Michiganders or folks visiting the area...Hope you can come see our demo!
Sifu Li Yen Huo and his class will be doing a demonstration of tai chi and tai chi praying mantis at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. We perform at 1 pm on Saturday, June 6. We will be performing cck tcpm tai chi and mantis forms. There will also be audience participation in chi kung breathing excercises and warm up, introduction to push hands and moves from tai chi forms. Sifu Li also may show some self defense moves. Here are
some picsfrom last year's performance[/URL]. We are performing in the "Adult Involvement" area behind the County Bldg. (
see yellow circle on map)
I officially finished learning CCK's mor wan jeung (cloudy palm), aka taiji jeung, last week and was invited to perform it at the festival. Since I re-started the kung fu side of my training with Sifu Li only a few months ago, I will not be participating in the mantis forms part of the demo. Hopefully next year!
from the Mantis Cave:
Shifu Li Yen Huo is one of shifu Zhao Zhu Xi's "Top 12" (some versions say he is the senior of the 12). These "Top 12" were chosen by shifu Zhao Zhu Xi among the oldest living disciples to carry on the traditions, teaching Tai Ji Tang Lang Quan regardless of financial gain, as long as they lived and were able to continue.
Sifu Li is also well respected for his internal power and iron skills. Read more about Sifu Li on
page 17 of the Jan. 2004 issue of Martial Talk.
Would love to meet any of you,
Jackie