RTCCC 25th Anniversary Celebration

RTCCC 25th Anniversary Celebration Come Join us and celebrate 25 years of bringing T'ai Chi to the Rochester Community. When: July 20, 2008 2 PM - 8 PM Where: 18 Killdeer Lane Fairport Please sign up by July 12th so we will know how much food to order Call 461-0130 or email rtccc@juno.com What to bring: • Bathing suit for swimming or SPA • Lawn Chairs • Food to Pass - If you wish to share something special • Soft drinks and bottled water provided. [BYOB] Map on www.rtccc.com home page. pdf linked to 25th Anniversary Instruction From 490 going toward Eastview Mall Exit 26 on Ramp (South) 0.2 mi RT-31 / Pittsford / Palmyra 0.2 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-31 [Palmyra Rd] 3.1 mi RT-31 3.3 Turn LEFT (North) onto Quailbush Dr 0.1 mi 3.5 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Lost Feather Dr, then immediately turn LEFT (North) onto Killdeer Ln 0.1 mi 3.6 Arrive Dave Abeling’s home 18 Killdeer Lane, Fairport, NY 14450 Thursday, July 3 2008 Contact Brian

Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching - Chen Pan Ling SYSTEM OF MARTIAL ARTS

CHEN PAN LING SYSTEM OF MARTIAL ARTS ‘Link in the Chain Tour’ It is with great pleasure that The Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center presents: GRANDMASTER CHEN YUN CHING on his return teaching visit to the U.S.A. Master Chen Yun Ching, from Taiwan, is the inheritor of his father CHEN PAN LING’s world famous martial arts system and the last link in the preservation of these vital teachings. September 17 – 21, 2008 Wednesday through Sunday 9am - 5pm ITEMS OF STUDY: Review of Tai Chi Chuan, Hsing I and Ba Gua to a greater depth 24 Pattern walking stick form and applications created by Chen Pan Ling Shaolin weaponry work WORKSHOP CONTACT The Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center 80 Rockwood Place Rochester, NY 14610 Contact RTCCC Pres. Brian Bruning Email: rtccc@juno.com (585) 461-0130 http://www.rtccc.com Cost: $125 - single day $100 per day for 2, 3, or 4 days $400 for all 5 days Registration Form I would like to sign up for the following workshops: Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching Sept. 17 – 21, 2008; Wednesday through Sunday The workshop will begin each day at 9:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM with a 2 hour lunch from 12 Noon to 2 PM, with 15 minute breaks. Single days - $125 $________________________________________________ $100 per day for 2 to 4 days$________________________________________ Complete Workshop - 5 days ____$400_______ Total (Members 10% off) $ _______________ Total: If you have signed up for partial or full workshop, put the appropriate price in the “total” column. Registration Deadline: August 1, 2008 Please make checks payable to the Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center [RTCCC] Please mail or bring this form with your payment to: The Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center 80 Rockwood Place Rochester, New York 14610 Name _____________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________ City ___________________________ State ___________ Zip _______ Phone ________________________ email ____________________________________ For insurance purposes, anyone attending a workshop at the Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center needs to become a short-term enrollee of the center. There is no charge for this, but it is necessary for you to sign below indicating that you have agreed to become a short term student, and that you have read and agree to the terms of the liability waiver below. As you are enrolling short term, your enrollment will end at the end of the workshop unless you inform us otherwise. LIABILITY WAIVER I agree to waive claims against any persons and the facility connected with this (these) event(s) for injuries I may sustain and likewise assume full responsibility for all my actions in connection with said event(s). I understand that any pictures of me participating in said event may be used for publicity without compensation. I have read and fully understand all terms explained above. Signed _______________________________________________________ Date___________________ Sunday, June 22 2008 Contact Brian

