The 2007 AAU Chinese Martial Arts Division Kung Fu and Tai Chi National Championships

Workshops will be free however, if the participant chooses they can put a donation into a red envelope to throw into a basket that will be at each workshop site. If you wish to offer a workshop they will be held at Tai Chi Park by the University of Texas on Red River and MLK. There will be a detailed map at the tournament for actual driving directions.

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Throwing Techniques in Chang Tai Chi Chuan

World Shuai Chiao Society's General Manager Sifu Dave Pickens will have a demonstration of the Shuai applications (throwing techniques) in Chang Tai Chi Chuan.

Traditional Chinese Swai Jiao Kung Fu Applications

This will encompass Throwing, Chin-na, Strikes and Kicking (Swai-Na-Da-Ti) techniques for competition and self-defense. Grand Master Jeng, Hsing-ping will be on hand to provide oversight and facilitate the workshop.

GM Jeng, Hsing-ping began practicing Bao-Ding Shuai Jiao with Chang, Tung-Sheng in 1950. He introduced traditional Chinese Swai Jiao Kung Fu to the general public in 1971 at the Five Tiger/Shaolin Martial Arts Center - New York City. GM Jeng is the highest-ranking Chinese Shuai Jiao Master living and actively teaching today in the USA.

Sifu James Man Chin represents the Chinese Swai Jiao Association and Chin's Martial Arts Academy that will host this basic to intermediate level workshop. He is privileged to be one of only eight Swai Jiao Kung Fu Instructors personally trained and certified by Grand Master Jeng, Hsing-ping in the complete Chinese Swai Jiao system. Sifu Chin also is authorized to teach traditional Northern Shaolin Long Fist from the Li, Mao-ching lineage via Master Nelson Tsou, Yen-kai.

CSJA/CMAA Coaches Franc Gomez & Matt Gelfand, and Assistant Coaches Pak Fong and David Yee will also provide technical support.

Franc and Matt are "closed-door" disciples of GM Jeng, Hsing-ping and Sifu James Man Chin. Franc and Matt both have extensive martial arts competition experience and they currently provide the leadership for the Chinese Swai Jiao Association in New York City. Pak and David assist Sifu Chin with the leadership of the Chinese Swai Jiao Association/Chin's Martial Arts Academy in Concord, California.

YIN-YANG SEPARATION IN YANG TAI CHI

Sifu Dale Napier of Houston will offer a workshop focusing on foundation leg movements. This lesson will be of value to everyone regardless of their Tai Chi background. Attendees will learn how to use their legs to generate energy and provide a solid foundation for discharging (fa-jing) techniques. Traditional Yang stylists in particular will learn a different basis for using their legs to inform movements in the Yang long and short forms. This basis avoids the back-and-forth movements common among ordinary Yang, in favor of a more muscular approach that emphasizes yin-yang separation, spiraling, rooting, and energy generation.

Sifu Napier has 30 years experience with Tai Chi. His lineage through Master George Hu makes him a 6th-generation Yang style teacher. He is Vice President of the American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association. Napier teaches Tai Chi and Chi Kung classes publicly and at the University of Houston; has published articles about Tai Chi in Kung Fu magazine and other publications; and writes a blog about Taoism for the Houston Chronicle. Napier also has background in Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Shorin-Ryu karate, Taekwondo, and judo, going back more than 40 years. Visit www.ElementalTaiChi.com for more information, or e-mail him at dalenapier@hotmail.com .