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Mid-Autumn Push Hands Retreat
Saturday October 14 through Sunday October 15, 2023
Cromwell Park in Shoreline, WA
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Boost your skills at this weekend intensive push hands training. Previous experience is welcome, but not required.
Preliminary schedule
Saturday
8:30am — Group Tai Chi practice (Yang 85 form, led by Mark Girouard of Bellevue Tai Chi)
9am — Check-in and registration
9:15am — Opening remarks and Push Hands 101
9:30am to 12:30pm — Morning practice session
12:30pm — Group photo
12:35pm — Lunch
2pm to 5pm — Afternoon practice session
5:40pm — Group dinner
Sunday
8:40am — Group standing meditation practice
9am — Group Tai Chi practice (Chen Laojia Yilu, led by Derryl Willis of Seattle Chen Taiji)
9:30am — Group photo
9:35am to 12:30pm — Morning practice session
12:30pm — Group lunch
2pm to 5pm — Afternoon practice session
All activities are optional. You may participate at the level of your interest and comfort. Attendees must sign a liability agreement and media release provided at the event.
Past events
Summer Tai Chi Push Hands Retreat
Saturday July 29, 2023
Cromwell Park in Shoreline, WA
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An all-day event focused on cooperative push hands training.
Previous Tai Chi push hands experience is welcome, but not required.
Schedule:
8:30am — Self-directed warmups and forms practice
9am — Check-in and registration
9:30am — Opening remarks
9:35am to 12:30pm — Morning push hands session
12:30pm — Lunch
2pm to 5pm — Afternoon push hands session
5:45pm — Group dinner at Chiang’s Gourmet Chinese Restaurant
…then stay around for the Seattle International Martial Arts Championship on Sunday July 30...
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
Saturday April 29, 2023 at The Majestic Ballroom in Bellingham, WA
Hosted by the Golden School of T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Year of the Rabbit Tai Chi Festival
Sunday January 22, 2023 at Studio Deep Roots
An all-day event celebrating Tai Chi Chuan. Featuring expert-led seminars, form practice, push hands, and more.
Previous Tai Chi experience is welcomed, but not required.
Schedule:
- 9:10am – Check-in and registration
- 9:30am – Standing meditation and free time
- 10:00am – Basic training and hand form practice
- 10:00am to 10:25am – Led by Derryl Willis, Seattle School of Chen Style Taijiquan
- 10:30am to 10:55am – Led by Mark Girouard, Bellevue Tai Chi
- 11:00am – Short seminars
- 11:00am to 11:15am – “Yi leads Chi: How mind organizes movement” by Bob Iden, Laughing Ox Internal Arts
- 11:20am to 11:35am – “Positional Wrestling for Push Hands” by Michael Renney, Seattle Martial Arts Research and Sparring Club
- 11:40am to 11:55am – “Yielding to load and issue energy” by Gene Golden, Golden School of T’ai Chi Ch’uan
- 12:00pm – Free time
- 12:30pm – Lunch hour
- 1:30pm – Fixed-step push hands tournament [Rules]
- 2:30pm – Casual push hands
- 5:00pm – Group dinner at Chiang’s Gourmet Chinese Restaurant
$40 recommended donation (cash, Zelle or credit card).
All events and sections are optional. You may participate at the level of your interest and comfort. Attendees must sign a liability agreement and media release provided at the event.
Street shoes are not allowed on the practice floor. You may wear non-marking cloth slippers, or socks.
RSVP by completing this short survey by January 21, 2023. Participation will be limited to the first 30 registrants, so act fast.
Mid-Autumn Tai Chi Festival
Sunday September 11, 2022 at Cromwell Park in Shoreline
Prerequisite: 3 months of Tai Chi experience, or organizer permission
Schedule:
- 10:00am – Standing meditation
- 10:15am – Warmups and loosening exercises
- 10:30am – Yang 85 form practice
- 11:15am – Qigong seminar by Mark Girouard
- 11:30am – Lunch and free time
- 12:30pm – Taijiquan applications workshop by Gene Golden
- 1:00pm – Fixed-step push hands tournament
- 2:00pm – Casual push hands practice
- 5:00pm – Group dinner
World Tai Chi Day 2022
Saturday April 30, 2022 at Cromwell Park in Shoreline
10am to 4pm
Free Group Practice Session
Saturday June 5, 2021
10am to 11am
Bitter Lake Playfield
King County is now in Phase 3 of the state COVID recovery plan. Outdoor gatherings up to 50 people are allowed. So let’s come together and practice Tai Chi!
We’ll meet at 10am, and practice the Yang style long form. Join in for one, or three times in a row, according to your preference. Please bring a mask and plan to remain six feet apart.
Need to refresh your memory? Watch the complete Yang 85 form on YouTube.
Competitive Tai Chi Push Hands
June 12 through July 31, 2021 (8 weeks)
Saturdays 10am to 11am at Bitter Lake Park
Strengthen your body and sharpen your mind with focused training in competitive Tai Chi.
During this eight-week outdoor course, we will learn and refine a variety of Tai Chi pushing hands drills. We will develop balance, resilience, fitness, sportsmanship and overall technical excellence.
We will follow the current state COVID guidelines for recreational sports:
- You must wear a mask at all times.
- If you have been exposed to COVID-19 within the past 14 days, you must not enroll in this class series.
- If you begin to show signs or symptoms during this series, you must stop attending.
This course is intended for former and current students of Shoreline Tai Chi, with a minimum of 3 months prior experience. Please contact the instructor with any questions.