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December, 1999
Message From Sifu Eric
Sbarge
For some, the winter holidays bring great happiness; for others
melancholy or sadness. Either can be detrimental if you don't make the
effort to keep centered and focused through the holidays and continue
your usual training routine. 
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There is an area-wide shortage of qualified restaurant help. Two of our
quality staff members are leaving suddenly to move on to other things,
and as a result The Peaceful Dragon immediately needs front counter
help. Our remaining staff is working 12-hour-plus days as it is and
cannot do more. We need front counter help. If you or anyone you know is
interested in working part or full time, talk to us at the front
counter. The pay is good and you know the atmosphere is great. In
addition you'll get discounts on classes and merchandise. Folks, this is
a really serious situation. The Peaceful Dragon MAY LITERALLY COME TO A
STANDSTILL IF WE DON'T FIND HELP SOON.
Don't Neglect Your Training When You Make Holiday Plans:
The Peaceful Dragon is closed November 25th for Thanksgiving Day. We're
also closed from 6pm Friday, December 24th through Sunday, January 2nd,
and will re-open Monday, January 3rd. Competitors from The Peaceful Dragon did well at the Carolinas Association of Chinese Martial Arts (CACMA) tournament held on Nov. 6th. Thanks to everyone who came to offer support. Kids' Hand Form - Beginner: Ian Irizarry, 4th Alex Harris, 2nd Kids' Hand Form - Intermediate: Lenny Irizarry, 1st Adult Beginner Hand Form: Goeff Griggs, 1st Andre Borñu, 2nd Senior Hand Form - Intermediate: Andy Foster, 2nd Senior Hand Form - Advanced: Rhonda Ballard, 1st Hank Kadel, 3rd Adult Beginner Weapons Form: Geoff Griggs, 1st Senior Weapons Form - Advanced: Andy Foster, 1st Rhonda Ballard, 3rd Beginner Tai Chi Form: Goeff Griggs, 2nd Shawn Hammond, 3rd Intermediate Tai Chi Form: Rhonda Ballard, 1st Jason Bernard, 2nd Andy Foster, 3rd Advanced Tai Chi Form: Hank Kadel, 4th Adult Women's Sparring: Rhonda Ballard, 1st Adult Men's Sparring: Goeff Griggs, 1st Andre Borñu, 2nd Senior Men's Sparring: Andy Foster, 1st Adult Women's Push Hands: Shawn Hammond, 2nd Men's Middleweight Push Hands: Hank Kadel, 3rd Men's Heavyweight Push Hands: Jason Bernard, 2nd Andy Foster, 3rd Congratulations again to everyone for their fine martial spirit. Thank You to cleaning & maintenance Volunteers! All of you who contributed your personal time and worked so hard to clean, repair and polish The Peaceful Dragon know who you are. The place looks great due to your efforts. A bigger turnout would've made the job much easier for everyone. Maybe next time, more of you will make this part of your wu-de. Y2K Contingency Plans for The Peaceful Dragon are more than 98% complete so please rest assured things will continue. The other 2% mostly involves the exhaust fan in the bathroom in Studio B and possible delays with some of our foreign suppliers such as our wonton wrapper vendor and Baoding Exercise Hand Balls distributor. Looking Ahead: We realize we ask for volunteers to help with things pretty often, but because this is truly a traditional Chinese martial arts studio and cultural center, there isn't much that can be done without the involvement of our students. Senior A.C.C.S. member/students met recently to discuss the future of The Peaceful Dragon in the year 2000. We talked about the urgent need for people to help run the tea house; find a way to buy new carpet; increase the level of participation from newer students - and offer more support to them - as well as improve wu-de in general. We also discussed the primary mission of The Peaceful Dragon, which is to promote and preserve the best of Asian culture. One specific issue was to expand the scope of our Saturday lecture schedule. Wes is doing everything he can on this front in addition to his other responsibilities. What we're looking for is someone to help develop the lecture schedule, including making contacts. Content needs to stay within reasonable parameters. Students who want to help with this very successful part of our school can talk to Wes. Don't wait. Your opportunity to be an instrumental part of The Peaceful Dragon in the next century is here now. LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE to rent a house or apartment in the South Charlotte area. Call James Atkins at 442-1130. The informal Sunday morning group is still meeting. What started out as a way to get more push-hands practice and enjoy each other's company has grown to include tai chi form practice, shaolin, weapons, and yoga practice. The group rotates between participant's houses. Practice and sharing knowledge is primary. Socializing is secondary. If you have been studying for a year or more, you are welcome to come. Talk to Wes or Michael Ballantyne if you'd like more info. Congratulations to the following Young Dragons who have earned patches. Patches are awarded based on class attendance, showing good wu-de - or respect - in class, and working hard to improve skills. TIGER PATCH Dillon Brout Kiko Mawougbe Chris Totman Austin Yearwood TIGER & DRAGON PATCH Michael Barclift Lee Barclift Ted Gellar Alex Harris TIGER, DRAGON & SWORD PATCH Kishore Eechambadi Rachael Hooper Melissa Ilardo Leni Irizarry Jesse Lindorf Josh Lindorf Chris Lok Ann Nguyen Kathy Nguyen Tanya Nguyen Graham Williams Katie Wright We will be awarding patches in the next few days, so you can begin wearing them on your sash. Please accept our apology if we misspelled anyone's name, and congratulations again for your hard work! Come try a month of FREE classes! As a holiday gift to you, The Peaceful Dragon wishes to invite you to try a month of classes - on us: no registration fee, no tuition. Just pay $39 for your uniform which is yours to keep whether you continue or not. If you decide to enroll in any classes before the end of your free month (we bet you'll want to) we'll even waive the normal registration fee. Depending on the classes you choose, this gives you a total value up to $198 absolutely free! (Your free month must begin by Feb. 28th. Membership must already be in effect on Dec. 1st, 1999 to be eligible for this special offer. Not valid for current or past students. To contact The Peaceful Dragon: Call: (704)-544-1012
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