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Wuh Deh - Martial Spirit
"Wushu schools with no Wuh Deh, shall pass with no roots"
 
The six tenets of Seattle Wushu Center: 
  • Respect:  Respect parents, teachers, seniors, self, and all others.
  • Humility: Have a humble heart, yet have confidence in yourself.  (Remember...."Those with an overactive mouth, often have inactive skill")
  • Honesty: Be truthful and fair to all others.
  • Integrity:  Keep yourself in consistent uprightness of character, Keep good morals and strive to uphold truth.
  • Diligence: Do your best in all classes. Practice hard and work at setting your goals and achieving your goals.
  • Perserverence: Cultivate an enduring sense of purpose, in order to overcome difficulties and challenges.

 

School ettiquette at Seattle Wushu Center:

 

Every Martial Arts school has its own "Wuh Deh", no matter what the art. To study and abide by a school's terms of proper ettiquette, showed a student's strength and level of honor. The following are some of the most used points of ettiquette:

 

  1.   Always salute upon entering or leaving a training area.This shows respect for the place you learn martial arts, and is to cue to yourself to leave the outside world behind you, for the time you are in training. To salute, place your left hand over your right fist and hold your hands at chest height.
  2.   Always address the teachers by their respectful titles. (Laoshi, Sifu, Coach, etc). Those with the Laoshi or Sifu title are formally called by their title and last name ("Chen Laoshi", "Hong Sifu"), while Coaches are called by their title and first name ("Coach Russ"). Student T.A.'s (student assistants) are called by their first names.
  3.  When entering or leaving the training area, it is good manners to walk to and from the lobby or changing area by walking at the "rear" of the wushu carpet. (the "front" would be the side of the room where the mirrors are).
  4.  Try not to be late for class. However, we understand that situations beyond your control can affect your arrival to class (traffic, work schedule, family committments, etc)  if class has already started when you arrive, wait at the entrance to the training area in "attention" position (put your belongings down first!), and wait for Sifu or a Coach to salute you. (do not enter the training floor without permission) Return the salute , briefly apologize for your tardiness, and promptly prepare for class by warming up quietly.  Enter the class when you're ready. In some cases, the teacher or HeadMaster may choose to call you into the class immediately.
  5.  Call or email the studio if you cannot attend your scheduled class.
  6.  Try to do your best in the classes you attend. Try not to stand idle or daydream during class. Pay attention to the best of your ability.
  7.  Do not talk or practice while a teacher is speaking to the whole class. Pay attention to the teacher while she or he is speaking, by standing attentively in the "listening" position (hands clasped in front of the body). Trynot act in a disrespectful or non-attentive manner, such as folding the arms in front of your chest, standing with legs crossed, looking elsewhere, or hands on hips, or sitting down on the ground.
  8.  At Seattle Wushu Center, it is certainly permissible to have fun, laugh, and make friends....However make sure you are not "socializing" while the teacher or HeadMaster is speaking or teaching.
  9.  Senior students, be humble and helpful. Don't brag about your skill, do not be bossy, nor speak poorly of other students.  Encourage your junior classmates. Remember that you are a "bridge" between the junor students and the Sifu. Seniors may help new students in learning the manners and ettiquette of the school.
  10. Senior Students: Please do not interrupt the class to correct a junior student. Helpfulness is appreciated, but not rudeness.
  11.  Junior students, be willing to take suggestions from Senior students. Help the new students that join class after you. Junior students are the "bridge" between the new students and the seniors and HeadMaster.
  12.   Inform Sifu and Coaches of any injuries that you might have that might affect your training. With situations as bruises or sore muscles, we can modify your training. If you are ordered by a physician to not train for a while, follow the doctor's orders.
  13.   If you are very ill, stay home and take it easy until you get better.
  14.   Keep the training area clean and neat. Do not leave your personal belongings, weapons, or drinks on the training area or walkways.
  15.   Students will help in the daily cleaning of the studio: Vacuuming, sweeping entranceways, cleaning and putting away training apparatus, taking out garbage or recycling, and tidying up the restrooms, are daily tasks that the students may assist with.
  16.  Try to turn in your quarterly or monthly tuition fees on time. In olden days, a class fees were considered a "tribute" to the time that the Master spent in teaching you. Because dues were a way of providing a suitable training area, maintaining the training area and purchasing needed equipment or items important to student's training and progress,  it was considered rude to turn in dues late without communication to the HeadMaster.   (Sifu DeJesus is always understanding and approachable, should there be a difficulty in remitting your tuition on time....do communicate with her about any reasons for late payment).