Malibu Tai Chi meets every Tuesday morning for an hour, starting at 8:30 at Bluffs Park. Instructors are Mindy Panunzio and Lotte Cherin assisting. The facility fee is $2.00.

Friday classes are taught by Master Su ZiFang and Master Zhao Yun. Each class is $20 for a full hour.

Beginning tai chi is taught by Master Yun and starts at 8:00 a.m.;
Advanced 108 Form is taught by Master Su, starting at 9:00 a.m.

PUSH HANDS WORKSHOP with Master Su Zifang and Master Zhao Yun

We are very excited to announce that our 1st Yi Shui Push Hands Workshop will be held in September 2011 in Hawthorne California. This workshop aims to introduce Push Hands to experienced Taiji Quan practitioners who has none or little experience of doing it.

After reviewing feedback from our previous "Thirteen Principles" seminars, we have decided Push Hands to be our next topic. Below are the details of this workshop.

Why Push Hand?
Grandmaster Sha Guozheng used to say "Push Hands is a good way to examine our Taiji Quan quality". If we use language study in comparison, learning the Thirteen Principles of Taiji Quan is like studying characters and grammar; practicing Push Hands is like constructing sentences. To check our standards, get to know Taiji Quan applications and train our skills, Push Hands is a good tool and an important step.

What's included?
This workshop will have 3 classes, and each one will be held on one Saturday afternoon for 4 hours. Master Su will teach us a total of 12 basic practice routines including single hand and double hands basics, fixed-step (static) and moving-step (dynamic) practices, as well as the "Thirteen Principles". These routines are common entry-level practices and have been widely promoted in China by Chinese Martial Arts Association.

Part 1:

* Brief intro of Push Hands, its meaning, purpose, and practices
* Study of basic single-hand and basic double-hands routines in fixed steps

Part 2:

* Study of simple moving-step routines
* Practice with different partners

Part 3:

* Study of more complicated moving-step routines
* Practice with different partners


Time and Location
Part 1: September 10, 2011; 12:30pm to 4:30pm; Activity Room in the church (south side of 130th)
Part 2: September 17, 2011; 12:30pm to 4:30pm; Big Hall in the school (north side of 130th)
Part 3: September 24, 2011; 12:30pm to 4:30pm (pending on availability)

Trinity Lutheran Church & School of Hawthorne
4783 W.130th St, Hawthorne, CA90205

Fees
$240 for all 3 sessions.
$180 for 2 sessions
$100 for 1 session

Please register with Yun through email or in class. We look forward to seeing you and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Thank you.

Zifang Su
Yun Zhao

zifang_su@yahoo.com
zilong_03@yahoo.com

Master Su ZiFang and Master Zhao Yun present the

Thirteen Principles of Taiji Quan - Part Two Seminar on August 6, 2011.

In an attempt to enhance your understanding and use of the principles, together with request from some attendees, we are offering a Part Two (review & practice) seminar to everyone who has attended the first one.

This Part Two seminar will focus on the following:

1. Review the theories of the 13 principles
2. Review the 13 Taiji Quan form
3. Hands-on practices of the 13 principles (movements and applications)

Time: 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Date: August 6, 2011 (Saturday)
Fees: $60
Location: Same as last time
Trinity Lutheran Church of Hawthorne
4783 W. 130th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250
This seminar will be practice-oriented, so please be ready to sweat and have fun.

Please register with me through email, and you can bring cash to your regular classes for payment. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Please contact Master Zhao Yun at zifang_su@yahoo.com

Doria Cook-Nelson teaches Sunday, July 24, at Heal and Soul in Encino!



Dr. Marshall Ho’o’s Stick Form -Massage Series

Drop your chores for an hour and come for an introduction dialogue and massage run-through of one of America’s first Chinese Tai Chi Chuan master’s creations,
Fast Stick Series, massage and isotonic/isometric exercises. Easy efficient meridian massage from ‘outside to in’. Warms up or cools down muscles; stimulates cardio & general circulation; has brought relief for M.S. and fibromyalgia patients

Created by Dr. Marshall Ho’o, teacher of Traditional Yang style tai chi chuan, other related internal martial arts, and various traditional temple health exercises.
He designed this form series for his patients looking for rehab and strengthening,
his martial arts students to train in weapon techniques, and his regular students for exercise and maintenance.

