Austin Ving Tsun Academy

Escrima returned to Austin Ving Tsun this weekend, with the first of our new Escrima seminars. This 4-hour Seminar was a great introduction for new folks and refresher for those returning to Escrima.

Escrima is a type of Filipino martial arts that involves fighting with sticks, swords, or knives. The art of Escrima predates the Spanish invasion of the Philippines in 1521.

Winter Camp 2022 - With Folks from Across the country coming to Austin for a weekend of training and practice. Starting with the Long Pole class Friday night for instructors and flowing into 8 hours of testing across 2 days, and a team dinner Saturday night at Nagoya Steak And Sushi.

Great work for all the folks who traveled to Austin for this annual event and congratulations to all those who also tested and were promoted - often they do not know they testing:

Sifu Bryan Reed, for Completing the Long Pole Program

Sifu Jason S Miller Promoted to 3rd Degree instructor (and completing the Long Pole Program).

Alex, Bob and Rachel for obtaining Student Grade 8
Avery, AJ, and Dave for obtaining Student Grade 6
And Michael for Student Grade 3

Kicking off the 2022 Seminar Season and Winter Camp with a evening of Long Pole Classes (Luk Dim Boon Gwan - "Six-and-a-Half Point Pole") for Higher Level folks - this is outside of the normal training programs instructors and students do.

Shown are 2 of the 3 people who have completed the Long Pole program - which is composed for 6 core courses, plus refreshers over a multi-year period. Congratulations to Sifu Bryan Reed, Sifu Jason Miller, and Roberto Ayala (not shown) who completed the updated program

Summer Camp (Seminar) 2021. Another great camp seeing students and instructors from across the country come to North Austin for a weekend of training and testing. This summer's camp included Texas folks along with folks from Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Massachusetts. Plus Congratulations to those who were promoted: Michael to SG2, Dave to SG2, Avery to SG3, AJ to SG3, and Katelyn to SG10 - SG= Student Grade

Awesome class this evening

Another Great Winter Seminar at Austin Ving Tsun Academy, this being our 17th annual Winter Seminar with 21 students and instructors, packing a months' worth of training and hands-on practice into a single weekend of work and fun. Congratulations to all those who tested and were promoted:

Marco Romero Instructor 1st Degree,
Jacob Goldberg Instructor 1st Degree,
James Davidoff Instructor 1st Degree,
Katelyn Miller Student Grade 8,
Bob Lawinger Student Grade 6,
Alex Hirshfeld Student Grade 6,
Rachel Johnson Student Grade 6,
Damien Lumetta Student Grade 6,
Avery Hackmacn Student Grade 1 & 2,
Alyssa Miller Student Grade 2,
and Michael Gagnon Student Grade 1

Sifu Scott Tarbell earns Blackbelt in BJJ – Austin Ving Tsun Academy

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Sifu Scott Tarbell earns Blackbelt in BJJ – Austin Ving Tsun Academy News Sifu Scott Tarbell earns Blackbelt in BJJ by Jason Miller Jan 31, 2021 0 Comment (Belated) Congratulations to Sifu Scott Tarbell from the Wuxia Martial Arts Center who tested and was promoted to Blackbelt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on January 13, 2021. In his words: “Tonight I tested for my Brazi...

Our Newest 3rd Degree Instructor – Austin Ving Tsun Academy

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Our Newest 3rd Degree Instructor – Austin Ving Tsun Academy News Our Newest 3rd Degree Instructor by Jason Miller Jan 30, 2021 0 Comment Congratulations to Sifu Eric Gaeta for testing and being promoted to Instructor 3rd degree. Great job sir. In Eric’s own Words: 1/27/2021 – “A proud night of training. I was promoted to 3rd Degree Instructor rank in V...

Fantastic class tonight!

Summer Camp 2020 - Our Smallest Camp to date (due to current world events) - Yet, still a great camp with a month's worth of training in 2 action-packed days. Congrats to the folks who tested last month welcome to new students (once of which made the camp), and of course summer congratulations to our newest sifu, sifu Craig.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their business hours.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their business hours.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their address.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their address.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their website address.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy updated their website address.

Instructors and Students,
The latest news on Coronavirus from the federal government is to avoid groups of 10 and to engage in more restrictive social distancing. Authorities want to "flatten" the growth of COVID-19 infections in the short-term. I think this is reasonable and they want everyone to do their part.

After discussing with several of the staff, we think it is prudent to cancel classes for one week. This will also help support our members whose kiddos are out of school and our first responders who will be putting in more hours. I'll also be cancelling all private lessons for one week as well.

