temple was so close. We burn some incense to pay our respects and get some photo's.  The universe has thrown us yet another gift on our tour.

As we leave totally buzzed out and begin to walk back through the village, a lady reads the calligraphy on our jackets and asks our bus drivers who we are. He explains we are a Wing Chun School from Australia. She asks if we would like to come with her to a Kung Fu house in the village?

The house is four storeys with a high wave like fence with imitation bamboo logs atop, its beautiful, there is a very small entrance area before the door. This is definitely an influential house. She unlocks the door and we enter the beautiful courtyard. Our interpreter then informs us that we are standing in Chan Wah Shun's actual house. I'm stunned....... how amazing is that...........I can't believe this..........Garry and I are both gob smacked. She shows us inside, it's a beautiful house, with a magnificent dark Rosewood table and Rosewood chairs with grey and white marble inlays, there is a photo on the mantelpiece of Chan Wah Shun and his wife.

We step outside and the lady is sweeping the courtyard, she opens up a little metal lid that covers a small square hole in the ground and begins to scoop the rain water out with a ladle. She then gestures for a couple of the guys to go to the front entrance, where they find Chan Wha Shun's wooden dummy. It looks old and fragile, I perform some sequences very gently on it, I can't believe I am working on Chan Wah Shun's wooden dummy. We are so blessed.

The lady of the house, informs us that the Sifu's can go upstairs to the third floor and burn incense to Chan Wah Shun, but the students must stay down stairs. What an honour. There are photo's of his Mum, Dad and him together. Also a plaque commemorating him for a demonstration he had done at the Lee's (Bruce Lee's) Ancestral home on the 1/3/1947.

 As we retreat back down the stairs, she walks to one of the bedrooms and gestures for us to enter. Oh my god, there in the corner, covered in dust and cobwebs are Chan Wah Shun's Dragon Pole and Big Chopper. The lady of the house says that if we perform Sil Lim Tao for her, we can take these weapons down stairs and have a play with them. Of course we are only too happy to comply.

It's a long pole so I perform a few movements and postures and have some photo's taken. Then I pick up the Big Chopper and perform Look Dim Boon Kuan. I can't believe I am performing with Chan Wah Shun's weapons, I am blown away. Garry and I can't believe this is happening to us. Thank you universe.

We all pay the lady of the house some money and thank her. She is apparently the cleaner and only comes once a month to maintain the house. What are the chances of being there the same weekend and bumping into her on the street, when we weren't even meant to be in the village. We are the luckiest martial artists in the world.

We close up the doors to Chan Wah Shun's house, the lady of the house walks with us to the edge of the village, we thank her so much and we bid her farewell, then climb the 108 stairs to Chan Wah Shun's Ancestral Gravesite. We burn more incense and thank him for his martial spirit.

Back on the bus, I am just shaking my head in disbelief. What a day it has been, so full of surprises. I didn't get much sleep that night, I could not stop thinking of the privilege that had been bestowed upon us.

From the morning to the afternoon this would have to be one of the most incredible days of my life.

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Power struggle at Sikh temple in San Jose

SAN JOSE -- One of the most spectacular views of Silicon Valley is from the nation's largest Sikh temple, whose golden dome and peaceful manicured gardens rise from the hills east of this city's downtown. Gov. Jerry Brown, then-Mayor Chuck Reed, faith leaders and thousands of Sikhs from all over Northern California celebrated its April 2011 grand opening, a statement of the community's growing stature.
But Sikh Gurdwara San Jose is also a house divided, with a nasty power struggle that has pitted its leadership against critics. It has filled the courts with a series of lawsuits involving the temple's steering committtee, prominent elders and a Sikh community newspaper. And it has spilled into the political arena, where a temple leader recently saw his hopes of becoming San Jose's first Sikh city councilman dashed after a campaign in which Sikh protestors called him a villain at candidate forums.

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Gunfire At Sikh Temple Parking Lot In Renton, Washington

RENTON, Wash. – Reports of gunfire at a Sikh temple sent officers from several agencies to Talbot Road South on Sunday, Captain Ohashi from Kent Fire Department said.
An argument between two members of the Gurudwara Singh Sabha of Washington congregation broke out in the temple’s parking lot, and quickly escalated.
Witnesses told police the two men were yelling at each other, which attracted a small crowd. One man suddenly pulled out a handgun, and it fired into the ground when several bystanders tried to restrain him.
“Nobody should take any weapon inside the temple. That’s very bad,” temple member Harjinder Singh said. “Everybody should come peaceful because kids come there, women come there, elders come there, so peacefully pray and go home.”
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Enjoy the best street food at a road side Dhaba !