Peter Ralston/Cheng Hsin Workshop Sept. 26-28, 2008

Peter Ralston/Cheng Hsin 2008 If you have never heard of or worked with Peter Ralston, and if you are serious?really serious?about advancing in any study involving the physical and mental connection required to become effortlessly effective, you owe it to yourself to attend Peter Ralston?s Cheng Hsin workshop in Rochester, New York. The workshop, Presented by the Rochester T'ai Chi Ch'uan Center, takes place Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26th-September 28, 2008. Peter is known for being the first non-oriental to win the full contact tournament which had been held annually in Taiwan, but his work extends well beyond that event. He goes to the very core of what makes for a powerful, totally functional body, and his workshops provide the necessary insights to allow others to use the same principles in their disciplines, whether they be martial arts or other sports. This year, Peter will be providing a unique context for the presentation of his work. Peter will be working from his book Zen Body-Being, the clear distillation of his previous works. Those of you who have worked with Peter before will find both review and new offerings. Those of you who are working with Peter for the first time will have a chance to explore material and techniques that will improve your endeavors in the martial arts (indeed, there and beyond) and give you insights into accessing abilities that you may have thought were only the stuff of dreams. For more information on Peter Ralston, check out the Cheng Hsin Website. For information about the Peter Ralston workshop, contact Frank LaManna, fl.kodi@frontiernet.net. The workshop costs $395 for people placing $100 deposits by July 15th. Sunday, June 22 2008 Contact Brian

Chen Pan-ling's Original T'ai Chi Ch'uan Textbook is available

Chen Pan-ling's Original T'ai Chi Ch'uan Textbook is available for sale at The Rochester T'ai Chi Ch'uan Center's website rtccc.hypermart.net on the merchandise page. We have reprinted the 1998 English translation in soft cover and have over 550 copies. This textbook is complete with history and distinguishing characteristics of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, essential points for T'ai Chi Ch'uan Movements, the Form with pics of Chen Pan-ling with details about the postures and movements, progressive stages of Push Hands with pics and diagrams, some T'ai Chi Classics, glossary of terms and lineage charts. Friday, September 23 2005 Contact Brian

In Memoriam - Grandmaster Young Wa-bu 1904 - 2005

Biography of Grand Master Young Wabu Young Wabu was born in Guangdong, China, in 1904. By his twenties, he had already mastered ten different types of external martial arts and established a reputation in the field. In 1937, with the outbreak of war with Japan, the legendary Tai Chi Master Wu Chien Chuan left Shanghai, for the safety of Hong Kong. Young was then in charge of the martial art section of the South China Athletic Association and organizing a martial art exhibit. Young invited Wu to participate in the exhibit. Young tested his martial art skills with Wu and found that he was completely dominated by Wu and unable to maintain his balance. At that point, Young gave up all he had learned before and became Wu’s student. He dedicated four years of fulltime study with Wu before Wu returned to Shanghai in 1941. For a period, Wu stayed with him at his residence with the teaching and learning sessions going on day and night, everyday. During that time, Wu bestowed upon Young another one of Wu’s treasure-the art of treating human ailment with internal energy, or Qi. Young started offering daily Tai Chi classes in Hong Kong. Later, he also taught classes in the U.S. when he would come to visit his daughter Sonia in Rochester, New York, for part of the year. A dedicated and insightful teacher, he melded modern thinking with traditional ways to make his lessons accessible to his students. His teaching emphasizes the building of a solid foundation with rigorous Tai Chi form practice. Before Hong Kong reverted back to China, Young emigrated to the U.S. and retired there. Monday, March 14 2005 Contact Brian

