Addendum

Mat fee for Tuesday study group is $5.

Schedule changes - Tuesday 7.30pm class now an Internal Arts study group.

As of February 2009, Guro Renato Alfonso will be teaching Visayan Eskrima in San Leandro. Please contact him through www.visayaneskrima.com for details.
The 7.30 - 8.45pm slot on Tuesday evenings at Suigetsukan Dojo will now be an open study group for the practice of Bagua Zhang, Hsing-I and Tai Chi.
Students who attend the Tuesday and Thursday morning Bagua classes at Suigetsukan are welcome as are continuing students of Luo De Xiu.
This is not a class but a study group for those interested in improving their skills, where interaction is encouraged between seniors, intermediate and beginner students to explore and answer questions that arise during personal practice.
Feel free to walk circles in a corner, pick a partner to practice fighting applications or push hands with, or review formwork.
If you are interested in attending, see me at class or e-mail me at randomflow@gmail.com

New videos

Solo practice with pendulum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ZFYdSFlxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCUahAWEGE

Eskrima classes for Fall 2008

From the beginning of September, Guro Renato Alfonso will be teaching class on Tuesday evenings at Suigetsukan so now there will be 2 regular classes per week teaching the Visayan Corto Kadena Eskrima system of Maestro Sonny Umpad.
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm, and run approx 1hr 15 -1hr 30.
Classes can be taken separately for $40/month or both for $60/month.
The material taught in the classes will flow together with slightly more emphasis on stick methods on Tuesdays and more on blade methods on Thursdays.
For information about the dojo (website is in process of being updated) go to:
www.suigetsukan.org
At present the Sunday workouts are no longer happening, though this may change later in the year.
For more information on the system got to:
www.visayaneskrima.com
For more information about the classes e-mail to:
randomflow@gmail.com

2 Years Gone

On the 2nd anniversary of Maestro Sonny Umpad's passing, I would like to post this link to Stickman aka Jeff Finder's eloquent homage:
http://escrima.blogspot.com/2006/08/homage-to-sonny-umpad.html

Luo De Xiu in Oakland

Luo De Xiu 2008 San Francisco Bay Area Seminar Series
Ba Gua and Tai Chi Intensives

Aug. 13 Wednesday 7 pm - 10 pm Chen Pan-ling Style Tai Chi $65
Foundation, Form Sections 1-4
& Nine Little Heaven

Aug. 14 Thursday 7 pm - 10 pm Chen Pan-ling Style Tai Chi $65
Form 1-4 Review and Sections 4-5
Functions & Nine Little Heaven

Aug. 15 Friday 7 pm - 10 pm Yizong Ba Gua Sticky-hands
Private seminar only by invitation $95

Aug. 16 Saturday 12 noon -7:30 pm Gao Style Ba Gua Zhang
Aug. 17 Sunday 12 noon -7:30 pm Weekend Seminar $235
8 Xiantian (Pre Heaven)
Continuous Circular Forms
& Line 6 Houtian - Kicking

Aug. 18 Monday 7 pm – 10 pm Chen Pan-ling Style Tai Chi $65
Foundation, Form Sections 4-5
& Nine Little Heaven

Aug. 19 Tuesday 7 pm - 10 pm Gao Style Ba Gua Zhang $65
Shui Fa – Throwing

Aug. 20 Wednesday 7 pm – 10 pm Chen Pan-ling Style Tai Chi $65
Foundation, Form Sections 5-6
& Nine Little Heaven


To register please call 510-527-7760 or email blangan@stillnessinmotion.com

Sunday Kicking Line and Tuesday Throwing seminars will be at Suigetsukan Dojo. All others at The Cottonmill.

8 Week Workshop

Guros Greg Manalo and Jay Pugao of the Visayan Corto Kadena system will be teaching an 8 week workshop at Suigetsukan Dojo starting July 1st.
Tuesday nights: 7.30pm - 9pm.
Contact info:

Eskrima@gregmanalo.com