Tai Chi & Kung Fu at UMass
The UMass Inner Arts Club sponsors in-depth training and Workshops in Yang and Chen Style Tai Chi, Pa Kua Chang, Tan Tui and Wu Chi Kung Fu.
Classes are ongoing--students may join at any time.
Wednesdays: Boyden B-10
• 6:00 PM: Yang Style Tai Chi
• 7:30 PM: Pa Kua and Kung Fu
Saturdays: Off-campus:
• 9:30 AM: Yang Style Tai Chi
• 11:00 AM: Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi
• 12-1:15 PM: Pa Kua & Kung Fu
Sundays: Boyden B-10
• 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Chen Style Tai Chi
Upcoming Special Events:
TAN TUI KUNG FU WORKSHOPS
with SIFU HUAN ZHANG
Sunday, February 20th; TBA: Sundays in March, April & May,
1:30-3 PM. Boyden, B-10.
Sifu Zhang has twenty one years of experience in Shaolin Kung Fu and other Chinese martial arts forms, and sixteen years of experience in Tai Chi Chuan. He studied with his father, Master Lu Ping Zhang, Grandmaster Cai Feng Xiang, and Master Xie Bin Can. Huan is skilled in traditional Yang Style Tai Chi, Hsing-I Chuan, Chi Kung, Tan Tui, Shaolin, and Chin Wu Kung Fu. He is also proficient in straight sword, broad sword, spear, and dagger.
OPEN PUSH HANDS PRACTICE
All Styles • All Levels • All Welcome
Sunday, February 27th
1:30 - 3:00 PM
UMass Amherst • Boyden, B-10
Two-person training which bridges the gap between solo form and fighting practice. Three specific techniques are emphasized: sticking--maintaining light contact with an opponent; listening--sensing the magnitude and direction of an opponent's force; and yielding--responding to an opponent's force partially by giving way, and partially by controlling or guiding its direction. The ultimate goal of the training is to reduce the amount of force needed to neutralize attacks, so that one may defeat speed and strength with skill.
CHEN STYLE TAIJI WORKSHOPS
with MASTER WANG HAIJUN
Master Wang is an International Champion in Chen Taijiquan and Sword, and 3-time China National Gold Medallist in Forms, Weapons and Push Hands. He is a senior disciple of Grandmaster Chen Zheng Lei and an official lineage
holder of Chen Taiji (12th generation).
Content of Workshop:
Lao Jia Yi Lu - Old Frame, First Routine
Chen Straight Sword Form
Broad Sword
March 5th & 6th
Off-Campus Location