Tai Chi Caledonia Seven 2002
Friday 7th - Friday 14th June 2002

General Information
Instructors
Weekend details
Week details
Booking Information
Contact information

The Location
Stirling University Campus. Stirling - Gateway to the Highlands - is Scotland’s former ancient capital and is at the centre of Braveheart county. It offers a unique combination of history, heritage, and cultural activities.

The Campus
The Campus is in a spectacular setting of woodlands, lakes and ancient buildings. It has acres of open green space and excellent facilities including shops, cinema, bars, laundries and cafeterias.

Accommodation
Accommodation is in either chalet rooms (week-long visitors) or halls of residence (weekend visitors). Everyone has their own private room and the chalet buildings have fully-fitted kitchens and sitting areas. (Some double-rooms available.) There are public telephones nearby which take incoming calls. Bed linen is supplied but you should bring towels.

Other Activities
The campus has swimming, gym facilities and saunas. On Wednesday we have organised an optional Celidh (£10 extra). There will be also be dancing on Saturday, New Games on Sunday evening, and an accoustic folk night on the final evening.

Getting There
The University is strategically situated in the heart of beautiful countryside and is well connected to road and rail routes. Glasgow and Edinburgh international airports are less than one hour away. Full travel details will be provided on booking.

Message board is still up and running and can be used for keeping in touch, asking questions/advice etc.

If you are travelling by car and would like to share the cost/driving of the journey why not say so on the message board. Equally if you would like to help pay travelling expenses in return for a lift say so. Experience from last year showed that several people had come from relatively close areas to each another and could have car pooled to save money.

Instructors

JOHN BOLWELL has trained in Tai Chi & Chinese Internal Arts since the early 1970’s with Danny Connor and Rose Li. More recently he has furthered his studies in Chen style with Liming Yue and with Chen Zheng Lei in China. He has spent time in India studying the martial art of Kalarippayattu, and has travelled to Beijing to train in Peking Opera Warrior roles.

Cornelia Gruber has studied Tai-Chi Chuan since 1971 with the Masters Bow Sim Mark, W.C.C.Chen, John Chung Li and T.T. Liang. She is a member of Taijiquan and Qi Gong Association of Switzerland and is a regular participant at events of the Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe where she has judged at the 1st European Competition and taught at the Congress/Forum.

Dan Docherty has studied Tai Chi Chuan since 1975 with Master Cheng Tin Hung. In 1980 he won the Open Weight Division at the South East Asian Chinese Championships. Dan teaches Wudang TCC and has written articles and books on Tai Chi Chuan. He is a founder member of the TCUGB and organiser of the British Tai Chi Open Championships.

B. K. Frantzis, Taoist lineage master, has 40 years of experience in Eastern healing, martial arts and meditation, including 16 years of living and studying in Asia. He has developed a systematic approach to teaching Taoist energy arts, and has written four highly acclaimed books on these disciplines including The Poweer of Internal Martial Arts and Opening the Energy Gates .

Ramona Krone has been a practising physiotherapist for 25 years and has practised Tuina Massage since 1987. She studies all aspects of Taijiquan and Qigong and lives in Hamburg, Germany where she teaches and runs her busy practice.

Bob Lowey has studied martial arts since the 60’s. In 1970 he began studying Chinese Martial Arts and became a qualified instructor in 1979. To complement his skills he has studied Tai Chi Chuan since 1982 and established the 7 Stars School in 1986. He is on the Technical Panel & Executive Committee of the Tai Chi Union G.B. and is a regular participant at European events.

Helmut Oberlack started to learn Taijiquan in 1981, Yangstyle (Short form of Cheng Man-ching, Long Form of Yang Zhenduo). He has been teaching for more than 15 years in private classes, universities and sport clubs. He is the publisher of the German “Taijiquan & Qigong Journal” and Executive Member of the Taijiquan and Qigong Federation for Europe.

Michael Plotz started martial arts at 9 years old. For the last 15 years he studied Yang style Taijiquan (CMC), as a student of Benjamin Lo (USA) and Patrick Kelly (NZ). He has studied different Qigong practises and has taught for 11 years in Hamburg and Germany. He is a Medical Doctor and is educated in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.

Ronnie Robinson has studied taijiquan since 1981 and is a full-time instructor who uses taiji and qigong in a wide range of environments including health, education and business establishments. He is editor of Tai Chi Chuan magazine and Secretary of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain and the Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe. He has taught in Europe and the US.

Aarvo Tucker lived in Taiwan and China from 1981 - 1997 and studied Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyi with 2 Teachers, namely : Liu Hsi-heng - the Senior Disciple of Cheng Man Ching; and Lo Dexiu, who featured in the BBC production of “The Way of the Warrior” with his Teacher Hung Yi-hsiang.

Luigi Zanini has studied Chinese Martial Arts since 1977 and has trained in Tang Lang, Tam Tuei, Baguazhang and traditional weapons. He was the winner of the Italian Championships in 1988 and has since committed himself to the study of internal fighting arts and healing systems. He recently published the book, ‘Kung Fu’ with Yves Kieffer.

