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Hi guys,

Don’t miss tonight’s Boxing Class at 6pm at the Redfern Academy. Tonight we will be working on the shoulder roll.

This Saturday is a ceremonial event consisting of Frances and Dave’s Red Stripe grading, the Academy’s 34th Birthday and Sifu’s 60th! The start time will be 10:30am. Friends and family are welcome. DO NOT MISS THIS! Afterwards is lunch upstairs at the Cauliflower Hotel.

***Parents please be advised that the kids kung fu class will start at 9:30am, there will be no 11am class as the ceremony will most certainly run over time.***

Crazy conditioning people, since Frances is grading Ross has put up his hand to take the Conditioning class which will start early at 8:30am. So get in early for a great workout.

See you on the mat.

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A reminder to everyone that celebrations for Sifu and the academy’s birthday plus Frances and Dave’s Red Stripe grading are next Saturday (1st August) starting at 10am. Then, the plan is to head to the Cauliflower Hotel for lunch.

The school grading has been moved to early Spring.

Today/tonight’s classes are a continuation of this week’s theme and the Wednesday 7:15pm class is back as of this evening and will be run as a Wing Chun foundations class.

See you on the mat.

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Tired of blocking punches with your face?

Make sure you get in today at 12:15 or 6pm tonight. Theme for this week is detailing the round kick and working on your defense.

Monday and Wednesday 7:15pm classes are Wing Chun Foundations, tonight is with Mayur and is about foundation hand fighting skills moving on to trapping and light sparring.

First Kid’s Kung Fu class is back on today at 4:15pm, we’ll be working on footwork, blocks and forms.

Reminder Kid’s term prices are: $100 for 1 class per week, $150 2 classes, $200 3 classes, or $18 pay per class. For anyone enrolled in first term this year you will receive a 30% discount on this term’s fees – but please remember to pay for any unpaid classes last term (discounted also at $10 per class).

Hey guys,

Thanks for an awe inspiring True Boxing class last night, one of my all time favourites. Excited to be back on a Wednesday night tonight, I have a cool and old school class planned so try to be there.

Lunch class with Zac will be continuing on this week’s theme of real-world applications of trapping hands and the perfect side kick, plus his own flavours added to the mix.

It’s uncertain times but the show must go on.

Stay focused out there, be tolerant of others, take no risks and above all, stay safe.

See you on the mat.

Hi guys,

You missed a great BJJ day yesterday! Andrew’s 12:15 class then March’s 6pm both rocked! Maybe you can catch up on Sunday at the 9:30am session. What you missed on Wednesday night was a kicking and forms class.

Today’s classes are 12:15 with Sifu and then 6:30pm with Mayur. Sifu will update you later this morning for the lunch class plan so keep an eye out on Facebook, but Mayur’s class tonight is installment 2 of trappping hands flow into boxing drills then sparring with you 16’s.

Speaking of 16’s… if you don’t have a sparring kit, you need one. You can purchase a full kit with us (which includes groin guard, 16’s, fingerless/mma sparring gloves, mouth guard and shin instep protectors) for around $250. A small investment for your chosen sport. There will be no more “spares” available to use as per our COVID management plan.

See you on the mat!

 

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Hi guys,

Thanks for last night great class. We did some pretty intense circuit drills that everyone completed, well done. Then we explored the versatility of Pak Sau and the different variations of it. Plus we chatted about the missing principles of Wing Chun that actually make it work.

Look out for my new vlog “Shooting from the Lip” and I’ll see you tonight for True Boxing where we’ll cover dealing with the jab and the cross with parrys and footwork principle “step up and over”.

See you on the mat.

Sifu

 

Woohoo!

Well we’ve been back for 2 weeks now and the vibe is getting stronger everyday. Yesterday was a hoot, I had a very action packed agenda but we spent a large portion of the class having a crack. I think everyone finally felt “we’re back”.

My mission this Winter is to get everyone in top shape for Spring and Summer, so not only will we be doing some challenging high intensity training, I will alwso be sending out a video every second day on diet and nutrition advice (including meal ideas) plus layers of the Winning Mind.

I’m super excited about the schools birthday on the 2nd of August. Lets start taking names for the grading and the party.

See you on the mat!

Oak Kay Yun (Family)

Wing Yu (Honour)

Jung Sam (Loyalty)

 

Welcome home everyone!

We kicked off Saturday with Frances’ 9am conditioning class, Sifu’s 10am Wing Chun and Damien’s 11am kids kung fu. Sunday was an awesome BJJ session with Andrew and Monday smashed with Zac at 12.15, Sifu at 6pm and Mayur at 7pm.

Today is 730am live stream with Sifu plus 6pm True Boxing again, with Sifu.