Plan to return to our regular schedule on Monday, March 23, 2020. Wish you all good health and a good week.

Dai-Sifu Jeff Webb

Great Summer Camp and the first at our new North School, with 3 days of great training. Good job folks on all the hard work: training, practicing, and testing.

Congratulations to all those who tested, including 5th Degree Instructor Si-Fu Harry, our newest sifu Eric, and new 2nd degree instructors Craig & Anthony

Sifu Scott Tarbell (4th degree) teaching the NVTO anti-grappling program on the first night of the 2019 SummerCamp.

Austin Ving Tsun Academy Will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day and to honor those who have fallen in our nation’s defense.

Class moving to our new north location Starting April 29th

Winter Camp February 2019

Another Great Camp, congratulations to all that tested this weekend - great work.

Black Friday Event - Great for yourself or for a Christmas Gift

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The Empty Cup

The Kindle Edition of The Empty Cup is now available on Amazon!

amazon.com The Empty Cup provides readers with the eight keys to developing a proper mindset for success in their martial arts training. Presented in the form of parables, these life lessons are analyzed and explained in a way that is easy to understand. Accompanied by real-life examples from the author...

Excerpt from “The Empty Cup”:

Without question, Bruce Lee was one of the most iconic and skilled martial artists in history. His facility and competence with Wing Chun in particular, and by extension many other martial disciplines, is legendary. But speaking strictly to his usage of Wing Chun techniques, he demonstrated and extremely high level of speed, strength, and skill in their application. This leads many to ask how he achieved this having only studied Wing Chun for approximately three years.

The parable of the open door teaches the most important lesson in regards to training and personal skill development. In particular, skill comes from hard work and practice. There is no doubt that Bruce Lee's extremely high level of skill was a direct result of the diligent, disciplined, training regimen of his youth.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/1975955900/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_kcKSBbS313KZG

There is a saying in Wing Chun which goes:

"Don't speak of who is junior or senior, the one who achieves skill first is the senior."

Truthfully, it is not uncommon that a newer student joins a school and due to his own hard work and diligence, surpasses many of his classmates who don't practice as much or as often. After all, skill in the martial arts isn't about calendar time, it's about training time. The secret is how many more repetitions you have done than the student next to you, not how much longer you've been enrolled in the school than him.

The Empty Cup, by Jeffrey D. Webb

Available now on Amazon.com!

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The Empty Cup

We are very excited to announce the publication of Dai-Sifu Jeff Webb's new book, "The Empty Cup"!! This important text contains teachings applicable to all styles of martial arts and all levels of practitioners from advanced teachers to beginning students!

Please share this exciting news and we look forward to seeing you in our classes soon!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1975955900/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_kcKSBbS313KZG

amazon.com The Empty Cup provides readers with the eight keys to developing a proper mindset for success in their martial arts training. Presented in the form of parables, these life lessons are analyzed and explained in a way that is easy to understand. Accompanied by real-life examples from the author’s 3....

"The best approach to learning is to assume the demeanor of a total beginner. Not only will this speed up the learning process, it will put one into the proper mindset of being open to new ideas, respectful of the teacher, and attentive to detail. Holding a true "Empty Cup" mindset allows students to more easily learn new knowledge without being hindered by old knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs."

The Empty Cup, by Jeffrey D. Webb

Get it October 1st on Amazon.com!

Hello everyone! We have a very exciting announcement from Dai-Sifu Jeff Webb:

"I am proud to announce that my new book, "The Empty Cup", is being released on Amazon.com this coming Monday, October the 1st!"

We are excited to see this soon-to-be classic book released to the public!

More info coming soon!!

Austin Ving Tsun Academy

Spring / Summer Special!

Two great offers!
· 3+1 (pay for two months up front and get a third for free! $264!)
· 6 Month Program (only $75 to start, and 5 payments of $132!)


Join us in Austin for authentic training in Wing Chun Kung Fu under the guidance of Dai-Sifu Jeff Webb! We hope to see you in class soon!

Group hug and goodbye to Sifu Bryan K Reed who is moving to Kansas and will teach a group there. We’ll miss you!

Spring / Summer Special!

Two great offers!
· 3+1 (pay for two months up front and get a third for free! $264!)
· 6 Month Program (only $75 to start, and 5 payments of $132!)


Join us in Austin for authentic training in Wing Chun Kung Fu under the guidance of Dai-Sifu Jeff Webb! We hope to see you in class soon!

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