A Seattle Kung Fu studio may close but is fighting to stay alive. The JunHong’s Kung Fu Club in south Seattle has a community of supporters willing to help. The owner said during the heat of the pandemic the studio couldn’t pay rent. It’s debt accumulated beyond control. It’s financial issues has garnered the attention of some who want to help.
A GoFundMe page was set up to help with pay the debt, if you’d like to donate click:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-junhongs-kung-fu-club
Owner Mr. Chon said he’s is offering his programming at a third of what other martial art studios request. This is part of his problem as he see it. Chon told other media outlets that he lives martial arts. He said that it is in his blood. He also expressed love for his community that he and his students grew up in.
He said, “I think warships are made to go war and captains are meant to go down with the ship and I think it just so happens that this ship is meant to provide affordable prices, accessible, to be safe, to be high quality and I will never budge on that.” Chon also said, “I would rather go down with the ship.”
The school has been granted some slack. The landlord allowed the stuy to go rent-free at times over the last couple of years, because his business couldn’t reopen due to restrictions implemented by the state, which resulted in memberships falling. Now with the lease coming up.
“We have to come up with $8,000, $9000 by November, otherwise we probably have to close down,” Chon said.
Chon is now 33 years old and opened the business 13 years ago. “I wanted to help other people and whether or not I’m able to do that for another year, I would hope that I made enough of a difference and empowered enough people to know that they can do hard things, help other people even at times if it makes it hard for themselves,” Chon said.
