Happenings at Chinese Wushu Research Institute.
Master Al Bender of the Kung Fu Academy of New Jersey will be teaching a 10 week series of classes on the original Pa Kua Chang system, starting Feb. 3, 6:30–7:30 PM, at his school in Bloomfield NJ. Contact him at sifubender@albenderskungfuacademy.com for more information, or go to http://www.albenderskungfuacademy.com/
Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark’s son Donnie Yen is the star of upcoming Hong Kong New Year comedy ALLS WELL ENDS WELL 2012. He plays a long-haired rock singer wooing Sandra Ng. Watch the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duQA-i0HQqE
On Saturday Dec. 10 from 2 to 4 PM, the Boston school will offer a seminar in intermediate broadsword, taught by Master Rick Wong. Technique and form practice will be covered. The cost of the seminar is $40. Call (617)426–0958 for more information.
On Sept. 24, The World Journal newspaper ran a profile of Chris Yen, focusing on her Hollywood career. Read it here (in Chinese): http://www.worldjournal.com/pages/full_news/push?article-甄子丹妹子也愛打+想走幕後%20&id=15656628&instance=iNews (If the link doesn’t work, please try to paste it in your browser.)
This series of workshops will emphasize fundamental bagua concepts and applications as they relate to the Fu style method. It will also teach the famous two person bagua form. Created by Grandmaster Fu Zhensong, this set is considered to be a treasure of the Fu style internal wushu method.
Seminars are $40 each. The next two will be held on Sunday October 16 and October 30 at 1 PM, at the Boston school. (This is a change from the Oct. 2 date listed previously.) It is not necessary to have attended previous seminars. Contact cwri@taichi-arts.com for more information.
Stick vs. Dai Do