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Yaron Seidman translates while Feng Zhiqiang demonstrates "Lazy about Tying Coat" in Helsinki, Finland 2000 Workshop.
 
Greetings Taiji Enthusiast,
 
It has been a great year of fun and successful Taiji workshops, but the best is yet to come.
 
Saturday June 30 -- Bentonville, Arkansas
Mr. Yaron Seidman
Chen Style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan 24 Form
 
Mr. Seidman will review, correct and refine the entire 24 Form.  If you have never learned this form, this will be a good overview.  For those who were unfortunate enough to miss a workshop or two this year as we went through the form, this will be a chance to fill in the gaps.  And of course, if you were able to attend all this year's workshops,  you know what a great opportunity this is to fine tune your form.
 
Sunday July 1 -- Bentonville, Arkansas
Master "Joseph" Chen Zhonghua with Yaron Seidman
Essentials for Improving Your Taijiquan
Master Chen will address 1) general physical requirements for Taijiquan; 2) How to correct the form; and 3) Principles of push-hands as it relates to the 24-form instruction.
 
If you have never had a chance to take a seminar from Master Chen, you have missed a real treat.  This is your chance.
 
 
 
As if that wasn't enough.  This is a double header.  On the following weekend Master Chen and Mr. Seidman will be in nearby Tulsa, OK.
 
Saturday July 7 and Sunday July 8 -- Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sponsored by the Thomas Academy and Sifu Rick Thomas
Master Chen Zhonghua with Yaron Seidman
Morning Session -- Hunyuan 12-form Qigong
Afternoon Session -- Push Hands
 
These workshops are designed for practitioners of any level and any style of Taijiquan or for that matter, any martial art. 
 
Hunyuan 12-form Qigong raises awareness of the body's internal energies.  It smoothes the qi and energizes the whole body. 
 
If you've ever wanted to learn or improve your push hands, this is the place to do it.  Master Chen will teach you solid principles that will serve you well.
 
Fees:
Any single day   $120    Early registration:    $100
Any two days    $180    Early registration:    $150
Any three days   $240    Early registration:    $210
Any four days    $300    Early registration:    $270
 
Discounts:
Early registration deadline is Saturday June 16.  Anything sent by mail must be postmarked by this date, so act now.
 
If you are registered for Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang's U. S. workshops, $90 for one day and $180 for up to four days.
 
 
 
Registration:
Registration has never been easier.
Register online:  www.  .com
 
Pay by Visa/MasterCard
Pay by Check: 
        For the Bentonville workshops or all workshops, make checks payable to Richard Johnson
        Mail to:  Taiji Workshop
                    C/O Richard Johnson
                    1515 Bella Vista Rd.
                    Bentonville, AR 72712
 
Register by mail:
        E-mail : [email protected] to request a registration form, specify if you want it sent by E-mail or by postal service.
        or
        Write to: the above address to request a registration form.
 
 
 
Further Information:
Chen Style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan -- www.hunyuantaiji.com
Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang -- www.hunyuantaiji.com
Master Chen Zhonghua -- www.developyourchi.com
Specific inquiries on the Bentonville workshops -- [email protected]
Specific inquiries on the Tulsa workshop -- [email protected]
 
If you want to talk to a person, call Richard Johnson 501-464-0808.
 
 
 
Attending both weekends?
What to do in-between?  Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and southern Missouri have long been favorite vacation destinations.  There are ancient mountains (Ozarks), forests, parks, rivers and lakes.  If that sounds too rustic, Branson, MO was second only to Las Vegas last year in numbers of visitors.  Eureka Springs, AR is a Victorian town whose healthful spring waters have been popular since the nineteenth century.  Tulsa, OK is perhaps one of the best kept secrets in the country.  This is a chance for some quiet solitude, a romantic getaway or a family vacation fun.
 
Here are a few websites to get you started.
 
 
 
Know someone else who might be interested?
Please feel free to forward you this announcement to anyone you feel might be interested.  There are also many people who are not online, you may print copies of this E-mail for distribution.
 

If you were to unable attend Yaron's last workshop, let me strongly suggest that you make this one a priority.  Yaron is a superb teacher and everyone that attended retained the form very well, and increased their understanding of Taiji in general.  It is a real treat to study with this student of the living legend, Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. 

 
Grandmaster Feng is one of the last living Taiji Masters.  His skill level is the kind that you hear stories about and wonder at.  Yaron often spends several weeks visiting with Grandmaster Feng, who has taken a special interest in Yaron.  What makes this such a valuable experience to you is the depth and clarity with which Yaron understands and is able to express details of the form, philosphy, energy, health aspects, and so on.  At the end of the workshop, I felt very confident in what I had learned, as did other attendees.
 
In addition, I have studied other Chen forms, Taiji styles, qigong and martial arts.  Although Yaron taught Master Feng's teaching system of Chen style Taiji Quan, I learned volumes about martial arts, qigong, health maintenance and Chen style Taiji in particular.  I had questions clarified that I had wondered about for years.  Regardless of your background and direction of study, I am certain you will benefit from this workshop. 
 
We are fortunate to have such a great teacher available to us.
 
If you'd like to know more about Yaron visit his website.
 
If you'd like to know more about Feng Zhiqiang visit Yaron's Shifu Chen Zhonghua's website dedicated to Master Feng.
 
Contact me for registration details.
Richard Johnson
or 501-464-0808
 

 

Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.

If you have any questions, please contact me, mailto:[email protected] phone 501-464-0808.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Richard Johnson
Bentonville, AR