Kristian Olsvik
Kristian (left) and Yuan Sifu (right)
in standing meditation at Yuxu Gong.
I started Kung Fu when I was 10, and have since then been training and branching out. After I had a severe ankle injury in 2003 I couldn't walk properly for 9 months and couldn't kick a heavy bag for 2 years. Thankfully I 'fell' into Qigong to help me through the healing of my injury.
Even in my first Qigong class I thought it was the most amazing thing to feel this energy in my hands that I've known to exist before, but to actually be guided in a systematic way to understanding the reality of it flowing through me was awesome. I attribute the healing of my injury beyond what the physiotherapist told me was possible to Qigong and T'ai Chi.
Interested in the faster healing, new internal awareness, and mental control, I pursued Qigong and Taoist internal Kung Fu to the famous Wudang Mountain in China. During my last couple of months, I was beyond joy to hear my teacher tell me my T'ai Chi was perfect. After one year of daily, intensive training, as a 16th generation disciple, not a tourist student, I moved on to Nepal to study Ancient "Thai" Massage (Nuad Phaen Boran) and energy based treatments.
In Nepal I was put through a different kind of training, that of compassion and to look at my weaknesses. It was the most emotionally intense rollercoaster I've had; all of that was to understand, and come to terms with myself. I'm not finished, nobody really is until they are full enlightened. Ancient Thai Massage was more than I anticipated and an amazingly comprehensive system. I now hope to share what I've learned in the form of treatments, classes, conversations, and whatever means I can.
Education:
Silent River Kung Fu September 1994 - 2006, 2009
Instructors: Sifu Jeff Brinker, Sifu Lisa Frietag
Dr. Aung Medical Qigong April 2004 - December 2005
Donation based classes with students of Dr. Steven Aung
Ji Hong Wushu & Tai Chi College September 2004 - August 2005
Chen Style T'ai Chi (Cannon Fist First Form)
Instructor: Richard Anderson
Wudang Kung Fu Academy September 2006 - August 2007
Wudang Taoist Internal Kung Fu and Qigong
Instructor: Sifu Yuan Xiu Gang
The Healing Hands Center September 2007 - March 2009
Teacher Training:
Ancient Thai Massage, Ancient Stretches, Ancient Energy Balancing
Practitioner Training:
Tibetan Singing Bowl Therapy, Fire Cupping, Meridian Tapping
Instructor: Dr. Rahul Bharti
Certified by the:
Ancient Massage Foundation
as an Instructor of the Ancient "Thai" Massage system
Wudang Kung Fu Academy
as an Instructor of basic Wudang Internal Kung Fu
Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC)
as a practitioner/instructor of Ancient Thai Massage, T'ai Chi, and Qigong
Ancient Thai Massage Courses are accredited for Continuing Education Credits by: