Saskatoon Nine Dragon Baguazhang
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Location
Albert Community Centre
610 Clarence Ave S.
Saskatoon, SK
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Meeting the Dragons: An Introduction to the Palms
Prerequisites:
- Recommendation by instructor.
- Dragon Rolling the Pearl: Fundamental Principles.
- Flying Dragon Qigong: Discovering the Three Treasures.
- Students may begin only at the start of a new session.
- Classes run all year long.
- The course is open to those 16 years of age and up.
General Description:
Students are introduced to each of the palms that comprise Jiulong Baguazhang by sequential three-to-six-month immersion periods in each particular palm. This gives the student an opportunity to develop a strong mind/body engram for each palm. The Mind-Shape of each palm will be thoroughly cultivated; the mechanics, explored; tactics, investigated; applications, experienced. The student should clearly understand the goal of this class is to create a good working knowledge of the Xin for each palm; the student will not have mastered any of the palms after this exploratory course.
Commitment to Practice:
This course is for serious students only. Each section of the course is very rich in material. Due to the quantity of information that must be covered, no time-allowance for covering missed material exists. A student who misses too many classes will be asked to step back into the Dragon Rolling the Pearl class until the next session begins so as not to impede the progress of their classmates. Students must, therefore, make a personal commitment to attend as many classes as possible. Furthermore, Students must develop the discipline of regular solitary practice in order to progress in this class. The classes are not simple drill and exercise sessions.
Schedule:
- Wednesday: 6:00 to 7:15pm
- Friday: 5:30 to 7:00pm
Session Topics:
- October to December 2007 -- Heaven Palm
- January to May 2008 -- Earth Palm
- June to August 2008 -- Heaven Palm
- September 2008 to January 2009 -- Lake Palm
- February 2009 -- Integration Class (Heaven – Lake – Earth)
- March to July 2009 -- Mountain Palm
- August to October 2009 - Integration Class (Heaven – Lake – Mountain – Earth)
- November 2009 to March 2010 - Stances and Power from the Ground, and Striking
- April to June 2010 - Fire Palm
- July 2010 - Integration Class
- August to November 2010 - Water Palm
- December 2010 - Integration Class
- Session Topic Subject to Change
Uniform
- A school T-shirt and the traditional black Hanzhifu (“Kung-fu” uniform).
Required Study Aides:
- Books
- Combat Baguazhang: Nine Dragon System: Volume I & II, by Dr. John Painter
- Individual Palm Manuals, The Gompa
- The Complete I Ching, by Alfred Huang
- Tao Te Ching, by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
- Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters, by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
- Videos
- The Architecture of Internal Power, by Dr. Painter
- Nine Dragon Baguazhang for Street Combat: Volumes 1-6, by Dr. Painter
Recommended Study Aides:
- Books
- Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu, by Brian Walker
- The Original I Ching Oracle, by Ritsema and Sabbadini.
- On Combat, by Dave Grossman
- Meditations on Violence, by Rory Miller