Relating to Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Dao Yin and Aiki Jo.
All future events are in blue. All past events are recorded in black and are retained so that you can see the quality of teachers and nature of the event.
'Events, like time, will come and go, if you are not there then the moment will be lost forever.'
There may be an infinite number of 'now' moments, several have just passed ... what did you find in yours?
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A PSYCHIC WITH A DIFFERENCE
Tony Sargeant
of
The Korianna Mind & Body Centre
Kefalonia, Greece
FRIDAY JANUARY 22nd 2010
7.30PM TO 9.30PM
To be held in the historic 17th Century
Kingsley Room, Royal Hotel
Bideford, North Devon
Cost: £10.00
Light refreshments will be provided
On a cold winter’s evening, this is your chance to be warmly
entertained, enlightened and perhaps even change your life –
no matter what your belief or background.
Internationally recognised in the oriental arts, Tony Sargeant
is a Clairvoyant and Medium with multiple psychic abilities.
Come and hear what the future may hold for you.
Introduction
Tony will tell how he discovered his powers and
how you might find yours
Meditation and opening of chakras
Tony will invite the audience to ask him for readings
Closing meditation and closing of chakras
There will be an opportunity to talk privately to Tony.
Spaces are limited so to avoid disappointment book now by telephoning Richard on: 01271 345513
or use the contact page of this web site.
To find out more about Tony, please visit his website:www.mindbodymanagement.com
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Aiki Jo workshop, Saturday 23rd January with
Sensei Tony Sargeant 6th Dan
Takemusu Iwama Aikido Europe.
Details on Aiki Jo page of this site.
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Sword workshop; Master Wang Yanji in Potters Bar hosted by Longfei taiiquan association of Great Britain, 7th November 2009
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The Plough Arts Centre
Torrington, North Devon.
2.00pm to 4.00 pm Cost £8
Tai Chi - the Principles.
Report;- just a handful of students turned up for the event, however it was still a great success for those there. We looked at 'suspension' and what it means for us, we looked at yin and yang and how we apply it in form, in fact we looked at all the ten principles and how we may interpret them in a more useful way, using various exercises and extracts from Tai Chi form.
. Remember .... 'seeing is not seeing'.
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Saturday 5th September 2009
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
"Why we do Chi Kung and Tai Chi"
- how to open the door to treasures of a lifetime,
a one day experiential workshop with
Simon Watson
Senior instructor of Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain
Principal Instructor for the English Association of
Dao Yin Yang Shen Gong
and currently graded 6th Duan by Beijing University, China.
Looking at Dao Yin, Chi Kung and Tai Chi, and their inter-relationship with the meridians in the body and their associated health benefits.
We will explore the internal aspects of meridians and how they relate to the exercise.
RHS Rosemoor Gardens, Torrington, North Devon ;
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"You know how occasionally you might see someone, perhaps on the telly or on stage somewhere, and you may watch this person perform and 'do their thing' for an hour or two, and afterwards, when the show is over, you may switch off the telly or come away from the theatre, and it is only then that it suddenly dawns on you... 'Wow! That was something very special!' This is how it feels for me today. Down at RHS Rosemoor yesterday, in a large marquee bombarded from time to time by the blustery elementals playing in the gorgeous gardens, Simon Watson gave us a master class in serenity, calm, and the blissful beauty of true connection. I will be absorbing and processing the fascinating information he so freely and happily gave us for weeks to come. My personal journey is a little bumpy at the moment, and there were times yesterday when the energies being created and experienced had me feeling a little rough - but today I feel settled again, and truly blessed that I had the opportunity to share the space with such a generous and gifted teacher. His good humour and sunny smile was a delight on the day, and the visions I hold in my mind of his awesome tai chi demonstration at the end will stay with me, I hope, for a long long time - inspiring me to new levels in my own practice. Thank you to Simon for coming all this way to see us, and thank you Richard for organising it all!
