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Nonprofit Organization Volume 15 Issue 2 June 2012
The Universal Post GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION
WHAT’S INSIDE
The Potential—Guang Ping Yang in France 2
2012 GPYTCA Conference 3
2012 GPYTCA Conference Presenters 4-7
Marilyn Mathews Scholarship Fund 8
World T’ai Chi Day 9
Calendar of Events 10
Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Teachers 11
Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Application 12
By the time you get this
issue of the Universal Post
it should be summer in
most places, even here in
Wisconsin. Take advan-
tage of the nice weather
and practice outdoors, pref-
erably in the early morning
before the mosquitoes get
hungry and the rest of your
part of the planet wakes up.
Practicing outdoors can
turn an already good prac-
tice into a great practice.
When I started learning
T'ai Chi back in the early 1980's, I found practicing T'ai Chi
helped me with my personal sense of placement and my
place in the universe. Practicing outdoors, even now,
brings me back to that original sense of placement and won-
der I found in my youth. Enjoy your outdoor summer prac-
tice and don't forget to breathe.
What's coming up?
The GPYTCA board members are working hard on what is
shaping up to be a great 2012 conference. We have a great
line up of presenters and beautiful location in the Lake Ta-
hoe area. Conference details can be found in this issue of
The Universal Post and on the Guang Ping Yang website.
This is not the year to miss a conference! Please join us and
let's make this a conference to remember.
This is also a Board Election year. We have a number of
board members who are reaching the end of their terms and
unfortunately, most are not seeking re-election. However,
we do have a great slate of candidates waiting to be elected.
Election materials are being prepared and candidate infor-
mation and voting instructions will be sent out
soon. Remember, in order for you to receive a ballot and be
eligible to vote your membership must be "currently paid-
up and active." So if you haven't renewed, do it now.
As we look towards the election of new board members, I
would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the out-
going board members. Retiring from the board are Randy
Elia, our past (two term) President; Julie Boddorf, Board
Member and Membership Coordinator; and Jo Presbury-
Smith; and Patricia Boucher and Paki Sukwattana, who re-
signed earlier this year. Lucy Bartimole's term is also com-
ing to the end, she is our current and new Executive Vice
-President/President-Elect, but I'm glad to announce that
Lucy is seeking re-election for another term on the board.
Julie Boddorf has agreed to remain the Membership Co-
ordinator. These board members have given quite a few
years of valuable service and dedication to the Associa-
tion and I want to thank them for all their hard work.
2012 is going to be an interesting year. Let's all get to-
gether at the 2012 conference to welcome the new board
members, thank departing board members, and spend
some time with other Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi friends
and family. All while learning something new, working
hard and having lots of fun!
Sincerely,
Larry Riddle
President, GPYTCA
This is a Board Election year
and we have a great slate of
candidates waiting to be elected.
This year we will be offering electronic bal-
loting. Election materials are being prepared
and candidate information and voting instruc-
tions will be sent out soon. If you wish to re-
ceive a mail-in ballot, please contact:
[email protected] to request one. Remember, in order for you to
receive a ballot and be eligible to vote your
membership in the association must be current.
Please take this time to renew your membership.
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THE POTENTIAL
The Potential—Guang Ping Yang in France By Eric Lelaquais
September 6th, 2011
The birth of a center dedicated to the Guang Ping Yang
style.
The story began 27 years ago. I had learned to be a car-
penter and worked for 10 years in construction work, then
decided to start studying again. Study what though ?
My brother-in-law, a doctor, is the one who suggested
studying acupuncture to me the carpenter. He was sure it
would help me structure my mind. It took me a few
months to make up my mind, without even imagining the
difficulties to come. I went into this wonderful adventure
thanks to my unconsciousness.
That is how I met the one who would become my Master,
the one who sensed what was inside of me and who could
make me feel like discovering the Art of Ta Ji Quan.
When Fu-Tung Cheng asked us to promote the Guang
Ping Yang style in France, I started looking for a place to
practice and then students. After a few years had passed,
I had the chance to build my own 50 square meter
(164sq.feet) room in Paris area where I could teach to 6
students per class. It lasted for 9 years, settled in a very
comfortable routine, until the day I realized that if our
style was to get bigger, we had to find a more appropriate
place, bigger, in a quiet area and where our eyes could
contemplate nature. Fond of the mountains, I left Paris
and its pollution to go and look for a building without
concrete so that the telluric energies could flow easily.
