This blog post will be updated every Monday with new information
April 13 Monday
This weeks youtube class
This weeks online class is based on our 4 basic blocks, and traditional and san da drills That incorporate them.
Class & Tuition
I have every intent to re open the studio May 4th if the lockdown is lifted. There will be limited classes available and the classes will be outdoors. We will also be offering camp. If however the lock down is not lifted we will continue to do online live classes. Also let me know if you want to do some private/group lessons. Link to my zoom is https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8155974907
- Monday
- 10:00am youtube class will be uploaded
- 4:00pm Kids Kung Fu
- 6:30pm Qigong
- 8:00pm kickboxing and conditioning
- Tuesday
- 4:00pm Jr instructors
- Wednesday
- 4:00pm Kids Kung Fu
- 6:30pm Kung Fu and Forms
- Thursday
- 4:00pm Jr instructor
- Friday
- 4:00pm Kids Kung Fu
- 6:30pm Kung Fu and Forms
April 6 Monday
SPS to be closed for the remainder of the school year
I hope everyone’s doing well and staying positive. I have just heard that schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year. If anyone wants to cancel their membership please just let me know, no problem, I completely understand. I will be making some tough decisions over the next few days and will be updating the website asap.
Wednesday Zoom Class
we will be continuing our Zoom class every Wednesday for the foreseeable future, don’t miss class!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8155974907
Wushu Day Live Online Class
If you missed my class during the Wushu Day Live event, here it is in the link below.
April 1 Wednesday
I made a merchandise store for our youtube and instagram followers. Most of the clothing available is not considered uniform but I thought I would just put it out there incase anyone liked any of the designs. Just wanted to mention everything is sold at cost so buying anything from the store doesn’t support the school in anyway. Just something cool to offer our fans around the world.
https://teespring.com/stores/junhongs-kung-fu-club
New Youtube Class
this new class is focused on fa li and fa jin most of you have not learned yet and the application. See you all tonight at 6:30
March 28 Saturday
From Me to You
I hope everyone is finding a way to make staying home a productive, safe, and positive. Let’s take a moment to appreciate what we do have and what we can hope for. Many of us have very little to sustain, entertain, and develop ourselves. It is these times, we have martial arts. Martial arts was not born in the best of times, it was born from desperation, survival, and war. It is applied on our worst days, being attacked, combat, and when our life is threatened. Keep fighting on. With whatever it is you have, little or big, fight.
Classes
as of now due to the order we will not be having class until at least April 24th. Please let me know if you need a refund for tuition or you want me to go ahead and cancel your tuition for the time being, no problem, no questions asked. This is a crazy time, I understand and I am here to support all of you. You can stay up to date by looking at our calendar
junhongkungfu.com/calendar
Live Class Wednesday
6:30 Wednesday, April 3rd we will have a live zoom session. You can download the app and find our meeting at
Junhong Chon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Junhong Chon’s Personal Meeting Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8155974907
Meeting ID: 815 597 4907
March 27 Friday
Do your part
I hope everyone is doing well. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. From the looks of it we will not be doing camp. I hope everyone is doing their part to flatten out the curve. The virus was thought to only be fatal for older people but now they have seen fatal cases of younger people with no underlying issues. Please be safe and do your part to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
Live class online
I am trying to figure out a time for us to have class live next week. I will aim for Wednesday of next week. Download the zoom app and I will post details about the class asap. See you all Wednesday.
Form tutorial you can follow
If you guys haven’t seen our tutorial on Wu Xing Quan (five animal boxing) I will post it below. It’s a short, intermediated form with a lot of different movements. Lots of fun.
March 25 Wednesday
I hope everyone is healthy and doing well. I am trying some different things for our online class, todays class is focused on kicks. Don’t forget to send me videos of your forms or basics if you want to learn more or get critiqued. Let me know if theres any way I can be of service to you or your family. I also want to just let everyone know how thankful I am to those who are still keeping their membership active during this time. I also would like to extend my offer for classes, camps, and private lessons to those who did have to cancel their membership. I can honestly say I did not expect things to play out as they did.
March 23 Monday
this wasn’t my best online class. I started outside but then it started hailing. Focus is on stances and striking drills. I probably wouldn’t have added this one if it wasn’t for Cash’s escapades.
March 20 Friday
Friday I was busy resurfacing the schools hardwood floor so I wasn’t able to do An online video, instead I went on Instagram and shared a short performance form live. This form was one of many my team used to do back when I was on a performance team in China.
