Spring & Autumn Martial Arts

New PSU Schedule

Due to the recent explosion in our Wudang Martial Arts class at Rec Hall on Penn State University campus, we are now splitting our two disciplines into two separate classes. Originally, the Wudang Taijiquan and Wudang Gongfu training students would warm-up together, then separate for their group drilling, then individually for their discipline practice, and finally regroup for cool-downs.

Now, these classes have been separated. Wudang Taijiquan will now be offered Tuesday/Thursday from 6:30-8:00PM with Zhanzhuang, loosening drills, warm-up Qigong, Taiji walking, forms, application, live training, & cool-downs. The Wudang Gongfu class will follow from 8:00-9:30PM and will begin right away with the Wudang 36 Kicking Method. Therefore, it is very important that students attending Gongfu arrive early for self-stretching while the Taijiquan group are still training.

This also was made possible so that students looking to train both disciplines have the opportunity to attend both classes. Although not recommended for those who are making Wudang style their first martial art, those with previous training are welcome to attend both groups.

Information for New Students

With the Fall Semester starting this week, there have been a few questions about new students joining our Wudang Martial Arts program at Rec Hall. To help answer a few of these questions, please take a few moments to read over the information below, and feel free to forward any further questions to us at JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING .

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Summer Flyer

Our new flyer for this season is ready to be posted! This time we included the tear-away bottoms tabs as some of the students requested. We also included our new June classes at East Coast Fitness & Dragonfly Massage. It is a 51MB PDF to download, due to the graphic intense nature, but if you decide to print it black & white, test prints looked great.

Thanks to all the students who help with flyering, in advance!

Link: http://www.SpringAndAutumn.com/SAMA_FLYER_Summer2011.pdf

New Taijiquan Video

After a successful 2011 Central PA World Tai Chi Day, Instructor Vollero has put together a new video of the Wudang Sanfeng Pai Taijiquan 108 Postures Form for online viewing. If you have 10 minutes, please take the time to enjoy this demonstration of our Taijiquan class' core curriculum.

And a warm thank you to everyone involved in making this year an excellent event. An additional thank you to all the other instructors who shared their practices with those attending: Amalia Shaltiel, Sandy Breon, & the event organizer, Bruce Hutchinson.

New Classes coming in June!

Spring & Autumn Martial Arts are proud to announce two new partnerships, launching this summer here in State College, Pennsylvania. We will now be offering a wider variety of classes the previously, including Tai Chi for Health & Meditation classes. With discussion of even more sections coming, be sure to checkout or Classes & Events section for all the details.

Dragonfly Massage on North Atherton will be offering classes on Thursday & Sundays at 5:15PM-6:15PM  in Tai Chi for Health. Additionally, following our Sunday classes, we will have an hour-long Meditation class at 6:30PM.

At East Coast Health & Fitness--located in the Hamilton Shopping Center--we will be holding an 8:00AM morning Tai Chi for Health class on Tuesdays. This is accompanied by a 3:00PM afternoon class on Sundays.

More sections and classes will be coming soon, so keep posted, and feel free to contact any of these locations for more details.

First Day of Classes @ Dragonfly will be Thursday, June 9th, 2011 @ 5:15PM
First Day of Classes @ East Coast Fitness will be Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 @ 8:00AM

And our ongoing Wudang Martial Arts class at PSU is unchanged at this point in time. Feel free to contact us at JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING with any questions!

New Classes @ PSU

Now that Spring is here, it seems time to announce our new programs in State College, PA. Currently we are opening public group classes to everyone in the Centre County region, Pennsylvania. Classes will be Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:30PM until 8:30PM. These classes are currently being held at Rec Hall, although once the weather warms up, we may return to our preferred outdoor training.

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Daoist Qigong Workshop, Orlando Martial Arts Meet Up

For Instructor Vollero’s second official Meet Up through the Orlando Martial Arts Meet Up Group, this workshop focused on the practice of a variety of Qigong exercises.

1. 1. 5-Piece Swinging Set

2. 2. 5-Piece Pushing Set

3. 3.Zhanzhuang

4. 4.Shaking Loose Stagnant Qi

With the second largest turn out for a workshop held by the F.I.S.T. group, this workshop was the an awesome group, with a focus on Qigong used for strengthening the body, loosening the joints, and building core strength-- useful for any martial artist.