Emily began her Wing Chun training in May of 2007 while living in Taipei, Taiwan. She trained under her master, Thierry Cuvillier, and Master Lo Man Kam for the next 11+ years, completing all six levels of the Wing Chun system as well as her 1st-degree teacher's certificate. During this time she also began studying vipassana mediation and has completed five 10-day courses in Taiwan, India, Thailand, and Canada. In September of 2018, Emily became a teacher at the Thierry Cuvillier International Academy of Wing Chun in Taipei, where she taught both Wing Chun and ESD until moving back to her hometown in Canada in the summer of 2021.