JANUARY 2007 WU TANG PCA WORKSHOPS

Wu Style Tai Ji Quan Push Hands

Jan. 27^th Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

In this workshop, students will learn the unique Wu Style version of Tai Ji Quan’s trademark two-person practice the Pushing Hands Exercise. Students will work on the basic principles of Push Hands: Root, Stick, Neutralize & Uproot while learning Wu Style Tai Ji’s unique methods of ultra – softness and feather touch. Wu Style Tai Ji stresses the rolling back and giving before force aspects of the practice by utilizing a deep opening, softening and inward stretching of the Kua area. This method allows practitioners to literally melt before oncoming force, redirect their opponent and apply their own power where there is no resistance against them. The Pushing Hands Practice is essential to a complete study of Tai Ji Quan as well as a useful tool for all competitive martial artists. Lao Shi Allen will be in Beijing continuing his study of this unique practice with Northern Wu Style Grandmaster Li Bing Ci in late December and early January. Don’t miss the opportunity to garner this information from him shortly after his return from China.

Grandmaster Li Bing Ci & Frank Allen practicing Pushing Hands

Cost: $100.

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Ba Gua Zhang As Daoist Moving Meditation

Jan. 28^th Sunday noon – 4:00 PM

During this afternoon, the roots of Ba Gua Zhang as a circle walking Daoist moving meditation will be explained, explored and taught. Students will learn of the early Daoist circle walking meditations upon which Dong Hai Chuan based his martial art of Ba Gua Zhang and will practice Wu Wei awareness meditation, the Water Method Energy Blockage Dissolving practices and the development of the energetic change patterns of the Yi Jing, while walking the circle. This workshop will enhance and improve the skills of Ba Gua practitioners of all levels.

Cost: $75.