http://www.grtc.org Teaching Yangjia Taijiquan (Tai Chi) in Washington, DC since 1984 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.facebook.com/greatriver/posts/355128584506065 http://www.facebook.com/greatriver/posts/355128584506065#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:26 +0000 grtc http://www.grtc.org/?guid=eac6def28ba1a841eba83aa8934bf112 is the latest GRTC Video produced by senior student Greg Wolfson, featuring Center Director Scott M. Rodell. Many of the same principles and body mechanics used in taijiquan are employed by Manchu archery. For those interested in this art, there is a GRTC Archery group that meets Sundays in Virginia. Beginners are welcome but required to have their own arrows and thumb ring. Contact Rodell Laoshi at 703-846-8222 for more information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCyLmohIwkQ


China's Manchu Archery
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This was a full contact swordplay competition.

For League info please see: http://www.swordleague.com/

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Full Contact
Chinese Swordplay
Tournament
This Saturday
January 28th at Noon
in Chantilly, Virginia at the Northern Virginia Sportsplex (http://www.northernvirginiasportsplex.com/).

Then on Sunday (1/29) we’ll have our annual
Push Hands Open Practice for all levels.
at the DC Center, starting at 10, followed by pizza & Kungfu Movies.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F5ksPwIEdEI



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]]> http://www.grtc.org/news/looking-ahead-at-what-you-want-to-achieve-in-your-practice-this-coming-year-rem/feed/ 0 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150414977657076&set=a.148138177075.113194.95815572075&type=1 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150414977657076&set=a.148138177075.113194.95815572075&type=1#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:39:39 +0000 grtc http://www.grtc.org/?guid=793508210bd3a161593be1471adf2072 took First Place in the 4th Estonian Wushu Championships in the Fixed Step 95 kg. Class & Third Place in the Unlimited Division on December 10, 2011.

Congratulations Roland!

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If your shot hits the target don't be happy, otherwise your mind changes and your skill drops. If your shot misses the target and you worry, the mind loses focus.

- Quoted from the archery section of the "Guided Tour Through The Forrest Of Facts," a Song dynasty encyclopedia that was added to during the Ming dynasty. ( trans. Scott M. Rodell).

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Wardoff, Rollback, Press, Push must be taken seriously...

Let him use a huge force to strike me.
A thousand pounds will be deflected with four ounces...

trans.- Scott M. Rodell
*The title of this treatise is common tanslated as “The Song of Push Hands” but the literal title is Hitting Hand Song.

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at the ASHOKAN SWORD SEMINAR 2005
(see: http://sword.vsdi.net/03.htm)

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