{"id":3014,"date":"2026-03-16T10:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uct-international.nl\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:34:04","slug":"sifu-benno-wai-back-from-bangkok-after-an-intensive-two-weeks-on-wing-chun-and-taiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uct-international.nl\/en\/news\/sifu-benno-wai-back-from-bangkok-after-an-intensive-two-weeks-on-wing-chun-and-taiji\/","title":{"rendered":"SIFU BENNO WAI BACK FROM BANGKOK AFTER AN INTENSIVE TWO WEEKS ON WING CHUN AND TAIJI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"296\">The spring holiday is now behind us, which also means that the <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"209\">Wing Chun Kung Fu training camp in Bangkok, Thailand<\/strong> has come to an end. Just like in previous years, it was once again a week to remember.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"523\">During the week, Sifu Benno gave intensive training to the participants. In addition, he also took the opportunity to meet with two other Kung Fu masters in Taichi (Taiji), where skills were compared and knowledge was shared.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"948\">By now we have returned to the UCT headquarters in Amsterdam, and the schedule for the coming weeks is already filling up. Almost every weekend an event is planned: an instructor training course (members only), a Bart Cham Dao seminar (also only for PWC members), and a seminar focusing on how to defend yourself on the street when someone is wearing a jacket \u2014 something that is quite common in colder countries like ours.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"988\">This last seminar is open to everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1098\">After that, most of Sifu Benno\u2019s focus will shift to the <strong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1067\">Wu Taiji program<\/strong>, which will start this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spring holiday is now behind us, which also means that the Wing Chun Kung Fu training camp in Bangkok, Thailand has come to an end. Just like in previous years, it was once again a week to remember. 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