I just wanted to take a moment to say that I am really grateful to all of the people here at Pear Tree Self Defense Center. All of the...

There is no substitute for live, in person training. I feel that a practitioner really has to cross hands and feel the energy of a...

We are training in person at the kwoon, now. I really feels great to cross hands with these amazing Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do...

Hello all Pear Tree Self Defense Center teachers, student, supporters and friends. With Covid-19 Omicron on a steep decline, we are back...

Hello all PTSDC teachers, students, supporters, and friends. Here in Wichita, the Covid-19 Omicron variant is on the steep decline. As...

Hello all teachers, students, friends , and supporters of Pear Tree Self Defense Center. We are still having virtual ZOOM classes due to...

Continuing to train on ZOOM for now. In Wichita, we are still testing positive Covid-19 cases at over 25% . This is just too dangerous...

I want to write a little bit about some of the health issues I've dealt with over the last 10 years and then I'll write about what I'm...

Wednesday 1/19/22 Hello everyone. Our ZOOM classes are continuing and they are going well. Our daily practice of Chi Lil Qigong is...

Hello all Pear Tree Self Defense Center students, friends, and supporters. The first week of 2022 has already been challenging. However,...

Hello World. I am Master Sifu Joe Hutchings of Pear Tree Self Defense Center in beautiful downtown Wichita Kansas. I will be posting...