If you aren’t aware, approved class numbers have increased to 20 PLUS instructors and assistant instructors. So, while we’d still like you to pre-book via the mindbody app, there’s plenty of room for everyone. I’m hoping to update the number limitations on mindbody today.

Live streaming has been reduced to 7am Tuesdays and Thursdays, then 10am Saturdays and kids live streaming will continue only until the end of the term on Mondays and Wednesdays, the start time is moving back to 415pm as of this Wednesday to again allow for travel times after school.

Lastly as of July 1st adult contact sports are allowed! So let the fight begin!!!

See you on the mat.

PS. Email to follow in next few days in relation to updates in policies so please keep an eye out. In relation to COVID proceedures, please ensure you temp check at arrival, sign in and sign out on the register in addition to checking in on mindbody. As for training, X marks the spot, no intentional touching, limited sharing of equipment is allowed, please use your 16s or bag gloves when on the heavy bags or pillars and wash and sanitise your hands regularly!

PPS. Grading and gathering looking to go ahead late July! So start training asap!

 

 

Our annual memorial service for Jonathan Church is this Friday. This year marks 24 years since his passing. He was Sifu’s 6th student and Sifu considered him to be like a brother/son and was one of Sifu’s first Gold Belts. Every year on 12th June we honour his memory. Our Student of the Year Awards have been given in his name every year since his passing.

Jonathan Church was one of 18 killed in a training disaster in Townsville 1996. In 2015 a new annual tradition was initiated called “The Jonathan Church Ethical Soldier Award and will be made to nine soldiers each year, three of whom will be also named as ambassadors. The award is named in honour of Tpr Jonathan Church, an SASR paramedic who helped save children whose parents were massacred in Rwanda in 1995.”

For those who cannot make it into the city, we will be observing one minute’s silence before the 7:30am morning live stream class. For those who can make it in, we are meeting at the Martin Place cenotaph between 11 and 11:30am. Afterwards we will go to the Cauliflower Hotel in Waterloo to commemorate. Jonny’s training buddies will be there as always.

We hope to see you on Friday online or in person.

 

 

By now everyone would have heard the good news that we are allowed to re-open the Kwoon as of this Saturday 13th June! As you can imagine we are super excited like you! There are changes that we need to adhere to for the time being. Most of these will be outlined below, it’s all pretty straight forward and what you would expect given the current state of things.

It’s ideal that you read and understand the rules and procedures now so that we can focus on doing what we enjoy the most when we re-open so please take a moment to read this message in it’s entirety.

While the Government has not provided specifics on everything, it is the Australian Institute of Sport who are the primary influencers in setting the framework for how the fitness industry will function, so that is what we are basing our plans on at this stage.

The rules are that classes are limited to 10 participants (including the coach) and up to 100 in the facility as long as social distancing requirements can be maintained, that we know. Due to the size of our facility, technically we are allowed up to 60 people inside (if we count the entire floor space it’s actually 90). This does not translate practically however. We can easily accommodate 10 per class with social distancing requirements, but we can only have up to 6 of you doing your own training – split between training in the gym or on the heavy bags/in the heavy bag area. What it does mean though is that people can watch the class as long as social distancing is maintained. This is especially important for parents who like to watch their children train.

We have a touchless thermometer to be used on entry. If you have a high temp (over 37.5) we cannot allow you to train. If you’re feeling unwell please stay home.

Cleaning products are available for use after use of equipment and hand sanitiser will be available at the entry/exit area and outside the bathrooms.

Please pre-book for classes to reserve your spot and please be mindful of others and cancel your booking in good time if you can no-longer attend that class. We have set the pre-booking limit to 9 with a wait-list of 5.

In addition to checking in on Mindbody, there will also be an attendee register to fill out and sign.

It’s recommended that you come ready to train and shower at home where possible and socialising is meant to be kept to a minimum. This is to minimise unnecessary contact in change rooms, bathrooms and communal areas.

In relation to Kung Fu: Shadow boxing is allowed. Non-contact technical work with coach, including using bag, speedball, pads, paddles, shields is allowed. No contact or sparring.

In relation to BJJ: Non-contact skills training. Resistance training in gym, solo mat-based drills (e.g. weighted bags) are allowed.

In general: Activity that can be conducted by a solo athlete or by pairs where at least 1.5m can always be maintained between participants. No contact between athletes and/or other personnel. Indoor/outdoor activity that can be conducted in small groups (not more than 10 athletes and/or other personnel in total) and with adequate spacing (1 person per 4m2). Some sharing of sporting equipment permitted such as kicking a football, hitting a tennis ball, use of a skipping rope, weights, mats. Non-contact skills training. Accidental contact may occur but no deliberate body contact drills. No wrestling, holding, tackling or binding.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, see you all on Saturday!

So far 10am Wing Chun with Sifu and 11am Kids with Damien is confirmed.

Watch this space for more updates.