{"id":842,"date":"2024-02-23T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kungfu.capitalb.ca\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2024-04-26T01:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:30:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kungfucanada.ca\/?page_id=842","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-xs,hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Grand Master Ed O&#8217;Brien&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.1&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:EB%20Garamond%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lineht&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_9 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Kung-Fu Canada has been offering Kung-Fu classes to students in the Montreal and surrounding area since Grand Master Ed O&#8217;Brien first opened its doors in Lachine, Quebec in 1985 .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_9 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Beginning his training in Tae Kwon Do at age twelve, Grand Master O&#8217;Brien devoted his life to the martial arts after his honorable discharge from the navy, studying at the Temple Kung-Fu school between 1979 and 1984 and working as a professional instructor for for them in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_9 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">After opening \u00a0Kung-Fu Canada in 1985 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he opened a second school in 1990.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;867&#8243; 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In 1990 Master Sblano moved the school to Chomedy, Quebec where he has been teaching for almost 35 years.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Load More&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#9f2b1e&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fkungfucanada.ca%2F%3Fpage_id%3D1144|title:Master%20Joe%20Sblano&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;65px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;65px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1276&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; full_width=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#211c1c&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-xs,hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1315&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"text-right\" ><a class=\"kleo-icon-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiZTyGMHBfs9FhVB1AJj22Q\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-youtube-play icon-2x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"text-left\" ><a class=\"kleo-icon-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KungFuCanada\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-facebook icon-2x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Contact Us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24px|text_align:left|color:%23fafafa&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:EB%20Garamond%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;#b2b2b2&#8243;]<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Laval, Qu\u00e9bec:<\/strong> 514-207-3699<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Victoria, BC:<\/strong> 778-967-3748<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#211c1c&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-md,hidden-lg,hidden-xlg&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1315&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"text-center\" ><a class=\"kleo-icon-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiZTyGMHBfs9FhVB1AJj22Q\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-youtube-play icon-2x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"text-center\" ><a class=\"kleo-icon-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KungFuCanada\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-facebook icon-2x\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Contact Us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24px|text_align:left|color:%23fafafa&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:EB%20Garamond%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;#b2b2b2&#8243;]<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Laval, Qu\u00e9bec:<\/strong> 514-207-3699<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Victoria, BC:<\/strong> 778-967-3748<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-xs,hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Grand Master Ed O&#8217;Brien&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.1&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:EB%20Garamond%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;#fafafa&#8221; font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lineht&#8221;] Kung-Fu Canada has been offering Kung-Fu classes to students in the Montreal and surrounding area since Grand Master Ed O&#8217;Brien first opened its doors in Lachine, Quebec in 1985 . 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