October 4th, 2009. We had a great, tough but great, seminar on the famous Qigong regimen known as the Wu Dang. If you want to read about it here’s the link to our copanion site.
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Tiger Celebration
Two days ago the Academy has a “closed door” seminar to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. And what did they practice?
Event: Tiger Kung Fu for the Tiger Year
For all students at the Academy including our new Self Defense group with John Ottenberg, we will be celebrating the Year of the Metal Tiger this Saturday, February 28th, with a number of events.
Event: Movie Night
Friday the 13th welcomed a friendly, “family” gathering of students and teachers at the Academy of Martial Arts, Santa Cruz. “
Event: Benefit for St. Jude Childrens Hospital
Two schools, under teachers Luke Gelin and Ted Mancuso, held a benefit on Saturday, June 28th. The money collected will go to research to find cures for children with catastrophic diseases—a special mission of this fine organization.
Click to see some photos from the exhibition.
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Event: Grandmaster Willy Lin at the Academy
September 18, 2007: It’s 12:25 a.m. and we just finished our GRANDMASTER WILLY LIN SEMINAR a few hours ago. We had thirty participants and to say it was a success would be an understatement. Instructor Ted Mancuso started with a little background on Willy (as he likes to be called) mentioning that he was the first person to bring BajiQuan to the United States; the first person to write an English language book on the art of Chin Nah; the first to introduce the Rope Dart in demonstration and, of course, the carrier who introduced T’ien Shan P’ai to the Western world.
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Events: Bagua Seminar, Sacramento
September 07/08, 2007: Sacramento:
Inner Circle Tai Chi, a group headed by Sifu Robert Nakashima hosted Plum (that is to say Debbie and Ted) to present information on the arts of Bagua and Xing Yi. Saturday introduced and reiterated the basics of Bagua Zhang practice including Circle Walking, Threading, Bagua Qigong, Partner Practice and all those lovely movements which so challenge the nervous system at first. Everyone put in a valiant effort, practicing hard on the hot day and keeping up the constant movement required for an understanding of Bagua. This was followed by a feast—there’s no other word—where much food, laughter and serious discussion mixed together in an exceptionally welcoming family atmosphere.
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