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SAN SOO Workshop on the BEACH

ethan — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:28:07 -0400

Start: 08/07/2007 - 06:30

End: 08/07/2007 - 08:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Tomorrow will be a very special session of San Soo on the Beach! Meet
at the Pescadrome at 6:30, We'll go together to East Beach at Calle
Cesar Chavez and Cabrillo, there we will meet up with Sifu Jason. He will teach introductory techniques of the infamous Kung Fu San Soo.

Here is a link Jason sent me. You can see here how San Soo and 5 animal is related. I look forward to reading more from it, especially the History section:

http://www.geocities.com/san_soowushu/San_Soo.html

This is a special opportunity. I'm always impressed with what I learn from Jason. Please join us for this physically enlightening Summer evening, and learn to kick ass with elegant efficiency!

Fun for the whole Fishbon!

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Kung Fu San Soo- Guest Instructor- Tues. Aug. 7th

ethan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:36:58 -0400

I'm very pleased to announce that on Tuesday, August 7th my friend Sifu Jason Schmit will teach a class in basic premises and techniques of Kung Fu San Soo. Known for it's insights into the anatomy of combat and brutal precision, San Soo takes a pragmatic approach to self-defense that prepares one for the worst while thrilling any martial arts geek.

Jason studied and taught for several years in San Diego and now - fortunately for us - teaches in Santa Ynez. Those who attended the field trip to the studio in Santa Ynez got to train with Jason and got just a taste of his knowledge (and humor).

Please join us! New faces are welcome!

6:30 - 8:00 Tuesday August 7th.

101 S Quarentina

Enter from the Carpenteria side of the corner.

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The Kung Fu Field Trip

ethan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:43:23 -0400

On Saturday July 21 the some members of the Martial Arts Cell went to the Santa Ynez Cultural Center for our first field trip. We didn't learned much about the culture of Santa Ynez, but rather got a well rounded work out from the Fu Chen, San Soo, and 5 Animal Kung Fu traditions. We had the great honor of working with Sifu Melissa Coyner (Fu Chen) and Sifu Jason Schmidt (San Soo). Sifu Richard Bar joined us for lunch, and I prodded him to share stories from his time apprenticing under Grand Master Ark Wong.

It was really quite fun and I only stopped being sore today (which is a good thing).

Now that the cell has had such an experience within a "real" martial arts studio, Fishboners may begin to find dragon tags in all the right places.

My instructor Sifu Melissa told me repeatedly that she was very impressed with our crew. Nice! Back pats!

I stayed for an advanced session alternating between 5 Animal forms with Sifu Richard Bar and San Soo leverage techniques with Sifu Jason Schmidt. I picked up some scary things to do to bad people's joints and Richard gave me a snake form to work on. Yes...ssssss...

Jason demonstrates San Soo leverage techniques

4 person sticky hands

Sifus Richard Barr, Melissa Coyner, and Jason Schmit

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ATTENTION- Kung Fu Field Trip!

ethan — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:57:22 -0400

As has been much anticipated, on Saturday July 21, the Fishbon Martial Arts Cell will travel to the Fu Chen Kung Fu studio in Santa Ynez for a special workshop.

This event will include Fu Chen practice with Sifu Melissa Coyner and an introduction to Kung Fu San Su with Sifu Jason Schmit.

I am also especially excited to announce that Sifu Richard Bar will visit from Paso Robles for lunch and conversation with us (and stay for advanced work with Sifus Melissa and Jason.) Richard Bar was an apprentice of Grand Master Ark Wong, who brought the Five Family/Five Animal style to this country and was the first to open Kung Fu to Americans. Richard is a really great guy with an especially possitive approach to the practice, so I feel really fortunate that he will be there.

Timing:

9:30 to 10:00- Meet at the Pescadrome and review forms.

10:00- Car pool to the Santa Ynez Cultural Center

11:00 to 1:00- KUNG FU

1:00 to ~ 2:30- We take our hosts to Lunch

After that things open up

A Rough Plan:

Salutation and Short Form with Sifu
Do a bunch of partnered basics with the hand held bags
Fundamental parries, blocks and evasive techniques
Creative sparing-like-exercises
Introduce the Yachi Kun set

San Su fundamentals
ANY interesting stuff that comes up or that you'd like to bring up...

