Seminars

2008

This year's Chinese Swordsmanship Seminars kicked off with two workshops down under in Australia, one in the Blue Mountains & one in Brisbane. For those living in America, there seminars across the country, through out the coming year, with two new locations added: California & Florida. For general information about training in Chinese Swordsmanship, please give me a call at Great River Taoist Center, 703/846-8222 or see the Chinese Swordsmanship section of this site. For information about a specific seminar, please either call me or the local organizer (contact information for each is listed after each seminar).

Looking forward to training with you,
Scott M. Rodell

January

Chinese Swordsmanship and Taijiquan Seminars 2008 - Australia

4th - 8th: Blue Mountains Contact Linda Heenan, (02) 4782 6593
10th - 13th: Brisbane Contact Jason King, 0412 313 653
The linked Registration Form contains cost and schedule information.

February

2 & 3 - Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar - Focus on Dao (Chineses Saber), Ziran Taichi, Highland Park, NJ organized by Seth Davis, 732/801-9918.

6 - 18 - Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar - Swordplay, Push hands & Sanshou, Tallinn, Estonia, contact Rauno Gordon (English, Russian, Estonian, Finnish spoken), (37)250-46471

March

1 & 2 Introduction to Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar: Emeryville, CA, local host, contact: Tim Lee at 510/655-6780, web site

8 & 9 Sword Form, Somerville, Mass, at Still Mountain Taichi Center, contact Bede: 617/776-0725

April

5 & 6 Chinese Swordsmanship, Netherlands, contact: Epi van de Pol

12 & 13 - New England Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Brattleboro VT, contact: Jon Palombi at 802/253-9817 or Mark Deaver

19 & 20 Chinese Swordsmanship - Basic Cuts & Test Cutting Seminar, Tampa, FL, hosted by Royal Kungfu. For information contact: Chris Field, 813/294-4007

May

10 Traditional Chinese Sword League Inaugural Tournament, Bozeman, MT, See Traditional Chinese Sword League for more information

June

28 & 29 - Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Ziran Taichi, Highland Park, NJ organized by Seth Davis, 732/801-9918.

July

5 - 9 - Chinese Swordsmanship at the North American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Gathering 2008, Green Lake, WI, organized by Yen-nien Dao Guan contact: Katherine or Don Colelman at 608/251-4726.

August

Tentatively 16 & 17 - Chinese Swordsmanship Seminar, Bozeman, MT, Mike Wiseman at 406/586-7213

October

11 & 12 - Intermediate Level Swordplay: River House, PA - By invitation only, eligible students must have attended a minimum of two Foundation Skills Chinese Swordsmanship Seminars or regular classes GRTC.

November

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

Older Seminars

Scheduling a Seminar

Scott M. Rodell, Director and Principle Teacher at GRTC presents workshops throughout the US and Europe in Yang Family Taiji Quan including:

In addition to his fifteen years teaching regular classes at the Washington, DC Center, Rodell has taught seminars to diverse groups including a regular class for seniors at the Library of Congress (on going), Europeans at biannual seminars at all levels in Russia and Estonia since '91, Vietnamese refugee children and the Alexandria Jail inmates.

If you would like to organize a workshop in your area, please call 703/768-8599.

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