Tips Grading 19th March. Foundations Program Starts This Week.

Hi guys,

Thank you for an amazing weekend of training! Such a great vibe on the mat.

Saturday 19th March is the first grading for the year. This will be a Tips grading (for adults – juniors is April 9th) and will take place on Saturday 19th March at 10am.

For the next two weeks you can expect to have at least 20 minutes of open mat/dedicated class time during Wing Chun classes for your grading preparation. If you are not grading, this is the time to pay it forward – assist your brothers and sisters the same way someone did for you.

But you can still expect great workouts, forms and chi sao practice in classes, so everyone wins.

*!*FOUNDATIONS CLASSES*!*

Our Foundations program is in full flight this week and all members are welcome to attend ANY foundations class – as you should know drilling the basics is essential to maintaining a strong game.

The classes are however designed with the beginner in mind and will focus on stance (boxing), ground orientation (BJJ), guard, technique, structure and movement.

We have been running the late Monday and Wednesday classes as Foundations classes for some time now with great success and this week we are introducing BJJ Foundations on Tuesday nights at 7.15pm and Boxing Foundations on Thursday nights at 7.15pm.

This also means that no-one should feel like they need to run off after the 6pm classes on these nights, you can stick around for at least another hour to spar/roll or do your weight training.

As a completely new student, without a current membership, equipment or uniform, you can sign up on our Foundations Membership – which includes all of these things but limits your access to the Foundations Classes. Just text or call Amy on 0421637298, email info@redboatkungfu.com, reply to this email or comment on this post.

Or you can just join and have a great selection of all classes including Foundations.

Classes today:

12.15pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
4.15pm Junior Martial Arts Program (under 10’s)
6pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
7pm Sparring
7.15pm Wing Chun Foundations

Classes Tuesday:

4.30pm Junior Martial Arts Program (over 10’s)
6pm True Boxing
7pm Sparring
7.15pm Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Foundations

Exciting times ahead!

See you on the mat.
Red Boat Team

Morning everyone!

We hope you are all well and as dry as you can be.

Frances is continuing her Sparring Clinic theme for todays lunch time Wing Chun class – everyone is getting great results so make it in if you can.

Sparring is light and breezy for your first grading, then we start to increase the pressure from level 3 onwards. So working on your technical sparring skills is highly recommended.

Tonight at 6:30pm Vadim is teaching forms as part of the warm up. The main theme is chi sao rolling and basic applications from last week. We will also look at introduction to bil gee strikes. Sparring at the end (bring your 16oz gloves).

For anyone prepping for your level 7 belt or tips for level 7, or you’re not there yet but wondering what lay ahead, bil gee strikes are part of your level 7 grading assessments. Additionally, you begin getting assessed on chi sau as of level 3 in the way of chi sau drills, eventually leading up to double arm chi sau from level 5.

Classes today:

12.15pm Wing Chun (Sparring Clinic)
6.30pm Wing Chun Kung Fu

Classes Saturday:

9am Conditioning
10am Wing Chun Kung Fu
11.15am Juniors All Ages

See you on the mat.

Red Boat Team

Hi guys!

Saturday 19th March at 10am is the first grading for the year. It’s a Tips grading, so be sure to check your Tips curriculum material, refresh what you do know and ask about what you don’t.

In the coming days and weeks we are including Tips curriculum techniques into all classes. The closer we get to grading day the more time we will allocate in each class for open mat grading practice.

Parents please be advised on this date that the All Ages Juniors class on this date (Saturday 19th March) will be changed to an early start of 9am.

Classes Today:

12.15pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
4.15pm Junior Martial Arts Under 10’s
6pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
7pm Sparring
7.30pm Wing Chun Foundations

Classes Thursday:

4.30pm Junior Martial Arts Over 10’s
6pm Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Commencing next Thursday 7.15pm Boxing Foundations

See you on the mat!

Red Boat Team

Hello all!

We hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

This week is set to focus on striking combos, with kicks and Tips techniques thrown into the mix – Tips grading is scheduled for Saturday March 19th (Adults grading).

At lunch today we’re focusing on Hook Kick and combo variations, Tip techniques and Forms. 6pm is kicks, Pak-Chuen techniques and forms. 6pm will cover the kicking theme and then Pak Cheun techniques and forms. And 7.15pm the second instalment of Chi sau fundamentals, using 2 level punching and exploring humble larp sau.

Kids Holiday Programs

This year marks the beginning of our Kids School Holiday programs.

During school holidays on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11am and 4pm we will be running day programs that will include Kung Fu training, anti-bullying workshops and kids Kung Fu movies/shows and games. Contact Amy for more info on either 0421 637 298 or info@redboatkungfu.com 

Friends and family are welcome and Red Boat members will receive a discount. We are starting to take your bookings now.

Today’s timetable:

12.15pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
4.15pm Juniors Under 10’s
6pm Wing Chun Kung Fu
7pm Sparring
7.15pm Wing Chun Foundations

Tuesday:

4.30pm Juniors Over 10’s
6pm True Boxing
Coming soon: BJJ Foundations at 7.15pm starting 8th March!

See you on the mat!

Red Boat Team

Thank you everyone so much for your feedback yesterday!

Looks like a BJJ Foundations class on Tuesday nights at 7.15pm is a solid go ahead. Boxing Foundations on Thursday nights at 7.15pm looks to be a maybe – but we’ll give it a run and take it from there. If you haven’t voted yet please do so asap! As it will give us a clearer idea of what you want and when you want it. And if you know anyone not yet a member that would love to get started let them know as these might be the classes to help them on their way.

Implementation to timetable will be early March. Specific date to be confirmed.

Yesterdays BJJ class covered some basic attack/sweep flow drills from guard and a slightly more advanced flow drill, holding a Kimura lock from guard to sweep options to submissions set ups. If you want to dip your toe in the water Thursdays and Sundays are the BJJ days to do it if you are not a regular already.

Tomorrow lunch is a Conditioning workout and the 2nd instalment of sparring foundations including finishing off with a few rounds of sparring.

Friday night class will include Forms as part of warm up, cross arm to double arm chi sao (rolling and basics) sparring small gloves (clinch takedowns) and cool down with forms.

So two classes – but a packed day.

Friday:

12.15pm Wing Chun (Sparring Clinic)
6.30pm Wing Chun

Saturday:

9am Conditioning
10am Wing Chun
11.15am JMAP – All Ages

See you on the mat!

Red Boat Team