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THEME OF THE WEEK: SET-UPS, FEINTS AND FAKES. HOODIE AND TEE PRE-ORDERS. NUNES FIGHT.

This week’s theme starts today so be sure to be in tonight! BJJ foundations clinic at 6:45pm also this evening! Remember Tuesday 6pm is currently a Kicking and Stretching clinic.

Please get your orders in for Hoodies and Tees! once we hit the 20 mark we will be taking payments to place the order – then it’s just a 10 day turn around.

What a great fight yesterday’s Pacman vs Horn was! So much controversy after though! Anyway, next Sunday is the Nunes v Schevchenko & Romero v Whittaker title fights with an awesome fight card, soooo….let’s all go to the Abbott after BJJ for lunch and fights??

See you all tonight!!

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KIDS GRADING 11AM SATURDAY! NEXT ADULTS GRADING ANNOUNCEMENT.

Kids Grading is on the Saturday at 11am – usual kids class time. Most – if not all – little ones are ready to grade, so if you want your child to grade then please make sure that they are on time and in uniform and of course ideally it would be great if a family member was there to watch for support on their big day!

There is a cost involved and it is $40 per child.

The next adults grading date has been decided. The Winter grading will take place on Saturday 29th July (conveniently the weekend of Sifu’s birthday). Matt Costain has been putting in a stellar effort in preparing for his long awaited Black belt grading, so looking forward to a great turnout and excellent result!

And last but not least, some better pics of the tees and hoodies that we are taking pre-orders for. We’re about a third of the way there to ordering both the hoodies and tees, so get your names down and deposits in asap so we can place the order before it’s too cold!

T-Shirts:

Pic of last Hoodie order. Same quality etc just adjustment of logo to Redfern.

 

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PRE-ORDER HOODIES AND BJJ TEES!

Taking orders for tees and hoodies! We need a minimum of 20 hoodies pre-ordered and pre-paid before we can go ahead, same goes with the BJJ tees.

Hoodies are $95 each and come in navy, grey, asphalt and black.

Tees are $30 each colour variety shown above.

The sooner you get your orders and payments in the sooner we can order your gear!

Thanks guys!

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ULTIMATE BACK WORKOUT SUNDAY, BEGINNER’S BJJ MONDAYS 6:45PM

Monday evenings at 6:45-7:15pm time slot will now be a BJJ beginner’s clinic So for those of you that have been sitting on the fence for Brazilian Jiu Jutsu, felt like you missed the boat or are keen to get your feet wet, stick around for the BJJ intro class on Mondays. Sparring can still carry on in the back half of the Kwoon.

Speaking of sparring, Wednesday evening’s Sparring clinic is returning this evening.

Sifu’s Ultimate Back Workout and Maintenance Workshop is on this Sunday at 10:30am so get your names down! Anyone who has had a back injury will know how important it is to look after your spine, and as a martial artist who loves training, there’s not many things more frustrating that being out due to injury. So come in on Sunday, learn how to strengthen, mobilise and maintain a healthy back.

Keep an eye out on our Tuesday 6pm classes, we will be seeing a return of it being a specialist class….watch this space…

See you on the mat!

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Sparring Clinic Tomorrow’s 10am Wing Chun Class

Quick shout out for tomorrow’s Saturday morning class with Sifu. He will be running a sparring clinic, so please bring your gear: mouth guard, groin guard, 16oz gloves, fingerless sparring gloves, shin/instep guard and a level head!

See you on the mat!

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BLACK BELTS AND ABOVE TONIGHT 6PM

Just a quick reminder that tonight’s 6pm class is for Black belts and above. Sifu has an awesome class planned for you all. For all other students, this only happens once every 1-2 months so all other Tuesday classes are for all levels unless stated otherwise. If you were wanting to get a workout in this evening and are not a Black, Gold or Red belt then come to the beginner’s 7:15 class, it’s still a great workout and no-one is ever above working on foundations.

Have a great night!

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DON’T MISS SATURDAY’S TRAINING!

SIFU IS CONSOLIDATING THE WEEKS THEME AT THE 10AM WING CHUN CLASS

This weeks training has been all about soft targets: the throat, neck and eyes. This type of martial arts training is critical for survival on the street in Sydney! We will be adding takdedowns and chokes to capitalise on positions gained by attacking these targets.

See you then!

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CHARITY DRIVE

THIS WEEKEND RUSSELL IS TRAINING FOR 24HRS TO RAISE AWARENESS & FUNDS FOR BLACK DOG INSTITUTE.

The campaign coined “Give it 24” is to raise awareness for suicide prevention. In Russell’s words:

“It is my intention to train for 24 hours. Now I wish to illustrate two very important aspects: one, that it will be a very tough and emotionally draining 24 hours; two, I will not be able to do it without a support team. People making the decision to take their life can get through those horrible moments when all seems lost. It will be tough and it will be emotionally draining, but they can work through it, if they decide to ‘tough’ it out and if they have some desperately needed support.”

