November & December 2024 Newsletter

School Remodeling
Our school is almost done with remodeling for the year – we painted everything inside and out; we stained all the wood outside; we made several repairs; replaced a sidewalk and put up the 10 red bollards for safety. All our signs got repainted and improved. Finally we added two 2 new signs.

During November we are planning on replacing the main floor with brand new carpet and professional stickers. Thank you for your patience for several interruptions to class from work and workers – but for 2025 we’ll start the brand new year with a brand new facility!

No Classes Thanksgiving Weekend
We will be closed Thursday November 28 and Saturday November 30 for Thanksgiving Day Weekend.

Holiday Sales
Black Friday (November 29) – December 24th
New Student Special: Free Uniform ($80 value) with any purchase of 3 months of classes or more
35% off: Birdies $15 now only $9
Small School Patches for regular cloth wear: $10 now only $6.50
Rising Dragon Window Decals $10 now only $6.50
Kwando Weapon $250 now only $162.50
25% off: Iron Palm Bags $40 now only $30
Staffs $44 now only $33
Back Patches $30 now only $22

Many of these items would be a great gift for students under the Christmas tree! Or consider buying some classes for a friend or family member to start training and receive a free uniform to give them.

Christmas Break
There are no classes on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday December 25. Merry Christ-mas!

Testing
Friday December 27 Block 3 Testing (3 p.m. advanced / 5 p.m. beginners). Awards Ceremony 6:00 p.m

New Year’s Eve & Day
There are no classes Tuesday December 31 and Wednesday January 1. Happy New Years!

Game Day
Special Fun Day with all training games: Monday, December 30!

White Winter Warrior Seminars and Black Belt Testing
Thursday Jan 9, Friday Jan. 10 and Saturday Jan 11: Get ready for some awesome seminars from a Plethora of experts, teachers and master teachers. Also Sihing Rich Hogan (Tai Chi) and Sihing Chase Harrington (Kenpo)will be doing the 3 day, 30+ hour

Testing to become Sifus!
More information and signups will becoming soon!!

Upcoming Events

• Thanksgiving Break No classes Thursday Nov. 28 & Sat Nov 25
• Christmas Break (No Classes) Tues. Dec 24 & Wed. Dec 25
• Testing Block 3 Friday Dec 27 at 5 p.m. Awards 6:00
• Game Day! Monday December 30
• New Year’s Eve & Day (No Classes) Tues. Dec 31 & Wed Jan. 1

Block 3 Focus

• Week 1 (November 4-9): Basics
• Week 2 (November 11-16): Forms
• Week 3 (November 18-23): Fist Sets
• Week 4 (November 25-30): Sparring
• Week 1 (December 2-7): Weapons
• Week 2 (December 9-14): Forms and Info
• Week 3 (December 16-21): Fists Sets
• Week 4 (December 18-28): Review & Testing

Dragon’s Breath
As our series on protocols continues from prior calendar, we will look our 2nd protocol: Breaking! To break to another is to stop whatever you are doing and give attention to that person. Breaking in general means to stop something. A break in a line of computer code means that program can no longer run. We “fast” (stop eating food) when we go to bed. In the morning, we stop fasting by eating. We break our fast. Thus came the word: Breakfast. Some events, some people are worth stopping what we are doing to start doing something even more worthwhile. In our school that is showing respect to higher ranks, especially teachers, who help us train and learn the way of our art –Pai Lum. There are others we naturally stop what we are doing when they call us – our parents, our bosses, and those often in leadership. There will be those who should (eventually if you are young) break to you; and there will always be those we should honor by breaking to them. It is part of life. Time to break from reading this. Break!

Sigungs Steve and Melodie
Pai Xeung Lum/Feng Huang