Parantha is a famous food of Delhi & Punjab and almost everyone of us like to eat Paranthas & that too stuffed with Aloo, Aloo Pyaj as well Egg. Its regularly cooked in our kitchen at our home as a morning breakfast. When out of Delhi, we prefer to eat it, as its time saving.

There are many sources where you can go and have it. ‘Ahuja Number 1’ at Sonipat and ‘Fauji Dhaba’ at Karnal bypass are the most famous ones though many new hotels with Star ratings have come up on this stretch of GT Road such as ‘Haveli’. But today I am writing about the Pranthas of Mool Chand at Delhi itself.

Yeah ! I was quite unknown about this roadside eatery shop. Once I heard about it in one of the newspaper & decided to go there to have its taste.

It was a small Dhaba type on the corner of a road just opposite the mool chand metro station. It was around 6 pm in the evening and I was surprised to find a large number of cars parked here and there & the Paranthas were being served in the car itself.

We parked our car & decided to place the order. Within minutes a young man was standing in front of us, to book the order. We asked for Aloo Parantha as well Aloo pyaj parantha.

Within 5 minutes we had the same in our car with Parantha in a paper plate with chutney, pyaj & green mirch. We asked for Rayta & butter & he brought the same in the split of a second.

Though we are regular eaters of stuffed paranthas & we have tried it at many places, including Five star hotels of Delhi. But the taste of parantha here was a bit different. It was crispy and very tasty.

Soon we finished it and ordered the Egg Parantha. We have tried the same at the ITO also where the shop opens after 10 pm and that too for two hours only for the vendors of newspapers. The egg parantha at Mool Chand looked good & again very crispy & tasty.

As we really enjoyed the Paranthas at Mool Chand, i asked about the history of this Dhaba & how it became so famous. I was told by the person in charge, Vijay, that it was opened in the year 1975 and the owner was  Ram Lal Thakkar.

I was told that they have regular customers from every part of Delhi & many top celebrities also visit the road side Dhaba to have the stuffed parantha. It has become so famous that it has been covered by almost all the newspapers. We were told that if we are there after 8 pm, we have to wait for much longer duration to enjoy the food due to heavy rush there.

We too liked the Road Side food, though it was not that much hygienic as we prefer to eat. But once in a month, we can definitely come here to enjoy it. If you have not yet visited this road side open air Dhaba, for the best street food, plz visit once & have the taste of Delhiites, Desi Food.

Monday, May 25, 2015

Sikh festival comes to life with colourful procession in Doncaster

The Vaisakhi Sikh Parade in Doncaster from the Guru Tegh Bahadur on Balby Road to the Guru Kalgidhar Gurdwara on Catherine Street.

The Vaisakhi Sikh Parade in Doncaster from the Guru Tegh Bahadur on Balby Road to the Guru Kalgidhar Gurdwara on Catherine Street.

The Vaisakhi Sikh Parade in Doncaster from the Guru Tegh Bahadur on Balby Road to the Guru Kalgidhar Gurdwara on Catherine Street.

The Vaisakhi Sikh Parade in Doncaster from the Guru Tegh Bahadur on Balby Road to the Guru Kalgidhar Gurdwara on Catherine Street.

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Festival celebrates Punjabi culture

Bright colors swirled across the stage to the vibrant, up-tempo rhythms of Bhangra music at the 21st annual Punjabi American Festival.
The celebration of Punjabi culture began with Bhangra and Giddha teams from around the North State and closed with international music acts as an estimated 12,000 people attended the event on Sunday at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds.
Headlined by Miss Pooja, one of the best-selling female Bhangra artists in the world, and fast-rising singer Ammy Virk, the festival aims to have something for everybody, said Tej Maan, Chairman of the Punjabi American Heritage Society.
"Everyone has a different reason for being here," Maan said. "Some come for the music, food, shopping or because they know somebody performing."
Another big draw this year is a visit from Brian Murphy, a police officer who was shot 15 times defending a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc., in 2012. A documentary about the shooting, which left three worshipers dead, was shown at the festival.
Through his interactions with the Sikh community after the shooting, Murphy began raising awareness for a faith many Americans know little about. That message goes hand-in-hand with the purpose of the Punjabi festival, Maan said.
"When we started the festival, we had two purposes in mind," Maan said. "To pass the culture on to the youth and to bridge the gap in the mainstream community."
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

MYNTRA is the MANTRA of doing shopping !

