Introduction
This world event of taiji and wushu will be held in the Edmonton area. Two separate events will take place during the week. The first event is the Demo-petition. This is an event when participants are judged and corrected at the same time. The second event will be the informal workshops and seminars which will include topics such as taiji forms, push-hands, taiji and medicine, and competition wushu forms. 

Demo-petition
The first two days will be "Demo-petition" of both taiji and wushu. During this event, participants will be judged by a panel of experts on his/her own merit. The judges will give the participants specific and detailed comments and hands on corrections on site. A written copy of the comments from judges will be given to the participants at the end of the event. The participants will be scored on a 1-10 scale based on the standardized requirements of taiji and wushu. Participants will not be judged against other participants. 

Seminars
Famous masters in martial arts from China and North America will give seminars that will include:

Date and Time

Location

Masters (click on the names to see more)

1. Feng Xiuqian
   Beijing, China
   Daughter of Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. Second generation master of Hunyuantaiji system. She has been one of Grandmaster Feng's teaching assistants for many years. She is the secretary of the famous Beijing Zhiqiang Wuguan (martial Arts Academy). She has accompanied Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang on many of his international and national trips. 
   She will be teaching seminars on the Hunyuantaiji system. 

2. Li Enjiu
   Jinan, China
   Disciple of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng. He was one of the few privileged disciples of Grandmaster Hong to be acting as his teaching assistants. He was the president of Jinan Martial Arts Academy, the first of its kind in China since 1966. Through his collaboration with other masters and under the guidance of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng, he was instrumental in training many of the 20th generation disciples in Jinan to be Chinese national push-hands champions. He produced more than 26 gold medallists, making his a true champion of champions. 
   He will be giving a seminar on international push-hands competition. 

3. Chen Zhonghua
   Edmonton, Canada
   Disciple of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng and Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. He is the host and main seminar master at this event. He will be giving seminars on Hunyuanqigong, Fangsonggong, Hunyuan forms, Chen Style Forms and traditional  push hands methods. 

4. Zhang Yanping
   Shandong, China. 
   She was a many time Chinese champion in Wushu and taiji. She has been a long time member of the famous Shandong Wushu team. Currently she is completing her martial arts degree at the Shandong Martial Arts Academy. 

5. Ronnie Yee
   Regina, Canada
   Disciple of Chen Zhonghua. He has won many Canadian and international taiji competitions including several  in China. 
   He will be giving a seminar in taiji and massage therapy. 

6. Kee Hong
   Ottawa, Canada
   Disciple of Chen Zhonghua. He is a noted martial artist in North America. He won many Canadian, American and international competitions in the 1980s. He will be assisting Chen Zhonghua in the workshops. 

7. Yaron Seidman
   New York
   Disciple of Chen Zhonghua. He studied taiji in China for many years from many noted masters. Recently he has been studying Hunyuantaiji system from Chen Zhonghua and Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. 
   He is also a doctor of Chinese medicine, graduated from the Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. 
   He will be giving a seminar on taiji and Chinese medicine. 

8. Richard Johnson
   Bentonville, Arkansas
   Disciple of Chen Zhonghua. 
   "The physiology of Taijiquan". 

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