The late Dr Ho’o, as co-founder of the National Tai Chi Chuan Asso.(’62), hosted two of the first prominent Chinese TCC grandmasters to teach westerners. He initiated the first acupuncture research by westerners at UCLA (forerunner of today’s East West Research studies at UCLA Medical Center); appropriated legalization in California (‘70s) and co-created the first acupuncture clinics citywide in
L A, Ca. He assisted in publishing the first comprehensive internationally accepted English manual of traditional TCC studies, was founding Dean of internationally attended Aspen Academy of Martial & Healing Arts; created the southern California Bronson Park TCC practice circle (recognized for over 40 years); and spent over 20 years traveling nationally teaching health professionals and TCC instructors the correct fundamental tai chi training and Chinese health concepts

LIANGONG CHINESE EXERCISE WORKSHOP
Liangong is a complete set of therapeutic exercises
for preventing and healing pains and ailments

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
JANUARY 9TH - 9:00 TO NOON

22741 PACIFIC COAST HWY, MALIBU

Class fee: $75 – reserve your space now.
Class size is limited to 8 people

Contact: 310 569 1806 or kathryn@formtolive.com


Doria Cook-Nelson is a 30-year practitioner of Liangong and numerous other forms. Renowned as the winner of prestigious Wushu competitions as well as past president and park director of the National Tai Chi Ch’uan Association, she is an author and photographer for leading internal arts publications. Doria continues to learn from the masters and shares insights into her own teachers’ expertise at seminars and classes throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Current Malibu Area Classes/Teachers (See below for more information):

Tues- 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tai Chi- Bluffs Park- Mindy Panunzio/Lotte Cherin
Tues- 9:00-10:00 a.m.- Tai Chi- Veronica's- Doria Cook Nelson

Thurs- 9:00-10:00 a.m.- Tai Chi/Qi Gong- Veronica's-Doria Cook Nelson

Fri- 8:30-9:30 a.m.- Tai Chi- Bluffs Park- Master Su
Fri- 9:00-10:15 a.m. Tai Chi- private home- Doria Cook Nelson
Fri- 6:30-7:30 p.m. Qi Gong- Marine Elementary School-Pt. Dume- Joe Lopez

Sat- 108 Yang Style Tai Chi-Angel City Yoga in Studio City- Doria Cook Nelson

Maku offers Tai Chi classes in Agoura Hills area Mon-Sat. Call (805) 300-0815.

Master ZiFang Su teaches Tai Chi at Bluffs Park in Malibu on Friday mornings, from 8:30-9:30. The new session runs from May 8 through June 26, 2009. The cost is $20 per session, or $120 for all eight sessions.

For more information, call (310) 456-CITY.

INTRODUCTION TO Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chuan
with Doria Cook Nelson
BEGINS MAY 19TH, from 9am -10am, on Tuesdays & Thursdays

At Veronica’s Skin & Body Care Center, 24955 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste B101, Malibu, 90265. Please call 310.456.8883 for details.

SPRING SESSION:
* Dr Marshall Ho’o Stick Form Massage Series
* 1st series Liangong & 2nd series Facial acupressure
* 3 Line Meridian Meditation
* 8 step tai chi PRC gov’t routine
* CXW 18 Chen qigong

Private Lessons available on Wednesdays
Learn Chinese methods for a stable healthy daily life including
* travel, sports, workouts, physical therapy needs, performance.
* Learn healing techniques of Chi Kung breathing and repetitive moves.
* Learn Tai chi beginner routines designed by PRC gov’t associations
* and those traditional tai chi forms passed down by family lienage holders.

>April 25 is World Tai Chi Qi Gong Day! Updated News!

10:00 a.m.- Welcome
10:15 a.m.- 42 form demonstration-- Maku and Students from Thousand Oaks
10:45 a.m.- Master Su demonstration and leads 8 form
11:30 a.m.- Joe Lopez leads Chi Kung
12:00- Potluck!
We will celebrate that fine event in Malibu from 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at the Marine Elementary School on Pt. Dume. Please stay tuned for more information!