I went through all kinds of ads in the newspapers, real-
estate, word-of-mouth, all possible ways that I could find
without looking at miles I would need to travel nor time
spent. As per usual, Qi only appeared when I was in de-
spair of ever finding that place, when I was finally ready
to let go. It took me to the foot of a mountain facing
North. At first, it did not seem smart to get located in a
building where I knew the sun rays would not reach for at
least a month during wintertime, since it would be behind
the crest. It came to my mind instantly ideas that in the
winter we would be in the warmth of the Dojo and that in
the summer the more horizontal rays would bring a more
bearable heat than on the South side and that with the for-
est nearby we would have enough shade to practice Tai Ji
Quan at an ideal temperature. I liked the golf course next
door which guaranteed me that no building would appear
one day and hide the view. Still, I was not convinced by
all this, I needed something else, a trigger, something that
would astound me. The building was a ruin, it had burnt
5 years ago and the owner had only had the roof done
with the insurance money so he could sell it. In other
words, everything was to be done, no water, no drain, no
power, nothing. Not even a kitchen or bathroom, nothing
at all! As I explored the ruins where there were only walls
and earth on the floor, or walls without a ceiling, col-
lapsed stairways or no stairs at all, I discovered the only
room with 4 walls, a floor and a roof. Something very
strange immediately stopped me: the ceiling was arched.
Generally speaking, only the basement in old buildings are
arched that way. The room was peaceful and silent, I
stayed there a long time without thinking and was sub-
merged by quietude. It was the trigger I was waiting for, I
had found it.
Later, I learned from a neighbor that the building had been
built between 1650 and 1700, someone else said it had not
been inhabited for more than 50 years. It was waiting for
me to make it live again. I learned that the room had been
a secret chapel at the time of the French Revolution, when
religions were forbidden. This room, which I had not
known the use when I discovered it, was going to get back
its function by becoming the meditation room of the Cen-
ter. It is located at the center of the building. The search
had lasted 18 months non stop to find what would become
“The Potential.”
All good wills were asked for help right away: my father
took the dimensions so that Nicole Nichanian (Sophie’s
mother), architect, could draw plans so we get the con-
struction permit. Gilles B. helped me first on the site, and
the others that I exhausted : Vincent L., Laurent N., Jean-
Paul B., Jerôme L., Joseph B., Maxime C., Yannick C.,
Elisabeth F., Baptiste et Carole D., Vincent « cotton », and
of course my wife Céline without whom nothing would
have been done. Let us not forget Eric Buffet, more than
a friend, my soul brother and Dominique, his brother-in-(Continued on page 9)
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2012 GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
IN HONOR AND RESPECT OF OUR HERITAGE
NOVEMBER 2nd to 4th
The Resort at Squaw Creek
Presenters Include:
Y.C. Chiang, Hui Liu, Henry Look, Fu-Tung Cheng, Randy Elia,
Dug Corpolongo, Nick D’Antoni, Tom Carney & Valarie Prince Gabel. (See the following 2 pages for details or workshops being presented.)
The resort at Squaw Creek has luxurious accommodations with grand picture windows that reveal sweep-
ing views of the Sierra Nevada range, ancient ponderosa forests and lush meadowlands. The resort has
heated swimming pool that is open all year round with 3 outdoor hot-tubs.
Complementing the elegant accommodations are all the amenities of a world-class resort —ski-in/ski-out
access in the winter, championship golf in the summer, heated outdoor pool, 3 large hot-tubs, plus luxuri-
ous spa service and award winning dining all year long.
Come join the fun! This may be the last year we will see Y.C. Chiang, Hui Liu and
Henry Look all together at our annual conference. Don’t miss this opportunity to
honor and respect our heritage.
