Workshops: Who: When: San Shou Workshop Dr. Jay Dunbar & Kathleen Cusick   Aug 21 -24, 2008 Part I       Aug 21 -22, 2008 Part II     Aug 23 - 24, 2008

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San Shou

The Traditional Yang 2 Person Sparring Set

Taught by Jay Dunbar and Kathleen Cusick

August 21 -24, 2008
Thursday through Sunday

San Shou, a crown Jewel of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), teaches listening, yielding, sticking, neutralizing, controlling, and returning energies in the context of conversation rather than competition. Each participant in a San Shou Intensive learns one side of the 88-movement set, both as a solo form and matching with those learning the other side. San Shou is ideal for training partners and couples, but many individuals attend as well. We rotate partners among all those attending.

The San Shou form permits players with the gentlest of intentions to study fighting dynamics in slow motion; to make a moment last a minute, so as to learn the difference between internal (energy-based) and external (force-based) responses.

Master Jou, Tsung Hwa (From whom Dr. Dunbar learned the San Shou) said that, "To learn Taiji and not learn San Shou is like buying a pair of shoes and only bringing home the box".

The intensive will be held at Peaceful Wolf T'ai Chi Ch'uan, 85 Tater Hill Road, East Haddam, CT.

Pre-registration is important to reserve your place, as we limit enrollment to insure a high quality experience. Please let us know as soon as possible if you plan to attend this intensive, so we can send you more detailed information. A $50.00 deposit made payable to "Peaceful Wolf T'ai Chi Ch'uan" will reserve your place.

Daily Schedule

Part I

Essential material is presented during each and every time period, so we ask all participants to make arrangements so as to be present from the scheduled start to the scheduled end of the intensive.
This is important to the cohesion and integrity of the experience for all concerned.

PLEASE NOTE; AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THIS INTENSIVE YOU MUST HAVE STUDIED T'AI CHI TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU ARE CONVERSANT WITH BASIC T'AI CHI CH'UAN PRINCIPALS & MOVEMENT

Part 2 cannot be taken separately unless you have already completed Part 1.
However, if this is your first intensive it is recommended that you plan to attend the full intensive