Please Bring:

Comfortable clothes for hot weather

$5 for the workshop + money for Lunch (which includes splitting up Jason and Melissa's meal amongst us) + Gas money.

Please respond to this (in or out) so I know what our head count is for the carpool.

$%#* Yeah!

Love,

Ethan

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Chi Gong - Core Techniques and Practices

ethan — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:10:23 -0400

Here's the syllabus Scott presented for the workshop, plus more pictures attached...

Chi Gong - Core Techniques and Practices

by Scott Wennergren

Chi gong is an ancient Taoist art devoted to the mastery of chi, or life force. This art has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Chi Gong literally translated means “the skillful manipulation of chi”. Chi gong training allows the practitioner to become fully aware of the energy flowing through the physical body. Through this awareness one learns to control internal chi. Chi gong techniques use the mind, breath and movement to guide chi. Mastery of internal chi allows the practitioner to expand awareness, develop the energy body, and maintain health. It is said that great masters of the art may even attain a state of spiritual immortality by developing the energy body to the degree that it may exist without physical form.

Chi gong is also extensively used in the martial arts. Through Chi Gong training the martial artist’s movements are guided by chi. This increases speed and improves reaction time.

Chi is also used to increase the power of strikes and blocks. In a martial capacity, one may disrupt an opponent’s energy flow, attack the energy centers, damage internal organs, and anticipate an opponent’s next move. Chi gong is also used to strengthen the body against attack. The meditations of chi gong allow the martial artist to remain in a state of calm during combat situations.

INTERNAL ALCHEMY

Expelling Toxins

Movement: Arms held straight out in front of body, palms down. Move arms up on inhale, down on exhale.

Chi: Inhale as hands move up. On exhale expel energetic toxins through the breath & fingertips as hands move down.

Bellows Breathing

Movement: Hands held at Lower Tan Tien (at the abdomen just below the navel) palms facing each other, elbows bent. On inhale move palms apart, on exhale move palms together.

Chi: On inhale, breathe surrounding chi into your Lower Tan Tien. On exhale feel the chi intensify in the Lower Tan Tien.

Small Heavenly Circuit Circulation

Movement: Arms in a hoop palms facing up, at Lower Tan Tien. As arms move up body to midsection turn palms to face body, as arms move to top of head palms face down.From there, move arms back down to lower Tan Tien, palms facing down.

Chi: Feel chi intensify in the Lower Tan Tien, use the breath to move the chi up the spine. On inhale, feel the chi move up the Governor Channel (Du Mai) along the back of the body, on exhale feel the chi in the Lower Tan Tien intensify, pushing the chi further up the back. Pull the chi through the Governor Channel on inhale, push it through the channel on exhale. When the chi reaches the Middle Tan Tien (at the chest) feel the energy intensify in this chi center. Feel the Chi flow into and circulate within the Middle Tan Tien. Continue moving chi along the back to the Upper Tan Tien (at the head). Feel the Chi flow into and circulate within the Upper Tan Tien. Keep the tongue pressed against the upper palate to connect the Governor and Functional channel (Ren Mai). Move the chi down the Functional Channel along the front of the body. Circulate the chi through the Middle Tan Tien and back down to the Lower Tan Tien.

Large Heavenly Circuit Circulation

Drawing in Earth and Heavenly Chi

Movement: Palms facing down to earth, then up front turning skyward at head, then back to Tan Tien.

Chi: Pull earth chi up through the Yong Quan points at the soles of the feet. Move this chi up the back to the Upper Tan Tien. Move chi up through the Bai Hui point at the crown of the head. Feel heavenly chi flow down into the head. Move this chi down the front of the body to the Lower Tan Tien.

Drawing in Surrounding Chi

Movement: Draw palms up to chest level then push hands out from body palms facing forward. Draw in external chi. Move palms back to chest and continue moving hands up turning skyward at head, then back to Lower Tan Tien.

