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Tongren 2011 Iching-hexagram-13 7/15/09 4:20 PM TongRen A publication of the Canadian Taijiquan Federation Une publication de la Fédération Canadienne de Taijiquan February 2011 février Volume 18 . Issue 1 Numéro file:///Users/rhubarb/Desktop/Iching-hexagram-13.webarchive Page 1 of 1 Front Cover: James Coons Taiji practitioner and instructor of the Yuefei Kung Fu club, Guelph, Ontario Practicing Bagua in the Yu Gardens, Shanghai, China 2010 TongRen February/février 2011 Volume 18 . Issue 1 Numéro Published by the Canadian Taijiquan Federation, P.O. Box 32055, London, Ontario, Canada N5V 5K4 www.canadiantaijiquanfederation.com Editor: Michelle McMillan, KI DESIGN, Guelph, Ontario <[email protected]> Copy Editors: Charles Dunphy, Oakville, Ontario & Bob Chessell, Barrie, Ontario TongRen provides a forum for the discussion, TongRen fournit un forum pour discuter, exprimer et expression, and experience of Taijiquan and related vivre le Taijiquan et ses domaines connextes. Articles, subjects. Articles, reports on events, biographies, reportages, activitiés, biographies, lettres, critiques de letters, book reviews, poems, illustrations, scholarly livres, poèmes, illustrations, textes savants et réflexions research, and philosophical musings are welcomed. philosophiques sont les bienvenus. Veuillez soumettre Please email submissions for consideration for tout matériel à fin de publication à la rédactrice de publication in TongRen to the editor, Michelle T o n g R e n , M i c h e l l e M c M i l l a n McMillan <[email protected]> <[email protected]> TongRen is published quarterly: February, May, TongRen est publié quatre fois par année, en février, August, November. Submissions must be received by mai, août et novembre. Toute sumission doit être reçue the first day of the preceding month to be included. avant le premier du mois qui précède la date de The Editor reserves the right to determine content of publication. La rédactrice réserve le droit de décider each issue. Priority is given to content submitted by du contenu de chaque numéro. On accorde priorité au CTF members. contenu soumis par les membres de la FCT. Next issue will be published in May 2011 Le prochain numéro sera publié en mai 2011 Submission deadline: 1 April 2011 Datelimite des soumissions: 1 avril 2010 Advertising Rates / Tarifs publicitaires Size One Time Insertion Four Issues (one year) Dimension Une seule parution Quatre numéros (une année) Business Card / Carte d’affaires $25$ $50$ Quarter Page / Quart de page $45$ $90$ Half Page / Demi-page $75$ $150$ Full Page / Pleine page $125$ $250$ 2 Iching-hexagram-13 7/15/09 4:20 PM TongRen (T’ung-jen) TongRen is the 13th hexagram of the I Ching (Yijing) meaning “Fellowship” or “Sameness with People”. “Sameness with people means other people and oneself are as one. As for the qualities of the hexagram, above is heaven, strong, and below is fire, luminous: employing strength with illumination, making illumination effective by strength, being truthful within and adept without, developing oneself and others as well, it is therefore called sameness with people. “ The Taoist I Ching (trans. Thomas Cleary, Shambala Publications, 1986 ISBN 0-87773-352-X bk) February 2011 Volume 18 . Issue 1 TongRen Février 2011 Volume 18 . 1 Numéro CONTENTS ! ! ! ! ! TABLE DES MATIÈRES ! ! Article ! ! ! ! ! ! Authour / Auteur! Page ! National Taijiquan Conference & CTF AGM! ! ! ! ! ! ! 4 Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw Workshops! ! advertisement! ! ! ! 5 Phoenix T’ai Chi Centre Christmas Party! ! ! ! ! ! ! 6 Rock on Seventy! ! ! ! ! Hajime (Harold) Naka! ! ! 8 Chinese New Year Celebrations! in Kitchener & Guelph! ! ! ! ! ! 9 Structure of the Tai Chi Long Form ! ! ! Steve Higgins! ! ! ! 10 Tree Meditation! ! ! ! ! Pierre Huot! ! ! ! 13 The Daniel Reid Corpus! ! ! ! William Whit! ! ! ! 14 The Beginnings of a Theory of “Qi”! ! ! Bill Hulet! ! ! ! 17 A New Beginning! ! ! ! ! Dennis Pounall! ! ! ! 22 Upcoming Workshops & Events! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 25 Canadian Taijiquan Federation!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 29 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by contributing authors and advertisers do not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of the Canadian Taijiquan Federation;file:///Users/rhubarb/Desktop/Iching-hexagram-13.webarchive its executive, Board of Directors, Editor, or members collectively or individually. All material in this Page 1 of 1 publication is provided as information only and should not be construed as medical advice or instruction. No physical activity or medical action should be initiated based on the contents of this publication. Always consult appropriate health care professionals. The Editor reserves the right to edit or decline submissions. All rights reserved by the Canadian Taijiquan Federation under the authority of its executive. Décharge: Les opinions exprimées dans TongRen par les auteurs et les annonceurs ne reflètent pas nécessairement la politique ou les positions de la Fédération Canadienne de Taijiquan, de son conseil d’administration, de ses dirigeants ou de ses membres, collectivement on individuellement. Tout matériel dans TongRen n’a qu’une valeur informative et ne constitue en rien des avis on des directives médicaux. Aucune activité physique ou action médicale ne devrait être enterprise en fonction du contenu de TongRen. Il est recommandé de toujours consulter un spécialiste de la santé avant de s’y engager. La rédaction se réserve le droit de revoir ou de refuser tout matériel soumis. Tous droits réservés par la Fédération Canadienne de Taijiquan en conformité avec le mandat de ses dirigeants. 