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19 Jan 20 News & Updates

This is our final week of preparation before our Chinese new year celebrations begin. Our latest article explains some of the traditions, myths and legends surrounding the two week Spring Festival. We also have new classes beginning in Forres and updated times and info for our regular classes too.

Chinese New Year 2020

Inverness Performance Times

We now have less than a week before the beginning of the Spring Festival, commonly known as Chinese New Year. The two week festival is a busy time for kung fu schools all over the world. Yee’s Hung Ga are no different. We perform traditional lion dance displays and blessings to bring good fortune for people, businesses and organisations. You can find out what plans we have in store, plus learn about myths, legends and a Chinese/Scottish culture fusion called, “Gung Haggis Fa Choi,” plus loads more in our latest article, “Chinese New Year 20 – Year of the Rat.”

You can follow our Chinese New Year Celebration Event to keep up to date with our own celebrations here in Inverness. Our Facebook page, “Yee’s North of Scotland Lion & Dragon Dance Team,” will also give you updates on all of our performances throughout the year.

Classes

Classes begin 7th Feb at Forres Swimming Pool

In the North of Scotland, Yee’s Hung Ga has schools in the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and we are now excited to announce that we will be running classes in Morayshire too. From the 7th of February we will be be running two classes every Friday evening in Forres. There will be one class for kids aged between 8 and 12 at 7-8pm and also a class for ages 12 – adult from 8-9pm. All classes will be held in the boys gymnasium at Forres Swimming Pool. We have a page on this website just for Forres classes and we have also set up a Facebook page to share content. Please feel free to share either or both:

Forres Website Page

Forres Hung Ga Facebook Page

New members are always welcome to attend our classes in Inverness as well as Forres. Tuesday evenings at 7pm are the best classes to start off with. You can find out more information about joining on the, “How Do I Join?” page of this website.

Inverness Timetable

Private tuition classes, for the week commencing 19th-25th January, can be booked and paid for online via this website. We currently have full availability on Monday 19th plus a few other evening timeslots. Use the following calendar to pick a day and see availability.

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Highland School of Qigong

If you wish to book a private tuition slot for Qigong, you can also use the appointment calendar above to arrange a suitable time.

Highland School of Qigong

If you registered to receive our Winter Qigong Routine, this has been sent out. If you would still like to receive it, completely free, or it didn’t arrive in your inbox, you can still sign up to have it sent out to you with the link below:

The Winter Qigong Routine Workshop was also held on the 4th of January. Notes from this workshop will also be compiled and sent out shortly. This should aid practice and give you further information about the philosophy, theory and practice of our routine.

Winter Qigong Routine

We will release our Spring Qigong Routine, mid to late February, so keep an eye out for more information regarding this. If you have signed up for our Winter Qigong Routine, you will automatically be sent the Spring Routine too.

We have set up a Facebook page specifically for all our Qigong information and events. Feel free to ‘like’ this page. Any shares are also appreciated:

Highland School of Qigong

Hung Sale

Our sale continues

Despite all the Hints you dropped over Christmas, you STILL didn’t get the hoody that you really wanted. Don’t stress it! Our sale continues throughout January in our online shop. Pop in to see what bargains we still have available.

Coming Soon…

Coming soon….

We have a lot to look forward to this year and a lot of practice to crack on with. We have already kicked the year off on the right foot with our Winter Qigong Routine Workshop. We are planning to introduce our Spring routine around the middle to late February. Keep an eye out for updates on this exciting, and completely free, qigong routine. If you’ve already signed up to our emails then it will be sent out to you automatically. If not, it’s easy to do, just enter your details below.

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27th Oct News & Updates

This week we are excited to publish a brand new article which has been specially designed for you at this time of year. Our Free Autumn Qigong Routine has been tailored to give your immune system a boost during the colder months. A forthcoming series of seminar/workshops is currently in development for qigong and kung fu practitioners too. We also have updates on our private tuition and public classes. There’s news on new uniforms for kids. It’s also your last opportunity to benefit from our £5 off ‘Hung’ hoodies and beanies. Our students are also in the final preparation stages of their forthcoming gradings next week in Peterhead.

Free Autumn Qigong Routine

Autumn Qigong Routine

It’s almost the end of October. The clocks go back. The darker nights and the colder temperatures are creeping in. Are you prepared?Don’t worry, Yee’s Hung Ga in Inverness has got you covered…

Our latest article is a Free Qigong routine that we have specifically designed for this time of year. We’ve created a video for you to follow along to as well as a detailed description of the exercises, their benefits, the theory involved and what you can expect. Just follow the link below to go to the article and see how our Autumn Qigong Routine can help protect your body against all sorts of illnesses and diseases which are associated with this time of year.

https://www.yhginverness.com/2019/10/25/autumn-qigong-routine-to-boost-immunity/

If you enjoy this Qigong routine and would like to learn more, please let us know in the comments section below or send us an email. We would be delighted to create future posts similar to this. Make sure you also sign up to our email alerts below too. We have an exciting seminar/workshop, on the five elements, in the pipeline. If you like our Autumn Qigong Routine, and wish to develop your knowledge further, this will be a fantastic opportunity.

