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2012 Wu Dang Internal Martial Arts Workshop

2012 Wu Dang Internal Martial Arts Workshop

Xuan Wu FistXuan Wu Fist


 

Date

April 28-29, 2012

 

Location

Chinese Taoist Martial Arts Association

5039 Oakton Street

Skokie, Illinois 60077

U.S.A.

Map

 

Purpose

The purpose of the workshop is to teach the Wu Dang Xuan Wu Fist form to the martial arts community.  The form is named after the main God of the Wu Dang mountain, the "Xuan Wu Grand God."  Since Xuan Wu is the transformation of Yin and Yang, the form is also referred to as the "Two-Pole Yin-Yang Fist."  It is considered as an advanced form of the internal martial arts.  In the form, one will learn many aspects of martial arts such as the combination of fast and slow movements, the combination of hard and soft power, and various Jins (i.e., refined forces) such as neutralization Jin, circular Jin, and explosively attacking Jin, etc. 

 

Prerequisite

The requirements for the martial arts background of the workshop participants are as follows:

(1) internal martial art practitioners or instructors, or

(2) those who has more than three years external martial arts training and are interested in learning internal arts.

 

Instructor

    Daoist priest Zhou Xuan Yun (pronounced Joh Sh-wen Yoon) 周玄云道長

    Zhou Xuan Yun was raised on the most sacred mountain in China, Wu Dang Mountain, where he trained and later worked as an instructor of Taiji Quan (Tai Chi Chuan), Kung Fu and weaponry. Xuan Yun is also an ordained Daoist priest, trained in ritual arts, chanting, divination, and qigong. Dedicating his life to passing the Wu Dang arts, Xuan Yun divides his time between the U.S. and China, offering classes and workshops on traditional Wu Dang martial arts, Qi Gong, and Daoist philosophy.

  

Agenda

Saturday, April 28:

9:00 - 9:30 am     Registration
 
9:30 - 11:30 am    Instruction of Xuan Wu Fist form
 
11:30 am - 2:00 pm     Lunch break
 
2:00 - 3:30 pm and 4:00 - 5:30 pm    Instruction of Xuan Wu Fist form
 
6:00 - 7:30 pm               Dinner at a Chinese restaurant
 

Sunday, April 29:

9:30 - 11:30 am    Instruction of Xuan Wu Fist form
 
11:30 am - 2:00 pm     Lunch break
 
2:00 - 3:30 pm       Instruction of Xuan Wu Fist form
 
3:30 - 3:50 pm      Group picture taking
 
4:00 - 5:30 pm      Instruction of Xuan Wu Fist form

6:00 - 7:30 pm      Dinner at a Chinese restauran

 

Pricing and Registration
The fee for the wokshop is $160 per day ($320 for two days) if registered before April 21; $170 per day ($340 for two days) after April 21.  You don't have to pay for dinner.
You can sign up for the workshop by sending a check payable to CTMAA to the following address:
Chinese Taoist Martial Arts Association
5039 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL  60077
 
Please also include the information of your name, address, and e-mail address so that we can send a confirmation e-mail to you.
 
You can also sign up at the Chinese Taoist Martial Arts Association (5039 Oakton St., Skokie, IL 60077) during its class hours (Monday through Friday 6:40 pm to 9:30 pm and Saturday 1:40 pm to 4:30 pm) and pay with check or cash for the workshop.
 
Due to the capacity of the classroom, we can only accept a limited number of students.  Please register as early as possible to enroll in the class.

 

What to Bring

Please bring comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and a separate pair of sneakers that have not been worn outside.  The training area is covered with a tough carpet (berber style) which is not friendly to bare feet or socks.

 

Travel information

Getting there by car:

Take I-94 to exit 37B (Dempster Rd, heading East).  Take a right onto Niles Center Rd, then turn left onto Oakton St.  The school is located on the right side of the street, about 1/2 a block down.

 

Getting there by air:

Fly into O'Hare Airport if possible; it's much closer than Midway Airport.  If you're renting a car, see the directions for getting there by car.  If you'd prefer not to, it's a short taxi ride.  Cabs can be picked up outside all the baggage claim areas at designated taxi stands.

 

If you need a return ride to the airport:

303 Taxi - 847-303-0303

American Taxi - 847-255-9600

 

Getting there by public transit:

 The #97 CTA Bus stops right at the school, and connects with the Skokie Yellow Line train and the Howard Red/Purple line train stop.  The fare is $2.25/ride, with $.025 transfers within 2 hours.  A fare transit card must be purchased for train rides; cash is accepted in addition for bus rides.

 

Hotels:

 

Comfort Inn, North Shore

9333 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, IL 60077-1310

1-800-230-4134

 

Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore
5300 Touhy Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 679-8900

 

Wyndham International
6954 North Lehigh Avenue
Chicago, IL 60646-1349
(773) 792-5104

 

Restaurants:

China Town Express
6121 Dempster Street
Morton Grove, IL 60053-2953
(847) 967-8822
chinatownmg.com

 

Tub Tim Thai Restaurant
4927 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 675-8424

 

There is also a Subway next door to the school.

 

Chicago tourism information and points of interest:

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en.html