Anybody have information on Vancouver?

sabrutat · 02-07-2001, 01:53 PM

Uncle Stef may be packing his bags soon and moving to Vancouver mates!

Anyone here from Vancouver or British Columbia who can give me the lowdown on where to drink and train? More importantly on where to drink

Cheers

Stef

Angel_of_Pain · 02-07-2001, 02:45 PM

Well I dont live there but I know that Vancouver is the mini-china and that theres a lot of martial art school, they have a lot of tae kwon do and judo club but other style to. As for the bar man you will get so goood canadian beer MOLSON!!!

hounddog · 02-07-2001, 04:02 PM

For your first night out you must start off @ CECIL's. Often referred to as "The Cecil" or just plain Cecil.

You won't be disappointed.

fil · 02-08-2001, 12:08 AM

NHB veteran Lance Gibson (trained by Matt Hume, AMC pankration) has a gym in Port Moody which I beleive is near Vancouver. Check out his site for details:

http://www.francogibson.com

Shimora · 02-08-2001, 01:55 AM

Lucky Vancouver,

sabrutat · 02-08-2001, 02:02 AM

Yes, they don't realize they are getting one of the world's notorious drinkers. I will bring business up to
all the merry bars of Vancouver

Cheers

Stef

E1am · 02-08-2001, 04:30 AM

I'm not sure, but I hear it's in Canada.

aseepish · 02-08-2001, 12:49 PM

I lived in Vancouver for 3 years.Port Moody is quite a distance away. Several hours by car.

There are a couple of JKD clubs. The best (in my not so humble opinion) is Trevor Clarkson's. He's a senior instructor in PFS JKD (he's been on a couple of Vu's tapes). His club is in Richmond, which might be a bit out of the way depending on where you're living. His instructors have clubs all over the city. Tim Shears has one downtown. Collectively they're called "Creative Fighter's Guild." Both guys are heavily into BJJ.

Trevor's page: http://www.creativefightersguild.com
Tim's page: http://www.straightblast.com

I trained with Weldon Cheung, one of Trevor's instructors, but I don't think he's teaching anymore.

There are also a couple of high quality FMA instructors. Louie Lindo teaches Balintawak escrima, as well as bit from other styles, as well as Pencak Silat Mande Muda. Loki Jorgenson (sp?) teaches pekiti tersia, as well as Silat.

There are numerous BJJ clubs as well, I think Carlson Gracie is represented.

There are the typical TKD, Karate, Aikido, Wing Chun, Wushu, etc. clubs here too. Vancouver is a pretty good city for martial arts. Most of the clubs/people above are in the yellow pages.

As far as drinking is concerned, Gastown is one area with a lot of pubs, Richards St. has most of the discos/nightclubs, Yaletown is a cool area with some interesting bars and restaurants.

I hope you enjoy your time in Vancouver, it's probably (again in my not-so-humble opinion) one of the nicest Canadian cities!

-Tony

02-07-2001, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Angel_of_Pain Novice Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Posts: 207 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I dont live there but I know that Vancouver is the mini-china and that theres a lot of martial art school, they have a lot of tae kwon do and judo club but other style to. As for the bar man you will get so goood canadian beer MOLSON!!! __________________ "im about 210 5'5" but im not all fat"-Noctural BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

02-08-2001, 01:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shimora Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Papua New Guinea Posts: 671 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lucky Vancouver, __________________ "seriouly i would like to fight shimora for the internet fighter world titel, and beathim and chop of his fingers and hang them on the mirror of scooter " Duchman at The Choke Zone forum.

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E1am Advanced Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Seattle, Washington USA Posts: 706 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Vancouver.... I'm not sure, but I hear it's in Canada. __________________ Give me a case of Budweiser and an ounce. I gotta slow down. -- Dennis Leary

02-08-2001, 12:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,638 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Training in Vancouver I lived in Vancouver for 3 years.Port Moody is quite a distance away. Several hours by car. There are a couple of JKD clubs. The best (in my not so humble opinion) is Trevor Clarkson's. He's a senior instructor in PFS JKD (he's been on a couple of Vu's tapes). His club is in Richmond, which might be a bit out of the way depending on where you're living. His instructors have clubs all over the city. Tim Shears has one downtown. Collectively they're called "Creative Fighter's Guild." Both guys are heavily into BJJ. Trevor's page: http://www.creativefightersguild.com Tim's page: http://www.straightblast.com I trained with Weldon Cheung, one of Trevor's instructors, but I don't think he's teaching anymore. There are also a couple of high quality FMA instructors. Louie Lindo teaches Balintawak escrima, as well as bit from other styles, as well as Pencak Silat Mande Muda. Loki Jorgenson (sp?) teaches pekiti tersia, as well as Silat. There are numerous BJJ clubs as well, I think Carlson Gracie is represented. There are the typical TKD, Karate, Aikido, Wing Chun, Wushu, etc. clubs here too. Vancouver is a pretty good city for martial arts. Most of the clubs/people above are in the yellow pages. As far as drinking is concerned, Gastown is one area with a lot of pubs, Richards St. has most of the discos/nightclubs, Yaletown is a cool area with some interesting bars and restaurants. I hope you enjoy your time in Vancouver, it's probably (again in my not-so-humble opinion) one of the nicest Canadian cities! -Tony __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

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02-07-2001, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
sabrutat Novice Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 112 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uncle Stef may be packing his bags soon and moving to Vancouver mates! Anyone here from Vancouver or British Columbia who can give me the lowdown on where to drink and train? More importantly on where to drink Cheers Stef

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hounddog Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 373 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	For your first night out you must start off @ CECIL's. Often referred to as "The Cecil" or just plain Cecil. You won't be disappointed.

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fil Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 1,357 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	NHB veteran Lance Gibson (trained by Matt Hume, AMC pankration) has a gym in Port Moody which I beleive is near Vancouver. Check out his site for details: http://www.francogibson.com

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sabrutat Novice Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 112 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, they don't realize they are getting one of the world's notorious drinkers. I will bring business up to all the merry bars of Vancouver Cheers Stef

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