Enclosed is a registration form, or sign up on the website: www.GuangPingYang.org
PRESENTERS FOR 2012 CONVENTION
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Grandmaster Henry Look
Hsing-Yi 5 Elements & Applications Grandmaster Henry Look will present the many aspects of Hsing-Yi focusing on the
five basic elements in Hsing-Yi Chuan: Pi (splitting), Tsuan (drilling), Beng (crushing),
Pao (cannon) and Heng (crossing). He will include some of the health aspects of
Hsing-Yi and many versatile self defense applications.
Grandmaster Henry Look learned Tai Chi Chuan from Grandmaster Kuo Lien Ying in the 70’s.
He spent countless hours training in San Francisco’s Chinatown. As one of Grandmaster
Kuo’s senior students, he was instrumental in founding this Association and was the first Presi-
dent. In addition to Tai Chi Chuan, Grandmaster Look has mastered the study of I-Chuan,
Hsing-Yi Chuan and Pa Kua. The depth of his knowledge of I-Chuan comes from his Internal
Martial Arts teachers, all senior disciples of the I-Chuan Founder, Wang Xiang Zhai: Profes-
sor Yu Pen Shi, his wife Madame Min Ou Yang, Master Kuo Lien Ying and Master Han Hsing
Yuan. Now retired, Grandmaster Look turned his focus to teaching the Internal Martial Arts
and providing awareness of these arts. He founded TIMA (Tri-Internal Martial Arts) in 1994
and continues to teach in the California Sierra foothills.
Madam Hui Liu
Qigong in Slow Motion & Meditation Details to this workshop will come in the next issue of The Universal Post.
Madam Hui Liu was born in Hebei Province, China. At a young age, she studied plum blossom
painting with her father Ru Tung Liu, and painting them for 50 years. After immigrating to the
United States, she became a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Art Association. For many
years, her paintings won 1st place and received mayoral recognitions. In 1972 she was the co-
founder of Wen Wu School of Internal Martial Arts in California where she began to teach Chi-
nese painting classes. In 1978 Madam Hui Liu became a student of Dayan Qigong under
Grand Master Yang Mei Jun, after practicing Taiji for many years, and in 1980 became an
“indoor” disciple of Grand Master Yang. In 1997 she represented Taiwan at Utah State Art
Exhibit and demonstrated the Dayan Qigong (Wild Goose) form. Throughout the years she has
held many art exhibits and Dayan Qigong seminars, and in 2004 she received the “Qigong
Master of the Year” award from the World Qigong Congress. She is also the author of the 1st
and 2nd edition of the Dayan Qigong instructional books and DVD.
Grandmaster Y.C. Chiang
Principles of Taiji Practice & Bagua Palms—2 Palms Details to this workshop will come in the next issue of The Universal Post.
Dr. Chiang Yun-chung was born in Hopei Province, China in 1922 and developed his artistic
talent at an early age. In 1948, he studied at the National Honan University in China. Since
1955, Dr. Chiang has held individual and joint art exhibits in museums and universities
throughout the United States, Taiwan, and China (Beijing). In 1959, he received his law de-
gree from the National Taiwan University Law School. One year later, he married Hui-ju Liu.
In 1972, Dr. Chiang moved to the United States and later founded the Treasure Stones Society
and the Thousand Stones Studio to spread the appreciation of Chinese stones, chop carvings,
and engravings. Dr. Chiang possesses an in-depth knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
His practice has also been the topic of articles in a number of popular journals and magazines
in Taiwan and in the US. Dr. Chiang has successfully treated thousands of patients, and his
Chung Hua Clinic was also named by East Express Newspaper for being the “Best Asian Herbalist” in 2004.
Dr. Y.C. Chiang cultivated his training in Buddhism as well as martial arts. He became a Buddhist in 1951. From an early
age, he studied martial arts, including Tai Chi, Hsing I, Shaolin, Ba Gua, and White Crane, with famous masters such as Kuo
Lien-yin, Wang Chih-ch’ien, and Ch’en K’ai-shan. He is the fifth generation of Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan. He began
teaching Tai Chi at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the Berkeley Chinese Cultural Center, before opening the
Wen Wu School of Martial Arts in 1973. Currently, there are eight Wen Wu School branches.
