Dear Friends,
It is with profound regret that we must inform you that we have made the decision to cancel this year's Zhang San Feng Festival due to low attendance numbers. We apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation causes.
The taiji quinna workshop with Grandmaster Gary Torres, and the Dachengquan intensive with Grandmaster Wang Rengang, will continue. Both workshops will take place at the Asian Institute of Healing Arts in Mt. Pocono, PA. The Dachenquan workshop will be taking place during the Festival weekend (Fri - Sun, May 20 - 22, 2011). The Taiji Qinna intensive will take place the weekend of June 25 - 26, 2011. See below for details.
Those who have already registered for the Festival, have the option of receiving a refund, or applying their payment to either workshop. We also encourage those who were planning to register for the Festval, to consider registering for one or both of these two workshops instead.
As many of you know, dachenquan is a detailed training methodology which, many believe, embodies the essence of the "internal" in the internal arts. It's founder believed that he had rediscovered what many of the great masters of his time had lost - the way towards developing tremendous internal power. Grandmaster Wang will be teaching the entire methodology in a three day workshop, an unprecedented offering. You will not experience anything like it, and you will bring home with you a detailed methodology you can add to whatever system you pursue, including qigong, to practice through your entire lifetime.
Those of you who have studied with Dr. Torres before, know what a rare experience he offers. Taiji qinna is considered by all serious practitioners a critical part of tai chi applications training. With this workshop, you get the added bonus of Dr. Torres's insights through enhanced joint locking and pressure point techniques. Dr. Torres intends to, once again, demonstrate why we all consider him a walking encyclopedia of martial application and technique.
- Jim Donnelly (Director, A.S.I.A.)
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Fri - Sun, May 20-22, 2011
Mastering the Art of Dachenquan
Instructor: Grandmaster Wang, Rengang
Location: Asian Institute of Healing Arts, 315 Pocono Blvd., Mt. Pocono, PA 18344
Location Website:
www.AsianInstituteOfHealingArts.com
Scheduled in place of the Zhang San Feng Festival, Grandmaster Wang, Rengang, 3rd generation disciple of the art of Dachenquan, offers a rare opportunity to learn an entire system of advanced kungfu training in just 3 days!
Dachenquan is a highly advanced form of internal training, developed by the the legendary master Wang Xiangzhai, one of the last of the "unbeatable" masters of China. The power generated by the Dachenquan system can be combined with any martial art, from Chinese to Japanese, from tai chi to MMA, to seriously enhance any arts effectiveness.
In this amazing intensive, you will learn an entire training system in just three days! Teachers - learn an entire internal training methodology you can bring back to your schools and teach. Practitioners of all arts, learn the true meaning of internal power, and add a new level of power to your own training.
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Sat - Sun, June 25-26, 2011
Taiji Qinna - Discovering the Power of Chinese Grappling
Instructor: Grandmaster Gary Torres
Location: Asian Institute of Healing Arts, 315 Pocono Blvd., Mt. Pocono, PA 18344
Location Website:
www.AsianInstituteOfHealingArts.com
Dr. Gary Torres, Grandmaster of the legendary Kwok System of kungfu, offers an information packed two-day intensive on "taiji qinna," joint locking for the applications of taijiquan.
A grandmaster of Guang Ping Yang style taijiquan, Dr. Torres is also an MD, chiropractor and acupuncturist, who consistently offers unparalleled insights into human anatomy and pressure points, as applied to the martial arts. This intensive will bring your martial skills to entirely new levels!