This year Master Lee’s School of Tai Chi Praying Mantis and Tai Chi Jeung will be performing at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts on Saturday, June 3 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Pictures of last year’s performance (and others) can be found here on Master Lee’s site.

We have just received word that Midland Open Martial Arts Tournament will not be held this year. This is disappointing but not surprising; the tournament has been growing steadily smaller for the past few years. I imagine that the economy and rising gas prices played a significant role in this decision, considering several schools travel from as far away as Texas and Massachusetts to attend.

Oh, well… maybe next year. On the plus side, this means that I have a free Memorial Day weekend for the first time in about five years. That hasn’t happened in so long that I have no idea what I will do. Maybe spend the whole weekend sleeping on the beach out at Grand Haven.

More details about our Festival performance as the day approaches.