Discover Internal Martial Arts
Chinese martial art seminars for health & self-defense
Qiang (Chinese Spear) Fundamentals
Saturday, January 30th, times: 11am – 5pm, registration: $145
The Spear is known as the King of the long weapons, and is a vital part of the martial art, Xingyi. A comprehensive seminar, this day will include how to correctly set up your spear, plus Xingyi’s five fundamental techniques. Previous experience in Xingyi or Chinese weapons, while not required, is suggested.
This workshop is limited to 12 participants. Spears will provided and will be available for purchase at the end of the seminar ($60). For setting up each spear, participants should bring a sharp knife, sandpaper and a fine wood rasp.
Bagua: Cultivating Deep Skill
Sunday, January 31st, times: 11am – 4pm, registration: $95
Magui style Bagua is an unique lineage of this famous internal style. All bagua is characterized by its circle-walking training and circular, turning techniques. The Magui lineage makes use of slow & deliberate circle-walking to quickly build internal strength and to train the use of ‘full body power’. This style has been taught to very few people. Andrea Falk trains with the lineage’s inheritor Li Baohua and has been asked to represent this style in the West.
Circle Walking for Health
May 31st, 11am – noon, registration: $25
For those interested in the health benefits of Magui Bagua, this one-hour portion of the Sunday seminar will focus on circle-walking training.
All sessions will be held at 45 Dawson Rd. Guelph, Ontario
Full Weekend Registration: $200
About the Instructor:
One of Canada’s foremost instructors, Andrea Falk has trained in Xingyi & Bagua for over 25 years. She is a graduate of the Beijing College of Physical Education in wushu, was a member of the Canadian Wushu team in 1986 and is the president of the North American Magui Bagua Association. She has published numerous translations of internal martial arts books through her company TGL Books. She teaches regular seminars across Canada & in the U.K. She continues to train in China on a regular basis. For this weekend, she will be coming almost directly from a five week training visit in Beijing.
“I teach the traditional internal styles from the ground up. My emphasis is on basics and skills training, with understanding of applications. Expect a low-key session where you will work hard and leave with concrete skills to practise on your own. My personal style and preference has always been straightforward. I feel that this approach brings more in the long run – you get back from the martial arts only what you put in.”
