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2010 Seminars and Events

grtc — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:23:05 +0000

2010

February

14 – Chinese New Year

13 & 14 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar – Basic Cuts, Bad Krozingen, Germany. Contact Dirk Kaestner +49-(0)7633-806621

16 – 18 & 20 & 21- Yang Family Michuan Taijiquan Hand & Sword Forms & Push Hands, Amersfoort, Netherlands Seminars, Contact: Hans van Giffen, info@silk-road.nl, 31 (0)6 14188781

March

12 -22 Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Form, Sanshou & Swordplay Tallinn, Estonia, contact - Anne Likold (English, Russian, Estonian, spoken) 372/5342-6046

April

3 – TCSL Beginner Tournament, see: http://swordleague.com

16th – 22nd - Yang Family Michuan Taijiquan Hand Seminars Blue Mountains, Australia. Contact Linda Heenan - GRTC Australia

23rd – 25th – Australian Sword Festival Contact Linda Heenan - GRTC Australia

May

7- Taijiquan Form Applications Seminar, Mendon, MI, Rou He Dao Guan, http://www.rouhedaoguan.com/, Contact: Jim Carlson,JamesPCarlson@verizon.net, 269/580-3817

8 & 9 Mendon, MI Contact: Jim Carlson, Rou He Dao Guan, 269-580-3817

22 & 23 Chinese Swordsmanship SeminarZiran Taichi, Highland Park, NJ organized bySeth Davis, 732/801-9918

28 – 30 Chinese Swordsmaship & Test Cutting at the Tai Chi festival in Groningen, Netherlands, Contact: Contact: Job Koesoemobroto +31-481-452457

June

5 & 6 Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar Bad Krozingen, Germany. Contact Dirk Kaestner+49-(0)7633-806621

26 & 27 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Brattleboro VT, Contact: Jon Palombi 802/253-9817, alijonpalombi@yahoo.com

July

24 & 25 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Edmonton, Canada, Contact: Garret Chan, 780/242-9168, garrett@jin-shi.com

August

6 thru 8 – Lafeyette, IN, Chinese Sword & Aiki Arts, Aikido Club of Laffayete, info@aikidocluboflafayette.com, 765/423-1962, Brain Brown, 765/337-3244, Patrick Donahue, 802/ 257-4797

Mid-Month - Tallinn, Estonia, Anne Likold, 372/5342-6046, anne.likold@gmail.com

28 & 29 Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar Bozeman, MT, Mike Wiseman, 406/586-7213

September

25 & 26 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Portland, ME, Contact: Ian Gamble,info@fullcirclesynergy.com, 207/780-9581, www.fullcirclesynergy.com

October

9 & 10 Utrecht Netherlands, Contact: Job Koesoemobroto +31-481-452457

11 & 12 Chinese Swordsmanship Master Class in Dornenburg by invitation only. Contact:Job Koesoemobroto +31-481-452457

16 & 17 Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar Bad Krozingen, Germany. Contact Dirk Kaestner+49-(0)7633-806621

November

12 – Taijiquan Form Applications Seminar, Mendon, MI, Rou He Dao Guan, http://www.rouhedaoguan.com/, Contact: Jim Carlson,JamesPCarlson@verizon.net, 269/580-3817

13 & 14 - Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Mendon, MI, Rou He Dao Guan, http://www.rouhedaoguan.com/, Contact: Jim Carlson,JamesPCarlson@verizon.net, 269/580-3817

20 & 21 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Austin, Texas, Contact: Mark Ledig,mleidig@austincc.edu, 512/626-0080

Register for 25th Anniversary training

grtc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:23:08 +0000

You can visit grtc.eventbrite.com to register as well as use the form below.

Great River Taoist Center 25th Anniversary: Celebrating our Past, Ensuring our Future

grtc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:21:49 +0000

On October 10th, the Great River Taoist Center turns 25. Having grown from a tiny group to an international school, GRTC has defined itself as a community of practitioners dedicated to the pursuit of an endangered art. Students of all ages and abilities have joined Great River expecting “just to learn tai chi” and have discovered something far more valuable and personally meaningful.

Over the last 25 years, Great River has gone through many changes. The DC school has moved, but always stayed in the DuPont Circle area. GRTC has opened branches in Russia, Estonia, and Australia. Over the years, students have organized multiple international taiji festivals. Students have entered and won many tournaments throughout the world.

This October the Great River community will celebrate it past in the best way it can – a celebration through practice. The DC school will hold multiple seminars for students of all levels. From a push-hands party to a more rigorous set of seminars, GRTC students will pay their respects to the Art through mindful practice while having a good time.

