Help Save Two Dragons Martial Arts

Two Dragons Martial Arts is a small, Black woman owned business. Owner, Shelene Hearring has over 40 years of training and has attained the level of "Master" in the art of Chaun Shu, a form of Chinese martial arts. While she originally began for self-defense and fitness, it ultimately became her life service. Two Dragons offers complete martial arts and fitness programs for students from age 3 to adults & seniors, including a complete Black Belt program; After School Leadership Academy; Women's Self-Defense; Yoga Stretch and Wellness classes. The majority of the programs are youth oriented with specific goals of leadership & character building. This business is essential to the community in that it partners with parents & schools in contributing to the development of the "future leaders of tomorrow". In business for the past 10 years in Altadena and the prior 18 years in Pasadena.

Due to Covid-19, the studio has been closed since mid March and will remain closed through June. On-line classes via Zoom are being offered; however, only roughly 25% of the students have signed up for them. Re-opening the studio will be a slow process as class sizes will be limited. We anticipate it will take many months to get back to the previous full level of student enrollment. Shelene has relentlessly attempted to apply for government grants/loans for the past three months without success. We are now looking for other ways to cover past due studio rent and expenses and humbly ask for your help so the business can survive.

All donations will be received with deep gratitude, thank you!