# The First Modern Arnis Class In Oshawa

- Link: https://brianejohns.com/2008/02/26/blog-the-first-modern-arnis-class-in-oshawa/
- Published: 2008-02-26T20:03:00-05:00
- Author: Brian Johns

The first Modern Arnis class in Oshawa, Ontario, was held on Wednesday, February
20, 2008, at the Legends Community Centre. It was held just eight months after I
moved here, and lots of prep work went into it.

I aimed to get 2 to 5 people in for the initial class. I got 5 participants, one
of whom left early. Unfortunately, Modern Arnis wasn’t what he was looking for.

The other four (including my wife, Mary-Anne) enthusiastically participated in the
two-hour class. I focused on the basics, such as the [12 angles](https://brianejohns.com//2015/08/10/blog-angles-of-attack-in-filipino-martial-arts/),
single sinawali, and both cane and empty-handed. I also introduced the basic block,
check, and counter drill.

Interestingly, they had been looking for a Filipino Martial Art to practice for 
quite some time. They were happy to have me in their backyard. Nice folks. One of
them, Chris, was kind enough to take a group picture at the end of the first Oshawa
Modern Arnis class for posterity!

![Group photo after the 1st Oshawa Modern Arnis class.](https://i2.wp.com/bamboospiritmartialarts.
com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-10.59.25-PM.png?fit=761%
2C1024&ssl=1)

From left to right: Jason Fletcher, myself, Mary-Anne, Jon Storm and Chris Luttrell

It was a lot of fun to be teaching again. I have not taught classes regularly since
leaving the [Hilliard Martial Arts Center](https://www.teamhmac.com/) in Columbus,
Ohio, in June 2007.

## I look forward to the next class and attracting more people to Modern Arnis in Oshawa. Bringing 󠀁[Master Chuck Gauss, my instructor, here for a seminar](https://brianejohns.com/2008/07/03/blog-first-master-chuck-seminar-in-oshawa/)󠁿 is one of my goals this year.

 * [First Master Chuck Seminar In Oshawa](https://brianejohns.com/2008/07/03/blog-first-master-chuck-seminar-in-oshawa/)
 * [Recent Visit By Master Chuck Gauss](https://brianejohns.com/2009/03/06/blog-recent-visit-by-master-chuck-gauss/)
 * [The Most Important Person?](https://brianejohns.com/2016/08/01/blog-the-most-important-person/)
 * [Downsizing](https://brianejohns.com/2016/02/22/blog-downsizing/)
 * [First Post From Ontario](https://brianejohns.com/2007/07/18/blog-first-post-from-ontario/)

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