Sifu Nick D’Antoni
Taiji Sword: Getting the point! We will use movements from the Guang Ping Yang Style Sword Form
to take a closer look at some of the Thirteen Basic Sword Techniques,
and learn how to develop the necessary “clear intention” in our move-
ments. Taking a pragmatic and somewhat analytical look at the jian to
come to a clearer and deeper understanding not only of its practical
uses, but of how working with a weapon can help deepen your entire
practice. In this way, the Guang Ping sword set will serve as a window
onto a useful approach that can help you integrate the use of any
weapon more deeply into your taiji practice.
(This workshop is primarily intended for those who are familiar with the Guang
Ping sword set and/or have prior experience with the taiji sword.)
Sifu Nick D’Antoni began his martial arts practice in 1966, studying Shodokan Karate and Judo with Sensei Cliff Tickel
until 1970. Over the years he continued to actively explore other physical and mental disciplines, including boxing,
yoga, zen, and other meditation practices, before discovering a “perfect fit” in taijiquan, which he has practiced and
studied intensively since 1993. Nick has had the good fortune to benefit from studying with many outstanding teachers
such as Masters Y. C. Chiang and Henry Look, Fu-Tung Cheng, Master William C.C. Chen, JoAnna Schoon, Valarie
Prince Gabel, Rick Barrett, Anthony N.J. Ho, and others. He is a Founding Board Member and Past-President of the
Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association, and is still active on the Board of Directors. In 1999 Nick retired as Managing
Director of the Fine and Performing Arts Division at Santa Ana College and moved to Walla Walla, WA, where, in
honor of their Guang Ping lineage and with the permission of Master Y.C. Chiang, he and Lynn Sharp opened the Walla
Walla Wen Wu School of T’ai Chi Chuan to continue in the tradition.
Master Randy Elia
Yi Gun Gin (Bone Strengthening) Yi Gun Gin, which means “classical tendon exhange,” is a rarely known
system of exercise kept by the Shaolin priests for generations. It is not an
exaggeration to say that the reputation in the martial arts earned by the
Shaolin Temple is mainly attributed to this simple and easy-to-learn
system. It is exactly this secret exercise that made the Shaolin priests
almost indestructible. Yi Gun Gin consists of 12 exercises. These exercises
strengthens the entire body, inside and out, physically as well as mentally,
by developing the internal power of the body, called Chi. As a result, the
practitioners seem to substitute their old bodies with whole new sets of
tendons, muscles, and bones that are much stronger than before. Yi Gun
Gin can be practiced by anyone of any age in any physical condition. No
equipment is required, only space big enough for a person to stand.
Master Randy Elia has been studying Chinese martial arts for more than 40
years. He is the senior disciple of Grandmaster Peter Kwok, who began learning
the secrets of the Shao Lin monks at age 7 when he was living in China and
subsequently spent 32 years learning their secret health methods. Master Elia
has also studied with Y.C. Chiang, Y.C. Wong, Adam Hsu, Lu De Xiu, Gao Xian,
and Yang Fu Kui. He specializes in Northern Shaolin Chuan, Chin Na, Tai Chi
Chuan, Pa Kua Chang, and Hsing Yi and has also studied Traditional Chinese
Medicine, in addition to being a licensed massage therapist. He has had the
opportunity to be on national television, and is the author of a book entitled "Ancient Healing Teachings of the
East." Master Elia was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2004 and is has just retired as President of the Guang
Ping Yang Tai Chi Association. He owns and operates Peter Kwok's Kung Fu Academy in Westwood, New Jersey, where he
teaches the original authentic styles of Kung Fu without any modification, deletion, or alteration whatsoever.
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GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI (CONT.)
Master Fu-Tung Cheng
Effortless Flow "Effortless flow" is a coaching method devised for our style of Guang Ping
Yang Tai Chi. It evolved slowly (appropriately!) from my years of learning and
teaching at the Wen Wu School with Master Chiang and to this day, at the
Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. About ten years ago I began to coach the Guang
Ping style inside-out, with metaphors as mental benchmarks, but without com-
promising in the least bit, the rigor, deep stances and classic martial power and
grace that our Shih-Fu Chiang emphasized over his 50 years of teaching our
form. Moment-to-moment attention and concentration applied effortlessly (the
hardest task!), will immerse you in an ocean from where the form profoundly,
magically, reveals itself with pin-point precision and efficacy. For a brief, but
illuminating time, we become water-shapers, transcending form.....
