Jacqueline's Story

When I started my wing Chung training about 7 years ago, my life was all over the place. as a black Brazilian indigenous woman, I came from a family where women were brought up to fight to survive and ready to defend themselves at any time.

I was in an abusive relationship at the time with a young child plus 2 step children from my partner at the time. I was stressed out by the overwhelming responsibility and stress of being in an abusive relationship, when I discovered The Unified theory Wing Chun class, it became everything to me, I was able to compose myself by finding a good life balance, physically, emotionally and psychologically and I was able to manage my daily life such as my Relationship, my job, and was able to build my self confidence.

My favourite day was Sunday and Monday, Sunday is the day Raymond, our instructor holds his class, and Monday is was the day after when I started to apply the emotional and mental discipline I started to learn from the Wing Chun class.

From the very first class I attended, Raymond, our Instructor created a routine in my life, he taught me a routine that grounded me in a way that I was not before, from that routine, everything change in my life for the better, that fist class was the day my life changed and the beginning of my new life started, which turned into happy life journey.

As my training continued, I followed the life principals the instructor Raymond taught, I found the courage to get my abusive ex-husband out of the house, the girls became my responsibility which wasn't an easy life as a single mother to cope with, but the new positive life principals through learning Wing Chun with our instructor Raymond, my new found self honesty, discipline, dedication and determination drove me to me to maintain the balance of my family, work, new relationship, and control my own fear, all whilst walking my journey practicing and persevering in my Wing Chun training.

Wing Chun is now a part of me and my life, Its help me to improved my ability to show my honesty and fear at the right times. As a woman, I'm lot more aware of my surroundings and more aware of violence towards me now, be it psychologically or physically, I don’t feel the paralysis I used to feel when I was afraid. What I also like about attending Raymond’s Unified theory Wing Chun Class is the environment Raymond has created in his class and the students that attend, is a beautiful and supportive environment everyone pushes and supports each other to be the best they can be and every one is made to feel welcome, and are people that I consider as a second family, we have all choosen to walk on the same path, and all do it together through class, forever .  there is always support and by everyone for everyone.

Although I first attended The Unified Theory Wing Chun Class to learn to fight and defend myself, I have gained and achieved so much more than I ever expected, and my life is so much more the better for it.

Thank you Raymond Rodriguez and everyone within the Wing Chung training school, I send you a big bunch of Thanks for your tolerance, encouragement and support.