The 3rd Hong Kong International Wushu Competition 2008

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Name of Event: The 3rd Hong Kong International Wushu Competition 2008 Date: February 15- 20, 2008 Organizer: HongKong Wushu School Overseen by: China Health and Qigong Organization of China P.E. General Bureau; China Health and Qigong Association Official Website: http://www.hkwushuschool.com

Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008

Name of Event: Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 Date: August 21 - 24, 2008 Place: The Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Beijing, China

Chen Family Taiji Training Tour at Chen Village, Feb 2008

Why most people get much better health after practicing Taiji, yet some Taiji practitioners get problems with their knees?

Why the more they practice, the more their knees hurt?

You want to avoid and rectify the most common mistakes? Let the masters tell and help you.

Because consciously or no consciously, your put yourself go out of the frame of Taiji principles, especially the principle of ¡®three coherences¡¯ and upright axis.

As a female practitioner, you find that sometimes your male masters avoid touching your body for rectifying your mistakes, especially your hips, the core part. You practice according to their ¡®verbal¡¯ instructions, yet still can¡¯t get the right.

Seminar Duration: February 12th till February 17th, 2008

Class Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM with a 2 hour lunch break

Lessons:

• Careful posture rectifications.
• Demonstration of various applications of each Taiji form.
• Taiji philosophy and theory.

You will get:

• English-speaking interpreter all through the lessons.
• Good local hotel rooms, meals and private cars.

Workshop Location:
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China
Chen Village, the hometown of Taijiquan, Henan Province, China

Contact:
Steve Contes (U.S.) +1 35 2279 9524
Coco Zhang (China) +86 159 0113 2699
Email: travelnewchina@hotmail.com | taijisteve@aol.com

Our masters:

Grand Master Wang Xi¡¯an (male), one of the best disciples of the 18th generation Chen Style Taiji successors, the great Masters Chen Zhao-pi and Chen Zhao-kui. He is also one of the most notable representatives of the 19th generation successors at the present day.

Characteristic: the combination of peace and fierceness; with the spirit of King.

Grand Master Chen Guizhen (female), (1959- ) 21st generation of Chen Taiji, known as ¡®Taiji double sword empresses¡¯, She started to practice with her father at the age of 8. Later, she studied from Master Chen Zhaopi. After Chen Zhaopi died, she learned from Chen Xiaowang and Chen Zhenglei.

1985, invited by Japan Emperor, she went to Japan to perform and teach, along with Chen Xiaowang and Chen Zhenglei.

1998, invited by German Taiji Central Association, she went to Western Europe for teaching.

Millions of people in the world practice tai chi form unaware of the meaning of the movements. This has helped earn tai chi the label ¡°gentle Chinese exercise,¡± a name which does great disservice to this once great martial art. Locked inside, every tai chi form is applications and combat techniques, designed to put the tai chi energies into context.

Without this knowledge,Tai chi is a simple and empty frame. With this knowledge, you get the key to unlocking the formidable power within.

In this 5-day workshop (During the traditional Spring Festival of China, February 12th till February 17th, 2008), our masters of Chen Village, head of the Chen Family Taiji Linege, will teach you the tai chi applications of the Chen style form, one of the most widely practiced forms in the world. You will learn how to put your external movements and internal energy into One, how to deliver your applications with Peng Energy, the expansive power which is the key of tai chi chuan.

Practicing with partners you will get the feel of how each application works, you will be able to ¡®listen¡¯ and react to opponent¡¯s intentions. Most importantly, as nearly every tai chi styles shares basic postures with the Chen style, nearly all tai chi players of various styles will benefit from the training in this workshop.

Join Taiji masters in the hometown of taiji, get real masters to rectify your weakness, and get the key to your own tai chi power!

You will get:

• You¡¯ll learn relatively unknown visualization techniques to supercharge your memory and speed up your learning of the movements.
• Two free pieces of VCDs of each master.
• English-speaking interpreter all through the lessons.
• You will get FREE Taiji booklet, complete with diagrams of each posture of Laojia Yilu.
• No matter what your level of physical fitness or prior experience, everyone is treated with equal importance, respect, and shown how to uniquely adapt the taiji to their body.
• You¡¯ll receive a certificate of completion, suitable for framing.

Quotation:

(training fee with masters+ English translator+ top hotel in Wenxian+ Chinese food + local land transportation in Wenxian)

• Early-bird pre-registration to 12/30/07
  $900
• Late pre-registration (12/30/07 ¨C 02/07/08)
  $950
• Walk-in registration
  $1000

The Illustrated Cannon of Chen Family Taijiquan on sale

This is a most important classic in Taiji history, and the most important works ever by Chen Xin (1849-1929).

In this book, you will find:

Practice guidelines for beginners.
Over 100 hand-drawn illustrations of Taiji forms and applications.
Deep illustration of Taiji philosophy from the view of Yijing (the book of changes) philosophy.
Deep illustration with the knowledge of Chinese Acupuncture system.
And more...

Late Master Chen Xin spent over 12 years before he finished the last version in 1919. He had no children and when he was lying in the bed old and sick he called his nephew Chen Chunyuan and gave him ¡°Illustrated Explanations of Chen Family Taijiquan¡± and said to him, ¡°this is the fruit of my whole life, publish it and give to those who deserve it, otherwise burn it, be sure not to give it to ignorant and presumptuous people!¡±.

Drop us email and leave your message for inquiry for this book. For purchase within 10 copies out of one sale, $60 each copy excluding delivery.