Effortless flow will hopefully in this short period of time be a new way for you
to step and concentrate in your Tai Chi practice immediately and efficiently,
and to make your practice count, whether fifteen minutes or three hours long.
Master Fu-Tung Cheng was born 1948, the youngest of five brothers. By Sophomore year at UCLA, having eaten humble
pie from poundings by older brothers for 20 years, he decided to take up martial arts to exact revenge. He went to Japan in
the fall of 1968 and begin practice of Shorinji Kempo, and received Shodan (equivalent to a brown belt in Karate). He re-
turned to USA year later in 1970. Transfer to UC Berkeley. Graduate in Fine Arts. Summer 1972 he went back to Japan to
receive second degree black belt (equivalent to a 1st degree black belt). From 1972 to 1973 he began studying with Master
Yun Chung Chiang, organizing and establishing the Wen Wu School for him in 1973. In 1976 he became an instructor at
the school and was the head instructor from the 1980s through the 1990s, continuing under Master Chiang's tutelage until
2000, studying Tai Chi, Northern White Crane, and Shaolin. Fu-Tung also taught in France each year for 11 years, estab-
lishing Guang Ping in France. He was a founding board member of the Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Association in1998.
Sifu Tom Carney
Chin Na 10 Point Locking Drill Sifu Tom Carney will review the Chin Na application as seen in The
Universal Post and from last year's conference. The drill shows com-
mon effective Chin Na locks that work together and flow from each
other. Chin Na if done correctly usually does not require strength and
is used by police departments across the country to control and subdue
an individual without necessarily hurting them.
T’ai Chi Super Slow Sparring This in an exercise that will help improve your understanding of T'ai
Chi and other martial art application through very slow fighting inter-
action with a partner. There are rules to this "game," but it is fun. It
will help you to learn how to flow in applying application, and will im-
prove your fighting ability with some practice.
Sifu Tom Carney began studying Chinese martial arts in 1983 under Master
Randy Elia. Over the years he has studied under several masters including:
Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming and Master Mike Patterson. His training includes:
Northern Shaolin, Hsing Yi, Ba Gua, Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi, Chin Na,
ground fighting and wrestling. In 1992, Sifu Tom became a police officer, is
now a police Lieutenant, and currently teaches police defensive tactics to offi-
cers in several departments. He currently teaches at Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu
Academy, gives private lessons in mixed martial arts, and teaches seminars in
self defense.
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T’AI CHI APPLICATION (CONT.)
Sifu Dug Corpolongo
Tai Chi Celestial Ruler “Tai Chi Celestial Ruler” is a series of simple Tai Chi Qigong Forms that
employ a short stick called the "Chih" or ruler. The sets are performed in
repetition with the ruler held between your palms on the pressure point
called the Laogong (P-8). Each exercise harmonizes your movement,
breath and mind awareness to move vital energy along your body’s qi
channels or meridians. Tai Chi Celestial Ruler is a very powerful Qigong
form that intensely cultivates and moves your body's healing chi; even be-
ginners report feeling intensely feeling their chi after doing this exercise.
Six Healing Sounds Qigong “Six Healing Sounds Qigong” employs sound waves that are synchronized
to each organ, in coordination with body movements, to direct healing chi
(vital energy) and harmonious therapeutic vibrations to our internal or-
gans. As we sing each of the healing syllables the corresponding internal
organs are gently stimulated and rejuvenated, while the related body
movements enhance chi flow and restore the associated organs. Six Heal-
ing Sounds Qigong is an easy to learn, yet powerful, Medical Qigong
Form that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical condition,
for a few minutes a day with significant health benefits.
Sifu Dug Corpolongo has been studying Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong since 1979 and teaching since 1990. He is a Senior
Student Grandmaster Henry Look one of the world’s foremost Internal Martial Arts Masters. Sifu Dug was inducted
into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors in 2012.
