Just confirming that this Saturday’s 9am Conditioning class is NOT on. Saturday is Charlie’s day, you are welcome to come in and do your own workout in the gym or warm up if you are sparring. Otherwise the mat will be cleared to set up for guests and supporters!
Thank you for understanding,
Amy
Everyone is welcome.
We will head to the ATOMIC Brewery afterwards for celebrations.
See you all Saturday 10am!
Amy
Hi guys,
Just a very quick reminder that we are closed on Monday 13th June due to it being a public holiday.
Have a great weekend!
Red Boat Team
Hi Guys,
Please take note of a timing error I made in the last email. Jonny’s Day is this Sunday, but you can meet at the Kwoon at 11am to observe a minute’s silence at the shrine and/or meet at the Martin Place Cenotaph at 11:30am to observe a minute’s silence there and move on to the Orient Hotel for a light lunch. All members and students are welcome to join us in this tradition.
Monday is a Public Holiday! So we are closed for classes.
Next weekend (18th/19th June) is the Adults Wing Chun Tips Grading on the Saturday. As we anticipate this will be a small grading and will not continue past 2hrs, we have decided to schedule it to start at 9am so that the Juniors Saturday class will not require re-scheduling.
The Wooden Dummy Workshop on the Sunday will start at 11am, please allow 2hrs. Get your name down at the front desk for this asap.
Gonzoil BJJ Tee Pre-Order end date has been extended so there is still time to get your order in for either or both the Classic Gonzoil or Crash/Flow style tees. Various colours also available.
Classes today are Over 10’s Juniors at 4:30pm and 6pm BJJ.
See you on the mat!
Amy
Hi guys,
We have a busy few weekends coming up.
This Sunday is Jonny’s Day. We meet at Martin Place Cenotaph at 11am to lay the wreath and observe a minutes silence and then move on to a light lunch (typically at the Orient). All members and students are invited and welcome to share in this tradition.
Saturday 18th is the last Tip grading before the mid year Belt grading/Sifu’s birthday. If you have missed the last few tip gradings, but you have been on the mat, you should be ready. We have done so much grading prep this year. If you are unsure please ask either myself or an instructor.
Saturday 19th is Sifu’s Wooden Dummy Workshop, get your name down and get in for this one. There’s never enough time to get you started from beginning to end on everything in your Wing Chun training. Especially the Wooden Dummy. It’s not just the order of the sets. It’s the hand positions, angles, distance, footwork, sequences within each set, rhythm and flow. Sifu is putting on this Wooden Dummy workshop on Sunday 19th June. Jump all over it. It is a fantastic opportunity to dive deep into what it takes to make your wooden dummy sing. All levels are encouraged. Tix under $150 for the day.
Thank you to all seniors who took care of the school while we were away. It was a very nice break and we are ready to hit the ground running once again.
See you on the mat.
Amy
We are taking pre-orders for Classic and Crash/Flow Gonzoil BJJ tees – Gonzoil the unofficially official sponsor of our BJJ team. There will be no extras we are printing to order only.
Choose your design. Choose your colours. Check out our Insta account for full range.
Pre-order today. Print to order only. You will miss out on top quality, long lasting and very cool tee’s if you don’t get your order in by Sunday June 5th. Shirts are $50.
Full run down:
Tap out to colour! All shirts made to order.
All sizes. 100% Cotton. Screen printed.
Classic Gonzoil is also available to pre-order. Either option $50 each.
Email info@redboatkungfu.com or put your name and order on the form at reception.
Inspired by Bruce Lee’s famous quote and Gonzoil Chilli Olive Oil (gonzoil.com.au) is the exclusive sponsor of our prestigious Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team – Scuderia Gonzoil.
It’s all highly Gonzo (in part fictitious, see Gonzo Journalism by Hunter S Thompson) as there was only ever one release of Gonzoil Olive Oil and, Gonzoil is also not really sponsoring anything at Red Boat! (unless you take into account these awesome designs that keep coming our way). …get your orders in today!
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Hoping to see plenty in sparring sessions this week after Sunday’s efforts. Sparring sessions are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s from 7pm. Thursdays you can always stick around for rolling rounds after BJJ.
Calling all senior and intermediate members to Friday night’s class. After Vadim’s class on Friday, Charlie will be going through his second run through prep for his Gold Belt. We need fresh opponents for each round ideally. Let’s see a good turnout for this. His Gold is getting close.
Looking forward to an awesome week of training! Don’t let this cold and rain put you off, it means you’ve got to push yourself harder to sweat! It’s perfect.
See you on the mat.
Amy
Hi guys,
As per the theme at the moment Monday 6pm will start with a Strength Endurance warm up. Sil Lum and Chum Kil. Dirty boxing bumps and follow up combos.
Expect more clinch work throughout the week and solid workouts to start.
This Sunday is the Free Sparring Clinic starting at 11am please book in here: https://bit.ly/3vTI4gI
You will all receive an invite to our member app very soon. This will make booking into and checking into classes a lot easier. You will be able to track your progress. You will be able to monitor your performance. For parents, you will be able to manage multiple children under the one account. It’s like the member portal only better.
Over the next few weeks I will be in touch with all of you to check in and find out what your goals are and how we can help. If I call at an inconvenient time just let me know, we can reschedule.
It’s a beautiful sunny start to the week. Let’s smash out some awesome workouts!
See you on the mat,
Amy
We’ve had a fun start to the month’s theme/next phase of training: strength/endurance and Chi Sau/Clinch and Dirty Boxing. Great numbers for sparring classes too, let’s keep it up so the sparring clinic will have a greater impact on your technical output.
This Friday at 4:30pm is the Junior Master’s Succession Program. This is open to Junior students who are interested in coaching/assistant coaching and leadership and have obtained Orange Belt level or above.
Today’s Classes:
12:15pm Wing Chun with Frances
4:15pm JMAP Under 10’s with Amy
6pm Wing Chun with Amy
7pm Sparring with Amy
7:30pm Wing Chun Foundations with Amy
See you on the mat!
Amy and Red Boat Team
Fantastic day on Saturday, great standards and great attitudes. So enjoy your new belts, you earned them.
Lots for fun things are happening soon.
May 22nd is a free workshop on sparring (this is booking up quickly, so register now: https://bit.ly/3vTI4gI ). We will be covering strategy and tactics, some setups, fakes and feints and all the important mindset and obtaining flow state. So try not to miss it.
Then June 19th (**please note date change**) we will be going deep on the Wooden Dummy. This will be open to all levels, starting 11am for 2 hours. Cost is $147. Register here: https://bit.ly/393vTVt
On a more sombre note Jonny’s Anniversary is June 12th, honoured with a big reunion and all are welcome.
Finally, please remember that July 2nd is Gold Belt time for Charlie. Don not miss this day!
See you on the mat.
Regards,
Sifu
PS: **I originally scheduled the WD Workshop for 12th June, this has been rescheduled to 19th June.
Additionally, this Friday is Junior Master’s Succession Program starting at 4:30pm for junior students Orange Belt and above with an interest in coaching/assistant coaching and leadership.
Cheers,
Amy
