Fall 2025 Newsletter

Dear Students, Parents and Friends:

We hope you all had a wonderful summer. Now the weather is starting to change, kids are going back to school, and Fall is moving in. There’s no better time to train than now!

To start off the quarter, our school will be participating in the Seattle International Martial Arts Competition(SIMAC) held annually by Shifu Li Tianyuan. The competition will be held on Sunday September 7th and once again Chang Laoshi and Dr. Lu will be in charge of the sword sparring division. The competition will be held in the same location as last year - the Bellevue College Gym. This year we have several students competing in Sword Sparring, Push Hands, and Form competition divisions. If you’re in the area and not already competing, stop by and support the team! It’ll be fun to cheer on your classmates, and you can learn a lot just by watching not just their performances but also the performances from other practitioners from other schools.

Meanwhile, all classes will be learning new information while continuing to review previous techniques. As is always the case, we are committed to providing students with opportunities to hone their self-defense and healing abilities in addition to learning traditional forms. It is the belief of both Chang Laoshi and Dr. Lu that it is important to train with purpose.

For the Qigong class, Dr. Lu will be reviewing the Wudang Xuanmen Dan Pai Neigong techniques, specifically quiet meditation practices. Also, students will focus on balancing and improving their overall structural integrity. Finally, Dr. Lu will be teaching 13 Dan Fa to round out students’ physical and internal transformation.

For the Kids’ Class, Dr. Lu and Chang Laoshi will be teaching the two-handed broadsword! In addition, kids will still be able to review previous material.

There is no better time than now to come in and train, either in person or online! We can’t wait to see everyone in the new quarter and share our art with you!

Want to go more in depth on a particular subject? Set up a private lesson with either Chang Laoshi or Dr. Lu! Lessons can be either 30 or 60 minutes long depending on your budget. Subjects can cover anything you want to learn or improve upon.