Year of the Wood Dragon Seminars & Celebration
Students from the Auburn and Maynard locations gathered at Metrowest Kung Fu in Maynard MA to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 2024 is Year of the Dragon, and we celebrated by practicing Dragon style Kung Fu forms.
Small Five Animals 小五动物 (Xiǎo Wǔ Dòngwù) Seminar. From left to right: Sifu Cheyenne LaChapelle, Tim Maslow, Rayhaan Kalvert, Fernando Dos Santos, Cormac Morgan, Sifu Gary J. LaChapelle, Jackson Maslow, Elias Nejad, Dylan Wright, Greyson Shea, Laoshi Eliot Prisby. Photograph courtesy of Iris Leaf Photography.
Wood Dragon Saber 木龙刀 (Mù Lóng Dāo) seminar. Front row, left to right: Sifu Cheyenne LaChapelle, Sifu Gary J. LaChapelle, Laoshi Eliot Prisby. Middle row, left to right: Tim Maslow, TJ Cooper, Sihing Cameron Christie, Sije Ana Zink, Sihing Erich Zink, Mike Martin, Jackson Hayes, Tavish Kulma, Dylan Wright, Greyson Shea, Diana Gimenez, Randi Bastos. Back row, left to right: Sherry Banks, John Perry, Lucas Wright, Laoshi Kevin Simpson, Marty Kulma, Traci Fleischman, Megan Montiverdi. Photograph courtesty of Iris Leaf Photography.
Northern Fire Dragon 北火龙 (Běi Huǒ Lóng) seminar. Front row, left to right: Sifu Cheyenne LaChapelle, Sifu Gary J. LaChapelle, Laoshi Eliot Prisby. Back row, left to right: Selvin Henkels, Megan Montiverdi, Sije Ana Zink, Sihing Erich Zink, Sihing Cameron Christie, TJ Cooper, Marty Kulma, Kevin Sheppard, John Perry, Diana Gimenez, Traci Fleischman, Greyson Shea, Beth Foote, Randi Bastos.
Sihing Eliot Prisby and Sihing Kevin Simpson, in recognition of their dedication to their training and their support of their school and Sifus, were both promoted to the title of Lǎoshī 老师, which, loosely translated, means “coach” or “teacher.”
We enjoyed a delicious dinner afterwards. It was a wonderful day filled with good Kung Fu and great people. Thank you to all who participated:
Sherry Banks
Hannah Barry of Iris Leaf Photography
Cameron Christie
TJ Cooper
The Dos Santos Family
Traci Fleischman
Beth Foote
Diana Gimenez
The Hayes Family
Selvin Henkels
The Kalvert Family
The Klingener Family
The Kulma Family
The LaChapelle Family of the Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy of New England
Mike Martin & Randi Bastos
The Maslow Family
Megan Montiverdi
The Morgan Family
The Nejad Family
John Perry
Laoshi Eliot Prisby
The Shea Family
Kevin Sheppard
Laoshi Kevin Simpson
Yolanda “Pi” Stafford
The Wright Family
The Zink Family
Photos are available on our Facebook page. We wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2024, Year of the Wood Dragon!