Sifu Dug retired in 2010 from the National Executive Board of the United States Amateur Athletic Union/Chinese Mar-
tial Arts Division after serving for more than 10 years as National Head Coach and National Chair; and he continues
to serve on the AAU/CMA National Advisory Committee. He is also currently serving on the United States Kuoshu
Federation as the Director of the Internal Martial Arts Divisions. His professional background also includes positions
on the faculty of the International Institute of Chinese Medicine where he served as the Director of the Tai Chi and
Qigong program at the Albuquerque campus, Southwest Acupuncture College where he served as an Associate Profes-
sor, and the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics and the New England Institute of Buddhist Studies. Sifu
Dug’s seminars are popular because of his ability to explain the complex principles of Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong and
Chinese Medicine in ways that are easy for anyone to understand.
Sifu Valarie Prince Gabel
Walk THIS Way In this workshop we will be exploring one of the fundamentals of movement:
Our foundation is in our feet. We will experiment with dance, walking on rice
and different points of focus. Bring a sense of adventure and perhaps a heavy
object to carry around in one of our experiments.
Sifu Valarie Prince Gabel is founder and director of the Kuang Ping School of Tai
Chi. She has been teaching for thirty years, beginning in 1982 with the Fire Breath-
ing Dragon School in Southern California. Her first classes were with OCC Commu-
nity Services, where she quickly established her multi-level course structure. Shortly
thereafter, she introduced classes through the City of Laguna Beach, where she still
teaches. Sifu Gabel also taught through the Aliso Viejo Community Association, in
the communities of Laguna Hills and Niguel Shores, and for various organizations
including the Girl Scouts of America, the Orange County Register newspaper and
Pacific Care’s Wellness Program.
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MARILYN MATHEWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Marilyn Mathews was a longtime student of Master Randy Elia at
Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy in Emerson, New Jersey. A dedi-
cated practitioner of Guang Ping Yang style T'ai Chi and committed
member of the Association, she unfortunately passed away in 2005.
Marilyn served as a member of GPYTCA Board, held the office of
Treasurer, and was a talented Association Certified Teacher. As an
instructor at Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy, Marilyn was a true
educator. She was an encouraging and carefully thoughtful teacher
who inspired both newer and more experienced students alike.
Marilyn’s love of t'ai chi and dedication to her school was evident in
every class she attended, whether as a teacher or student. The Marilyn
Mathews Scholarship Fund was established in her memory, and it is
our hope and intention as a Board that the Fund serve as a reflection
of the generous spirit that Marilyn embodied.
The primary purpose of this Fund is to provide grants-in-aid to
GPYTCA members in financial need. The main area of focus of
grants from the Marilyn Mathews Scholarship Fund will be to assist
qualifying members to further their study and enjoyment of Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi. However, subject to Board
approval, awards from the Fund may also be made to committed and deserving members in any way that the Board
sees as appropriate to the spirit of Marilyn's legacy. These might include such things as grants: to help defray the
costs of annual membership dues; to help offset costs of attending GPYTCA annual conferences; to assist with fees
for Association-sponsored workshops or approved continuing education activities in Guang Ping Yang style T'ai Chi
Chuan or closely related areas.
To receive a grant from the Fund, an individual must be a currently active member of the Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi
Association. S/he may make direct application to the Board for assistance, or members may be nominated for Board
consideration by their teacher or another member of the Association. The full Board of Directors of the Association
will make the final decision on the appropriateness of the request and will also make the final determination of the
size of all grants awarded from the Fund.
Please contact Julie Boddorf at [email protected] if you are interested in applying for a grant or to
nominate another member for consideration.
Marilyn Mathews (far right) at the 2004 GPYTCA Conference with (left to right) Julie Boddorf,
Sylvia Gattnig, and Master Randy Elia
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Sifu Thomas Carney Email:
We need articles & pictures from
members & especially teachers.
Please email me above.
The editor reserves the right to edit
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publication.
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General Fund:
Norma Austin Henry Look
Nina Deerfield Susan Payne
Ira Esformes Jillian Phillips
Donald Hediger Jo Presbury-Smith
Charles Kimbrell JoAnna Schoon
Peter Laudert Lynn Sharp
Marilyn Mathews Fund:
Julie Boddorf
Donor Member:
Steve Karpen
Patron Member:
Jeannie Miller Larry Wallman
Lifetime Members:
Mary Sturtevant Joan Tay
ATTENTION!
