Matthew studied kung fu when we were in the US on Sunday afternoons after his Chinese language classes. This was going on for several years and because of our move to Shanghai, he discontinued for the past year. It was hard to get him started on a program when we first arrived. We had no idea where to find a place and how to get there for lessons. Often it would turn out the classes were on the other side of Shanghai and it meant finding a way to get there. Over the summer, Matthew expressed an interest in studying kung fu again. I set out to find a martial arts academy on this side of town and was ready to sign him up when a notice came under the door. It turned out that our compound was offering classes on Thursday afternoons after school. Yeah! The timing was perfect and he was signed up and ready to go.
Master Bruce is the kung fu master who teaches the kids. Matthew's been attending classes for the past several weeks and is very happy. Though there was a long break, he picked up as if he never left off. Master Bruce has told us that Matthew is one of his best students and is serious about his kung fu style. Over time, Matthew will learn to use weapons and he's really looking forward to that.