For more information on other World Tai Chi Qi Gong Day events, go here:
http://worldtaichiday.com/

This just in from Doria:

Dr. Marshall Ho’o’s Stick Form -Massage Series

Easy efficient meridian massage from outside to in. Warms up or cools down muscles; stimulates cardio & general circulation; has brought relief for M.S. and fibromyalgia patients

The late Dr Ho’o, as co-founder of the National Tai Chi Chuan Asso.(’62), hosted two of the first prominent Chinese TCC grandmasters to teach westerners. He initiated the first acupuncture research by westerners at UCLA (forerunner of today’s East West Research studies at UCLA Medical Center); appropriated legalization in California (‘70s) and co-created the first acupuncture clinics citywide in L A, Ca. He assisted in publishing the first comprehensive internationally accepted English manual of traditional TCC studies, was founding Dean of internationally attended Aspen Academy of Martial & Healing Arts; created the southern California Bronson Park TCC practice circle (recognized for over 40 years); and spent over 20 years traveling nationally teaching health professionals and TCC instructors correct fundamental tai chi training and Chinese health concepts.

And Restorative Breathing Methods Simple,

ancient, instantly grounding while standing, sitting, or lying down. Progressively builds up ‘vital’ energy; accessible to use for any situation. Cook-Nelson began her 38-year internal martial and healing arts training with Dr Ho’o (23 yrs). Later she supplemented her studies with other renowned masters at home and in China and became a veteran TCC instructor and national/international gold medalist/grand champion of compulsory form competitions. Her teaching goals provide logical views of taijiquan & qigong concepts.

These tested simple training techniques she received inspire home practice.

April 5th Sunday $35 ($30 pre-pay) 1:30 – 3:45pm (Sticks provided.

Please show up 10 minutes early for signup.) 12408 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA 91604
Call 818 762 8211

Friday, March 6, 2009

Calendar of Events

April 25 is World Tai Chi Qi Gong Day!
We will celebrate that fine event in Malibu from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Marine Elementary School on Pt. Dume. Please stay tuned for more information! For more information on other World Tai Chi Qi Gong Day events, go here:
http://worldtaichiday.com/



*Tuesday mornings from 8:30-9:30 a.m., Mindy Sheps with Lotte Cherin assisting teach tai chi at Bluffs Park.

*Friday mornings from 8:30-9:30- Master ZiFang Su teaches 8-form tai chi at Bluffs Park. If Master Su is not available, Mindy Sheps will teach 8-form. Please note that Master Su is out of town until late April.

*Friday mornings from 9-10:15 a.m., Doria Cook-Nelson will teach 108-form Yang Style tai chi, and QiGong at Trancas. See post below for more information, and call to confirm the location.

*Fridays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Joe Lopez teaches QiGong at 6148 Busch Drive, Malibu. Please call (310) 457-3162 for further information.

*Every Saturday, Malibu's Doria Cook-Nelson teaches 108 Yang Style Tai Chi at Angel City Yoga in Studio City. Call (818) 762-8211 for further information.

Fundamentals of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Workshop

Taught by Doria Cook-Nelson
Saturday, May 24
9:30-12:30 p.m.

Location: Viveka S. Rucker's Dance in Motion, 22776 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA
818/554-5418
(at the SE corner of Ventura and Fallbrook next to the Flower Shop)


Gentle, easy-to-learn fundamentals that encourage a lifetime of practice. Discover the many physical and mental benefits of these ancient martial arts exercises that you can easily incorporate into your daily life.

Explore body workings, organ relationship to postures, and accommodating movements through learning the following:

5 organ exercises
8 long fist stances
first section of Yang Style Tai Chi long form Grasp the Sparrow's tail
Task walking

Aspects of Power Nurturing and Releasing
Restorative Standing Exercise
Chen Style beinning Zhang Zhuang stance

Doria's 108 Champion Short Form

TAI CHI CHUAN & CHINESE EXERCISE

Doria Cook-Nelson

through May 31

$11 per class or $20 for both classes ($100 for total series if paid in advance). If you join the class late, there is a 10% discount by paying once for all the remaining weeks)

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9:30-10:30 a.m. -108 Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Class. This is the most well known tai chi style worldwide, and is applicable for all ages.

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10:30-11:30 a.m. - Chi Kung. Coordinated breathing and slow rejuvenating movements. This includes Chen style silk reeling, derived from the first tai chi style created in the 1700s, and the Five Organ Exercises, which are old temple maintenance exercises adapted in the 1950s for the general public.