Did you know the Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Associa-tion offers Lifetime Member-ships? The cost for a Lifetime Membership is $750, which can be paid in quarterly in-stallments during the calen-dar year. If you are interested in becoming a Lifetime Mem-ber, contact our Membership Coordinator Julie Boddorf at [email protected] for more details.
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THE POTENTIAL (CONT.)
law and my friend. The three of us, and with all the help of people of good-will, we made the Dojo, raised more than
500 kg (1102£) beams to 6 m (19 feet) and 12 m (39 feet) from the ground, worked for 4 months below zero degrees
celsius (32°F), and one month -11° C (12°F). All of that within 14 months! We all lost a bit of our health there, but
the result is as high as the road we travelled in the adversity of life. Let me humbly and warmly thank all of them here.
I will not mention administrative problems, months working with the accountant to make the business plan, the loans
we asked for, the invalidity of the first construction permit due to loan refusals, and start again the whole journey to
make what will be the first part of the construction after 9 years of patience. First part for the loan allowed was to build
the Dojo: 300 square meters (984 sq. feet) of wooden floor (no concrete nor steel) so that the telluric energies could
flow within the building, 600 square meters (1968 sq. feet) of
isolation of the roof with cellulose. Only noble materials!
There is still to build a dining room, individual rooms, our flat,
and of course the exterior coatings so that “The Potential” can
become the jewel it is to be. To do that, the journey goes on
with its obstacles. Thanks to them I learned patience, calm in
adversity, and some serenity which profits my Tai Ji Quan
practice and reverse: Tai Ji Quan allows me to realize the Cen-
ter which is an excuse to my own realization.
I am lucky to have had the energy to use what Tai Ji Quan
taught me in life, what Fu-Tung Cheng taught me which I hope
I managed to use for my students, my apprentices and to pro-
mote the Guang Ping Yang style in France.
(Continued from page 2)
Sifu Randy Elia with Hank Schmidt practicing the Guang Ping Yang Form outside Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy in celebration of World T’ai Chi Day.
WORLD T’AI CHI DAY
Apri l 28, 2012
GPYTCA Certified Teacher Dennis Glanfield (in black) celebrates World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day 2012 at the Ocean County College Library in Toms River, New Jersey.
Fran Friedman teaching at the Woodcliff Lake
Senior Center in New Jersey
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Honorary Chairmen Y. C. Chiang, CA
Henry Look, CA
Past Presidents
Randy Elia, NJ Nina Sugawara, CA October 2005-December 2011 March 2000-October 2001
Dominick Ruggieri, NJ Donald Rubbo, CA October 2003-October 2005 October 1998-March 2000
Nick D’Antoni, WA Henry Look, CA October 2001-October 2003 February 1996-October 1998
Board Members
President:
Larry Riddle, WI [email protected]
Executive Vice-President/President-Elect:
Lucy Bartimole, OH [email protected]
Vice-President:
Grace Cheng, CA [email protected]
Treasurer:
Valarie Prince Gabel, CA [email protected]
Other Members:
Julie Boddorf, NJ [email protected]
Nick D’Antoni, WA [email protected]
Jo Presbury-Smith, CA [email protected]
2012 Conference Chair:
Randy Elia, NJ [email protected]
National Advisors Valarie Prince Gabel, Aliso Viejo, CA
JoAnna Gee Schoon, Laguna Beach, CA
Daniel Lee, Duarte, CA
Jonathon Shear, Richmond, VA
Paul Taylor, San Francisco, CA
Membership Coordinator
Julie Boddorf
c/o Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy
268 Kinderkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 [email protected]
Web
www.guangpingyang.org Webmaster:
Grace Cheng [email protected]
Editor:
Thomas Carney [email protected]
14th Annual ICMAC North American Finals
July 13-15, 2012 Orlando, FL
www.kungfuchampionship.com Phone: 727-734-8222 | Fax: 727-734-2414
ICMAC Calendar 5th Annual Las Vegas Championship…………………..... Las Vegas, NV | August 4, 2012 2nd Annual “Windy City” Kung Fu-Wushu Championship.....Chicago, IL | Sept. 1-2, 2012 3rd Annual “Golden Gate” Martial Arts Championship...San Francisco, CA | Sept. 21-23, 2012
2012 USAWKF National & 4th New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championship
July 27-29, 2012 991 Main Street, Manchester CT 06040
Contact: Malees School of Tai Chi & Kung Fu [email protected] / www.malees-tai-chi-kung-fu.com
Intermediate Qi Gong Healers Certification Seminar
August 8-10, 2012 or Sept. 9-11, 2012 595 Blossom Rd, Ste. 307, Rochester NY 14610
Contact: Lisa B. Oshea Phone: 877-346-4012
www.Qigongrochester.com
1st International 2012 Wushu Kung Fu Championship
October 27-28, 2012 13210 SW 132 Suite #17, Miami FL 33186
Contact: Sifu Amenodoro Sequera Phone: 786-339-7784
www.internationalwushucenter.com
Mark Your Calendar...