The above comment from Mya seems to say it all, for me to write what we learned would not help you nor do the event justice .... you needed to be there. Suffice it to say that the insights we were given into meridians and the effects of stimulating them through a focussed and precise exercise did what the workshop set out to do - to open the door to treasures of a lifetime, yours, and longevity with health. So thank you to Mya and all those lovely students that supported the event. Richard.
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Below; group photo in the marquee at the end of Simon's workshop
Simon Watson front row centre right. Links to Dao Yin are available on the links page of this site.
Longfei Summer Camp - report
The excellent facilities on offer at the campus included truly magnificent breakfasts in variety and quantity ... mmm ... very nice.
From 10 am to 5.30 pm classes were held for the 24 forms taijiquan, the Taiji fan form or two full days with Master Wang Yanji on Taiji Dui Lian.
Saturday evening was to be special, and over an hour of demonstrations by students of Longfei performed in honour of Professor Li, this being 20 years of the association.
Later that evening before the banquet a special ceremony was held whereby Master Wang Yanji , Tary Yip and our own Simon Watson were made indoor disciples of Professor Li Deyin. My understanding is that they become lineage holders, just like him being their father. This is a great and rare honour and carries high responsibility.
Simon Watson has been a capable and dedicated student over twenty years and it was with great pleasure we witnessed him being honoured so.
A photo of the group is below, Professor Li Deyin centre front, Simon Watson centre back. Master Wang Yanji and Master Tary Yip to the right.
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Aiki Jo 2 hour workshop in Bideford, North Devon,
by visiting Black belt instructor 18th July.
Full details are on the Aiki Jo page
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DEYIN TAIJIQUAN INSTITUTE (GB) Yang style Taiji Dao workshop with Professor Li Deyin ....
28th June 2009; in Wolverhampton.
Traditional Yang Style Sabre (Dao) - a routine called Taiji 13 Sabres referring to 13 hand postures describing the 13 main techniques.
The Yang Style Sabre was designed by Yang Chengfu as was this routine ... unless I have misunderstood !
Some of our questions were not answered by Professor Li, and his reason was, ' Yang Chengfu did not write down any explanations and therefore to make up an answer would be to interfere with the essence of the form. The interpretations of teachers, no matter how good can ultimately change the form'
Professor Li is a skilled brilliant teacher and a most sincere student of the way.
Longfei AGM
Richard attended the AGM of Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain on 7th June 2009, held in Hertfordshire with typical generous hospitality and meaningfull dialogue.
Discussions included the summer camp and one or two of its secrets (can't tell you here) and the planned trip to return to China (with opportunities to train at the Dao Yin Institute, as well as a site seeing trip on the Yangtsee River) Pluss the usual discussions of an AGM.
Students should never underestimate the value of the association that supports and guides their own teacher.
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14th June 2009 at Goodleigh.
Subject - internal principles - deeper understanding of Yang form- common ground between Yoga and Tai Chi. Cost £30. Time 10 am to 4.30 pm.
Very well attended it was a great day of exploration by Yoga and Tai Chi students alike.
Audrey Smith of Lotus Yoga, Rita Mikalouskas of Natural Tai Chi Devon and Mick Leslie of World Wide Association of Chinese Martial Arts all taught
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North Devon Martial Arts Forum.
Judo, Iaido, karate, kung Fu, Tai Chi, self defence were some of the arts shared by the members attending. A great day with a lot of informative teaching and enjoyment at the same time.
Longfei Taijiquan Associaton hosts Master Wang Yanji (from Sweden) 9th and 10th May 2009.
Master Wang Yanji is indeed a master, you can check him out on U tube or better still attend his UK workshops hosted by Longfei TaijiQuan Association of Great Britain.
