Austin, TX – The annual Winter Seminar began on Friday, February 21 with instruction in the coveted Long Pole (Luk Dim Book Gwun) and Double-Knives (Bart Cham Do) for advanced practitioners. On February 22 and 23 (Saturday and Sunday), the group training was held for all ranks which was met with much enthusiasm by all who attended.

Hockenheim, Germany – Following the passing of Grandmaster Keith R. Kernspecht on November 25, 2024, a memorial event and seminar was held in Hockenheim to honor him. Master Webb attended the invitation-only event, seeing a number of old friends and training partners he had not seen since before the Covid-19 events of 2020. The trip was a bit of a home-coming for him, as Master Webb had lived and trained in Germany under the European Wing Tsun Organization (EWTO) while stationed there during his Air Force enlistment in the early 1990’s as well as during numerous trips to Europe since. Master Webb’s tribute to Grandmaster Kernspecht can be found on The Empty Cup blog.

Austin, TX – The annual Summer seminar took place on July 25-27 with the Friday evening session devoted to weapons training with the instructors, while the general seminar took place over Saturday and Sunday. Congratulations to Dave McCrory, Alex Hirschfeld, Rachel Johnson, and Avery Hackmann on their passing the test for 1st Degree instructor!

Austin, TX – Our Winter seminar took place over the weekend of February 23-25, featuring a weapons session on the Long Pole for advanced instructors, followed by the weekend seminar. Congratulations to the students who moved up in rank due to their hard work!

May 14th from 10am to 12pm at Austin Ving Tsun School.

Open to all ranks and non-NVTO / Kung Fu Students

Escrima returns to Austin Ving Tsun with our 2022 Escrima Seminars! These seminars are open to both AustinVT members as well as non-members. The Filipino weapons art of Escrima is a great companion to empty-hand skills of Ving Tsun (Wing Chun).

Our Next Austin Escrima Seminar will be held in the fall.

Austin, TX – Students and instructors from across the country came to Austin for a weekend of training and practice. The event started on Friday evening with the Long Pole class for instructors, covering one of the most advanced courses of training in the art. The weekend included 8 hours of group training over Saturday and Sunday. As usual, a team dinner was held on Saturday night at Nagoya Steak and Sushi. Congratulations to all those who tested and were promoted at this event:

• Sifu Bryan Reed, completed the Long Pole Program
• Sifu Jason S. Miller, 3rd degree instructor and completed the Long Pole Program
• Alex Hirschfeld, Student Grade 8
• Bob Lawinger, Student Grade 8
• Rachel Johnson, Student Grade 8
• Avery Hackman, Student Grade 6
• AJ Miller, Student Grade 6
• Dave McCrory, Student Grade 6
• Michael Gagnon, Student Grade 3

Master Webb will be teaching an Intro to Escrima seminar on Saturday March 19th from 10am to 2pm. The seminar is open to all ranks and non-Ving Tsun students are also welcome.

See the new “Schedule” link at the top of website.

For the National Seminar Schedule (all schools, all locations) go to the NVTO Schedule.

Austin Seminar Schedule

Another Great Winter Seminar at Austin Ving Tsun Academy. The weekend started with a select few advanced practitioners working on long pole training (6 and 1/2 point pole a.k.a. “Luk-Dim-Boon-Gwun”) Friday night, and then continuing into the weekend with 22 students and instructors, packing a months’ worth of training and hands-on practice into a single weekend of work and fun.

Congratulations to all those who tested and were promoted:

Katelyn Miller Student Grade 10
Avery Hackmacn Student Grade 3
Alyssa Miller Student Grade 3
Dave to Student Grade 1 & 2
and Michael Gagnon Student Grade 2