Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts

Children's Promotion Test
2016-06-04 08:45 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
We have all experienced tremendous growth this Spring 2016 Season! Step forward to test for your promotion to show and continue to grow your skills:
Detailed testing schedule:
8:45am-1pm: All Black Belt Children.
11am-1pm: All Children Beginner Belts including White, Yellow-Stripe, Yellow, Orange.
1:30-4pm: All Children Intermediate Color Belts, Blue Belt and higher.
Test Day Tips: Please register for your test in advance, at least 2-days prior to testing. BlackBelts should bring a light box lunch; Beginner belts can bring a light snack if needed. The Essay Question for the test will be posted by Monday, June 6th, and due for presentation at our Promotion Ceremony on Friday, June 17th at 5pm.

Saturday Ninja Camp
2016-04-30 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Join Master Wilson for this special Saturday Ninja Camp as we create our Asian/Ninja Themed Terrariums!
Terrariums, a small container garden in a jar, are a perfect way to connect with plant life while creating a fun garden scene with favorite rocks & figures. We’re thinking this could be a great Mother’s Day Gift for Mom! Bring a few of your favorite tiny found objects to include in your terrarium, if you like.
Ninja Camp also includes our favorite Martial Arts Games, Conditioning and Kicking to round out a fun and festive afternoon.
Register early: only 10 spots available for this camp, and we will plan materials according to camp participants. Camp Tuition of $85 includes activities and all materials.

Spring Break
2016-03-25 - 2016-04-02 | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
The Dojhang will be on Spring Break from Friday, March 25 through Saturday, April 2. Classes resume on Monday, April 4th!
We wish our entire Martial Arts Family, Friends and Fans a Safe, Happy, Fun and Restful Spring Break! We will be waiting for you on your return:-)

Martial Arts Oak Park Promotion Ceremony
2016-03-18 17:00 - 19:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Yippee!!!! It’s time to get promoted!!! You did it – you pushed through, gained skills, had fun, got stronger, inspired your friends, now it’s time to move onward and upward! Promotion Day is Here!
Please bring your prepared Essay to the Ceremony, ready to present your essay to the group (see Essay preparation guidelines elsewhere on the site:-) Essay Question will be posted no later than Monday, March 7th!
Ceremony Times:
5:00pm All Children
6:30 pm Adult & Teen students

Adult/Teen Martial Arts Promotion Test
2016-03-12 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Winter is behind us and success and promotion lies before us!!
Everyone has really been dedicated, determined, and focused, and it shows: you are building skill, strength, poise, and confidence. Let’s enjoy all your improvements together as we step forward as a group for our quarterly promotion test!

Children's Martial Arts Promotion Test
2016-03-05 08:45 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
You’ve been working hard all winter long, now it’s time to step up and test for your next belt! Family, Friends and Community Welcome!
8:45am BlackBelts
11:00am Beginner Belts: White/Yellow/Orange
1:30pm All Intermediate & Advanced Color Belts
We are looking forward to seeing your progress and continued mastery of skill & self!

Best of the Best BlackBelt Competition
2016-02-20 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Calling all Master Yu BlackBelts!
Join GrandMaster Yu for a friendly afternoon of competition with your friends at the Dojhang, competing in all categories, including Self-Defense Techniques, Forms, Breaking Techniques, Free-Sparring Techniques, and Speed-Kicking.
Learn some new skills, hang with your friends, and discover just how capable and excellent you are! Open to all Master Yu BlackBelts. All participants will be honored and recognized for their skill and participation.
We will celebrate together at the end of the day!

President's Day - No Evening Classes
2016-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Camps during the day on President’s Day: Join us for Ninja Camp 10a-2p, Airborne Kicks 2:15-4:30, and Artistic Weaponry 4:45-7pm.
No evening classes tonight!

