Spear, Sabre Fundamentals & Bagua Seminars with Andrea Falk

The Canadian seminar tour is a twice-a-year visit to maintain ongoing training groups that have been running since 2004. Beginners and newcomers to the groups are welcome. Experienced martial artists from external styles often enjoy the new challenge of xingyi and bagua, and may even heal old injuries and lengthen their training lives. For more information on Hebei Xingyi, visit Andrea’s Xingyi Page For more information on Magui Bagua, visit the North American Magui Bagua Assoc.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Qiang (Chinese Spear) Fundamentals
Saturday, June 9th; 10am to noon; Registration: $60
The Spear is known as the king of the long weapons, and is a vital part of Chinese martial arts. This seminar will cover fundamental spear techniques and routines from the martial art Xingyi. Previous experience in Chinese weapons, while not required, is suggested.

Dao (Chinese Sabre) Fundamentals 
Saturday, June 9th; 1:30pm to 3:30pm; Registration: $60
The Chinese sabre or broadsword is known for its fierce, powerful techniques. Described as “the general of weapons” it was the weapon of choice for soldiers during the Han dynasty. This seminar will cover fundamental sabre techniques, applicable in all styles of Chinese martial arts. Previous experience in Chinese weapons, while not required, is suggested.

Bagua: Cultivating Deep Skill
Saturday, June 9th 3:30pm to 5:30pm; Registration $45
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 in Beijing with the lineage’s inheritor Li Baohua and has been asked to represent this style in the West.
This afternoon session will cover Bagua’s unique system for building internal Qi to cultivate health, change tendons and develop Full Body Power.

Sunday June 10th, 2012; 45 Dawson Rd. Guelph

Bagua: Martial Skills and Full Body Power
Sunday June 10th, 11am to 4pm; Registration $95 
During this is a day long seminar, beginners will be introduced to the Bagua changes and martial applications. People who learned the lion and sabre changes will do a massive review of everything covered to date, including dragon and lion changes, the 88 routine, partner drills, the 16 basic techniques, and applications for the moves. The others will continue to work on getting through their dragon changes and the 16 basic techniques.

Bagua Weekend
Saturday, January 28th, 3:30pm to 5:30pm; and Sunday 11am to 4pm; Registration:$135 for both days.
Those wishing to attend both days of Bagua training will get the full benefit of extended training within this system.
‘The practice of circle-walking trains the qi & blood, eventually developing the whole body. With training the body changes, the vital organs are revitalized & any diseases in the body will gradually disappear. The body becomes robust & one’s spirits become clear & strong.’

To get an idea of what a weekend seminar with Andrea is like, I’ve posted summaries of the recent January 2012 workshops on the club website:
The Andrea Falk Seminar Summaries