If you would like to show your support, come down from Saturday morning onward. So far they have raised over $4,000 so very impressive!

Here is a link to his Facebook page for more information.

Alternatively you can go straight to his donation page here.

Thanks guys!

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SPARTAN AND WOODEN DUMMY NEXT WEEKEND!

SPARTAN FITNESS AND NUTRITION 6 WEEK COURSE STARTS ON SATURDAY 27TH AT 12:15PM.

It is a six week course, We will meet every Saturday at 12:15pm, the first being a fitness, body composition and body type assessment. We will discuss general training on the first day, but will primarily focus on correct eating for your body type.

The next five weeks cover flexibility, agility, strength, endurance, training to gain and loose weight – all the while your nutrition and goals are monitored.

Course cost is still $199 for members and $299 for non-members.

You can book and pay here:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=282433&stype=-8&sTG=35&sVT=23&sView=day&sLoc=0

SUNDAY 28TH AT 10:30 IS SIFU’S WOODEN DUMMY WORKSHOP, A GOOD SOLID DAY OF LEARNING.

A 4 hour detailed study on the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy. Time includes a lunch break. Sifu does all of the sets with you. It’s a great seminar. Just get a good sleep the night before!!

You can book and pay here:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=282433&stype=-8&sTG=37&sVT=27&sView=day&sLoc=0

THIS SUNDAY IS WEAPONS REVISION – SPECIFICALLY STICK FIGHTING.

If you have done any stick fighting workshop with us before you are welcome to attend at no charge. Please bring your own sticks if you have them, if not we do have them here. It’s just one hour of training after BJJ at about 10:30am.

OTHER NEWS…

Last week’s grading went really well, congratulations to Liam on his Brown belt! Put on a stellar performance. Well done to the teens! Nice crisp technique, Sifu was very impressed. A pat on the back to myself and Charlie for our Black/Purple Tips. Thank you to March and Andrew who both signed off of me being awarded my BJJ Blue belt, a welcome surprise… but most definitely a surprise to say the least. Thanks also to everyone who helped out and showed support, it’s always great to be amongst friends.

Melbourne was nice. We visited friends as you know, and saw the Van Gogh exhibition while there for a bit of culture. Thank you to everyone who put in while we were gone.

On Wednesdays and Thursdays – for the most part – I will be at my clinic in Chippendale. If you need anything re Kung Fu please text or email. If you need a treatment book in! Here’s a link to my website for more info on what I do: https://celestialdragonhealing.com.au/ otherwise I’ll be in for evening classes.

Sifu should be back on the mat as of tomorrow (Friday).

To wonderful days ahead!

Amy

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Workshops, Workshops and more Workshops! …and a Course…!

Sifu is in all day today, we fly out to Melbourne bright and early tomorrow morning then back in Thursday afternoon. The 11:15am Beginner’s Classes will have to be cancelled while we’re away. Otherwise all other classes are covered (Wednesday and Thursday morning the school will at least be open to do your own training), grading practice takes priority this week, so if you are planning on grading make sure you let your instructor know so you get in as much prep as possible.

The mid season grading is THIS SATURDAY! So please make an effort to come in to support your training partners! There will be a few teenagers grading too so it would be a great experience for them if we were all in to show support. Kids grading is on at 9am, adults/teens start at 10am.

Grading Cost:

Adults/Teens:
Tip $35
Full Colour Change $80

Kids:
Tip/Colour Change $40

There are a few dates to put aside over the next 4-5 weeks so get a pen and paper ready.

SUNDAY 21st May – Weapons Revision – Advanced Stick Fighting. If you have done any stick fighting workshop with us in the past you are welcome to attend. No Charge. If you have your own sticks please bring them. Starts at 10:30am after BJJ.

SATURDAY 27th May – Spartan Fitness and Nutrition – 6 week course – Starts at 12:15 Saturday. We will get you on the right eating plan for your body type, show you effective training methods in strength, endurance, flexibility, agility, body fat reduction and lean muscle gains to get you on target for your health and fitness goals. Cost $199 members, $299 non-members.

SUNDAY 28th May – Wooden Dummy Workshop – This workshop is a fraction more than our other workshops as Sifu spends the day doing all of the sets with each of you. We will be taking the sets apart, learning how to work them into techniques and how to train the sets off the dummy. $90 for the day.

SUNDAY 25th June – Ultimate Back Training and Maintenance – Look after your back! A system of strengthening and mobilising workshop against back injury. $60 for the day.

TBA – Stick AND Knife Fighting Workshop.

TBA – Dragon Pole or Dragon Staff Workshop.

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