Cloud Forest
Wei Family Kung Fu
Weekly Edition · Issue 03 · Sep 11
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This Week at the Institute
Two weekends.
Two doors in.
Saturday Sep 13 is the Tai Chi Form & Fight workshop at Cloud Forest. Sep 19 has two doors: Intro to Wing Chun at the school in Greensboro, and Sifu Michael teaching at the Dragon Society International SWARM in Waynesboro, VA. Show up where the work is calling you.
Sep 13 · Saturday
Tai Chi Form & Fight workshop
Cloud Forest training floor, Greensboro |
Sep 19 · Saturday
Intro to Wing Chun at Cloud Forest (Greensboro)
DSI SWARM in Waynesboro, VA. Sifu Michael teaching |
Where
719 West Gate City Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27403 |
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| 01 / Lead Article |
Standing |
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Three Minutes Standing Still
Standing practice · At least three minutes a day
Set a timer for three minutes. Stand. That is the whole assignment.
Feet under the hips. Soft knees. Spine tall like someone is lifting the crown of your head. Hands rest wherever they stop without fidgeting. Breathe through the nose. Eyes open or soft. No music. No checking the phone. When the timer ends, you are done.
This is standing qigong in its simplest form: hold a quiet shape long enough that your legs start telling the truth. Quads burn. Low back argues. Mind invents errands. Stay. Three minutes is short enough that you will actually do it, and long enough that something in the body settles.
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How to start today
1. Phone timer, three minutes.
2. Same spot every day if you can: kitchen tile, bedroom rug, mat at the school before class.
3. If you sway, correct once and stay. If you shake, stay. If you quit early, reset and finish the three.
4. Longer later is fine. First win the three.
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You do not need a perfect posture lecture to begin. You need a clock and a decision. Stand still for three minutes a day this week. Bring what you notice to the floor.
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02 / News & Updates
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| Shop |
Store open to everyone
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| Mon+Thu |
Combat Jujitsu, 7:30 PM
Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 to 8:30. Floor work with Casey, Chris, Travis, and Mike. Bring water. Show up ready to grip.
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| Visit |
First class is free
Pick any class on the schedule, sign the visitor waiver, and train. No payment to try. Start at traincloudforest.com. |
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03 / What's Happening Around the World
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Paris
Parnasse stops Hooker in debut
UFC Fight Night, Saturday Sep 5 at Accor Arena. Salahdine Parnasse TKO’d Dan Hooker at 2:35 of round one on a liver kick and follow-up punches. Co-main: Axel Sola KO’d Farès Ziam in under two minutes. UFC scorecard. |
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Bangkok
Stamp edges Flores at Lumpinee
ONE Fight Night 47, Friday Sep 4. Stamp Fairtex took a split decision over Selina Flores in atomweight Muay Thai.
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Bangkok · Grappling
Jaworski kneebars Lovato Jr.
Same card. Pawel Jaworski submitted Rafael Lovato Jr. with a kneebar at 1:51 of their middleweight submission grappling match and earned a $50,000 bonus. ONE results. |
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Yokohama
ONE lands in Yokohama
ONE SAMURAI 3, Saturday Sep 12 at Yokohama Buntai. First ONE Championship card in the city. Yuya Wakamatsu TKO’d his flyweight co-main; Hiroba Minowa took a unanimous decision; Seiichiro Ito finished by rear-naked choke. Muay Thai and kickboxing undercard added knockouts for Shimon Yoshinari and Ryuya Okuwaki. ONE MMA results. |
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Las Vegas
IBJJF World Master + CON wrapped
Sep 3-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. World Master results are posted; CON International, No-Gi, Novice, and Kids events ran alongside. IBJJF results. |
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Santa Clara
World Wushu Open + USAWKF trials
Sep 5-6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. First World Wushu Open Championships weekend, paired with USAWKF Kungfu Team Trials. USAWKF. |
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04 / Highlighted Videos
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▶ Open library
[ online course library ]
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Taoist Arts Online Library
Forms, conditioning, and the work filmed at the school. Online-only is $34/mo; campus students get the library with tuition.
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▶ Class page
[ train · class board ]
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Train on campus
Class board, partner programs, and how to walk in for a free visit. See what meets which night.
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05 / Shop Specials
Uniforms for the floor and books from Cloud Forest Publishing. Open to students and outsiders.
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Jujitsu
Century Aluna BJJ gi. A clean competition-ready jujitsu uniform for the Combat Jujitsu floor.
$129.99
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Kung Fu
Lightweight black top with trim options, sizes 0 to 8. Pair with the matching pant ($49.99) for a full set.
$62.99
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Books
An Ethical Violence. Mike’s philosophy of force, restraint, and what a protector actually owes.
$25.99 print
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Books
Discovering the Martial Soul. For parents, coaches, and anyone building a protective life.
$20.99 print
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Books
The Hunger for Certainty. Philosophy for the part of you that keeps asking what is real.
$20.99 print
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Books
39 lessons on the Names of God by Sifu Michael Johnson.
$32.99 print
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06 / Specials at the School
New students, first month $49.
Then Individual $100/mo, Family $200/mo. Can’t get to the training floor? The Taoist Arts Online Library is $34/mo, filmed at the school.
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07 / Upcoming Seminars
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Sep 13 · Saturday
Tai Chi Form & Fight workshop
Form work with the fight root kept intact. Cloud Forest training floor, Greensboro. Sat Sep 13, 10am-2pm. $85.
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Sep 19 · Saturday
Intro to Wing Chun
Ip Man lineage intro. Sat Sep 19, 11am-12pm at the school. $15 drop-in (cash, Venmo, or Cash App). Grab a visitor pass first.
Instructor: Sifu Kristian Gordon. Direct student of Grandmaster Samuel Kwok; SKWCMAA instructor; VTAA Hong Kong certified. No public bio page found; flyer contact linked. 
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Sep 19 · Saturday · Waynesboro, VA
Dragon Society International SWARM Fall 2026
Not at Cloud Forest. This one is in Waynesboro, Virginia, the original home of DSI.
Waynesboro Martial Arts
1160 Ohio St, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Sat Sep 19, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST
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This week
Regular class nights
Combat Jujitsu Mon and Thu at 7:30. Full board on the site. Three minutes standing before you step on the floor if you want the week’s theme in your legs.
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Train from anywhere
The online library is $34 a month.
Forms, conditioning, and the work we film at the school. Same instructors. Same floor.
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Cloud Forest Martial Arts Institute
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