You may be a man, women, a student, an office goer, a professional or a business personality. Every one of you has to do some shopping, regularly or once in a blue moon. But do you have enough time to go to the market, shop to shop, brand to brand, selecting the products of your choice, with a big wallet and on a strict, no return basis ?

The time has changed a lot as you don’t have the precious time, any more. Now you just require a Smart phone and the Myntra App loaded in it. If you have it, you can start your shopping anytime, anywhere.

Now you can do shopping from your home, office, car or even a bullet train. Now you can shop from your bedroom or dining room. Now you can shop from a playground or a burial ground. Now you can shop while under a shower or  in the swimming pool. Now you can shop privately with your wife, with your Girlfriend or even with your  Ex one. You can shop while sitting in between your family members or from the private corner of your home.

Myntra offers Fashion and casual lifestyle products. It has  over 2,00,000+ Styles and 1,000+ bestselling Brands i.e. the largest collection of the latest fashion and lifestyle products in India!

Just download the Myntra App on your smart phone & that’s all. No need to carry cash. No need  to hold the big and heavy carry bags. Just do your shopping using Myntra App & pay via smart money & the pack is sent to you at the designated place with a warranty to return / refund in the prescribed time limit.

Remember, this is the wonder world of smart phones & those not using mobile apps are the outdated personalities. Now, you have to decide whether you are an outdated personality, who still want to go to the crowded market places for shopping and that too at the exorbitant prices or an upcoming great personality who can shop from anywhere, any time and that too at the discounted prices.

Come on ! Have MYNTRA in your smart phone. I am selling it at no cost to you. I am offering it absolutely Free.  Just have it. Download it and start using it.  Myntra is now App Only. It has shifted to the sales via Myntra App, only, as this is the present trend of the market worldwide. Join this bandwagon for a true fashion experience. Remember, MYNTRA is the MANTRA of doing shopping in the present world. It’s the fashion. It’s the lifestyle. It’s the latest trend.

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Sikh breaks religious protocol to help injured child

Wellington: A young Sikh did not hesitate to break religious protocol by removing his turban to help an injured child bleeding profusely after an accident in New Zealand`s largest city of Auckland, media reports said on Saturday.

Harman Singh, 22, did not think twice before removing his turban to help the five-year-old who was hit by a car on way to school, New Zealand Herald reported.
"I wasn`t thinking about the turban. I was thinking about the accident and I just thought, `He needs something on his head because he`s bleeding.` That`s my job -- to help," the daily quoted him as saying.
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Violence erupts at Wolverhampton Sikh temple meeting

Trouble flared at Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Sedgley Road, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton. It happened during the selection of the committee to run the temple.
Witnesses said the vice president had his turban torn off - a grossly disrespectful move - during the fracas and two people were hurt. One needed hospital treatment.
It was said that trouble flared in the prayer room as the names of those chosen to sit on the 25-strong committee were disclosed to a congregation estimated at more than 1000-strong.
Hecklers interrupted proceedings with shouts of protest at the proposed make up of the powerful group, the membership of which is changed every two years.
The disturbance reportedly got worse as it spilled downstairs into the office used by senior officials of the temple. Witnesses said too many people tried to cram into the room and a fight broke out during which a man allegedly drew a knife.
Punches were also reportedly thrown as groups representing rival factions clashed on Sunday afternoon.
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New Army Rule Eliminates A Hurdle To Sikh Service

'It doesn't concern anyone what religion you are - I bleed the same color': Simranpreet Singh Lamba First Sikh to become U.S. army soldier for nearly three decades.