Chi: Extend chi to the Lao Gong points in the palms of the hands. Feel the surrounding chi. Draw the external chi through the arms back into the Middle Tan Tien. Continue to circulate the chi up to the head and back down to the Lower Tan Tien.

Wu Chi Meditation

Movement: Arms down at sides, raised slightly away from body palms facing each other.

Chi: Let chi flow naturally, circulating and drawing in upper, lower and surrounding chi.The chi will naturally flow to areas of the body where it is needed.

Cultivation

Movement: Palms covering Lower Tan Tien, left palm under right palm for males and vice versa for females.

Chi: Draw in earth, heavenly, and surrounding chi into the Lower Tan Tien. Feel the chi condense into the Lower Tan Tien becoming concentrated and powerful.

MARTIAL TRAINING

Iron Shirt

Movement: Palms facing chest, elbows bent, finger tips facing each other. On exhale slightly move arms in and bend knees as chi is packed into the fascia.

Chi: On inhale draw in surrounding chi through the skin and energy points. On exhale feel the chi condense into the body forming a protective barrier just beneath the skin.

Bone Packing

Movement: Palms facing chest, elbows bent, finger tips facing each other. On exhale pull the fingers into fists, pull arms in towards the body and bend knees slightly.

Chi: On inhale draw in surrounding chi through the skin & energy points, exhale feel the chi condense into the bones.

Emitting chi from the Hands

Movement: Fully chambered alternating palm strikes. Hold palm out on inhale, alternate and strike on exhale.

Chi: Feel chi intensify in the Lower Tan Tien, use the breath to move chi up the back, through the arms and to the Lao Gong points at the palms. Forcibly project chi from the palms on exhale.

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Chi Gong Pics

ethan — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:36:03 -0400

Here's what the Chi Gong looked like (on the outside).

Thanks Scott!

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Kung Fu Class by Ethan-

KungFire — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:29:11 -0400

I just wanted to post my thanks for a good class July 2 at Pescadrome. Warmed me up perfectly for the fire practice at Reds. I'm looking forward to coming back up. Thanks all!

Daniel

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Mark It! Special Fishbon CHI GONG Workshop, Tues 6/26

ethan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:28:18 -0400

Start: 06/26/2007 - 18:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

I'm very pleased to announce a special Chi Gong workshop on Tuesday
June 26, with guest instructor Scott. 6:30 to about 8:00, 101 S
Quarentina - Same Kung Fu time, same Fishbon place.

Scott is a very insightful and skilled person with 15 years of Chinese
martial arts experience. He will be sharing some basics from his
daily practice. This should be really interesting and potentially
quite blissful.

Scott says:
I'll cover basic yet powerful chi gong practices. The focus will
primarily be chi circulation and cultivation, but I'll throw in some martial
applications as well. It will be fun. The syllabus will look something
like this:

Heavenly Circuit Chi Gong (Zhou Tian Gong)
Both small and large circuit
Stump Standing Chi Gong (Zhan Zhuang Gong)
Wu Chi Meditation
Iron Shirt Chi Gong
Bone Packing
Emitting Chi (Wai Chi)

Please bring at least a $5 donation for this special event.

Oh So Stoked,
Ethan
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Legality of self-defence

ethan — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:31:30 -0400

Join us on the Fishbon Cell site http://www.safe-house.ca/~fishbon/ From eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7694_avoid-lawsuit-you.html Introduction How do you avoid becoming mired in litigation after you've been in a fight? Here are some guidelines to follow to lessen the odds of a lawsuit. Instructions Difficulty: Moderately challenging Steps 1 Step One Don't provoke a fight. Inherent in the legal concept of self-defense is a knowledge of who is at fault, or who started the fight. 2 Step Two

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testing new Kung Fu site

ethan — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:53:08 -0400

Hey, Alex and I are creating a cool new Martial Arts Cell community section of the Fishbon site. We'll be able to post cool stuff and have our own forum here. Video, instructions, questions, links... stand by for more