TCM in Sacramento area California

[daniel pfister]

I'll be moving to the Sacramento area (probably Davis) in a few months time. Is there anyone out there interested in teaching TMA or already teaching in the area? I will start teaching more actively after I move there, but would like to partner up with someone. I open to ideas about how to promote the art in the area.

[greytowhite]

Sacramento is a rather dead spot for internal martial arts. Although if you're willing to make the drive down to Stockton you can get hold of the Angel Cabales escrima guys rather easily.

[RelaxMore]

Check out these guys


http://sima.ki-studios.com/

[greytowhite]

Check out these guys


http://sima.ki-studios.com/

That's a fairly new site, I wasn't aware of those guys. There are also some Guang Ping Yang taiji guys. Many were students of Henry Look but most of the guys still in Sacramento have applied themselves more to JMA than exploring "teh internalz." The YeYoung guy is not well thought of in the area as he purposely limits his students' progress for monetary gain. There are is a Systema group in Natomas if I recall correctly and a decent amount of Japanese artists.

[ashe]

there is a single ILC guy in Sacremento who might be interested in meeting up to play.

[daniel pfister]

Thanks! I PMed you.

[Bill]

If you are willing to drive to the Redding area, I know a good Hsing-I instructor there.

[Ian C. Kuzushi]

Plenty of IMA in the Sacramento area.

There are also two of Peter Ralston's students teaching in Davis. Several other taichi teachers with lots of experience (including a student of Ben Lo). There is also a pakua, hsing i, and taichi teacher at the experimental college where the famous shaolin longfist teacher, Lai Hung teaches.

There is also a Guang Ping guy here, and some other new teachers I have seen leading small groups of students in various parks.

A search of "davis taichi" will lead you to the davis wiki with links from there. If you can, I recommend finding James Kapp. He teaches at Westwood park. Bagua and Hsing I.

I'm here too, but pretty busy these days.

Hope that helps, Ian C

[RelaxMore]

Plenty of IMA in the Sacramento area.

There are also two of Peter Ralston's students teaching in Davis. Several other taichi teachers with lots of experience (including a student of Ben Lo). There is also a pakua, hsing i, and taichi teacher at the experimental college where the famous shaolin longfist teacher, Lai Hung teaches.

Hope that helps, Ian C

Would be interested in "student of Ben Lo" - can PM me if you don't want to give out a name

[Ian C. Kuzushi]

I can't remember his last name, and only saw him in action once. Never felt him. His name is Brad, and used to teach classes at the Davis Judo Kai, when it was on Olive drive. I have a couple friends who were students of his. I heard nothing but the best about him.

[daniel pfister]

Plenty of IMA in the Sacramento area.

There are also two of Peter Ralston's students teaching in Davis. Several other taichi teachers with lots of experience (including a student of Ben Lo). There is also a pakua, hsing i, and taichi teacher at the experimental college where the famous shaolin longfist teacher, Lai Hung teaches.

I've contacted the experimental college, and to my knowledge the only person currently teaching Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua there will be me. I didn't know Lai Hung was so famous though, so I'll have to check out those classes.

There is also a Guang Ping guy here, and some other new teachers I have seen leading small groups of students in various parks.

A search of "davis taichi" will lead you to the davis wiki with links from there. If you can, I recommend finding James Kapp. He teaches at Westwood park. Bagua and Hsing I.

Do you happen to know about what time this James Kapp teaches in Westwood Park?

There is also Tai Chi meetup group in Davis which I've joined. They have push hands practice on Sundays in Central Park. When I'm in town, I'll go check it out.

Thanks a bunch! I'll PM you.

[Ian C. Kuzushi]

Looks like you are right. I have no idea what happened to the two ima guys they had teaching there. I had attended a lecture years ago and they were both very active then. The bagua classes used to be at 6am, but they are gone now...too bad.

[greytowhite]

Robert Nakashima is in Carmichael, I understand he's a Guang Ping Yang fellow who brings in Ted Mancuso for seminars occasionally.

There is also Carmine Farruggia who teaches Chen style taiji as well as a background in meihuazhang and bagua.

[daniel pfister]

Robert Nakashima is in Carmichael, I understand he's a Guang Ping Yang fellow who brings in Ted Mancuso for seminars occasionally.

There is also Carmine Farruggia who teaches Chen style taiji as well as a background in meihuazhang and bagua.

Ted Mancuso appears to do the same 8 animals set of Bagua I do, so I suppose Robert would do it as well.

Carmine sounds interesting. Is he still actively teaching?

[greytowhite]

A local fellow who practices Yang taiji in midtown mentioned Carmine to me as a possible instructor as my background is Chen but I did not contact him personally.

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