Hi Adrian,
Yes Freo is a beautiful easy-going place. I've been here since 2002, I'm from England. I train with Henry Kong and Alex Lim who both trained with sigong when he was living in Perth, Alex's focus is on qigong and Henry's major is spinning. It makes a good combination, I think
So is there a school in California ? I'm led to believe that there are many internal martial artists there.
Steve