In Memoriam-Reggie Jackson 1926-2005

IN MEMORIAM - Reggie Jackson, my teacher, my friend, passed away on Thursday morning, Sept. 15th, 2005 in New Haven CT. Please see the memorial article in the T'ai Chi Magazine Vol 29 issue 6 -2005. I will miss him. The following article says it all. T’ai Chi Teacher Honored The Many Worlds of Reggie Jackson On May 16th,2003 Reggie Jackson, a 30 year Tai Chi instructor in the New Haven CT area, was recognized for his contributions to the worlds of T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Music, and Photography. Among his many friends, family, and students were colleagues from the T’ai Chi world and the Jazz music scene in New Haven CT. The event was organized by his former student, Tim Regan and colleague, Ron Caruso, both of western Connecticut. Reggie started his training with Da Liu(see TC Mag vol 24 #5), and then under BP Chan(see TC Mag vol 26 #3), both in New York City. He then studied with Grandmaster William CC Chen until the fall of 2002 when a tumor on his spine affected the use of his legs. The New Haven Colony Historical Society, located close to the Yale University campus, hosted the event under the auspices of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, with a collection of Reggie’s photographic work documenting the Duke Ellington Fellowship series of jazz concerts starting in 1972. Reggie’s photo’s of such great performers as, Dizzy Gillespie, Slam Stewart, Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck, mingled with others taken of the local area, along with original artwork designed for Yale and area businesses and organizations. The ceremony opened by some of The Governor’s Footguard Band with whom Reggie did a flawless drum solo. Then local jazz veteran, Willie Ruff, whom Reggie has known for over 40 years, spoke at length about his memories of their friendship. Willie had played with Lionel Hampton’s band and has been in the longest performing jazz duo, The Dwight Mitchel Duo for many years. He is now paired up with a 13year old ingénue, named Christian Sands. Tim Regan, a former student, painter, musician and now T’ai Chi instructor in western Connecticut, played blues guitar and sang a few tunes to the enjoyment of the packed room. Then the Willie Ruff/Christian Sands Duo with a surprise singer, Reggie’s great niece, Kim Nalley treated the audience to some great classic pieces such as "Route 66” with Willie on French horn, and Christian on keyboards. Stephen Watson, a New Haven area T’ai Chi Instructor gave a great Chen style T’ai Chi Form performance rounding out the night. Grandmaster William CC Chen arrived just before guests were ready to leave, being slowed up by Friday night rush hour traffic coming from New York City. He arrived with his son Max and greeted Reggie, his old friend and student. Master Chen gave an impromptu speech on Chi, breathing and Breath which was the subject of his article on that very subject, just out on the magazine stands that day. The Many Worlds of Reggie Jackson, as the night was dubbed, was truly a representation of a man of many talents and of many friends. I started studying with Reggie in January of 1978 for a period of six years and I can remember him driving to New York City just about every weekend to study with Da Liu, becoming a senior student along with Ron Caruso. I can safely say that Reggie’s dedication and passion for T’ai Chi and Taoist philosophy was my founding inspiration for continuing to practice and study T’ai Chi Ch’uan for the past 25 years. The author, Brian Bruning, is a student and instructor at The Rochester T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center of Rochester NY Friday, October 3 2003 Contact Brian

In Memoriam - -Yuan Wei Chang 1916-2002

My dear friends and fellow students, Y. W. Chang, translator of Chen Pan-ling's Original Tai Chi-Chuan Textbook, died peacefully, January 31st 2002 at the age of 86. He refused bypass surgery and any heroic effort to prolong his life. He chose to die with his body still strong and mind exceptionally alert. My thanks to all of you who have loved and respected him--that is most anyone who knew him even for a few moments. My heart and love goes out to you. He was God's great gift to me for the years that we were so close. Pat McGowen aka Ann Carruthers Sunday, February 3 2002 Contact Brian

In Memoriam - Da Liu 1906 - 2000

Da Liu, a noted author and one of the pioneers teaching T'ai Chi Ch'uan in the USA died July 28th 2000 in New York City. He was 94 years old. In 1928, he began his study at 18 under Sun Lu-Tang, founder of the Sun School, Kiangsu Province. He later changed to the Yang style under Master Li Li Giu in Hunan Province. Later he traveled to China's Szechwan Province, where he studied with a number of masters at Ch'ing Cheng Mountain's Taoist holy place. He came to the US in 1956, and in the late 1950's and 1960's Liu taught T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the UN where he worked in the Chinese section as a calligrapher and translator. He also taught at the China Institute and YWCA. He later taught at The Cathedral School Of Saint John The Divine, and at the Riverside Church and Columbia University's Teachers College, NYC. He was past President of the T'ai Chi Ch'uan Society of New York. He wrote 7 books on Taoism, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Meditation and the I Ching, which have been translated into many languages. See T'ai Chi Magazine Vol 24 No. 5 Saturday, October 28 2000 Contact Brian

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