President's Day Martial Arts Camp: Artistic Weaponry
2016-02-15 16:45 - 19:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
A condensed version of our 5-day camp – jam-packed with skills. Prerequisite for this camp is our 5-day or multiple day weaponry camps. GrandMaster Yu will build on your previous skills, with opportunities for forms, self-defense and sparring using the twin sticks and nunchauka.

Airborne Kicks with GrandMaster Yu
2016-02-15 14:15 - 16:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Basic Training and conditioning to launch your kicks airborne! Technical coaching on Jump Sidekick, Double Jump Front Kick, Jump Wheelkick, Spinning Jump Wheelkick. A rigorous, bootcamp-style workshop guaranteed to increase your airborne capacity! You will see and feel your technique improve as the day progresses!

Martial Arts Ninja Camp Lantern Festival
2016-02-15 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Martial Arts Ninja Camp Lantern Festival: Our annual welcome to the lunar new year! Asian legend tells that if you send a lantern up to the sky at the beginning of the New Year, your wishes gain access to the heavens, and will all come true!
We will celebrate these and other legends throughout the day, along with martial arts conditioning, traditional games, challenges, and creating our own original, hand-painted lantern.
This camp is appropriate for all levels of children, and is a great introductory martial arts experience, too.

Valentine NinjaCamp: Martial Arts Camp
2016-02-06 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Our Annual Celebration of Kicking and Card-making!
A special Saturday Edition of NinjaCamp, Martial Arts Camp for children 5-12.
Camp Includes:

Martial Arts Conditioning
Kicks Contest
Valentine Making (with a Martial Arts theme, of course!) for friends, family, and all your Valentines!
NinjaLove!
Tastings & NinjaTales

Origami Party!
2016-01-23 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
FREE! Bring your Friends to the Dojhang, and spend some time practicing & learning new & familiar skills! Lets Fold Away Winter!!
1:00 – 3:00pm – drop in!
Everyone is Invited – RSVP requested but not required!
The only thing you have to bring: a pack of origami paper to share and your BFF!!!! Seaweed snacks & Kim-pop at the end of the day

MLKing Holiday
2016-01-18 | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
No Classes today! Enjoy your Holiday!

Awards & Recognition Ceremony - 2015
2016-01-09 09:45 - 10:15 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
These 3 Friends are ready to Celebrate the Stars of the Year 2015 as we recognize our high achievers and honored students and instructors. Who will be the 2015 Student of the Year? Color Belt of the Year? Most Improvement? Community Builder? Join us for the celebration at the end of Saturday class on January 9th! Expanded categories and honors.

Martial Arts Oak Park Adult Promotion Ceremony
2016-01-04 20:00 - 20:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Welcome Back to Class! Congratulations on completing your testing requirements! Due to winter holidays and test scheduling, we will have our adult promotion ceremony either before or after class throughout this week. Don’t worry! If you’re traveling, we will look forward to your promotion on your return! Ready for a New Start in your Martial Arts Oak Park journey!

Welcome Back!
2016-01-02 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Hope to see everyone in Saturday Class! A Fresh Start, our Annual New Year’s Class!

BlackBelt Training Clinic & Competition
2015-12-28 14:15 - 2015-12-30 16:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
One-on-One Skill Development with GrandMaster Yu.
A Hands-on Training Clinic in practical self-defense, black belt forms, martial arts history & advanced conditioning. Increase and promote confident skill execution and realistic role-play in defense situations.
Day 1 & 2 Training Clinic; Day 3 Optional Championship to Honor All BlackBelt participants and GrandChampion: minimum 10 students, maximum 20. Register early!

NinjaCamp - Winter Break
2015-12-28 10:00 - 2015-12-30 14:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Experience the customs, culture, conditioning and traditional games of Martial Arts practice!
A great camp for all levels of Martial Artists, children 5-12.
Our Theme is, “New Beginnings: Success, Happiness, Focus & Fun!” Chart your course for the New Year, as we make our own calendar and archive important goals for our practice and success.
3 Days, 10am-2pm daily. Phone or message us for more info!