WASHINGTON DC (TIP): In April 2015, the U.S. Army released new rules that will make it easier for observant Sikhs to request religious accommodations for their articles of faith. The prior procedures forced turbaned and bearded Sikh recruits to violate their religion while asking for a religious exception to serve – a Catch-22. Now observant Sikh recruits can continue to practice their religion while the Army decides whether to accommodate their religious articles of faith. The new process allows observant Sikh recruits to first contract with the U.S. Army and then submit a request for a religious accommodation. While the request is pending, the Sikh recruit will not be sent to training or receive any official U.S. Army assignments. If the religious accommodation request is granted, the Sikh recruit may serve without compromising his/her articles of faith; if it is denied, the Sikh recruit may then request a departure from the Army without penalty in order to avoid violating religious beliefs. It is the Sikh Coalition’s understanding that this rule change only applies to the U.S. army at this time. Despite these changes, the presumptive ban on Sikh articles of faith still remains and accommodation requests are still being decided on a rarely-granted case-by-case basis. In other words, while it is now easier to request a religious accommodation within the U.S. Army, it is still difficult to actually obtain one.

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Chicago Sikhs Raise $34,000 for National Sikh Campaign

CHICAGO — Last week 200 Sikhs attended the first major fundraising event for the National Sikh Campaign, raising a total of $34,000. The NSC aims to promote national awareness of Sikhism and Sikh identity through the media, said a press release.

At the event, NSC representatives presented their media plan to place specially crafted ads about Sikhs on national and local TV channels and websites. “This will help to educate Americans on the Sikh community and identity of wearing a turban and beard,” explained the organizers.

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Australian Sikh community outraged over smoking cartoon

Canberra: Sikhs in Australia have expressed outrage after a daily published a cartoon of a Sikh man smoking a cigar, a media report said on Friday.
"You would never see a person of Sikh faith smoking -- not even a cigarette, let alone a cigar, so it just seems out of context," Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) quoted the executive producer of its Punjabi programme Manpreet K Singh as saying.
"Obviously people who follow the religion feel outraged about it," she added.
The cartoon was published in the Herald Sun on Thursday.
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SGPC to Sikh boys: Wear turban if you want to be Mr Singh

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Wearing a dastaar or a turban has its uses. That distinct Sikh identity, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is telling young Sikhs in schools across the state, will help them stay away from drugs, earn them “respect” in society every time they are addressed as “Mr Singh”, increase their height and keep them away from “infectious diseases” that spread through visits to the hairdresser.
Since December 2014, more than 100 preachers of the Amritsar-headquartered SGPC, the apex representative body of Sikhs that is dominated by the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), have visited at least 1,000 schools across the state, “counselling” the patit or “fallen” Sikhs to start following Sikhism’s tenets and stop cutting their hair. As part of an ongoing drive called Sikhi Saroop Mera Asli Roop (Being Sikh is my real identity), SGPC preachers say they have identified 14,000 Sikh youths in Punjab who have cut their hair and who, they believe, need to be counselled against this deviation from faith.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

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Life is quite uncertain & there is none who can predict the death of any human being. The minute a person finishes his journey on this earth, is the minute, when the hardships start upcoming in the life of the loved ones, who are left behind. Therefore, if we could give a little thought in our lifetime, we can do a lot for our loved ones, even when we are not physically present or even after the death.

There is Edelweiss Tokio Life - MyLife+ policy that is a Term Insurance plan or a low cost insurance plan or budget insurance that provides full protection and financial stability to our loved ones, in case of any unforeseen events. The plan provides absolute protection & financial security of our loved ones in case we are no more and quite beneficial even though it’s non participating & non linked.

We have to decide a substantial amount, that we think is suitable for our family as per our status (minimum sum assured is 25 Lakh) and start paying a small premium every year. If something happens to the insured person, the family gets the Sum insured in three easy ways. The family can choose the death benefit as a lump sum payment, the family can choose a monthly payout of 1% of the sum insured for 130 months or the family can choose a combination of both.

Even though it has the minimum & a maximum entry age limit of 18 to 60 years, once entered, it provides us the flexibility to choose a cover for up to the maximum maturity age of 80 years with Tax benefits for premium & claim amount. It also gives the insured person a comprehensive cover through various riders in certain cases. The best part is that everything can be done very easily through their website where we can check every single detail and can proceed to calculate the premium & make the payment.

We must remember that Edelweiss Life insurance is a venture between Edelweiss Financial Services, Mumbai & Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, Japan and they are offering, not just an Insurance policy but a Solution to our future unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, we must proceed to buy online the Edelweiss Tokio Life - MyLife+ policy to safeguard the interests of our loved ones.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Sewa of Whitewash of Shri Anandpur Sahib begins on 9th May 2015

To commemorate 350th years of setting up of the holy city of Shri Anandpur Sahib, the work for its white washing would begin on May 9. The president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK who held a meeting with the religious organisations, representatives of prominent Sikh organisations, Sant Samaj, and prominent Sikh personalities to perform the sewa today announced the decision of beginning of sewa on May 9.

GK reiterated that the DSGMC would once again lead the Sikh organisations in performing the sewa which it did in year 1999 to commemorate tercentenary of the Khalsa panth. Speaking on the occasion, GK said that it is a matter of pride for the Sikh sangat of Delhi to perform sewa on the land of birth of Khalsa and DSGMC and the Sikhs of Delhi would perform the sewa whole heartedly.

Sant Samaj and the panthic organisations assured all support to the DSGMC to carry out sewa at Shri Anandpur Sahib.

General Secretary of DSGMC Manjinder Singh Sirsa on the occasion announced of taking out a Nagar kirtan from Gurdwara Shri Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi to Shri Anandpur Sahib on June 14. Sirsa said that after stopover during night at Shri Fatehgarh Sahib the Nagar Kirtan would reach Shri Anandpur Sahib on June 15.

Former Jathedar of Shri Akal Takht Jasbir Singh Rode, Baba Lakha Singh represented Baba Sewa Singh of Khadoor Sahib, Baba Satnam Singh representing Kar Sewa Baba Bachan Singh, Sant harvidner Singh of Goniana mandi, and Bhai  Gurmeet Singh form Namdhari Samparday were also resent in the meeting who assured to take active part in the sewa. Sant Amritpal Singh of Gurdwara Tikana Sahib in Delhi, and Baba Bhuriwalae has also assured support to this endeavour. Former president of DSGMC Avtar Singh Hit, and members Kulmohan Singh, Kulwant Singh Bath and Paramjeet Singh Rana were also present.

With Thanks : Media DSGMC

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Sikhs should explain meaning of turban to Americans, says US lawmaker

Judy Chu. Reuters picture.

Sikhs need to explain to Americans the significance of the turban, the most visible sign of their identity, an influential US lawmaker has said, amid reports that a majority of children wearing turbans are bullied in schools.

Congresswoman Judy Chu, founder and vice-chair of the Congressional American Sikh Caucus, said despite the fact that Sikhs have been woven into the fabric of American culture for more than a century, there is a need to educate Americans about it, PTI reported.

Chu was speaking at the Capitol Hill this week after receiving a report on Sikhs in America from the National Sikh Campaign (NSC). The report has been prepared by Geoff Garin, head of the Hart Research Associates. The most significant finding here is that most Americans do not know much about the Sikh community, Chu said.

Chu said that though it is disappointing, it can also be a positive because it can be a way to educate people about Sikhs. It's an opportunity to tell your neighbours about why Sikhs wear turbans and have long beards and that these are articles of a loving and peaceful faith.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Nepal Relief Team Bringing Medical Assistance to Those Most Vulnerable, Much More Needed...

Kathmandu, Nepal – The people of Nepal are still suffering after an earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes shook the country to its core, killing more than 5,500 people, and leaving thousands without water, shelter and medical aid, especially those living in remote areas who are famished and sick because of the lack of aid.

UNITED SIKHS Nepal Relief Team consisting of Dr. Harmeet Singh, physician in charge of Emergency and Urgent Care at the Moolchand hospital in New Delhi, Dr. Amarjeet Singh, working in Radiology Department at GB Pant Hospital in Srinagar and Dr.Rishab Koirala, from a local teaching hospital of Nepal are on the ground. The team is completed with the presence of another 10 volunteers and medical technicians.
Overview of medical assistance provided by the team within a week -
  • First medical camp was set up in Bhimatra in Sindhupal Chowk area almost 120 km from Kathmandu. The team had to walk 10 km on foot to reach this village. Around 80 patients were provided medical aid there.
  • Multiple medical camps have been held around the Raviholi area with the team visiting 6 villages and nearly 200 patients have been provided with medical assistance.
Type of injuries our doctors and medical team have been attending to -
  • trauma (lacerated wounds, abrasions, infected wounds, fractures)
  • shortness of breath
  • musculoskeletal pain
  • diarrhoea
  • acute gastroenteritis
  • heath concerns for pregnant women
  • fever
  • upper respiratory tract infections
  • joint pains
  • allergies
  • oral ulcers
  • anxiety disorders
Dr. Harneet Singh said: “I want to contribute to humanity. I love helping people, and since I am a doctor, I know the value of life”. Dr. Amarjeet Singh shares “I’m not just a doctor, but a sevadar. I want to help medically and give the best in terms of medical relief.”

