Ko Fung Martial Art

Working out with Derek has been amazing! The passion he has for martial arts and wing chun is infectious. Highly recommended!

Really good quality lessons at Ko Fung Martial Arts. Sifu Derek is also a very knowledgeable personal trainer. He gave me some personalized stretching exercises to help with my various aches and pains. Ko Fung Martial Arts is a good way to motivate me to get some exercise, learn some Chinese and learn about Chinese culture! Follow Sifu Derek on IG @derekgchan for interesting posts/ mini lessons.

I have trained with sifu Derek for quite some time now. I would definitely recommend him. I love the way he explains concepts and also works with your pace. He doesn't make you feel like a beginner but makes you good about yourself. I always feel like a great workout after each class. He is as awesome teacher.

Derek Chan has been my Martial Art Sifu, Personal Trainer and Transformational Coach for the past 4 years now. I am extremely grateful for his passion, dedication, time, and energy that he has gifted me with. I believe in quality and not quantity. You get what you pay for as Derek 's worth is priceless. I've worked with many life coaches and trainers in the past and have not found someone who truly cares and dedicates themselves enough to truly understand where you are coming from. Yes I work with Derek in all these lifestyle methods for a reason as they compliment eachother very well. He comes from a background of martial art, military training, psychology and coaching. I value how he combines all these methods with his knowledge, expertise, experience, and professional educational background as he teaches us how to grow and maintain a balance life. Derek explains and helps us understand that his teachings and coaching is a way of life. Martial Art is a lifestyle not just a way of fighting sparring or disciplining. It is an "Art" of knowing. Wing Chun is one of the Systems he uses to teach us how to accept what life has to throw us. There's emotional and chaotic order. What to do, what not to do, what to expect and not to expect and how to recover. Coming from an abusive life, you can imagine what it felt like to learn martial art and spar. I took up Martial Art to learn to protect myself yet was hesitant to start. It was very challenging for both myself and Derek to learn and grow our connection to work together. He took me on as his student and became my Sifu which means "father" Sifu Derek had to teach me slowly and graciously as I was not ready. I needed to start somewhere though. With his expertise and professional background Sifu took it upon himself to teach me in different ways. Hence the other methods he worked with me came into play. He prepared my mindset through Coaching. He dove deep into what the root cause of being hit meant to me. Emotionally it hurt but I needed to prepare for the art of Martial Art to accept a hit physically without being hurt. Martial art is not a fight. It's about learning to fight without fighting. That's why it's called Sparring. It's about learning to act and react when life throws you obstacles. He has strengthened my courage to make better choices in life and make better lifestyle changes through learning Martial Art. It is a "lifestyle" that works with all aspects of life. After working with strengthening my mindset he helped me with my health challenges. I made a choice to work on a healthier lifestyle. Derek has helped me build my strength, perseverance, and stamina through Personal Training. He is also helping me with my weight loss and life choices of nutrition as I lost 10 lb in 1 month. Derek has guided me through my journey of healing mentally, physically, and spiritually in all of these aspects. 4 years have passed and I still work with Sifu Derek. He has changed my life in ways that are unimaginable. Friends family, and colleagues have seen great transformation in me and compliment me all the time They see how I've changed in many aspects, mentally, physically and spiritually. How I think and see things in a new way and a new perspective. How my body has changed through personal training, nutrition and lifestyle habits of eating, sleeping and working How I have coped and dealt with my biggest loss. Derek guided me and taught me how to work through the loss of a loved one through martial art and coaching. I needed to change quickly and accept and move on from what life had thrown me. I have a new balanced life and a new outlook on everything I do, think, and feel. If it wasn't for Sifu crossing paths with me I would be in a different headspace. I highly recommend working with Derek not just through martial art but to help prepare you through all aspects of life to see the Big Picture. He is definately one of kind and very unique in his work. A great pleasure to work with.

I've trained with Sifu Derek for almost two years. He is my first kung fu Sifu (Master) and he's the most important Sifu in my life. Before I train with Derek, I did some research on wing chun, and knew there are many other places teach wing chun. It was hard to decide which one is the best. One day, my friend told me he knew a guy who is teaching wing chun, and introduce Sifu Derek to me. To be honest, the first time I met Derek I was a little disappointed. He is like the same age as me, and looks like a normal gym guy. But after the first class, he totally changed my understanding of kung fu. From that day forward, he is not only teaching me wing chun forms, but also sparring with me. He always taught me that forms are totally different from a real fight. In real fight, I have no time to think about techniques, it’s all about conditioned response. That’s what he teaching me: let the techniques become natural, from form to formless.