2008 ZHANG SAN FENG FESTIVAL INFO NOW AVAILABLE!

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Dear Friends,

 

 

The American Society of Internal Arts is happy to announce the completion of

this year's

preparation for the 2008 Zhang San Feng Festival & Dao of Health Expo. For all

this year's

Festival information, downloadable registration forms, vendor applications,

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application, complete workshop guide for this year, and online store where you

can

register for everything, visit: www.taichifest.com.

 

Below are few quick highlights for this year!

 

 

 

PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS

Wednesday – Thursday, June 4-5, 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort, Ellenville NY

 

 

ZHANG SAN FENG FESTIVAL & DAO OF HEALTH EXPO

Thursday evening (opening ceremonies) June 5 – Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort, Ellenville NY

 

 

POST-FESTIVAL WORKSHOP

Monday, June 9 – Friday, June 13. 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort, Ellenville NY

 

 

 

- THE FESTIVAL FINDS A NEW HOME!

 

The Zhang San Feng has moved from East Stroudsburg University, in East

Stroudsburg PA,

to the Fallsview Resort in Ellenville, NY, located in the Catskills region.

Festival attendees

can enjoy 3+ days of resort amenities that include deluxe rooms, heat and air,

private

baths, in room wifi, maid service, two in ground pools (one indoor, one

outdoor), indoor

hot tub, " morning to night " snack bar, mini movie theater, an award winning golf

course

and three " all you can eat " resort quality meals a day, all for discounted

prices that start at

just $99 per person, per day, based on double occupancy! Our discount packages

extend

from Tuesday, June 3 – Saturday, June 14, allowing you to take advantage of the

discount

rates while attending the Pre-Fest workshops, the Festival itself, and the

Post-Fest

workshops. For more info, visit: http://www.fallsviewresortspa.com

 

 

 

- WE'RE PACKED WITH MORE WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR!

 

This year's Festival offers once again 20 different instructors teaching nearly

60

workshops over the course of 3 days, all for one " pay at the door " price. Topics

run the

gambit of the internal arts – taiji, bagua, xingyi, qigong, Traditional Chinese

Medicine,

Daoist and Buddhist philosophy, and much more! As always we've been putting

together a

dynamic vending area with lots of cool stuff to purchase. The evening activities

will include

the usual range of entertainment including this year's keynote address delivered

by the

legendary martial artist, author, movie and TV star, Willie " The Bam " Johnson!

 

 

 

- SOME FIRST TIME PRESENTERS FOR THIS YEAR!

 

Several new instructors are teaching this year include Shifu John Green, senior

internal arts

instructor at the US Kuoshu Academy, Sifu Ken Lo of the Wei Mei Kungfu

Association, Shifu

Ping, Zhen Cheng of the Sun Lutang Martial Martial Cultural Foundation,

Grandmaster

Wang, Ren Gong, 3rd generation lineage holder for Dachengquan under Wang Xuan

Jie,

Ven. Ocean-of-Wisdom Sakya (Thich Hai Tri) Buddhist priest in the Dhyana

tradition, and

Shifu Tina Zhang of the WuTang Physical Culture Association.

 

 

 

- SOME NEW STUFF WE'RE DOING!

 

The move to the Fallsview has given us the opportunity to make some improvements

in a

few areas. New for this year, for example, we are offering morning qigong and

meditation

classes before breakfast. To match the further discounted prices the Fallsview

is offering

for children ($35 per day and $55 per day), the Festival now offers discount

attendance

rates for children under 12. For those of you who would rather find a sitter and

enjoy

some " us " time instead, for the first time, we are also offering a " night owl "

package, a

reduced rate just for attending the night activities. This special package is

for all the

significant others who ask " you're going to a resort without me!? " Now you can

bring the

" non martial artist " significant other in your life to enjoy the resort

amenities (float in the

pool and hot tub, enjoy the fabulous food, etc.) while you play in the workshops

during

the day, even as they're able to still join you for all the night activities.

Three days in a

resort can equal some serious Brownie point's fellow husbands:).

 

 

 

- AND DON'T FORGET OUR PRE AND POST FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS!

 

If you're looking for a deeper immersion into the arts, either before or after

the Festival

itself, we have you covered. Check it out:

 

 

PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS

 

COMBAT APPLICATIONS OF THE YANG 24 FORM

Instructor: Grandmaster Gary Torres

Wed – Thu, June 4-5, 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort

 

The Yang 24 for is one of the most widely taught tai chi forms in the world.

While it is

usually taught as a health practice, Grandmaster Torres, a walking encyclopedia

of

applications and techniques, will help you unlock the power in your Yang 24 form

in this

two day workshop teaching all the primary, and a few not so primary applications

of the

form. For those of you that don't know tai chi, Shifu Loretta Donnelly will be

teaching a

workshop titled " Learn the Yang 24 Form in One Day, " scheduled for Saturday, May

10.

This will let you learn the form then, a month later, learn the applications.

For more info

on Shifu Donnelly's workshop, visit: www.AmericanSocietyOfInternalArts.org.

 

 

DAO OF DRAGON QIGONG

Instructor: Grandmaster Jianye Jiang

Thu, June 5, 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort

 

Here's a great way to spend sometime on Festival registration day, learning a

unique

qigong from one of the most prolific educators of our time. With over 300

educational

videos on the market, Grandmaster Jiang has educated millions in the Chinese

martial and

healing arts. In this workshop you will learn the Dao of Dragon Qigong, a form

of energy

work that combines the spiraling and coiling movements of the ancient Chinese

Dragon

with breath and concentration to add a wonderful new health practice to your

arsenal.

 

 

 

 

POST-FESTIVAL WORKSHOP

 

 

JIULONG GATHERING OF THE CIRCLE

COMING FULL CIRCLE – MASTERING THE POWE OF QIAN-ZHANG (HEAVEN PALM)

A FIVE-DAY BAGUAZHANG INTENSIVE CAMP

Instructor: Dr. John Painter

Mon – Fri, June 9 – 13, 2008

Location: Fallsview Resort

 

The Jiulong Gathering of the Circle has grown exponentially into one of the most

intense

and rewarding annual experiences to be found in the internal arts. Fresh off the

publication of his two master volumes on Jiulong Baguazhang, Dr. John Painter,

the man

Black Belt Magazine calls " the most sought after instructor in America " will be

teaching

Heaven Palm baguazhang throughout the entire week. In the Jiulong system, Heaven

Palm

is the first palm a student studies, with many core attributes shared with the

rest. This

workshop is going to be a great opportunity for anyone who would like to get in

at the

ground floor of this system and see what everyone's been talking about. Join Dr.

Painter

for a weeklong experience like you've never had!