Xingyiquan, Internal Power & Pushing Hands with Tim Cartmell Level: All, beginner to advanced. Seminar Length: 13 hours of class time, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Equipment: Comfortable clothing, indoor shoes, small towel & large bottle of water. Note: Friday is limited to 12 participants, while Saturday and Sunday are each limited          to 20 participants. Please register online to reserve your spot! Friday evening is sold out! Saturday is sold out! Sunday is sold out! Date Time Seminar Price Fri-Sat-Sun May 14-15-16 See Below All Three Seminars $200.00 Save $75! Sat-Sun May 15-16 See Below Two Seminars Saturday & Sunday $150.00 Save $50! Fri May 14 6:30pm-9:30pm Xingyiquan Ground Dragon $75.00 Sat May 15 12pm-5pm Whole Body Power $100.00 Sun May 16 9am-2pm Push Hands $100.00 Friday 6:30pm-9:30pm: Xingyiquan Ground Dragon Learn the groundfighting methods of Xingyiquan! While Xingyiquan does not emphasize grappling on the ground, it does include a set of practical techniques for defending oneself from the ground if taken down by an opponent. Learning to deal with a standing opponent and regaining your feet after you have hit the ground is essential to self-defense. These techniques are known as the 'Ground Dragon' methods of Xingyiquan. In this seminar your will learn a set of techniques and then practice a variety of partner drills in order to learn how to apply them. Friday Seminar Location SHL Clinic 217 Center Street 2nd Floor, buzzer # 2 (between Howard & Grand) Subways Canal Street:   N, R, Q, W, 6 Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm: Whole Body Power Methods of the Internal Arts The emphasis of this seminar is the development of whole body power (“Zheng Ti Jin”). You will learn a variety of exercises that will help you to develop the coordination necessary for the generation of whole body force and, through partner work, you will explore how whole body power is used in the application of strikes, throws or locks. The goal of this seminar is for you to become more efficient while also creating a baseline, a physical vocabulary, upon which future seminars will be built. Sunday 9:00am-2:00pm: Push Hand Takedowns and Takedown Defense Using the Whole Body Power coordination learned yesterday, today you will learn to work at close range to control your opponent. You will be guided in methods of maximizing your use of angles and weight to take advantage of the inherent weaknesses of your opponent's structure and balance. You will experience a variety of partner drills designed to allow you to stick to and follow your opponent through the application of constant contact and pressure to their center of gravity. From this platform, you will be guided in feeling for a superior angle from which to both initiate a takedown and to defend against the same. Saturday & Sunday Seminar 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 Teacher: Tim Cartmell We are happy to be inviting Tim Cartmell to teach in New York City. Tim is a skilled practitioner and teacher who is able to clearly explain the principles and mechanics governing the martial arts. He is a hands-on teacher who is well-versed in the internal arts of Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan, in addition to having earned a 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cleber Luciano. He specializes in teaching people to experience internal principles and to develop whole body power against actively resistant partners and opponents. In all seminars, the emphasis will be on training methods that will allow a smaller and weaker person to defeat a larger and stronger opponent. We would like to invite Tim back on a regular basis to cover internal power development, entering methods, push hands, takedowns and takedown defense. If you are looking to improve your skills, take the opportunity to train with Tim when he is here in New York City!