Orchard Kung Fu Workshops

Workshop with Dr. John Painter

Saskatoon Workshops with Shigong Painter are held once or twice per year. This is an absolutely incredible training event! The head of the Li family’s Dao Qi Quan arts and Jiulong Baguazhang will come to your doorstep. If you are serious about improving yourself, you will not miss this!

2013:

-- Feb 8 to 10, 2013

-- Nov 22, 23, 24

2014:

-- TBA

Chinese New Year Celebration

(February)

Orchard Kung Fu students and instructors celebrate Chinese New Years with good friendship and great eats. Please contact Yancy Orchard for more information.

Special Workshops And Events

Founders Day

Li Family Daoqiquan – Honoring Lama Zurdwang

Founder’s Day is an annual event where Dao Qi Quan practitioners, from around the world, come to pay respect to the lineage of our system. There is a long line of individuals who sacrificed much to keep these arts alive for your benefit, and mine.

Founders Day is an annual event.

The Founder’s Day workshops will be held from Oct 3rd-5th, inclusive. Contact OKF for a schedule and prices.
Ku cha Yishi Bitter Tea Ceremony
Lama Zurdwang on his birthday and renew our vows of the four virtues and dedication to the Li family arts by drinking bitter tea, in this very important ceremony held each year. honor the founder of our art and On Founder’s Day, we
Founders Day is celebrated at the same time as the opening of the first American school of Daoqiquan. That was the Kung Fu Tao Training center opened in 1973 by Dr. Painter.
in order to show respect for the Founder's Day. should write to OKF hey flower and or well wish card in a red envelope to the Gompa. Flowers can be brought starting seven days before and up to this date to be placed upon the Ancestors Place of the Gompa Center so as not to forget the origin of the art. If a student is away from home ta fresh cut students bring To commemorate Founder’s Day and the Bitter Tea ceremony.

Daoqiquan

Five Circle, Six Stances, Four Virtues

Founder’s Day 2025 Schedule of Events

Friday, 3 Oct 25

• 1:00 pm – doors open

• 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop 1

Founder's Day Ceremony - Friday Evening

• 6:00 PM - Doors Open

• 6:30 PM – Doors Locked – No Further Admittance

• 6:45 PM – Biter Tea Served, Find Seating in the Sky Dragon’s Abode

• 7:00 PM – Gong Sounds, Shifu and instructors enter, Ceremony begins

Saturday, 4 Oct 25

• 8:00 am – doors open

• 9:00 am - Noon - Workshop 2

• Noon – 2:00 pm – Shared rides to Lunch

• 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop 3

• 7:00 pm - Potluck Supper at the Wu Guan

Potluck - Saturday Evening

• 6:30 PM - Doors Open

• 7:00 PM – Eat, Visit, and Be Merry!

Sunday, 5 Oct 25

• 9:00 am - Noon - Workshop 4