We would like to thank all our supporters who have donated towards the mission from the beginning. Your support has reached hundreds in need of medical assistance already and we are committed to providing medical aid to many more. Our doctors are willing to walk long distances to ensure medical aid reaches all. We hope you will walk with us and continue to donate. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please click below.
WHAT’S NEEDED? People have lost basic life necessities of food, shelter and clothing.
1. The ground team has assessed need for 600 tents and floor covering. Each tent can house 30-40 people. Total cost is Rs 18,50,000/ USD 29,000/ GBP 19,200.
2. The below list of basic medicines and many more are needed so aid can be provided. Plan is to ship medicine worth Rs 32,00,000/ USD 50,000/ GBP 32,800
3. Cost for 3 tonnes of food is Rs 21,35,000/ USD 33,500/ GBP 22,500
4. Distribution and field transportation cost- Rs 10,00,000/ USD 15,700/ GBP 10,500
5. Volunteer field cost- Rs 3,00,000/ USD 4700/ GBP 3100
-TAB Pantocid 200
-Rantac 200
-Domperidone 200
-Needle (2,0.3, 0.4,0) 100
-Gloves 200
-Masks 200
-Needle Holders 10
-Scissors 10
-TAB Dickifenac 200
-Paracetamol 300
-Flexon 300
Combiflame 200
-Gauzes 500
-Bandages 500
-Betadine Liquids 5litre 20 bottles
-INJ TT 500
-ORS Sachets 500
-TAB Amoxycillin 200
-Ciprofloxacin 100
-Ceflxime 100
-SYP Ciprofloxacin 200
-SYP Amoxicillin 200
-SYP Ceflixime 200
- Diclofenac 100
- Betadine 100
- Neosporin 50
The team has set up a medical relief supplies base camp at the DDA, Community Hall, Gujjar Diary, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi - 49, near the Green Park Metro station. All medical supplies will be transported to Nepal with our volunteers.
Our cargo costs are minimal as our base camp is set up in New Delhi, in close proximity to the disaster area.
Special Thank You
  • The Prerna Social Development & Welfare Society who have kindly allowed us to use their complex as our medical base camp.
  • Spice Jet for 3 tonnes of charge free cargo and excess baggage fee waiver.
  • Datawind for the tablets for field work and communication by the medical team.

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Gurvinder Singh


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Why is it that watch designers come up with really good looking watch with a very nice strap, but when you need to replace the strap it is impossible to find a replacement strap that is the same as the original.  I spent most of the day going from one watch repairer to another and from one Jeweller to another trying to find a strap that would 1, fit the watch and 2 look right on the watch.  i even looked on the manufactures website before starting out and they didn’t have anything  that would do the job! After many fruitless conversations withshop assistants, I ended up returning to the first shop and getting the only strap that they had that would fit, problem was that the colour is black and the original strap was mid brown and to say that the black strap looks wrong is an understatement.

However there was one really good thing about my experience and that was every shop assistant was extremely helpful in trying to resolve my problem to the point of suggesting other places I might try.  They all had smiles on their faces and were genuinely sorry that they couldn’t supply the strap i needed.  I think it was their cheerfulness that stopped the whole exercise from turning into a nightmare and for me returning home if not totally happy but not fuming mad either.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

More Shadowbox Ornaments

As promised yesterday, here's my sparkly circular shadowbox snowflake ornament.

Isn't it beautiful! The glitter paper is from Doodlebug (bought at Hobby Lobby) and is the perfect weight--heavy enough for an ornament, but not too heavy for the punch.

The shimmer paper used on the ornament below is also lovely, if not quite so blingy.

Is blingy a word? I need more coffee.

Unfortunately, this particular shimmer paper (don't know the brand) is way too thick for my punches. I almost broke the scalloped punch on it. THAT would be tragic.

At 11:30 last night, I had to admit to myself that I've become a bit obsessed with making variations of these and need to rein myself in. Sheesh. Here are a few thoughts that have come out of making bunches of these.

