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Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation

501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Approved
Notice of Scholarship Award Recipients

We are pleased and proud to be giving out our first scholarship awards to two deserving applicants. After an extensive evaluation of all the qualified candidates, the selection board has chosen Clint Wu of Texas and Leslie Jaw of Massachusetts as the 2011-2012 recipients. Their excellent martial arts achievements and scholastic aptitude placed them as the winners of the Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation awards. Each individual is receiving $2500.00 for his/her college education. Click here to read more about the Foundation.
Also, in June, journalist and fellow tai chi instructor, Violet Li, had a conversation with Sifu Calvin Chin about his late wife, Helen Gee Chin, and the scholarship fund he founded in her name. Click here to read her article published July 9, 2011, in the Tai Chi Examiner and her follow-up articles on winners Clint Wu and Leslie Jaw.

Performance Team
by Invitation Only

Sifu Chin’s students at CCMAA participate in numerous tournaments along the east coast and have won an impressive number of individual medals and team awards over the past several years. His performance team is as strong as it has ever been, with several long-term students achieving a higher level of learning.
Performance Team members commit to competing in at least two tournaments per year and being available for public performances upon request. The team participates in various Asian or international celebrations or cultural events, performing lion dances and martial arts demonstrations at schools, colleges and universities, corporations, restaurants and businesses.

Contact us for more information about having the team perform at your special event. Watch student performances on Youtube.

Girl Power

A daughter's martial arts expertise offers her parents peace-of-mind, yet many girls never get an opportunity to learn. Martial arts is male-dominated because many girls are not as attracted to brute force and combat techniques. At Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy, we have leveled the playing field for boys and girls, as our training method uses natural strength and proper alignment based on the principles of body mechanics. Skill gained through efficient use of force and total coordination is the reward.

On the surface, our choreographed sequences reflect the exquisite artistry of the form, much like dance. Unlike dance, each movement carries an intent reflecting the functional aspect of a traditional martial art. Along with the practical knowledge gained, our training method, Fu Hok Tai He Morn is a great vehicle for developing a strong body and mind; lifting the inner spirit and enhancing self-awareness in maturing girls.

To learn more about the use of natural strength, click here to read "The Softness in Hung Gar"

JOIN US IN NEWTON

Newton Location

Calvin Chin, chief disciple and successor of the Fu Hok Tai He Morn system teaches and oversees all classes at the Newton location. A full instructor since the age of 16, he continues to teach children age 5 and up to senior adults over 85.

OTHER LOCATIONS

San Francisco Location

Ken Hay studied Japanese and Korean martial arts before he started his training under Kwong Tit-Fu in 1978 at the Academy of Chinese Martial Arts in Boston's Chinatown. He won first-place in 1981 and second-place in 1982 in full contact sparring in tournaments sponsored by the New England Kung Fu Federation. He was also an assistant instructor for the Academy of Chinese Martial Arts.

Before leaving the Boston area, Sifu Hay was gold belt certified by the late grandmaster in 1995. He settled in San Francisco where he formed the University of San Francisco Gung Fu Club to teach kung fu and tai chi. He is sanctioned by Calvin Chin to teach the Fu Hok Tai He Morn system. He continues to provide private instruction, while in search of a new teaching facility.

Click here to contact Sifu Hay

Chinatown Main Street Festival, Boston

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Fundraiser Banquet for Helen Gee Chin
Scholarship Foundation

Click here for more information.Saturday, July 23, 2011

Video of CCMAA student Alex Woo and Sifu Chin's son, Drew Chin,
introducing the Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation

About the Foundation

The Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation was formed to honor the memory of Helen Gee Chin, wife of Sifu Calvin Chin. Simo was beloved by her husband, the students of the Academy that she ran with him, and by the martial arts community as a whole. The Foundation is offering scholarships to encourage academic achievement by serious students of the Chinese martial arts.

This year's scholarship was open to high school students across the country who were entering college and met the minimum eligibility requirements: U.S. citizenship, five or more years of study in Chinese Martial Arts (Kung Fu, Wu Shu, or Tai Chi), and a "B" average grade or better. In 2012-2013, the scholarship may also be open to continuing college students enrolled in undergraduate studies.

Scholarship recipients are selected based on criteria such as martial arts study and achievement, academic achievement, a written essay, and participation and leadership in community and school activities. Further details about eligibility and the selection process can be found on the application form PDF. The 2011-2012 application can be downloaded from the Foundation's website for information only; the 2012-2013 application is not yet available.
The Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation website address is: http://www.hgcscholarshipfoundation.org

Click here to download a flyer you can print to share information about the scholarship with your friends.

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The IRS has determined that the Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Foundation are deductible under section 170 of the Code. The Foundation is also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. For more information, visit the Donations page of the website. If you would like to make a donation, please make your check payable to the "Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation" and send it to:

Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation

c/o Calvin Chin's Martial Arts Academy

66 Winchester Street

Newton, MA 02461

We thank you for your support in creating this lasting legacy in Simo's name.