Come join us in NYC for a great series with Dr. Painter!

On Friday night we will work on counter qinna (grabs and locks) and on the
weekend we
will focus on step-by-step two-person training drills.

I look forward to training with you,

Joshua Craig


Baguazhang Escape & Evasion Palms with Shifu Painter
Date: Friday February 24, 2006
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Manhattan, NY

Qinna means to seize and control. Jiulong Baguazhang's Escape & Evasion Palms
are
designed to teach you how to escape from Qinna.

You will learn to foil grasping attacks and attempted locks and holds applied
from the
front, back and/or sides of the body. This program taught by Dr. John Painter
introduces Jiulong Baguazhang Counter-Qinna - escape and evasion methods for
dealing
with arm, wrist & elbow locks. You will also be shown and a safe fun Baguazhang
moving
step Qinna push-hands exercise using these methods.

Imminently practical, these skills do not rely upon strength and you can put
them to use
immediately. This program is highly recommended for anyone, regardless of
experience,
interested in realistic self-defense.

Level: All, beginner to advanced.
Seminar Length: 3 hours
Equipment: Comfortable clothing and indoor shoes.

Visit <http://www.artemis-seminars.com/schedule.html> to register!


Two-Dragons at Play with Shifu Castaldo & Shifu Painter
Date: Saturday and Sunday February 25-26, 2006
Time: 9am-5:30pm Saturday & 9am-2pm Sunday
Location: Manhattan, NY

Increase your sensitivity and power with a partner! Games are the vital link
between solo
practice and application in combat.

An integral part of all Chinese internal arts training, Pushing Hands teaches us
to develop
our ability to sense and guide an opposing force without a direct confrontation.
In Jiulong
Baguazhang Pushing Hands takes place on and through the circle(s). The act of
using Push Hands in combat takes place in the first touch of an attack where the
fight can
be won or lost depending on how the opponents' balance is controlled. Practice
of
choreographed, fixed-step training develops the skills and free-style moving
step training
become the arena where the student learns how to neutralize incoming force from
a
moving partner who is attempting to push, trip, or strike. This training is
applicable to all
martial styles and useful to everyone who wants to understand body dynamics and
mind/
body interaction. The first step to taking your opponent's spine is being able
to find it! The
time spent in developing this valuable skill will pay you back many fold.

The new Dragon Rolls the Pearl program contains a progressive series of 2-person
games
designed by Shifu Castaldo to develop the qualities needed for combat. Essential
concepts
are presented without fear of injury, freeing the practitioner to truly learn.
Once these
skills have been learned, the student is then equipped to begin combat training.

In this 2-day workshop you will learn:

• Review of Basic Stepping and Turning
• Circling
• Spiraling
• Inside Turning
• Wedging
• Outside Turning
• Blending
• Winding

Through this series of exercises you will develop the four animal qualities
essential to
Baguazhang:

Hawk - Soft Focus
Tiger - Stalking: Connected Power
Phoenix - Uninterrupted Flowing
Dragon - Coiling & Reeling

Level: All, beginner to advanced.
Seminar Length: 12 hours of class time
Equipment: Comfortable clothing and indoor shoes.

Visit <http://www.artemis-seminars.com/schedule.html> to register!