The 25th anniversary is not just about looking back and celebrating what GRTC has accomplished, the anniversary also serves to help ensure that GRTC will continue on for another 25 years. Economically, the last few years have been hard on the school and the most recent global recession has had a major impact on class enrollment. Though the school is in good financial shape, we want to make sure that GRTC can thrive. To help foster the kind of growth that we all want for the school, we are asking for donations. Great River has put together a website where you can donate to the school.

Here’s an overview of the events we have planned for October:
October 10th – Push-hands party at the DC school. All levels and abilities welcome. If you’ve never pushed hands, this is a great opportunity to come join your classmates, learn and laugh harder than you ever have before

October 10th (TBD) – A dinner celebrating the school’s 25 years.

October 16-18th – a weekend long seminar held at Farfelu Vineyard in Flint Hill, VA. Limited space is available and the recommended donatition is $200. Those students stay for the whole weekend will work on swordplay and more advanced training.

October 17th – a daylong seminar for all levels at Farfelu Vineyard, only an hour and half away from DC. A daylong training event is a great way to push your skills to the next level. There will be multiple mini-seminars throughout the day taught by your classmates. Dinner is included and the recommended donation is $100.

Follow this link to donate or register for the weekend event.

More details will follow…

2009 Seminars and Events

grtc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:15:53 +0000

2009

January

4th Annual Chinese Swordsmanship and Taijiquan Seminars 2009 – Australia & New Zealand

9 – 18 Contact Linda Heenan, (02) 4782 6593
Registration Form and information

31 & 2/1 Introduction to Chinese Swordsmanship organized by Yen-nien Dao Guan contact: Katherine or Don Colelman at 608/251-4726.

February

21 & 22 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar Ziran Taichi, Highland Park, NJ organized by Seth Davis, 732/801-9918.

March

11 to 23 – Intensive Sanshou/Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar: Hand Form & Push hands Seminars – Tallinn, Estonia, contact Rauno Gordon (English, Russian, Estonian, Finnish spoken), (37)250-46471

April

4 & 5 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar Oakland, CA, contact: Tim Lee at 925/890-9942

11, 12 & 13 – Chinese Swordsmanship & Test Cutting, Advanced Seminar to follow public training – Netherlands, contact: Epi van de Pol

TBA – New England Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Brattleboro VT, contact: Jon Palombi at 802/253-9817 or Mark Deaver

May

2 & 3 – Taijiquan Form & Two-Person Work Seminar – Somerville, MA, contact: Bede at Still Mountain Tai Chi, 617/776-0725

June

Champion

13 – Traditional Chinese Sword League Tournament, Brattleboro, VT, See Traditional Chinese Sword League for more information

July

11 & 12 – Introduction to Chinese Swordsmanship organized by Yen-nien Dao Guan contact: Katherine or Don Colelman at 608/251-4726.

August

8 – 18 – Sanshou & Swordplay Intensive Seminar – Tallinn, Estonia, contact Rauno Gordon (English, Russian, Estonian, Finnish spoken), (37)250-46471
22 & 23 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Bozeman, MT, Mike Wiseman at 406/586-7213

September

12 & 13 – Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Portland, ME – Contact: Ian Gamble, 207/780-9581, www.fullcirclesynergy.com
19 & 20 – Chinese Swordsmanship, Bad Krozingen, Germany, contact- Dirk Kastner
23 & 24 – 23-24 – Experienced Students Sword Training Retreat, by invitation
26 & 27 – Chinese Swordsmanship, The Netherlands, Contact Job

October

10 – Push Hands Party: In honor of our 25th anniversary, we’ll have a push hands party open to all students of all levels at the center in DC.

17th – 25th Anniversary Training Day: Join GRTC for a day of training at Farfelu Vineyard in Flint Hill, VA. Open to all students of all levels, this full day of training will be a taiji experience not to miss. See this article for more information. You can register and donate here.
31 – November 1 – Chinese Swordsmanshipcontact Mark Ledig, 512/626.0080.

November

7 & 8 – Chinese Swordsmanship, Malmo, Sweden, Contact: David Lindholm
14 & 15 – Chinese Swordsmanship & Tuishou Seminar, Mendon, MI, Jim Carlson, Rou He Dao Guan, cell 269-580-3817

December

5 & 6 – New England Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Brattleboro VT, contact: Jon Palombi at 802/253-9817 or Mark Deaver