Xingyi Workshop July 12-13 - The Dao of Water Fist

[Guest guest]

Greeting Friends,

 

Loretta and I are finally recovered from this year's Zhang San Feng Festival and

are already

working on next year.

 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch......

 

There is only a week left before the end of the early-bird pre-registration

discount price

with Shifu Marshall's xingyiquan workshop. Xingyiquan is Chinese internal

martial art,

based on the Chinese five elements. The core system contains only five moves,

yet each

move can offer a lifetime of study.

 

Shifu Marshall is the chief xingyi instructor at the Gompa, the school of Dr.

John Painter.

Shifu Marshall is a serious expert in the art and a fantastic instructor.

Register for the

weekend and you also get the Friday night workshop FREE! Hope to see everyone

there.

 

Yours,

 

Jim Donnelly

 

 

 

THE LI FAMILY XINGYI SERIES:

THE DAO OF WATER FIST FOR HEALTH AND MARTIAL ART

Instructor: Shifu Alan Marshall

Weekend workshop: Saturday - Sunday; July 12 - 13, 2008

Time: Sat - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM / Sun - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Internal Gardens School of Taijiquan; Wantage, NJ

 

ZUANQUAN QIGONG

Instructor: Shifu Alan Marshall

Friday night workshop: Friday; July 11, 2008

Time: 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Location: Internal Gardens School of Taijiquan; Wantage, NJ

 

DOWNLOAD FLYER:

http://americansocietyofinternalarts.org/home/images/stories/PDF/waterfistws-08.\

pdf

 

REGISTER ONLINE:

https://www.sporg.com/registration?link_type=form & form_id=102187

 

REGISTER BY PHONE: 973-670-6582

 

ZUANQUAN ZHANDOU: WATER FIST COMBAT (July 12 - 13, 2008)

In xingyiquan, this classical form is known as " Zuanquan, "

or " Drilling Fist, " beginning with a sweeping downward action of the front palm,

accompanied by a sinking of the torso and coupled with a sudden brisk upward

rising punch. The intention of this practice is to create an attitude like

that of ocean waves. Internal Garden presents Shifu Alan Marshall, senior

instructor of the Gompa School in Arlington, TX, instructing a two-day

intensive program of Zuanquan from the Li family tradition. Students will

learn both health and martial concepts of this amazing internal martial art

based on the Chinese five element theory (wuxing).

 

Each posture of Li family xingyiquan is a very powerful self defense tool in and

of itself.

Each of the fists can be practiced on the right and left sides thus allowing you

to learn the basic stance and movements of Water Fist as a linked form that can

be

practiced alone or in combination with other xingyiquan fists. Shifu

Marshall will explain proper body mechanics, stances,postures, stepping

actions for full body power and applications of the Zuanquan. You will

be introduced to two-person games and basic applications.

 

PLUS FRIDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP ***FREE*** FOR THOSE WHO SIGN FOR THE WEEKEND!

 

ZUANGQUAN QIGONG (Friday July 11, 2008)

The symbolic movement of water in xingyiquan is that of one rising and

the other falling. Li family qigong makes use of visualization and movement

with breathing exercises to stimulate the related organs and meridians. In

Zuanquan Qigong, if the action is done correctly it brings an adaptogen-like

balance to the health of the kidneys and bladder organs and meridians. The

prostate or uterus is also benefited by daily exercise of the Li style

xingyiquan water exercise. Included will be qigong visualizations, color

imagery, time of day for best practice and how water qigong fits into the

five element theory.

 

EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION TO 7/6/08

Weekend workshop with FREE Friday night workshop: $240

Friday night workshop ONLY: $85

 

PRE-REGISTRATION 7/7/08 - 7/10/08

Weekend workshop with FREE Friday night workshop: $260

Friday night workshop ONLY: $95

 

WALK-IN REGISTRATION IN EFFECT STARTING 7/11/08

Weekend workshop with FREE Friday night workshop: $280

Friday night workshop ONLY: $110