2012 Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Conference
November 2nd to 4th, 2012
Squaw Creek Resort in Lake Tahoe, California
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Remember 2012 is an important, Board Election year. A great slate
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California Norma Austin
David R. Bernhardt [email protected]
Fu-Tung Cheng [email protected]
Yun-Chung Chiang [email protected]
Nina H. Deerfield [email protected]
Jarl Forsman [email protected]
Bing Gong [email protected]
Daniel K. Lee [email protected]
Henry Look [email protected]
Jo Presbury Smith [email protected]
Valarie Prince Gabel [email protected]
Roger Ramey [email protected]
Cheryl Lynne & Don Rubbo [email protected]
JoAnna Gee Schoon [email protected]
Randall K. Sugawara [email protected]
Paul Taylor [email protected]
Allen Trigueiro [email protected]
Denmark
Inger Jensen [email protected]
France Eric Lelaquais
[email protected] taom74.com
Illinois Steven M. Kemps
Japan Stephanie Morino
New Hampshire Peggy Simone
Mary Sturtevant, M. Ed. [email protected]
New Jersey Thomas G. Carney
Randy Elia [email protected]
Ira Esformes [email protected]
Sylvia Gattnig [email protected]
Dennis R. Glanfield [email protected]
Steven J. Karpen [email protected]
Gary Rosenblum [email protected]
Dominick Ruggieri [email protected]
North Carolina
David Chin [email protected]
Ohio
Lucy Bartimole [email protected]
Paki Sukwattana [email protected]
Oregon
Wilkes P. Covey III [email protected]
Rhode Island
Diane H. Rabinowitz [email protected]
Virginia
Jonathan Shear
Washington
Nicholas J. D’Antoni [email protected]
Lynn L. Sharp [email protected]
Wisconsin Joy L. Foye
Kristina C. Bung Riddle [email protected]
Lawrence L. Riddle [email protected]
Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Teachers
Cert
ified
Congratulat ions !
These ladies were presented
with certificates for three years
of study of Guang Ping Yang
T'ai Chi with Fran Friedman at
the Woodcliff Lake Senior Cen-
ter in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.
From Left: Liz Belisle, Nancy Rowe,
Ethel Frey, Fran Friedman.
stamp
Photo and description taken from:
“Tai Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice”
By: Kuo Lien Ying
Movement 19
H i g h P a t O n H o r s e K a o T ’ a n M a
GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI APPLICATION
c/o Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy
268 Kinderkamack Road
Emerson, NJ 07630
USA
GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION
(See Above for Application)
Posture #19: High Pat on the Horse
…strikes Pete in the head (2b), or temples (2c)
1
2a
2b
2c OR
OR
...kicks Pete in the groin (2a) or...
2b
High Pat On The Horse” is mostly a defensive block (high or low) and drawing back to avoid a push or grab. Offensively you can grab the attacker from behind the head or shoulders as you knee strike or head-butt them. Another possibilities is illus-trated below. As Pete (on Right) attempts to grab Sifu Tom Carney (left). Sifu Tom shifts his weight back and...