Australian Academy of Tai Chi & Qigong – Qld presents Grandmaster Gary Khor’s 34th Annual Seminar
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Fri 29th Oct – 7pm to 8.30pm Grandmaster Khor – $35 $40 MASTER CLASS SHAOLIN SHOULDER POLE Including demonstrations Keynote Address -- Grandmaster Khor Sat 30th Oct – 10am to 12 noon Launch of the new Falls DVD $60 $65 PREVENTION HEALTH & HEALING Master Rod - Distilling the Essence - Applied Tai Chi for Healthy Ageing & Glowing Health
th Grandmaster Khor - Wudang Mountain, Sat 30 Oct – 1pm to 4pm Learn about the “way” of nature, Qigong $80 $85 TAOIST SKILLS Meditation and Tai Chi Training
st Comparison of Wudang and Shaolin Master Sun 31 Oct – 10am to 12 noon Rod & Grandmaster Khor also presenting $60 $65 QIGONG TRAINING Silk Energy Skills
st Sun 31 Oct – 1pm to 4pm Wushu (Shaolin Long Fist) & Tai Chi for Self SHAOLIN SKILLS Protection with modifications for over 50s $80 $85 & MARTIAL ARTS Grandmaster Khor & Master Rod
Full day Saturday $120 $135 Lunch provided for full day participants only Sunday $120 $135
Complete Fri, Sat & Sun Lunch provided for full day participants only $250 $280
Saturday night Banquet Huong’s Restaurant at West End – pay on night approximately $35
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To arrange your credit card payment by phone please call the Brisbane office on (07) 3358 1955 Postal address: AATC-Qld, PO Box 2475 Fortitude Valley 4006 SSeeccrreett aarrttss aanndd eenneerrggyy sskkiillllss ooff tthhee SShhaaoolliinn ((BBuuddddhhiisstt)) aanndd WWuuddaanngg MMoouunnttaaiinn ((TTaaooiisstt)) mmoonnkkss Two World Renowned Masters
Grandmaster Gary Khor will show you how to develop your “Chi” energy, improve Tai Chi & Qigong skills, learn Traditional Chinese health practice & living skills. Techniques include ways to help you keep flexible, energetic, optimistic and vital throughout all stages of your life.
Master Rod Ferguson presents “Distilling the Essence” of Tai Chi and Qigong, drawing on the three major influences; The Chinese Traditional Health System; Chinese Martial Art - science of body awareness and movement; Culture - The philosophy behind Traditional Chinese thought and lifestyle.
“Zen” totally present - “Tao” completely natural - “Wu Wei” action through non-action
For hundreds of years Westerners have been puzzled at seeing Chinese doing this effortless, rhythmical, ballet like exercise both at dawn and at dusk. The Chinese says “whoever practices Tai Chi, correctly and regularly, twice a day over a period of time will gain the pliability of a child, the health of a lumber-jack, and the peace of mind of a sage”. Western medical research is now confirming that Tai Chi can indeed treat and heal many illnesses that western medicine is unable to. At the forefront are: Stress Control, Falls Prevention, Arthritis, Diabetes, Parkinson’s Disease, Tuberculosis etc. , with more being added progressively. (Grandmaster Khor and Master Rod Ferguson will be presenting such techniques at the Geriatric Conference and The Australian and New Zealand Conference on Falls Prevention at the Otago University in November this year.)
A sample of the things you will experience
TAOIST QIGONG How To Cultivate Chi Energy?
First learn to let go and give yourself totally over to relaxation. That means you throw every bone and muscle of the body wide open so that the chi may travel unobstructed. Once this is done, the chest must be further relaxed and the chi made to sink to the navel. Then concentrate on the Chi and softness in your navel (Tan Tien). After a time the chi will be felt in the navel, from where it will begin to circulate throughout the body. Later, you will be able to direct the chi instantaneously to any part of your body by means of your mind.
TAI CHI FOR SELF PROTECTION
A touch here, a shift there, a twist with your waist, and the attacker is sent tumbling to the floor. Neither strength nor violence required! Such skills are normally only possessed by highly trained masters.
So, can mere mortals learn and master such skill? Yes you can!
Grandmaster Khor has designed a Tai Chi Self Protection program to enable you to defend yourself against aggressors. You need not be victimised by bullies or be afraid of having your bags snatched anymore.
You can defend yourself and you do not need big muscles to do it. Friday 7pm to 8.30pm Master Class Workshop – Pole – Grandmaster Khor & Master Rod The Shoulder Pole is considered to be the father of all weapons. The stick was one of the first utensils to poke, prod or dig and was also used as an implement for carrying loads but could also used as a weapon of defence. The pole is also a practical apparatus for exercise, very good for upper back and good posture. The session will be in two parts:- history, principles and technique detailed refinement of selected movements You haven’t done the Pole? Come along and watch or try out some movements for yourself, all levels welcome. Stay for Chinese tea and snacks, and renew old friendships or make some new ones!
Saturday 10am to 12 noon PREVENTION HEALTH & HEALING Keynote Address - Grandmaster Khor and launch of the new Falls DVD Master Rod - Distilling the Essence - Applied Tai Chi for Healthy Ageing & Glowing Health
Saturday 1pm to 4pm TAOIST SKILLS - Grandmaster Khor Find out how to increase your stretching ... Expand your breath... Deepen your concentration... Meditate to develop Chi power
Saturday 7pm Banquet at Huong’s Restaurant at West End – pay on night - approximately $35 Join Grandmaster Khor & Master Rod in the tradition of socialising by sharing and enjoying good food.
Sunday 10am to 12 noon QIGONG TRAINING - Grandmaster Khor presents Silk Energy Skills and a comparison of Wudang and Shaolin with Master Rod including the “Golden Treasures”
Sunday 1pm to 4pm SHAOLIN SKILLS & MARTIAL ARTS – Wushu (Shaolin Long Fist) & Tai Chi for Self Protection with modifications for over 50s - Grandmaster Khor & Master Rod using the secret training techniques of the famous martial art monks.
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Wudang Mountain in Heibei, China, is the legendary home of Taoism, Tai Chi and Wudang Kung Fu featured in so many Wushu and Wuxia films like “Shaolin Temple” (Jet Li - 1982), “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2001) and “The Karate Kid” (2010).
The Shaolin Monastery (Chinese: 少林寺 ) is a Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple at Song Shan (mountain) near Dengfeng, China. Founded in the 5th century, the monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu. The popular television series “Kung Fu” starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine introduced the Shaolin arts to the West in the 1970s. The Shaolin Monastery and its famed Pagoda Forest were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 as part of the "Historic Monuments of China".
You can also visit these places with Grandmaster Khor on our China tour.
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Brisbane Seminar 29-31 October 2010 - Don’t miss out! Book early! Australian Academy of Tai Chi and Qigong - www.livingchi.com.au - 3358 1955