3 Save The Weekend! Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 September 2011 Canadian Taijiquan Federation National Taijiquan Conference Demonstrations Seminars Marketplace CTF Annual General Meeting to be held in the Barrie/Orillia area of Ontario Details to be announced in the May issue of TongRen 4 Friday–Sunday workshops & Free Friday Push Hands in Gatineau, Quebec Saturday Workshops in Milton, Ontario February – June 2011 Taiji For Two, Empty Hand & Sword, 5-Section Chen, Taji Fan, Push Hands for all! with Adriaan Blaauw & Jill Heath Centre de Tai Chi Gilles Vaillant, 109 rue Wright, Gatineau, Quebec FREE FRIDAYS! Push hands free play zones! All are welcome! Sword (1-3 pm Sat.); Fundamentals of 2-Person Work (3:30-5:30pm Sat.) Empty Hand (12-2 pm Sun.); Chen (2:30-4:30 pm Sun.) Friday - Sunday 18-20 February 2011 Friday - Sunday 11-13 March 2011 Friday - Sunday 15-17 April 2011 Friday - Sunday 10-12 June 2011 Milton Seniors Activity Centre, 500 Childs Drive, Milton, Ontario Chen (11am-1pm); Empty Hand (2-4 pm); Sword (5:30-8:30 pm) New this time! Taiji Fan (2-4pm) Chen, Empty Hand & Taiji Fan in Activity Room; Sword in Games Room Saturday 12 February 2011 Saturday 05 March 2011 Saturday 02 April 2011 Saturday 04 June 2011 Fees & Payment (per curriculum): $50 each 3-hour workshop; $40 if previous in series attended. $40 each 2-hour workshop; $30 if previous in series attended. Pay in full in advance for six 3-hour workshops: $225. Pay in full in advance for six 2-hour workshops: $170. You may pay via cash, cheque or electronically (email transfer, hyperWALLET, PayPal). Gatineau: Attend entire weekend for $120; $90 if previous in series attended. Pay in full in advance for six entire weekends: $500. Push hands are free and all levels of experience are welcome. Push hands: Not a formal class, but an opportunity to cross hands in an informal environment with other players of varying levels of experience, training backgrounds, and styles. Some instruction available. Chen: The study of Chen continues via the 5-section form, including solo and two-person work. Newcomers welcome Taiji For Two: Empty Hand: Two-person empty hand study including work on the 5-section 2-person choreography. Partner work helps to develop greater understanding of techniques and energies. In turn, this transfers greater depth to solo practice as the movements acquire more meaning to the practitioner. Taiji For Two: Sword: Two-person sword study, including work on that rarity in taiji: a two-person sword form, in this case, the 5-section. Partner work helps to develop greater understanding of sword techniques and energies. In turn, this transfers greater depth to solo sword practice, much in the same way that studying two-person empty-hand work can improve solo form. Taiji Fan: Both veteran fan wielders and newcomers are welcome. Refinement of form for those who are already familiar with the choreography. Introduction to the Flying Rainbow Fan Routine for newcomers. PLEASE NOTE: Fan class taught by Jill; Empty Hand by Adriaan. Other classes team-taught by both. Information: Adriaan Blaauw: [email protected] or Jill Heath: [email protected] 5 Phoenix T’ai Chi Centre London, Ontario Christmas Party 2010 Photos provided by Peter Sass-Kortsak www.phoenixtaichi.ca Gloria Jenner's welcome and introductions Rosann McKay demonstrates Sun-Style 35 form Mike DeVecchi leads the audience in Qigong exercises 6 Janice Chaki demonstrates a T'ai Chi Fan form Laura Vonka demonstrates a Crane Qigong form The audience plays the first 19 moves of the 108 T'ai Chi form 7 Rock on Seventy By Hajime Naka When I mentioned to Happy Paynter, a wu wei badminton player and an inscrutable Daoist friend, that I had turned 70, he simply said – “it’s just a number”. Then he told me that in the Native tradition a person is not considered an elder until they have 70 years of life experience. It takes that long to become a wise leader. “But in your case, with your 70 years of ‘What was that all about?’, you don’t know anymore now than you did 70 years ago.” Marvelling at my wise friend’s observations, I said that 70 years ago, I didn’t know anything. Exactly! He exclaimed. I thought about his answer and with a big grin on my face said, “does that mean that I’ve reached enlightenment?” My Daoist friend gave me the ‘are you kidding?’ stare and told me to ask him again in another 70 years.
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