eminar with Tim Cartmell: Fundamentals of Ba Gua Zhang and Sun Taijiquan
Sponsored by Rochester Chen Style Taijiquan and the The Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center

Sun Style Ba Gua Zhang
6/14 Saturday
Daytime session – Limited to 18 people
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM – Stationary Hand Maneuvers, Basic stepping, Fan Zhang, Palm Changes, Partner Drills, Fundamental Skills on the Circle, Strategy of Bagua Zhang Fighting and Applications,

Principles and Applications of the Clinch
Evening session – Limited to 18 people
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM – Learn body mechanics, principles and applications of close engagement with an opponent in the most important range of combat

Location
Rochester Chen Style Taijiquan, at Matsunami Karae
1183 Bay Rd Penfield, 14580
(Northeast suburb of Rochester, NY)

Sun Style Taijiquan
6/15 Sunday
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM to 5 PM – Traditional Sun Style Taijiquan, form, body mechanics, principles,

Location
Rochester Taiji Center
80 Rockwood Place
Rochester, New York 14610

Private lessons are also available upon request

Cost
1 Day Session $90
2 Day Sessions $160
Saturday evening session $25
(Inquire about membership discounts)

To register Contact Bob Loce rloce@rochester.rr.com , 585-402-5126
Mail checks to
Robert Loce
736 Hailey Dr.
Webster, NY 14580

About Ba Gua Zhang
Ba Gua Zhang is recognized as one of the three orthodox "internal" styles of Chinese martial art. It is based on the theory of continuously changing in response to the situation at hand to overcome an opponent with skill rather than brute force. Solo training in Ba Gua Zhang teaches the practitioner how to control their momentum and timing in order to generate power with the entire body as a coherent unit. Each part of the body coordinates with every other part, generating the maximum amount of power available relative to the individual's size and weight. Whole body power is applied in all categories of Ba Gua Zhang techniques, striking, kicking, grappling and throwing.
More on Ba Gua Zhang: http://shenwu.com/bagua.htm

About the Clinch
Most real martial situations involve close engagement grappling with an opponent. In fact, the majority of Taijiquan martial applications are close, body-to-body take-downs and grappling. To understand Taijiquan applications and practical martial arts you need an understanding of the clinch. This seminar will teach body mechanics, maneuvering, principles, and applications based on clinching with an opponent.

Traditional Sun Style Taijiquan
Sun style Taijiquan is the newest of the five major branches of Taijiquan. Sun Lutang, founder of the style, was one of the most famous martial artists of his time. His lifelong practice of the Internal, or Soft styles of martial art, including Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Baguazhang, resulted in the unique combination of the best of these styles into the present day Sun style of Taijiquan. When practiced as originally designed, Sun style Taijiquan provides a profound study into correct methods of postural alignment, unified body use and coordinated movement, as well as a coherent method of building the health while uniting the body and mind.
Tim Cartmell studied Sun style martial arts in Beijing with Sun Jianyun, daughter of the founder and Sun Baoan, grandson of the founder.
For a preview of Tim’s DVD on Sun taijiquan go to: here

About Tim Cartmell
Tim Cartmell is one of the most sought after martial arts instructors in North America. He has over 30 years experience in martial arts such as San Soo, Xing Yi, Bagua, Taiji, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. After spending over 10 years in Asia studying various martial arts and fighting full contact matches, Tim returned to the US to teach as well as study ground fighting under Cleber Luciano. Eight years later he become Cleber's first black belt, and has won numerous grappling tournaments including winning the Copa seven times, as well as taking silver in the 2005 Mundials (World Championships) in Brazil, and has twice won the gold at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan American Games. Tim is also a very accomplished translator and author with his latest translation “Chin Na Fa” on bookshelves now; he has also translated “Practical Chin Na” by Zhao Da Yuan & “Method of Chinese Wrestling” by Tong Zhong Yi. Tim has also authored well respected books such as “Effortless Combat Throws," “Passing the Guard” w/ Ed Beneville, and “Xing Yi Nei Gong” w/Dan Miller. His latest projects include a series of DVD’s on Stand up Grappling and Ground Proofing. Tim teaches fulltime in Huntington Beach CA. where he has combined the stand-up fighting of Xing Yi, Bagua, and Taiji with the ground work of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to create his Shen Wu curriculum. For more details on Tim’s background go to http://www.shenwu.com/background.htm

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