Jing Ying

GrandMaster Chen XiaoWang:

Aug 15-16 2009 - Washington D.C.
August 17, 2009 - Annapolis (Arnold) MD

Saturday. August 15 - Broadsword
Sunday, August 16 -  Review of Old Frame and Applications
Monday, August 17 - Foundation Skills - silk reeling. selected postures and movements

Grandmaster Chen XiaoWang is the 19th generation standard bearer of Chen style taijiquan. He is one of the four "diamonds" of taiji chosen to receive intensive training from an early age to preserve the knowledge and traditions of Chen Village training. Born in 1946, he began his training at 7 with his father and his uncles Zhaokui and Zhaopi.

Chen XiaoWang is known for his explosive fajin and his powerful qinna. He is a carpenter by trade and a noted calligrapher and author. You may be interested in reading this article http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=380  about Chen XiaoWang and the Chen family. For an example of his fajin power, look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxxebP0u31g Also, here are some videos of Chen XiaoWang's nephew, Chen Bing, working against wrestling at an MMA school: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBBhVLbDgk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIc5NIfrnJs
 

You don't want to miss this opportunity to train with such a high level instructor! I've already subsidized the regular prices to encourage students of Jing Ying Institute, Goh's Kung Fu and Silk Dragon Martial Arts to attend. For Jing Ying students only: if your financial situation makes it difficult to pay for the workshops now, talk to me about making a down payment and paying the remainder over a two or three month period. Jing Ying makes no profit from these workshops. We are promoting them because of the opportunity it provides to our students to have such high level instructors visit us. Our support helps ensure that these masters will continue to travel from China to visit our area!

Broadsword
Saturday, August 15, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(lunch break from approximately noon to 2:00 pm)

This is an excellent introduction to tai chi weapons and is highly recommended for the kung fu student who still thinks taiji is too slow. The routine is only 23 movements and can be covered at a good pace in one day. For the kung fu student, you will gain a deeper understanding of movements with the broadsword. For the taiji student, this is a very useful extension of taiji training as the body and energy requirements are the same, but it has a very different flavor from jian (straight sword) play. Many of the movements make use of the back energy, which relies on the dang-yao jin (waist power). The broadsword routine is quite concise and to the point, likened to a tiger's attack.

We will have some loaner swords available at the workshop, but the quality will vary and it will be a mix of wooden and steel swords. Would you like your own Broadsword? If you order your sword by August 7, you can pick it up at any of the workshops and you won't have to pay shipping charges. See the bottom of the page to order. These are special prices just for the workshop.

Old Frame 1 (LaoJia YiLu) and applications
Sunday, August 16, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(lunch break from approximately noon to 2:00 pm)

A selection of movements from Old Frame Routine One will be reviewed in detail and explained in the context of applications. This will cultivate an experiential understanding of the gang (hard) and the rou (soft) of jin (internal strength), thus deepening your training. Learning the Taijiquan form is only the beginning. To understand the art is to gain practical insights along the right path of training.

The Saturday and Sunday workshops will be at:
Bretton Woods Clubhouse, 15700 River Road, Germantown, MD, 20874.

Foundation Skills - Silk Reeling and Postures
Monday, August 17, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Silk Reeling is the foundational root of Chen TaijiQuan. The coiling, spiral movements of silk reeling helps one to feel the proper energy flow through the body and to develop the optimal muscular/skeletal structure and proper bio-mechanics of moving in a relaxed, fluid and balanced manner. There is a constant balancing of opposing forces and storing and releasing of energy in the movements. The coiling movements also provide many of the health benefits of taiji. Coiling through the waist gives internal organs a massage, while coiling through the joints provides low impact exercise to build tendon and ligament strength while moving synovial fluid to help nourish cartilage.

The Monday workshop will be at:
Jing Ying Institute, 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd #6, Arnold MD 21012

Standard fees are $295 for all 3 workshops, $245 for Saturday and Sunday, $145 for either Saturday or Sunday and $60 for Monday. The Monday workshop if $50 when combined with any other day.

Special prices for Jing Ying students and students of our sister schools at Goh's Kung Fu and Silk Dragon Martial Arts (based on registration by August: 7, 2009)

$265 for all 3 workshops, $215 for Saturday and Sunday, $125 for either Saturday or Sunday and $60 for Monday. The Monday workshop if $50 when combined with any other day.


Saturday, Sunday and Monday - 3 days of training!

Master Chen XiaoWang workshop, Aug 15, 16, and 17  2009
Price: $265


Saturday and Sunday Only

Master Chen XiaoWang workshop, Aug 15 & 16,  2009
Price: $215


Saturday Only - Broadsword

Master Chen XiaoWang workshop, Aug 15,  2009
Price: $125


Sunday Only - Old Frame, YiLu

Master Chen XiaoWang workshop, Aug 16,  2009
Price: $125


Monday Only

Master Chen XiaoWangi workshop, Aug 17, 2009 6:30 pm
Price: $60


Monday added to any of the weekend workshops

Master Chen XiaoWang workshop, Aug 17, 2009 6:30 pm
Price: $50

 

We will have some loaner swords available at the workshop, but the quality will vary and it will be a mix of wooden and steel swords. Would you like your own Broadsword? If you order your sword by August 7, you can pick it up at any of the workshops and you won't have to pay shipping charges. These are special prices just for these workshops.

Wushu Steel Broadsword, bare.

This is lightweight sword with a flexible blade. Sold without a case.

Wushu Steel Broadsword, no case, 30" blade
Tigerclaw item 45-66NWU30 Price: only $20!

IWUF Official Competition Broadsword with scabbard and case

The international governing body for Chinese Martial Arts competition, the International Wushu Federation, has established standards for swords in competition. This line of Sun Moon Competition Swords meets those standards. Made at one of China's most famous sword forges, Dragon Well, these swords represent the "top of the line" for competition swords. The hollow-ground blade design strengthens the spine of the blade while keeping the tip flexible. This makes for a light, yet sturdy weapon with a balance that's ideal for competition or every day practice. Embossed with a Sun and Moon directly on the blade, these swords bear the Chinese characters "Qiankun". Qiankun is usually translated as "heaven and earth". Actually, Qiankun are the yin and yang trigram symbols of the Bagua, an ancient divination system known as I Ching. Each weapon comes with a special tag that certifies that they have met the rigorous new standards for competition. Broadswords use a flattened-triangle blade design.

Competition Broadsword, scabbard and case, 30.5" blade
Tigerclaw item 45-66MM05 Price: only $60!

 

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