Four Winds Martial Arts

Flyer's done, tell yo' friends!

Tomorrow! Plenty of new people giving their first tournament a try... come hit people and make friends!

Tonight's 5pm and 6pm classes are canceled. Large hail and power fluctuations in the area in addition to warnings. Notice will be sent out about the status of the 7pm class dependant on power. Stay safe.

Upcoming trip to Grayslake (about 1 hr away) for an afternoon of Filipino martial arts, Capoiera (Brazilian martial arts), and Filipino food. Minimum donation of $5 requested. Let an instructor know if you'd like to join us so we can plan rides if needed. This is open to all students, not just FMA. Recommended for ages 12 and older.

Sticks tonight from 6-7, traveling beer garden at Greenfield Park after. You don't have to come to class to meet up after, and you don't have to be a currently paying student to come to class tonight. Any former students are welcome. We do currently have a mask policy in class though, per the goverment, with medical exceptions.

Folks if you're a current paying student and you haven't been invited to the online training group please let Kelii know.

Attention Students -

We’ve been monitoring the current situation involving COVID-19 very closely. As the safety of our students, staff, and family is very important to us, we’ve decided to shut down regular training for the next two weeks, with plans to reevaluate after that. During that time Four Winds will be thoroughly disinfected. This situation is a bit scary, especially considering several of our students and staff are of advanced age, many of our children get dropped off/picked up by their grandparents, some students have asthma, blood pressure or other health issues, and several students/family members are first responders.

As many of you know, we have many close friends and business partners in Italy who we’ve been in contact with, and their words about where this could head if not taken seriously are far from reassuring. Their businesses have been forcefully shut down and they’re currently confined to their homes. Leaving without authorization means they risk fines or imprisonment.

We didn't come to this decision lightly, but we’ve got people even in our own family that are considered high risk, so here we are.

As with many other small business owners, we're a bit concerned with how this will affect us, both during and after, but safety comes first.

We're currently researching other methods to help our students continue to improve in their training, including possibly offering online classes. We're hoping to roll out more detailed information in the next few days, but our current plans include online learning options, workout programs, and even homework and games for the kids to complete with opportunities to win prizes when they return.

Our hope is that this won't last too long, but in the chance that it does, we will add time to your current membership to make up for missed classes. Depending on the duration, we may offer a small number of private lessons as a bonus to get everyone back up to speed, or possibly even free seminars.

Our Kids Testing scheduled for April 10 will likely be postponed, but more details will follow the closer we get to the date.

For those of you planning to compete in Florida in July, we're hoping to have more information for you in the coming weeks regarding the status of the tournament. We're finding out our options this week, but we also have to wait and see what happens with the rest of the world and their ability to travel.

We thank you for your patience and understanding. Spend time with your families, take advantage of whatever training options we're able to provide for you, and wash your hands! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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Due to instructor illness we'll be closed this evening, 11/11. Hope to see everyone back on the mats tomorrow!

Results so far on day 2 of the US Nationals:

Lucas - 3rd place single stick live
Alan - 2nd place single stick live
Jace - 1st place single stick live
Shanen - 1st place single stick live
Marshall - 1st place single stick live
Saida - 1st place single stick live

Double Stick starting soon, followed by Team

Results after the first day of the 2019 Nationals in Fremont, CA:

Lucas Moeller
2nd place - Single Stick Padded
2nd place - Mixed Weapon Padded

Alan Reifenrath
2nd place - Single Stick Padded
3rd place - Mixed Weapon Padded

Jace Becks
1st place - Single Weapon Padded
1st place - Mixed Weapon Padded

Shanen Ang
1st place - Single Stick Padded
1st place - Mixed Weapon Padded

Saida Reifenrath
1st place - Single Stick Padded

Marshall Caluya
1st place - Open Forms

Tomorrow will be Live Stick!