Malibu West Beach Club
30756 West Pacific Coast Highway
Self park on Trancas (at stoplight) and walk across PCH to Club on beach side
For further information, call Doria at 310 659-5600
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Malibu resident Doria Cook-Nelson is a 38-year practitioner under Dr. Marshall Ho’o, Master Wen Mei Yu, and others. She has taught taijiquan for over 28 years and has many credits to her
name, including past president of the National Tai Chi Ch'uan Association in Los Angeles, Inside Kungfu magazine's Hall of Fame, past director and organizer of World Tai Chi Day in L.A., and is a contributing author/photographer for leading internal arts publications nationally and internationally. She is the winner of prestigious International Wushu competitions both here and in China.

Calendar of Events

September 11-October 16, 8:30-9:30- Mindy Sheps teaches Tai Chi at Bluffs Park.

Thursday, October 11- 11am-12:15-Joe Lopez teaches Push Hands at BRC.

On Saturdays, beginning October 20, 11-12 noon, Master Su teaches Tai Chi Chi Gong at BRC.

October 23-December 11, 8:30-9:30- Master Su teaches Sun Style 9 form tai chi at Bluffs.

Every Saturday, Malibu's Doria Cook-Nelson teaches 108 Yang Style Tai Chi at Angel City Yoga.

(See below for details.)

Push Hands
Taught by
Joe Lopez

At the BODY REHAB CENTER
22601 Pacific Coast Highway #250 Malibu
(just above PC Greens)

310.456.8301

Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Starting October 11, 2007

$12 per class.

Class will begin with a brief set of loosening exercises that are especially for push hands, followed by prearranged push hand training. Soon after, we will move on to learning and training freestyle push hands.The Tai Chi Form represents the individual. Push hands represents the individual in relationship. In push hands we learn the skills of Tai Chi with a partner, but deeper than that, when learned properly, it is a personal growth process. Students should have some familiarity with Tai Chi.

In his twenties, Joe Lopez founded what became the largest Martial Arts Academy in New York City. He started studying Internal Arts in the sixties before most people knew they existed. By very good fortune, he was able to study with Professor Cheng Man Ching, one of the greatest Tai Chi Masters of our time. Joe also studied Chi Gong and Tai Chi with a number of other Masters.

With forty-five years of martial arts experience, Joe has taught Tai Chi Chuan, Push hands, Sword, Sword Fencing, Saber and a number of styles of Chi Gong, including Tai Chi Ruler.

The Incomparable Master Su is teaching
Sun Style 9 Form Tai Chi
in Malibu!

October 23 - December 11, 2007.


Master Su ZiFang will teach at Bluffs Park in Malibu on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30. This class is geared primarily for seniors, although all are welcome. The cost is $20 per class. For more information or to register, please call 310/456-CITY, extension 272.

Master Su Zifang, named one of China’s 100 Outstanding Wushu Practitioners by the Chinese National Wushu Association, is known as the “Queen of Taiji” in China. Master Su Zifang started learning wushu at the age of eight and was identified by the Chinese government for full-time training among China’s great martial artists at age eleven. During her 45 years of practice, competition, and teaching since then, she has gained distinction for her skill in China where the popularity of martial arts as its national sport generates many skilled practitioners. Her specialties are Taijiquan, Baguazhang, and Xingyiquan. She has been awarded 21 gold and 10 silver medals in national and international competitions, and has coached the decorated national wushu team of Singapore for eight years.

Master Su Zi Fang to teach Taichi Qigong

at Body Rehab Center in Malibu

What: Taichi Zigong for beginners

When: Saturdays, starting October 20
What time: 11:00 a.m. - noon

Cost: $20 per class

Two Seminars with Master Su at Bluffs Park in Malibu


August 25, 11:00 a.m. - noon: Introdution to Tai Chi
Master Su will be covering the basics of Tai Chi. This will include philosophy, movements, styles, and benefits. This will be interactive, and participants will be encouraged to try and feel some of the characteristics by applying tai chi theories to some movements.

August 26, 11:00 a.m.-noon: Introduction to Chinese Internal Martial Arts
Master Su will be introducing Taichi Quan, Xingyi Zuan, and Bagua Zhang. Master Su will talk about the uniqueness and benefits of each art, and demonstrate short routines. Participants will gain basic understanding of Chinese Internal Martial Arts and be able to tell the differences of each one.


Each seminar costs $10. For more information or to register, please call 310/456-CITY, extension 272.