Hello. How are you holding up? The world is experiencing a level of societal change and trauma unseen since World War II. Many questions linger as we wonder how we are going to get through this, and, once we do, what happens in the aftermath? Will there still be a Lightspeed when all this is done?

The answer is of course there will be. But our society needs to get back on its feet first. So I want to encourage you to stay engaged with your community, help if possible, and to be sure to take care of yourself too.

Only you know what your community needs, and you know yourself better than anybody. But if you consider physical fitness and mental enrichment part of your self-care (and I hope you do), then we might be able to help with that.

Several Lightspeed bases are playing around with the possibility of online trainings, one of which has already begun. Lightspeed Saber Academy in Tustin, California is offering three training sessions a week, including conditioning, sequence training, and instruction in combat theory and concepts. At the moment it’s totally free. So go check them out and join up with them on Zoom. Social distancing doesn’t have to be anti-social!

Cang Snow
Chief Executive Officer