Chinese Straight Sword - Practical Applications and Fighting
with Scott M. Rodell

Registration Form : Seminar Date:June 28th, 29th Highland Park, NJ 9AM-5PM Sat.-Sun.
The seminar fee is $155 USD for both days or $80 USD for a single day. Please make checks payable to: Great River Taoist Center and send, along with this form by May 30th, 2008 to: Seth Davis, Director, ZiranT'aichi Kungfu Center, 231 B Raritan Ave. , Highland Park, NJ 08904. No refunds after 10 days before the event. All requests for refunds must be in writing.
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Important Notice: Only you are responsible for yourself and for those with whom you train. Neither the seminar leader nor the host is accountable for your actions. If you hurt yourself or others during this seminar, or if you are hurt by others you are to blame and must accept the responsibility. THE PRACTICE OF SWORDSMANSHIP, LIKE ANY OTHER MARTIAL ART, IS A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY. You can absolutely expect to be injured, perhaps seriously, in the course of study and practice. That is the nature of serious training in any martial art.

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Chinese Straight Sword:
Practical Applications and Fighting
with Scott M. Rodell
at Ziran Martial Arts
Meeting at: 231 B Raritan Ave. (Down the driveway between Jerusalem Pizza and IM Pottery)
Highland Park, NJ 08904
June 28 - 29th, 2008　9:00am-5:00pm both days

Why: Thousands practice Chinese sword forms, but few have been trained in their actual martial use. Chinese swordsmanship in the modern era is almost a lost art. This seminar takes you inside this art.

What: The seminar carries students from a　basic understanding of how to use a blade in combat, through the basic cuts, to an elemental understanding of swordsmanship. Students learn the proper grip and stance, basic cuts, two-man drills, and free swordplay. Students will leave with an understanding of Chinese swordsmanship.

Who: While those who have previously studied taiji jian form will find the techniques presented familiar, the seminar is open to practitioners of all styles of Asian and European swordsmanship.

The Instructor: Scott M. Rodell, author of “Chinese Swordsmanship, The Yang Family Taiji Jian Tradition” and “Taiji Notebook for Martial Artists,” is Director of the Great River Taoist Center (www.grtc.org) and is an internationally recognized teacher of Chinese Historical Swordsmanship. Rodell leads regular training in the US and Europe and Australia.

Equipment: Head protection is required (a fencing mask or kali helmet). Hand protection - hockey gloves or lacross gloves are recommended. Please bring your own. A limited number of sturdy wooden swords may be available for use during the seminar. Please bring your own if available.

Contact: Local host Seth Davis at (732)801-9918 or call Great River Taoist Center (GRTC) at (703) 846-8222.

Important Notice: Only you are responsible for yourself and for those with whom you train. Neither the seminar leader nor the host is accountable for your actions. If you hurt yourself or others during this seminar, or if you are hurt by others, you are to blame and must accept responsibility. THE PRACTICE OF SWORDSMANSHIP, LIKE ANY OTHER SERIOUS TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS IS A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY.

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