In 1999, I wrote, "If you came to Thailand looking for an institution or an organization called the Wing Chun Academy of Thailand (Siam), or Wcats, you will, to your dismay, find none. This is because Wcats is a cyber shop and workshop for Wing Chun, based in Thailand, where the writer, Wing Chun artist and web-designer, (yours truly) Danny Yinsheng Xuan, presently resides. (Now that the "cat" is out of the bag, I will address myself in the first person rather than the third.)

Albeit that the web design appears grandiose (pardon my modesty), my intention is not to pass Wcats as anything else than what it really is ... a one-man show. I certainly hope it will develop into something larger than what it is now. However, like every project and dream, it can only succeed through a magical combination of hard work, follow up, right product, right time, right market, right nitch, right luck, etc. If everyone knew the combination, we'd all be riding in the seventh heaven. The reality is that there are more failures than success stories. However, let's not look down upon those who have failed, but praise them for having had a dream and tried their best to realize it.

My objective for Wcats is to introduce Wing Chun to those who know nothing of it. By the same token, I would like to cast a light on Wing Chun that would reveal it from a different perspective than a WC practitioner has experienced before. I would also like to provide quality Wing Chun training equipment to enhance the skills of veteran WC artists. Last but not least, I would like to promote Wing Chun through comics. Well, if what I do subsidizes my objectives and interests... GREAT! That just about wraps up About Wcats."

It's now July 2007; would you believe that the hard work has finally paid off, and that I now actually have a martial arts school that everyone would love to own. Oh no ... it didn't come from the money I earned from my website, but from sheer work from other fields; many jobs and many hours. The website only cost me money to maintain; however, I have no regrets, as I have met many fine fellow Wing Chun brothers through it.

I have now built a cultural and martial arts school in a lovely town in China, called Lijiang (Beautiful River). It is my father's birthplace. It is located in southwest China, in the province of Yunnan (South of the Clouds). I chose this location for several reasons. First, it's the place of my roots. Second, it is the only town left in China that has any resemblance to the old China that one can imagine. It has Chinese-Style wooden homes rather than the Chinese version of Western concrete homes. It has cobblestone roads instead of tar and concrete. Local people dress in their own ethnic clothes rather than Chinese version of Western fashion. They dress that way to preserve their culture rather than for tourism. Third, it is inhabited by many ethnic groups, thus making it a culturally interesting place to visit. Fourth, it is scenically fantastic. It located in a valley surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes. It is 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) above sea level. The air is fresh and clean. Fifth, it is surrounded by other towns that are just as interesting and fascinating. There are many more reasons; however, the bottom line is that it is a perfect setting for a martial arts school.

I've built the Academy on top of a hill in Lijiang town. It has a 360 degree panoramic view of the town. I have built the Academy with the intention of not only teaching martial arts, but cultural arts as well. Students will learn more than what they came for. They will have the experience of their life time.

I've built another website for the school. Online, it is called Three-Dimensional Martial Arts Academy. On location, it is named Lijiang Cultural and Martial Arts Academy. To learn more about the Academy, go to http://3dmaa.com.

For those who think I haven't revealed enough of Wcats, this is the take: To speak more of Wcats is to speak more of me (being that it is a one-man show). So, for those who want more, and are interested in my background, click NEXT to go to the next section, About the Author; otherwise, scroll back to the top menu.