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JUNE HEALERS SEMINAR

SAN SHOU “TAIJI FOR TWO:”
with Kathleen Cusick   Dr. Jay Dunbar
March 7-8, 2009 (Two-day intensive: first half, moves 1-27)
May 14-17, 2009 (Four-day intensive: Thurs-Fri moves 1-27, Sat-Sun moves 28-44)

San Shou, the traditional taiji two-person set, is a sequence of 88 matched movements that reveal the martial applications of solo form postures and the subtle principles that make them effective. This is the form pictured in Chen Yenlin's famous two-volume book (1932). While it is of early Yang style origin, no similar form exists in any other style, so players of all styles must look to this set for practice and inspiration. (Pre-requisites: one year (minimum) of solo Taiji form study, or player is the fully-informed and consenting spouse of an experienced player.) Magic Tortoise Intensives are immersion experiences. Each participant learns one side of the set both as a solo routine and matched with the other side in a safe, “conversational” context. Individuals may register separately, as partners are rotated throughout. However, couples/training partners who wish to play taiji together will find San Shou especially rewarding. San shou, “taiji for two,” is fun: truly a circle of energy between two players.

The first half (the first weekend or the first two days of the May 4-day) may be taken as a stand-alone and is excellent introduction to this wonderful interactive set.

March 7-8 (weekend): $170.
May 14-17 (four days): $300.

Locations:  March 7, May 14:
Fleming Hall, New Hope Camp and Conference Center (Camp New Hope), 4805 Highway 86 north out of Chapel Hill NC.

May 15-16:
Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill (www.extraordinaryventures.org)


March 8, May 17: Chapel Hill/Carrboro Tae Kwon Do, Brewer Lane, Carrboro NC.

Pre-registration required: send full fee to “Magic Tortoise,” c/o Dr. Jay Dunbar, 15 Timberlyne Rd, Chapel Hill NC 27514. No refund if cancellation occurs within one week of the intensive.

"Learning solo forms without learning san shou is like buying shoes and taking home only the box." -- Grandmaster Jou

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SHU FA ~
THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING
with Almanzo “LaoMa” Lamoureux, M.A.
Sunday November 30, 2008

 

Chinese Calligraphy, Beginning and Continuing

Fee: $25 per class
Time: 12:00 - 3:00

Venue:
Lan Tan's
Oriental Gift Shop
4201 University Drive
Durham, NC 27707
919.493.1341
(Behind Target & Sam's Club, next to Saladelia's)
Note: Pre-registration required. Please call LaoMa at 919.542.0688 to register.

Almanzo “Lao Ma” Lamoureux has practiced Chinese arts for over thirty-five years, and received his M.A. in Asian studies. He has been to China on numerous occasions, studying with many teachers and visiting sacred sites. From 1985-88 he taught English in Wuhan, China, and was the only foreign student of the renowned Grandmaster Ding Hong-Kuai. He is Senior Instructor (Laoshi) with the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School.