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Taikiken Advanced Cz Summer Martial Art workshop in the Czech republic Martial Art with Feeling - Taikiken advanced. This internal martial art workshop offers you inspiring physical and mental journeys into your original Self. Discover your inherited natural talents, release, and strengthen them. We will work at locations are in atmosphere and natural beauty so similar to the Taoist holy mountains in China. The MartriX concept offers: •Intensive Taikiken training in free nature •Complementary Taijiquan and Baduanjin exercises •Strengthening, hiking and relaxing boat trips Workshop Taikiken - advanced: 13 - 19 August 2006 This workshop starts from the foundation of the internal martial art, Naikaken (neijiaquan.) You learn how to control your subtle body movements by using an image (inen or yi nian.) This is even for the most experienced ‘modern’ martial artist often the missing link with the more traditional Wushu and Budo forms. The workshop concentrates on Taikiken (yiquan), as Master Kenichi Sawai’s Meiji Jingu group trained it back in the early nineteen- seventies. Taikiken training as it is meant to be, optimizing your natural skills to apply them intuitively in real combat. In the MartriX concept is Taikiken the axis, and is of value for everyone who is really interested in the practicability of internal martial art. The concept is not only effective a real physical fighting, but can be used in everything you undertake in your daily life. This workshop introduces you in the dynamic way of moving and the passion of Kenichi Sawai’s Taikiken. Instructors:Ron Nansink andNadja Kotrchova The program offers a broad set of Taikiken exercises: •Ritsu zen, Han zen, Iron shirt, (zhan zhuang) standing meditation postures • Hai (mo ca bu), walking in friction step •Yuri (shi li), testing the strength developed through ritsu zen •Neri (zou bu shi li) kneading, hai footwork with yuri movements • Mukaete, meeting hand • Shashite, defense and attack simultaneously • Harai-te, parry by twisting • Hakkei ( fa li) exercises to use force in an ‘explosive’ way. •Suishuo (tui shou), pushing hands •Daken (da quan) delivering strikes, using shoulders, hands, fists, legs, etc. •Tanshu (shadow boxing, health-dance) •Kumite (san shou), sparring • Coordination training: step-reach, body-reach, arm-reach in one The above exercises linked together form a kind of kihon, the fundamentals which you later can train on your own. Ritsu zen, yuri, hai and neri are the most important exercises that are designed to help you develop the ‘force’ (kongen ryoku or hun yuan li) used in combat. You will practice a wide range of Taikiken applications, the essence of practicing these applications is that you learn to apply defense and attack in one. Besides Kenichi Sawai’s two-line system we will put attention on the three-line system as practiced by Hatsuo Royama, based on moving and stepping out of the central line in defense and attack. For Who? This workshop is suitable for adults with advanced skills in a martial art. Advanced skills or experience in Taikiken or Yi Quan are not necessary.A good general physical and mental condition is recommended. Language: Dutch - English Summer Martial Art workshop in the Czech republic Martial Art with Feeling Taikiken advanced Number of participants in a group: minimum 12 - maximum 16. This number give more time for personal attention to each individual. Date:13 - 18 August 2006. The workshop starts at Sunday evening and stops at Saturday morning after breakfast. Priceis€ 450,- / week for one person. Price is inclusive hotel based on two persons in one room, with meals and training. Registration & Payment Your participation in the workshop will be definitive after we receive yourapplication form and deposit from you. Ritsu Zen meditation on A deposit of €150,00have to by paid to secure your reservation for participating in the workshop. characteristic rocks and The rest of the amount should be paidbefore 31 July 2006. in dense forests. To avoid disappointment, please apply early! Cancellation costs: till eight weeks before beginning of workshop we will charge 30%, till four weeks before beginning it will be 50%, after that it will be 80% from the indebted amount. You are requested to arrange a travel and cancellation insurance. Location North of Czech Republic - Bohemian Switzerland, is said to be a marvelous island of virgin nature in the heart of Europe. This area was declared National Park in January 2000. The Landscape (region) of sandstone rock formations between Bohemia, and Saxony is one of the places people like to visit for their romantic beauty. It attracts visitors by an extensive landscape division, variety of rock formations and vast forests. Characteristic rocks are thick-bedded sandstone, imprinting land relief with specific features, clearly distinguishing it from other geomorphologic units in the neighborhood. Today, the region is open to public and deeply touches every visitor. How to get there? Carpool will be best. For those who want to walk their own path, good possibilities are airline, train and bus combined with taxi or local bus. Before the beginning of the workshop we will send to each participant more detailed information's. Contact us for questions by e-mail:[email protected]: +31 6 13 05 44 19. Summer Martial Art workshop in the Czech republic Thank you for your interest in our martial art workshop in the Czech republic. Please, help us by filling following details. I sign-up for: International Taikiken workshop (advanced) 13 - 19 August 2006 € 450.00 The fields marked*are required Personal & Contact information First Name:* Last name:* Date of birth:* Male Gender:* (Day-month-year ) Female Address:* Post code & City* Country:* Phone/Gsm:* (+international code) E-mail:* Special information Skills in martial arts /sports :* What?/Level? Meal requests : Vegetarian NO fish (more choices) Fish is OK No restrictions I will travel with :* Train Airplane Bus Carpool - I share my car (more choices) Car alone Taxi Other Carpool - with someone Notes : Conditions Your participation in the summer martial art workshop will be definitive after we receive your application form and deposit from you. To avoid disappointment, please apply early! Cancellation costs: till eight weeks before beginning of workshop we will charge 30%, till four weeks before beginning it will be 50%, after that it will be 80% from the indebted amount. You are requested to arrange a travel and annulment insurance. Payment Price is for one person, inclusive hotel based on two persons in one room, with meals and training. Traveling fee is not included in the workshop price. Payment: you have to paydepositminimum €150,00 to secure your participation in the workshop. Rest of the amount should be paidbefore start workshop. By this registration I engage myself to pay € 450,- for the workshop. I agree to and I accept the payment and cancellation conditions listed above. Datum: Signature: Please, fill in this form and with your signature send it to: MartriX org. • Rozenobelstr. 24 • 2042 JW Zandvoort • The Netherlands.
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