Weekend Details

The weekend workshops are each about 45-50 minutes in length and are designed to give you a brief introduction to the various arts on offer.

Saturday

Sunday

This programme is correct as of this time, however, there may be some minor changes which would involve adding attitional workshops as necessary. This being the case there may be some alterations to timings. Any amendments will be posted as soon as possible.

Week Details

Over the course of the week (Monday - Thursday) you have the option of selecting two disciplines, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, (i.e. four sessions) enabling you to study something in a little more depth.
The workshops have advisory notices allowing you to choose according to your level of experience or how active you want to be during your stay.
Carefully consider the descriptions provided and mark your choices of seminars on the booking form.
Should any newcomers to Taijiquan or internal arts require further assistance, contact us and we will be pleased to advise you.

Morning workshops

More Chi In Your Tai Chi - Bruce Kumar Frantzis
How to practice tai chi specifically for the purpose of developing more energy in the body. How chi moves in the body during tai chi and how that movement is affected by posture, alignment, state of mind, relaxation, various internal chi gung processes, and other factors.
Min. 5 year’s experience recommended.

THE SILENT FLUTE FORM - John Bolwell
Along with several other apparently non martial objects, the flute has been developed in China as a weapon art. Stories tell that monks used it both as an instrument to play, and as a weapon to protect themselves whilst travelling. The routine is performed with a bamboo or metal flute of around 30 inches.

Baguazhang Push Hands – Introduction to Rushou. - Luigi Zanini
What makes Bagua unique in his work is the emphasis on circular patterns, which gives to Bagua an interesting point of view during hand-to-hand situations. Rushou means “soft hands”, and the practice opens the door to higher capacity of listening, comprehension and reaction when practising. Single & double hands practice, standing and moving, square walking and circling. Rushou is a great tool in order to understand the roots and reasons for Bagua walking and opening techniques.

Two Person Combat Fan Form - Cornelia Gruber
After introducing visitors to two fan form routines we feel it is time to increase their understanding of the practical use of the fan as weapon. Working with this system will help to develop your internal intent and focus.
Some experience recommended

Afternoon workshops

Chinese Tuina Therapy - Ramona Krone
These sessions will provide a good, practical introduction to the Chinese art of Tuina Massage Therapy. We will look at the history of Tuina and how Traditional Chinese Medicine is applied as a diagnostic tool. You will learn how to locate the meridians and important acupoints and how to apply Chinese Massage grips and give treatment. My intention is that in the end of the workshop all participants can give a treatment to themselves, friends or family.
No experience required.

Foundations of Bagua Body Training - Aarvo Tucker
Working especially with spiralling movements centred on the waist, Bagua circle walking with static postures and Single Palm Change, whole body power, footwork drills, some partner work.

Cane/Walking Stick Form - Bob Lowey
The cane is a fascinating Tai Chi Weapon. The Form introduces the practitioner in the use of the many aspects of other Tai Chi weapons that are integral to the Cane Form, such as Sabre, Sword, and the more external Hook Sword.

San Shou - Taijiquan Partner Form Yang Style - Helmut Oberlack & Michael Plotz
We will teach Yang Style Shan Shou Form. This is a Taiji partner form where two people perform a series of choreographed applications. It includes both offensive and defensive techniques from the Yang Style Short and Long forms. The sequence is peformed in a soft, fluid manner, exercises many of the Taiji principles. Learning this form increases your understanding of the many possibilities of applying the techniques of the Yang Form.
Experience welcome, but not compulsory.

Booking Details

In order to make Tai Chi Caledonia accessible to everyone we offer the following options for attending the event.

1. Friday 7th - Friday 14th

• Arriving Friday evening and leaving the following Friday morning, June 14th. The cost is £380. This price includes tuition, accommodation and all meals - breakfast, lunch and three-course dinner.
• Accommodation is in private rooms in chalet buildings with a maximum of five rooms per apartment. Each apartment has two shower rooms, toilets, lounge and fully fitted kitchen with fridge, cooker etc. Breakfast will consist of a supply of cereal, bread, preserves and tea or coffee.

2. Monday 10th - Friday 14th

• Arriving Sunday evening and working from Monday - Thursday (leaving Friday morning) on a residential basis. The cost for this is £275 inclusive of tuition, all meals and accommodation.
• (Accommodation as above).

3. Friday 7th - Monday 10th

• Arriving Friday evening allowing you to participate in all the weekend workshops and leave after breakfast on Monday morning. The cost for this is £150 inclusive of tuition, accommodation and all meals - breakfast, lunch and three-course dinner.
• Accommodation is in private rooms in halls of residence. Breakfast will be served in the dining rooms.

4. Day Visitors

You can attend on non-residential basis, for £50 per day. Lunch will be provided.

The safety of personal property is the owner's responsibility and they are advised to insure against loss or damage.

Booking Conditions

To secure a place complete the form below sending £50 deposit (non-refundable)
(£25 Weekend or Day Visitors) payable to Tai Chi Caledonia.

Booking form

This is NOT an online booking form.
Please print it out and send it along with your payment/deposit.

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