This message board is for dispersing important information that would effect normal class location & time.
Come join us tonight at 6 pm online for our Sunday night class! You can find our online classes in the Student Resource section of our website.
Reminder : if you would like to get help with your forms, please record yourself doing the forms you wish to have help with and send it to me for review.
Sifu Ray
Don’t forget to join us online tonight at 6 pm! I hope to see you all there!
You can always find the virtual classes in the “Student Resources” section of our website.
We’ve been working a lot on forms, drills, and exercises lately. Tonight’s class will focus on how to apply this art properly. Knowing what Wing Chun is not is also a helpful way to begin to understand Wing Chun better. So, Please join us tonight online at 6 pm from the comfort of your home. I’d love to see those of you there! You will find our online classes in the Student Resource section of our website.
First time checking out the virtual classes? Click the button to get things started!
See you later tonight!
Sifu Ray
Like every Friday at 7:30, we will be holding class. For now, we are still just meeting up online via Zoom. No worries if you haven’t been to a class in a while, you can always just jump in. You can also watch past virtual classes to study on your own. Tonight’s class will be focusing on partner drills. As always, you can find our online classes by signing in under “Student Resources.”
I hope to see you online tonight!
Sifu Ray
Hello Students! I just posted last Friday and Sunday’s live Q&A sessions. Go check them out if you weren’t there. You will find them in the Online Class section of the Student Resource tab. I hope you are all doing well these days.
If you happen to see a place that you think will be a good future home for our school, please feel free to send it my way. Keep up the hard work and thanks for sticking with our wonderful school through these odd times!
Much love,
Sifu Ray
Tonight’s class will be a Live Q&A session. Sign in to class to be able to ask those burning questions about Wing Chun. Look under the Student Resource section of the website for our online classes. If you can’t make it to this or any of our online classes, you will always be able to watch past classes at your convenience.
Please get your class dues in by the 5th of each month to avoid any late fees. If you would like to take advantage of our Pay It Forward fund, please send me a message about it to apply.
I’d like you all to keep an eye out for new possible practice spaces this month. Once the State opens up for businesses like LHA, I will find a new home for us all. Once social distancing and gathering numbers are eased, I will be offering private lessons for you all once again. Thank you all for sticking with your training and this school. I look forward to teaching in-person in the near future!
Wamly,
Sifu Ray
The video was too choppy for you all to watch. Next Thursday We will be doing a Kung Fu Theater using the Netflix Party extension in Google Chrome. You will need to add the extension. This will only work on a computer using the Chrome browser. More details to follow!
A Big Thank you to everyone out there. Although We have lost our training space due to the economic pressure tanking the business we leased from, we will continue to hold our weekly Virtual classes until we find a new studio to hold in-person classes again. For more information about our Virtual Classes visit Wingchunpdx.com or email us at hello@wingchunpdx.com.
Recommended self-care reading list:
No-Drama Discipline, Book by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, Book by Sue Johnson
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion Book by Marshall Rosenberg
Join us tonight for a Form review class. You will find tonight’s class in the Online Class section of our website. If you are unable to participate in the live classes, you will find all past classes in the Online Class section as well to view at your convenience.
Don’t forget, you can always make me a video of your forms, or any other kung fu related question and I will make one back to answer. We’re finding out that sharing with Google Drive, or uploading it to youtube as unlisted has been easiest. If you need help with this process, please feel free to reach out to me via hello@wingchunpdx.com, or use the comment area below!
Be Well,
Sifu Ray
Hello Students! I wanted to let you all know that I have posted an assignment for anyone wishing to get help with their forms or any other techniques. You will find it in the online Class section of the Student Resources tab. You will need to register on the site to access the online section. I find that the best way to get videos to me is to upload it to Youtube (if you have a Gmail account you have a Youtube account) as unlisted and send me the link.
In other news, it turns out that we won’t have a practice space starting next month. Master George of Way Of Life Taekwondo, unfortunately, is unable to keep his studio open due to his high overhead and the Stay at Home order. What this means for us: Luckily, nothing will change at this point when it comes to our current Virtual Classes. Once Oregon begins to open up again, and it looks safe to find another studio to practice from, I will start looking again. At that time if you know of anywhere, let me know. I’m not in a rush to get us all back into the studio at this point. With that said, Alyda and I will be creating new content to upload to our website for you all to work on. If you find value in the training and guidance, please continue playing your dues. Your dues will be put toward a new studio when the time comes. When the Stay at Home order is relaxed, I plan on having small group classes and private lessons until we land in our new home.
What I love about our school is that it’s not a physical location. Lightning Hand Academy is a Concept. We have been in several buildings, living rooms, and backyards throughout the school’s history. I am so grateful to you all and the community we have. At times like this, the wisest thing is to continue working hard and throw more energy towards the problems to resolve them, not back down. It is with the Martial spirit that I write these words. I have zero worries about finding another location for us all to practice out of.
Look for a Virtual hang out coming soon!
Much Love,
Sifu Ray