The workshops were divided into 3 hour sessions and the three that I attended were the 'Simplified 24', the '32 Sword' and 'push hands/da lu'
Master Wang introduced the class with some enlightening exercises that developed the correct feeling to engage in Tai Chi practice .... the essence of the art perhaps. There were all manner of insights in to postures and their value. As I try to write what he told us I find it difficult because I was left with an understanding which is difficult to express accurately .... Master Wang's primary languages are Chinese and Swedish - he is the first to admit that his english at times can be confusing or amusing - this is not true of his demonstrations of the arts. I think I will leave only one expression with you that made a lot of sense to me. As regards the attitude of the wrist and hands he said ' the hands must work .... they are not on holiday!' Such a simple expression can convey so much more than essays, photos and explanations .... the essence of learning. Think about it ... what part of you is 'on holiday' at the moment. Being in the now, awareness, power ....
My advice to you is to try and see such teachers, you will not regret it. Richard
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Tai Chi Union of Great Britain. Festival of Chinese Martial Arts. Oxford 4th April 2009
Leaving just after 6.30 am I arrived in Oxford some 4 hours later to meet up with some lovely Tai Chi friends from other parts of the country ... and other countries too!
I am sure there will be a report coming out on the TCUGB web site, (see links page)
Now published in issue No 30 of their magazine Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts.
I trained with Ceciel Kroes on W.CC Chen push hands; some interesting experiences to try in weight shifting and the feeling within the Lao Gung point etc. Ian Kendall took a session on the martial applications of the principle ' they do not move - I do not move. They move - I arrive first'. This was a rewarding and fun filled excercise carried out in groups of 3 or 4.
Inthe afternoon after listening to the AGM I joined others in trying out applications from Wu style Sabre ... apologies to Alex whose wooden sabre didn't seem to have the same resilience as my metal one! Then another teacher from Holland teaching Wu style push hands, Richard Zwaart. We all become beginners when we try another's art for the first time and I was just pleased to have the correct foot and hand in use!
Other teachers present , Ronnie Robinson, Faye Yip (on Fan) Eva Koskuba (chi kung) and Marnix Wells (bagua) . The meeting concluded with a discussion between all present. I joined a colleague fro Longfei to find a pub for dinner before setting off to return to Devon. My collague was staying to enjoy the following day's competitions .... just in case one day he fancies a go. Go for it Steve!. Richard
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Hosted by Simon and Richard Watson of Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain at Lochinver House school, Potters Bar and taught by Master Wang Yanji - a martial artist for 50 years.
To be truthful it is no good just reading about these events, you really need to be there and see for yourself. For each of us at our different stages in learning, where ever that may be, Master Wang provides us with our next step - and even those at the highest level will come away with some gem to treasure. We had an in depth look at the simplified 24 form and some key points, eg, how you enter in to play lute .. and the value in different ways.
In the 32 sword we had all manner of revelations and this from a man whose teacher was the great Li Tian Ji. Why does a sword have tassles? How can an Elephant help your Tai Chi? What importance is there to the angle a sword is held?
These and many more were given good answers from an expert, an expert that overflows with generosity and humility, an expert martial artist.
(see group photo below)
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Top WACIMA Instructor starts new class.
Internal arts of Tai Chi , Xingye and Lanshou.
Goodleigh village hall Thursday evenings.
For more information contact Mick at 01598 710132
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Is it magic? Will it be magic?
October 16th 2009 will see the usual Bideford class entertained by a young Magician for the first 20 minutes of the class. Class will start promptly at 10.00 am in the Methodist Church Hall, High Street , Bideford. We will then seek to understand the 'magic' in Tai Chi. It is hoped that this event will give us an inspirational push on the path. If you have an interest in Tai Chi then perhaps you'd like to join us. Details are on the page 'Classes'.
You can check out our guest's credentials on www.magicryan.co.uk
Seeing is not seeing !
