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Chui LeeLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaE-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it IKFF Level I CKT Chui Lee spent most of her childhood running after her older brother and his friends; as a result, Chui grew up a tomboy who enjoyed taking on physical challenges. She learned to play squash in her teenage years and represented her school and university in various leagues and cups. It was during this time in university when she was playing competitive sports that Chui began to take more of an interest in fitness, health and nutrition. These interests have carried on through adulthood. Outside of full-time work, Chui has pursued recreational racket sports, outdoor activities, martial arts (Ju Jitsu and Aikido) as well as yoga and Pilates. In the quest to find a fitness regime that is both practical and effective, Chui started a beginner’s boot camp with KDT Academy in 2005(?), training under Vince Choo. In 2007 she was introduced to the benefits of kettlebell training; this only increased her interest in physical fitness and to train other fitness enthusiasts. Chui entered the pioneer IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainer (CKT) programme in Malaysia. Today Chui remains one of two female CKT trainers in the country. She is also currently training to be a Fizfit ProCoach (Level 1).
Vince ChooLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaE-Mail:
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IKFF Level I CKT Vince has been involved in martial arts since 1980, starting with Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan at the famed Chin Woo school of Malaysia, then after moving to the UK, he continued his martial arts training in Shotokan karate. During this time he also explored Shorinji Kempo, and other schools of karate, including Shito-Ryu, Goju-Kai and Ishin-Ryu. During the summer breaks, he learned a little aikido but found that he missed competition which he pursued and earned a place in Karate Association of Hawaii’s team. Representing K.A.H., he competed on the A.A.U. West Coast circuit as well as regional and state level competitions earning the podium on several occassions.
Vince also worked pro-bono for the Boys and Girls Club of America in Oakland, an outreach program for underprivileged kids in California. In addition to his educational responsibilities he founded an accredited karate program the University of San Francisco Karate Club in 1991 when he was an undergraduate there. His interest in physical education was peaked when he returned to Malaysia only to find his martial arts students were unable to keep up with the physical demands so he started to teach a separate physical conditioning program which has since been adopted and spread to East Malaysia and as far as Osaka, Japan.
Professional Accreditations: * IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainer CKT2 * IKFF CKT 1 Certification Provider * IKFF Director of Operations S.E.Asia * Fizfit Coach * CMD Performance Enhancement Coach * Certified Personal Fitness Trainer * Core Conditioning Specialist * Certified Circuit Trainer * Certified Basic First Aid & CPR * Crazy Monkey Defense Pro Trainer * BJJ Purple Belt
Kate TanLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaIKFF Level I CKT Kate is a homemaker and is one of two women IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainers in Malaysia. An active member of KDT Academy, you will find her in the gym helping out as needed with a happy smile.
Thong Weng HonLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaIKFF Level I CKT Thong Weng Hon is a full time Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya with his own legal practice. He is also a firm advocate of the maxim “Sit mens sana in corpore sano” (a healthy mind in a healthy body) since his youth where he began bodybuilding at age 17. An keen sportsman and body-builder, his continual quest for better fitness and overall functional strength, endurance, stamina, agility, balance and flexibility brought him to KDT Academy in 2004 where he discovered Vince Choo (IKFF Asian Director) and switched from body-building to training under Vince’s unique brand of core strength conditioning and circuit training. He continues to train there till today. His belief and conviction in KDT Academy’s proven fitness conditioning and training methods led him to take up and be certified as Fizfit Pro Coach (level 1) by Vince. Kettlebells were later introduced and he saw how his fitness further improved with the immense benefits from this incredible workout equipment. When the opportunity presented itself, he took it and was subsequently certified as IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainer by Steve Cotter. His passion for kettlebell training led him to start the Kettlebells Malaysia group on Facebook to promote, and share the wonders of kettlebell training in Malaysia. Thong also believes in the eastern philosophy of yin-yang, and that hard physical training (external training) should be balanced with soft (internal training) like qi gong to rejuvenate and strengthen the body internally after expanding energy on hard physical training. He balances his external training with the soft internal arts of the xisuigong school of qi gong under the teaching and guidance of world renowned Grand Master Kao San-Lun. An avid practitioner of this genre of qi gong, Thong enjoys the best of both worlds with this mind-body-soul synthesis and balance which enables him to face and deal with the stresses and demands of modern legal practice and living while enjoying good health, free from modern day lifestyle sickness and diseases, which is fast becoming commonplace in today’s sedentary lifestyles. In between working out in the gym, Thong indulges in some adventure racing, runs, rock-climbing and hobbyist boxing under Rodney King’s Crazy Monkey Defense programme
Albert LimLocation: Kuching, SarawakE-Mail:
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IKFF Level I CKT Albert was introduced to Kettlebells by Vince Choo at KDT Academy in Kuala Lumpur, and has seen firsthand the immense benefits that this training has to offer – including greatly improved stamina, strength, balance and posture. He has been training in the martial arts since 2000, studying Wado and Goju Karate while living in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the first Certified Kettlebell Trainers in the South East Asian region, he is a Certified Fizfit Core Strength Advanced coach, a Trainer in the Crazy Monkey Defense Program and a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In 2005 Albert began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has represented KDT Academy at Blue Belt level in several international competitions. His achievements include first place finishes in the 2008 Will-Machado BJJ Australasia Championships, and the 2008 FBT Thailand BJJ / Submission Grappling Open – successes which owe much to his Kettlebell training. He is the owner-operator, and head coach for the Fizfit and Kettlebell conditioning, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Crazy Monkey Defense programs at Studio 23. He holds a degree in Anthropology (Hons) from McMaster University, and is also an accomplished copywriter, having won a Bronze Lion at the 2007 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Paul John ChinLocation: Kota Kinabalu, SabahE-Mail:
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IKFF Level I CKT Paul is a Certified Kettlebell Trainer certified by Steve Cotter of the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation. Paul uses the kettlebell for his Body Weight Fitness as part of his own fitness regimen when he leads and trains his fitness classes. He regards the kettlebell training as revolutionary in the totality and functionality of body fitness and is now playing ambassador for kettlebell to Brunei Darusallam. Paul is available for private and group training and his philosophy is “whether as a trainer or trainee, we must reach the heart so that the science becomes an art. .
Jonathan WongLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaIKFF Level I CKT Jonathan Wong is the founder and co-owner of PushMore Fitness Centre(www.pushmore.com.my). He is an American Council of Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer and an International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation (IKFF) Certified Kettlebell Trainer. He has also worked extensively as a group fitness instructor trained in the Les Mills BodyPump, BodyBalance and RPM programs. He is committed in teaching and involving people of all backgrounds and ages in regular exercise especially to youth and children.
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