Winter Break - Happy Holidays!
2015-12-21 - 2015-12-27 | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts

Promotion Test - Adult/Teen Students
2015-12-19 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
You have been steadily learning, dedicating, practicing, disciplining and preparing for your advancement!
We look forward to an excellence-filled afternoon: your progress and success is what it’s all about!
Community Open House welcome to our Neighbors, Family, and Friends here to support and see true martial arts right here in our neighborhood.
Join us for all or part of the afternoon!

Children's Promotion Ceremony & Essay Presentation
2015-12-18 17:00 - 18:30 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Congratulations to all the students in the Children’s Program who successfully completed their test. We love seeing your progress!
Essay Presentation and Belt Ceremony: Essay Question is on the Blog!
Children’s Promotion Ceremony: 5-6:30pm
Adult/Teen Promotion Ceremony upcoming after Winter Break on Monday January 4th, 2016 before or after class.

Children’s Promotion Test
2015-12-12 08:45 - 17:00 UTC | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Community open-house and Testing Today!
Test Schedule:
Children BlackBelts: 8:45am arrival for test beginning at 9:00am;
Children BeginnerBelts: 11am arrival, current White/Yellow/Orange Belts;
Children Intermediate & Advanced Color Belts: 1:30pm Test

Happy Thanksgiving!
2015-11-25 - 2015-11-28
No Classes Wednesday November 25 through Saturday November 28th.
We are so thankful for all of you! We have the BEST of the Best students, families, parents, grandparents, nannies, and supporters! You are all Awesome! We NinjaLove You!

Columbus Day Artistic Weaponry Camp
2015-10-12 16:45 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
This is a dynamic workshop that gives the serious martial artist an entry into the world of Artistic Weaponry. Our One-Day Weaponry Workshop prerequisite is for students who have previously taken our weaponry camps for 5-days or more.
GrandMaster Yu guides you using the E Dan (Twin Sticks) and Nunchauka: making self defense with accessible objects possible, while also learning coordination of blocks and strikes, weapons carriage, and historical background of weaponry training. As with all of our workshops, GrandMaster Yu will meet each student at their own level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced, and build on the existing skills from previous workshops. Self defense techniques, forms, and working with a partner all combine to improve coordination, attention, and well-being – plus it is SUPER FUN! Challenge yourself!

Kicks Conditioning & Sparring Skills Workshop
2015-10-12 14:15 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Join GrandMaster Yu for a skill-building Adventure!!
Appropriate for all ages, bluebelt & above (lower rank with instructor clearance) Gain speed, range and agility as you learn practical, effective kicks and blocking combinations to successfully defend yourself and gain advantage over any opponent or obstacle.

NinjaCamp-Mask Festival
2015-10-12 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Annual Mask Festival – Children and Youth age 5-12. A great conditioning camp for all levels, we present traditional martial arts games, kicking skills, historical background, stories, legends and a visual art project to bring our martial arts practice to LIFE! We will discover and explore the variety of Asian masks, and create our own mask using feathers, beads, glitter and/or decoupage. Join us to bring the Ninja of your Dreams to LIFE!!

Promotion Ceremony & Essay Presentation
2015-09-25 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Essay Presentation and Belt Ceremony: Essay Question to be announced by September 14th.
Children’s Promotion Ceremony: 5-6:30pm
Adult/Teen Promotion Ceremony: 6:30-7:30pm

Promotion Test - Adult/Teen Students
2015-09-19 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts

Children’s Promotion Test
2015-09-12 08:45 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Master S.H. Yu Martial Arts
Community open-house and Testing Today!
Test Schedule:
Children BlackBelts: 8:45am arrival for test beginning at 9:00am;
Children BeginnerBelts: 10:45am arrival, current White/Yellow/Orange Belts;
Children Intermediate & Advanced Color Belts: 1:30pm Test
