[Clint Chevalier]

Thank you, Sifu for providing a safe and comfortable place to come together. I look forward to going to Florida and pracitce with you and the other students. Until then I will keep up my practice and online training.

[Terry]

Thank you Sifu. I’ve noticed that when I drive now, I try to drive the steering wheel behind my elbows! Looking forward to the possibility of training with you in Florida. Although, Irvine CA would be more convenient for me.

[Wayne]

Thank you Sifu for your comments. I have incorporated Wing Chun into my everyday thinking and have applied the principles.

I did have the opportunity to train with Sifu in Florida recently and it was a game changer for me.

I will be back, lol

[Ray]

Thanks for everything you do Sifu. When I decided to investigate Wing Chun – I soon found out that the only schools in my part of the country were over an hour from where I lived. I started looking at on-line schools, but had my doubts that I could get high-quality WC training via the Web. I was so fortunate to have found you/Dragon Institute. – it has been a life-changing experience! The on-line courses/intranet resources and Zoom training have helped me to begin to develop a solid WC base. The 2 trips I made to see you and train at the Palm Coast school have been priceless! Touching hands really reinforces the “don’t think – feel” philosophy necessary to fully appreciate/comprehend all that WC has to offer. Training in person helped me to understand so many things that I needed to refine – all of which I have tried to incorporate into my daily training. As you often say, we need to constantly pursue “leveling up” and the in-person training with you definitely supports such pursuit!

[Deb McCaffery]

Thank you Sifu for all you are doing. My Wing Chun journey with the Dragon Institute started a year ago. I appreciate how clear, concise and detailed your instructions are and how they are broken down into manageable pieces. I also appreciate your willingness to respond to questions. I appreciate how you and all your students are connected and encouraged to reach out to each other and be a part of the family, wherever we are physically located. I do hope to make it to Florida sometime. I think about it every time I watch one of your videos and the zoom classes. Funny too how someone mentioned bringing their elbows in when they drive. I do the same thing when I mow the grass with my push mower! Wing Chun really does become a part of your life! 🙂

[Josh]

I will definitely be traveling to Florida at some point to train with you, Sifu! Thank you for building this community! I was over 265 pounds last March and I was lost and fumbling with my life. I felt directionless. I finally decided to embrace my inner child (Who was fascinated by martial arts, Bruce Lee, specifically). I was so lucky to find the Dragon Institute. As of today, I am 198 Lbs.!!! and I train almost daily. I can’t thank you enough for providing a path for me to improve.

[Deb McCaffery]

Congrats on your accomplishments, Josh! Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to us all!

[Sifu Adam]

Thanks for everyone’s replys!

Clint @Trapper54cal — safe and comfortable is by design. That’s what makes the work possible. Keep training. We’ll get you on the floor in Florida when you’re ready.

Terry @tapgroupsurewest-net — the steering wheel comment made me smile. That’s Wing Chun showing up where it lives. As for CA, you can’t go wrong with Sifu Derrick.

@wayneoliver — you’ll be back, brother. Was great having you.

@Ray — two trips deep and still leveling up. That’s the path. “Don’t think, feel” only really lands when there are hands on you. Grateful to have you in this family.

@Deb — a year in and you’re already feeling it on the mower handles. That’s the work taking root. When the timing’s right, come to Florida. We’ll put the hands on it. And your reply to Josh said it all — that’s the family showing up for itself.

@jsanderlin — 265 to 198. Lost to found. That’s the real work. The path you’re on now is the one that matters. Florida’s waiting when you’re ready.

This is what I meant by family. Not a metaphor. You showed up for each other in this thread without being asked. That’s the thing that doesn’t show up in a course library.

Keep training. Come when you can.