07.12.05 - Grading Stavanger: new students (started September '05) will be graded on their progress.
28.11.05 - New website: The brand new design and revised content of the website is now on-line. Comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcome!
24.10.05 - Yi Quan seminar: Timo Heikkilä has offered to hold a seminar on Yi Quan in Stavanger if enough people are interested (approx 10 needed). Timo lived in China for over six years and studied under Han Jingyu. Get in touch for more info.
10.08.05 - Fall semester starting soon: A new group of Kung fu students will start this fall. We will have a demonstration on Monday the 5th of September, Nylund school at 18:00. New students are welcome to join us and try out a few sessions for free.
05.08.05 - Summer seminar Croatia: The summer seminar was a success, with participants from both Norwegian clubs as well as the main club in Zagreb. Pictures and video will be uploaded soon!
29.07.05 - New training venue in Stavanger: The county has changed our place (and time) of training. From this fall we'll be at Nylund school. See the link under "Where" for more info.
06.06.05 - Summer training times: The school gym where we practice in Stavanger is closed for the summer, effective this week. Training will continue throughout the summer holidays outside, at the same times and days as usual.
02.06.05 - Spring seminar Stavanger: The seminar was a great success with many participants. We learned a structured method of generating explosive power ('fa li') from YiQuan, and learned many new uses for Wing Chun positions, focusing especially on 'Chin na' (holding/locking) applications. Zoran and Damir were very open with their knowledge and experience, ensuring that each student learned as much as possible. Pictures and video clips are expected up on the website soon....
11.05.05 - Summer seminar: The seminar will be held during the first week of August (1st - 5th), in Crikvenica Croatia.
15.04.05 - Summer Seminar Croatia: Planning has begun for the annual summer seminar in Croatia. The annual summer seminar is a great way to combine a holiday with kung-fu. Crikvenica is a nice little seaside town on the Adriatic sea. Sifu Zoran Barac will help us to deepen our understanding of
Wing Chun, YiQuan and Taiji Quan during the week of training. Normally we'll spend between 5-7 hours a day practicing, with ample time for socializing, sightseeing and relaxing on the beach in the afternoon and evening. The atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed, and everyone has a great time learning and helping each other learn and practice better.
03.04.05 - Wing Chun Forum: The link to our discussion forum disappeared in the move to the new site. The discussion forum may be accessed here.
15.03.05 - Spring Seminar 2005: Sifu Zoran Barac and one of his top students (Damir) will hold a seminar here in Stavanger. The seminar will be held on the 21st - 22nd of May, in the Gymnasium of Kampen School. Training will commence promptly at 10:00 in the morning and end at 15:00 in the afternoon on both days. Bring a lunch! We plan to go out and eat on Saturday night with Sifu. The price for the seminar (both days) is kr. 700,-.
11.02.05 - Trondheim Seminar: Thor Legvold will hold a weekend seminar in Trondheim the 12th adn 13th of March at the student sports centre.
03.01.05 - New beginner group: There will be a demonstration and opportunity for new students to join the beginner group on Monday the 17th of January at 20:00, St. Svithun school.
08.12.04 - Christmas vacation: We take a short break from training for Christmas and New Year holidays. Training starts up again in 2005 on Wednsday the 5th of January at 20:00, St. Svithun school.
15.11.04 - New club: Its official! The Trondheim group under Faik Bilalović has been formally accepted as a member under the Stavanger club and part of the Little Idea family.
Fall seminar 2004: Sifu Zoran Barac brought along two of his top students (Hrvoje & Damir) and held a weekend seminar in Stavanger that was both exciting and very educational. The seminar was a huge success, with a large attendance from all three of the groups operating in Norway - Stavanger, Haugesund and Trondheim. Everyone had a great time, worked very hard and learned a lot. Pictures from the seminar will be up on the website soon, so check in regularly.
Sandnes club: After a 6 month trial period, we have decided to concentrate on developing the club in Stavanger rather than continue with the Sandnes club. If there's enough interest, we might reconsider a group in Sandnes, for now all interested parties are encouraged to visit and practice with us in Stavanger.
Trondheim Seminar: Thor Legvold held a weekend seminar on Wing Chun in Trondheim the 25th and 26th of September at ISAK senter.