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June & July 2009Class Schedule | ||||
| Monday |
6:30pm-7:50pm Taiji Ball Qigong 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Wednesday |
6:30pm-7:50pm
Internal Arts 101 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Location |
The Construction Company 10 East 18th Street 3rd Floor, buzzer # 3 (between 5th & Broadway) |
Subways Union Square: N, R, Q, W L, 4, 5, 6 14th Street: F, V, 2, 3 18th Street: 1 | ||
| Tuition |
Paid Daily $20 = 1 class, $30 = 2 classes Paid Monthly $120 (any or all Monday & Wednesday classes) | |||
August 2009We are closed for the month of August. |
September & October 2009Class Schedule | ||||
| Monday |
6:30pm-7:50pm Taiji Ball Qigong 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Wednesday |
6:30pm-7:50pm
Taiji Ball Qigong 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Register | Classes begin Aug 31 & Sep 2. Email us to register. | |||
| Holidays | Labor Day: Classes canceled Monday September 7, 2009. | |||
| Location |
The Construction Company 10 East 18th Street 3rd Floor, buzzer # 3 (between 5th & Broadway) |
Subways Union Square: N, R, Q, W L, 4, 5, 6 14th Street: F, V, 2, 3 18th Street: 1 | ||
| Tuition |
Paid Daily $20 = 1 class, $30 = 2 classes Paid Monthly $120 (any or all Monday & Wednesday classes) | |||
November & December 2009Class Schedule | ||||
| Monday |
6:30pm-7:50pm Internal Arts 101 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Wednesday |
6:30pm-7:50pm
Internal Arts 101 8:00pm-9:20pm Iliqchuan: Spinning Hands | |||
| Register | Classes begin Nov 2 & Nov 4. Email us to register. | |||
| Holidays | Classes canceled December 28 & 30, 2009. | |||
| Location |
The Construction Company 10 East 18th Street 3rd Floor, buzzer # 3 (between 5th & Broadway) |
Subways Union Square: N, R, Q, W L, 4, 5, 6 14th Street: F, V, 2, 3 18th Street: 1 | ||
| Tuition |
Paid Daily $20 = 1 class, $30 = 2 classes Paid Monthly $120 (any or all Monday & Wednesday classes) | |||
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Taiji Ball Qigong was once a common practice for both internal and external martial arts in China. Today, this little-know practice brings benefits to practitioners of all backgrounds. Beginners usually learn the patterns with a rubber ball, intermediate students utilize wooden spheres of varying weights, and advanced practitioners perform the patterns empty-handed. Health: A primary function of Taiji Ball Qigong is the rejuvenation of the spine. It is a wonderful “wake up” exercise, gently easing the spinal compression that can occur during the night. Upper and lower back pain or discomfort is, through correct practice, relieved due to the gentle opening and closing movements. These movements, though simple in appearance, can have a powerful effect on the nervous system. All movements should be done without tension, and introduced a few minutes a day and gradually increasing the time. Internal: In Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Taiji Ball Qigong training was once a major training tool for enhancing Pushing Hands ability. Today many are rediscovering this wonderful solo pushing hands training method. Practitioners of all internal arts use Taiji Ball training to enhance their sensitivity, sense of relaxation, root, and ability to coil. External: Taiji Ball Qigong can enhance ones ability to issue power, develop root, strengthen grip and train the muscles used to wield weapons. Some external styles progressively increase the weight of the sphere used, often moving on to stone spheres after having mastered the wooden ones. Here is what you will learn:
Regardless of your goals, Taiji Ball Qigong has something for you! |
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Internal foundation training for Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan. Internal Arts 101 is designed both for the existing practitioner of Taijiquan, Baguazhang or Xingyiquan who wants to focus on essential skills and for the beginner who wants to learn about the internal arts. Over the years we have hosted a variety of seminars and many of the participants were either curious about the internal arts or were already practitioners. Everyone was interested in what made these arts work and, as time went on, they wanted a class that would enhance their existing studies. Internal Arts 101 is open to everyone and is designed to complement all of our seminars and other classes. Rather than specialize in one internal style, here we emphasize the foundational principles inherent in all of the internal arts. You will practice a variety of exercises (solo and partner) in order to develop the ability to express these internal principles in your daily life. In this class you will learn lessons from the arts of: Taijiquan ("Grand Ultimate Fist") While the majority of the material is drawn from Taijiquan and Baguazhang, you will also be learning specific exercises taken from: Tongbeiquan ("Connected Back Fist") Xingyiquan ("Shape Intent Fist") Qigong ("Internal Energy Skill") These additional exercises were chosen wherever we found them to be more effective at developing the desired skill or quality than the equivalent exercises in Taijiquan and Baguazhang. In addition to being a complete practice in its own right, Internal Arts 101 will also provide you with a firm foundation should you later decide to specialize in one of the internal arts.
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I Liq Chuan (literally translated as Mental-Physical Martial Art) was founded by Chin Lik Keong and further developed by his son Sam Chin. Our instructor Steve Arboleda, a skilled martial artist who is also experienced in Aikijujutsu, Wing Chun, Baguazhang & Xingyiquan, has been studying I Liq Chuan with Sam Chin since 1999. Training in I Liq Chuan (Pinyin = Yiliquan) develops the ability to react spontaneously to attacks, not relying upon pre-arranged responses, through its specialized sticky hands practice - Spinning Hands. Spinning Hands is a two-person partner practice designed to train efficient movement while learning to feel the gaps in your opponent's structure and intent, as well as your own. Spinning Hands resembles Push Hands (Tuishou) but differs in that it begins with heavy pressure and, over time, is refined to light. Heavy spinning allows you to feel where your alignment is off and to feel the flow of force from the ground to the contact point. If practiced over time, Spinning Hands will help you to develop relaxation, structure, root, connection, intent & flow while under pressure. Students begin training by spinning their hands and forearms around each other, in a series of specific patterns, while using physical sensitivity and mental awareness of the reactions of both their opponent/partner and their own bodies to build the qualities the internal arts are known for. Through this practice you will begin to feel and act spontaneously, rather than thinking and anticipating. Initially the patterns are large, gradually becoming smaller as the principles are integrated. Power is generated from the ground through the feet and legs, transmitted through the waist, through the contact point(s) to affect the opponent's center of mass. You will learn to control your opponent's center while protecting your own through the sophisticated use of angles and structure to dissipate incoming force while issuing your own. Over time you will learn to produce power with less effort, move in the three planes (see below), recognize the uses and limitations of movements in each plane and smoothly change from one to another. Lessons learned in Spinning Hands will inform the rest of your practice, regardless of style. The Three Planes:
The Six Directions:
The Eight Patterns:
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