A Weapon Workshop with Steven Smith
6-9 pm on Friday, June 13th, 2008 — discover the quaking, shaking power of Fa-Jing Stick. See and learn simple training methods that reveal quick power in a simple stick. This is down-to-earth Tai Chi Chuan at its finest. We do some slow, soft motions, learning to wind and unwind, twist and relax. When you’re ready, we crank up the pace.
This stick form is from Older Taiji Methods, when it was called the Supreme Ultimate Form. Digging into this form includes some poignant details on how to hold the stick, how to turn the body, and where to give it a little shake. Do some preemptive study by examining Erle Montaigue’s Stick Combat Series — MTG 084, 094, 110, and 129.
We practiced calming and cracking, relaxing and wrapping, centering and twisting, ground and shaking, being and whirling: natural and fun ways to exist and to wake up a bit.
In three hours time, we immersed in stick self-defense and stared into the gullet of Fajing…
- Proper Structure and Breathing
- Relax and Extend Your Ranges and Motions
- Awaken Easy Self Defense
- Strike Quick!
- Flow…Got Some
Join me for the next workshop.