Ryan was brilliant and treated us all to some mind boggling card magic. Quite amazing what can appear to be and simply isn't. We then went on to practice some Chi Kung and 'feel the energy' type work and attempted to look at the 'magic' created by correct postures in Tai Chi. We looked at one or two of the great secrets that to those who know not would appear to be magic. Well, I hope we did anyway ! Thanks to Dave who took the photo.
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Simon Watson seminars in Devon.
(More about Simon on the Longfei web site)
One day workshops
2004 Concentrating on elements of simplified 24 Yang style
2005 Chi Kung and Tai Chi … thought provoking theory and practice of Chi Kung & principles functions and health issues of internal martial arts.
2006 Chi Kung concentration sequence plus purpose function and structure and improvement of postures.
2007 Dao Yin Yang Shen Gong .. general health set plus simple Tai Chi practice to examine the similarities and benefits of these arts.
2008 Evaluation of major styles of Tai Chi , similarities and differences and benefits to the student.
2009 At Rosemoor Gardens Torrington. Subject Dao Yin, meridians, and their relationship with health and longevity.
5th Sept 2009.
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Senergy Probes Workshop
14th December 2009 Abington Barns Cambridge ... an absolutely brilliant day with all sorts of talented and pleasant people to mix with on a journey of exploration in the field of 'healing'. It was much more, ... more than what? More than I can describe, it's one of those things that when you describe it , they think you're mad ... when you go there, interest turns to belief and not long after belief turns to knowing. Though I am pleased to say I have known Tony for many years now he never ceases to amaze me just how much more he has to offer ... every time ! Synergy probes workshops and system can be further investigated on the 'mind body management' link on the links page.
15th December Chinese meal get together for the classes . Well done to Pam who organised the event. We missed a few good friends due to the seasonal illnesses that come our way at this time of year ... well that's what they said anyway! Good food, good company and wonderful selection of jokes from Toby ... I've told the one about the circus to loads of people already. Why not join us in classes and join us at our next events too.
Mind – Body Energy workshop
A day with Tony Sargeant
Bideford.
Saturday 21st February 2009
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Tony Sargeant, a talented individual with a generous teaching spirit and of international acclaim. A skilled practitioner of Aikido (6th Dan), Yoga, Tai Chi (studied in China) and healing arts (created the Synergy Probe System), also having clairvoyant and psychic abilities; such visitors are rare in the North Devon – an opportunity not to miss.
Primarily his workshop is being hosted for the benefit of Tai Chi students; however,his workshop is open to all, young and old alike and may interest anyone in therapy work, martial arts or just being interested in self awareness and their own energy development.
We shall explore exercises and practices that take us beyond mere choreography, beyond to the energy realms that are greater than mere body power alone. These exercises will tap into mind which is beyond thought alone. There will be a chance for personal advice on how to engage these energies and improve your power, coordination and relaxation. You should be able to reach a stage where you tangibly ‘feel’ energy.
21st Feb 09 Group photo at mind body energy workshop.
Tony Sargeant teaching, (centre of first row standing)
A very enjoyable workshop based on the search for mind/body energy; students included a number of high profile teachers some of whom had travelld great distances to attend.
There was an opportunity for teachers to contribute to the event which regarless of what was done pursued the theme of energy sensitivity. If I write what we did that day you'll just think me mad ... so I won't ... you needed to be there, then you'd know there was no madness, just discovery.
One or two additional photos are in the gallery.
AIKI Jo Workshop with Sensei Tony Sargeant 6th Dan (Japan)
Grenville College, Bideford 22nd February 2009
Sensei Tony Sargeant’s CV can be accessed on the web, by putting his name into ‘google search’ or
go to www.takemusu-iwama-aikido.org .
Suffice it to say that you will find few equals of his weapons skills in Europe. …. And now you have a chance to find out, right on your own doorstep, no plane fares, no hotel costs, and even free light refreshments thrown in, !!
All styles and levels welcome—just be interested in Aiki Jo ( Harmony of Spirit Japanese short staff)
See photo and report on Aiki Jo page