The Chin Woo Athletic Association of New Zealand is deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Sifu Hennie Barnard in Wellington on 29th June 2015.
Hennie was passionate about martial arts and has been a practitioner in various Chinese and Japanese styles for over 50 years and the founder of Wellington School of Tai Chi Chuan in 2001. He has made great contributions to Tai Chi in the Wellington area.
An ardent supporter of the Chin Woo movement in New Zealand, he became a Chin Woo member in 2000 and was a participant of our 2006 Chin Woo Kung Fu Journey travelling and training in China and Hong Kong. He will be missed by all of us.
Our deepest condolences to Hennie’s family.