March 19 Thursday
Camp Updates
with our current situation and overall goals to flatten out the curve we feel it is irresponsible to host camps For the time being. We will be looking into possibly having camps in April. We will still be offering the camps at no cost and to those who had to cancel their memberships. Be safe everyone take care of each other.
Online Class
For today’s class I made a single video, but if you look in the description there is a time table with the entire class. laid out in writing along with time stamps. Jiayou!
I feel like I’m starting to get into these online tutorials. This might be the best one so far. If you have some royalty free music you would like me to post along with the next video leave a comment.
March 18 Wednesday
I hope everyone’s holding up ok! Jiayou! Keep fighting on. We can beat this, but we have to do it together ✊💪
I’m still learning how to make these videos effectively, thanks for watching and keep training!
March 17 Tuesday
Updates on Calendar | tuition | Online Class
Updates On Calendar
As we fall under recreational facilities we are required to remain closed until March 31st. Whether we are able to open for camp before then is still unclear. I will be working tirelessly to get answers for everyone asap. Updates are likely to be available on the calendar first.
As of now my understanding is that child care facilities are not required to close. That being said I will be confirming wether this means I can hold camp or not. Updates will be available on the calendar asap.
junhongkungfu.com/calendar
Tuition and Membership
I am trying to figure out what is our team’s likely future. I have applied for funding from our government but will not hear back for at least a week.
If you decide to cancel your membership please let me know. I completely understand and I want want what’s best for you and your family. I do worry that if we are required to stay closed for too long maintaining a membership with our team will be of little value, as we can not offer anything more than online classes.
If you do decide to keep your membership active my offer for free private lessons, private online lessons, and small group lessons still stands.
Please do what’s best for you and your family, I can not guarantee that a membership with our team will remain worth it as things seem to be changing very rapidly.
Todays Lesson
Warm Up
Stances
Kicks and Stretching
Daily Drill
Daily Challenge
Stretch and Theory Talk
don’t forget to send me videos of your forms. I will critique The. and I’ll send you back new moves if you are ready and have mastered your previous moves.
March 16 Monday
I am going to be making daily class videos with different warmups, exercises, one daily drill, and a daily challenge. Don’t forget to work on your forms and send me videos to critique, especially if you’re testing!
the first of many youtube classes
I also made a playlist in the youtube channel of things you can work on while classes aren’t in session. It includes a new form called Wu Xing Quan, five animal form, and a solid leg training routine.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpcCY6v8LngHPXnlJBBz1jcRD-yrGzIUw
March 13
Changes in Class Schedule
Due to the coronavirus the studio is closed starting Thursday, March 12th to the 25th. When we reopen there will only be limited class times available until public schools are open. Although many of us personally know or have not seen deaths due to this virus we must all do our part to slow down its advancement and buy time to prepare and treat the vulnerable.
Make Up Lessons
Please feel more than welcome to message me or contact me to set up private lessons, Skype lessons, or possibly small group lessons. These lessons will not cost extra as most of you have already paid your tuition for March. Just to be clear anyone with an active membership will not have to pay any extra for private, Skype, or group lessons.
After School Kids
To all the parents and students who are enrolled in the elite after school Kung Fu program; Menea Lao Shi and I are planning to host camps for the kids. It is not lost on me that childcare is a great burden timewise and financially. In these trying times we will be offering these camps at no extra cost in addition to your active membership. We will be excepting donations or payments on a sliding scale depending on what it is you feel that you are able to donate. I worry that the virus may affect us and if it is difficult for you to pay us any extra in addition to your active membership we have no problems with that; do not feel the need to explain at all.
This camp will be a little different than our normal camps. The focus will not be only martial arts and teambuilding. We’ll be aiming to create fun activities of different kinds. It is our hope that we can create a program that will be fun and positive to help make this virus an easier endeavor to endure for everyone in our community.
There is also the two weeks that classes are canceled; to make up for these two weeks we are offering one week of camp to all students in the after school program for free, redeemable for any camp we host (Summer, Winter, Spring Break, etc)
To see camp dates or class times please go to
Junhongkungfu.com/calendar
The Shaolin Way
The Shaolin Temple has always been a place of refuge for the needy. Even to this day they operate a prestigious clinic with herbal, physical, massage therapy and other of the sort for $15 a visit.
As we are all Shaolin disciples or parents of Shaolin disciples I hope we can all work together to do our part to keep the Shaolin spirit alive in Seattle. Lets work together and keep one another safe, healthy, and strong.