Classes

We also have private tuition classes available for qigong and kung fu. You can book a timeslot that suits you on our homepage, Facebook or Instagram pages. This week we have availability all day on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th of October, as well as in the evenings on the other available days. Just check the calendar for specific times on certain days. Private tuition is a fantastic way to improve on your qigong & kung fu practice; whether it is learning new form, theory, meditation or a mix of everything.

Current timetable for public classes

Our evening classes run throughout the week so if you are looking for something to keep you occupied on the darker nights, lose weight for Christmas or just try something new, kung fu is an excellent choice. Not only will it keep you fit and healthy but you will also meet some great people, learn something interesting that could potentially save your life, or that of your loved ones. We also have kids classes on Mondays for ages 5-8 and on Thursdays ages 8-13.

Lion dance

Lion Dance

We even have a lion dance class on Tuesdays which is suitable for all ages. Our collective Northern schools (Inverness, Ellon & Peterhead) often collaborate together to perform all over Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands. We have performed at weddings, festivals such as Belladrum, shop openings, galas, Highland games and Chinese new year celebrations. You can find out more about our collaborative events, or book us for your own event, on this seperate Facebook page: Yee’s North of Scotland Lion & Dragon Dance Team.

Uniforms

Our new uniform shirts are available to purchase on the Fu-kit section of our website under uniforms. They can also be purchased, in the school, from Sifu Hepple.

Red Shirt
Red Student Uniform Shirt.

We have new kids uniforms that have also been ordered. These should hopefully arrive this week. Please contact Sifu Hepple with your sizes. These will replace the black t-shirts for kids that are currently available on the website shop.

Hung £5 Off Promotion

This is the last week to take advantage of our £5 off promotion in our online shop. Keep warm during the colder months ahead with £5 off any hoody and beanie together. Simply follow the link below then head to the Fu-Kit section of our website.

https://mailchi.mp/1389a6a4be6f/yeesautumnpromo

£5 Off Promotion

Forthcoming Seminar Workshops

Ensure that you sign up for our email alerts below to find out how our students get on at their gradings. They are training hard during this final week before their gradings on November the 5th. Sifu Pedro Cepero Yee is travelling to Scotland to conduct gradings and seminars for Yee’s students. This is a fantastic opportunity for all students to accelerate their learning to a whole new level. All students are encouraged to attend the seminars that are available, regardless as to whether they are being graded or not. It is an opportunity not to be missed.

Sifu Pedro Cepero Yee

We will also be releasing details of two practical seminar workshops taking place at Yee’s Hung Ga in Inverness. These will be open to the public as well as Yee’s students. They will be an exciting opportunity to learn the theory and practical application of the five elements. One workshop will be based on qigong and the other on kung fu applications. To avoid missing out on these exciting opportunities, make sure you enter your email below.

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Yee’s Hung Ga Inverness Updates

HISA Student Freshers Fayre 2019

Did you catch us at this years HISA freshers fayre? We had a huge response from our competition to win t-shirts and a whole month worth of training. Winners will be announced shortly. There’s still time to enter to win this great prize. All you have to do is send us your name and email address. You can also sign up for emails on the website. Winners will be announced next Monday (23rd Sept. 2019)

L-R: student Ally Poko with Sifu Hepple

If you can’t wait to see if you are a winner and just want to get stuck into some authentic kung fu training, then don’t forget that our Tuesday evening class at 7pm is the best to start off with. Your first class is free and our student rate is only £4 per class after that, so there’s no reason not to give it a shot.

Our new ‘kung fu’ sign

Finding the school is easy. We are on the High Street (the pedestrianised street between Marks & Spencer’s and McDonalds) between The Tourist Information Office and The Phone Clinic. We have a big orange doorway and a new flashing ‘Kung Fu’ sign.

Kids Classes and Display Team

Our mixed ages display team at Belladrum 2018

We will also be starting kids classes on Monday 23rd of September. Ages 5-8 every Monday at 6.15-7pm and Thursdays at the same time for 8-13 year olds. We will also be running a mixed age lion dance and display team class on Tuesday evenings from 6.15-7pm. If you have children, or know someone who does, and would like to build their confidence and learn self defense skills, as well as many other benefits, send us an email to register interest.

Future Seminars & Workshops

We will also be running some workshops and seminars in the near future, so stay tuned for updates on those. In the meantime you can keep up to date with all the goings on at YHGInverness by following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Don’t forget to like and share. You can also sign up to our email list for updates, exclusive offers, discounts and events.

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