1. If the top scalloped shape is a radically different color than the base, it bothers AR/OC me. I've made a few red and white ones, but the fact that the white base peeks out behind the real red top layer distracts. If you are not AR/OC, you are soooo lucky.

2. Having Nesties would make this SO much easier. Also, those cool Nestie label shapes would make great ornaments, don't you think? Not having just the right size punches and a fun variety of shapes is frustrating and limits what I've been able to do.

3. Limits are good things.

4. Disregard #3. I'm just trying to comfort myself.

5. Green ornaments don't show up on green trees. Yes, I'm a master of the obvious, but when the tree isn't right in front of you, this truth is easy to forget. Several years ago, I made over 100 ornaments for gifts, and at least half were green. I may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but I rarely make the same mistake twice. [My husband would disagree. But he's a dude. What does he know?]

6. Just in case you think I've forgotten about cards, consider this very CAS Noel card I made months ago and forgot to post. I used Elegant Eggplant because I had a scalloped oval already punched and begging to be used.

I intended to put gemstones on the dots, but all my purple gems were too big, and my purple Stickles is the wrong shade. What was I saying about limits? The tiny clear gems looked too garish, so I left it alone. You could easily mass-produce these for Christmas thank you notes. I always need tons of those.

Thanks for sticking with this post all the way through. If you make variations on these oranments, I'd love it if you link to them in the comments here. I really do think the sky's the limits with this very basic idea. Adding a transparency layer to make shaker ornaments, varying shapes and colors and focal points, getting creative with the hanger.... The possibilities boggle the mind!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies for Card
stamp: PTI Merry and Bright Additions
ink: elegant eggplant
paper: PTI white, SU elegant eggplant
accessories: SU scalloped and oval punches, dimensionals

  1. oooh, love the snowflake and the shimmery blue!! and I had thought it would be a great shaker ornament .. ds would love that!! Thanks for all the ideas!!

  2. That glittery ornament is gorgeous! I think I have some of that paper...somewhere. I have the Nesties but punches are so much easier sometimes. Especially if you are making more than one of something. Thanks for the inspiration!

  3. what perfect glitter paper. i just adore the snowflake, it looks like it was plucked off a fresh snowbank.

  4. LOL @ disregard #3! I love these ornaments. They are absolutely gorgeous. I can't believe you made over 100 of these in one year. I probably won't do that in my life! But they are fabulous, and I bet the recipients love them!

  5. Rebecca, I didn't make 100 of THESE ornaments. No, it's so much worse than that. I made over a hundred BOOK ornaments: ornaments that were tiny, tiny BOOKS, with pages and spines and even stuff stamped in some of them. I made about 10 different designs (no more than 10 of each, sometimes fewer). I'll post some of them eventually because I kept one of most of the designs for my own tree.

    I gave myself horrible, crippling wrist pain that year. That's why my obsession with making these punch ornaments is so scary! MUST STOP!!!

  6. Well mine is from your directions from yesterday and I should have stamped the sentiment a little higher but I didn't have time to do it over once the deed was done. Mine is here:

    Did you have coffee yet?

  7. I love the card - so simple. Thanks for the heads up on the green ornaments!

  8. Ooooooh just love the glittery snowflake. You really are a hoot, I LOL at #5... the bit in brackets!!!! Your genius making ornaments knows no bounds .... 100 small books are you nuts?? My admiration for you grows daily (no I am not a stalker just know talent when I see it)
    Can I be you when I grow up? (just ignore the fact that I am already older than you - yes that old!!!)
    Your card defies words ... amazing simplicity.
    TFS your talent, ideas and great commentary .... don't you just love this blog.

  9. Just lovely ornaments. I can't imagine making that many ornaments. No wonder your wrist was sore....we can't have that this year as we need you to keep inspiring us and creating,

  10. Christine, You can't be her when you grow up 'cause I already have dibs on that adventure. BUT, you can be her when I'm gone, which will be way before you because I am older than mud!

    Meantime, Susan, if you get the Nesties then you will have to have the Big Shot and you will have to change your brain because those machines refuse to sit idle, and then your cards won't be able to be clean and simple anymore.

    Love the ornaments!

  11. Your ornaments are so pretty and sparkly!! Love your simple card as well!!

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