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TongRen - May 2013, mai 2013 - Volume 20. Issue 2

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:43:19 GMT

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TongRen - February 2013, février 2013 - Volume 20. Issue 1

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:19:10 GMT

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TongRen November 2012, Volume 19. Issue 4

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:37:04 GMT

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Articles		4 - 11
The New Canada Non-For-Profit Corporation Act	Steve Holbert	4
Pour francophones et francophiles	La rédaction	5
CTF t-shirts advertisement		6
Greek Man, Meet Chinese Man	Jesse Lown	8
Fast and Slow	James Saper	10
Finding my First Tai-Chi Class	Jan Parker	11
Milestones		13 - 21
Reflections of a Retiring Sifu	Gloria Jenner	13
In Memory of Grandmaster Feng (1928-2012)	Matt Kabat	17
The Wave		22-24
Greetings from Kelowna!	Hajime Naka	22
108 Prep for 8-Day Workshop in 52 Weeks	Barbara Bryce	23

In Review		25-29
Taiji DVDs for Beginners, Many Bad and Few Good Ones…	Michael Babin	25
The Waterloo Contemporary Internal Arts Studio’s Premiere	Beth Weisberg	27
A Taste of China	Dorian Gregory	28
Workshops and Events in Canada		30
Workshops and Events outside Canada		32
CTF Membership Form		35

Tongren August 2012, Volume 19. Issue 3

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:29:42 GMT

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CTF Annual General Meeting & Friendship Demonstrations		4
Meet our new Board of Directors		5
Articles		9-19
Yang Style Taijidao Applications, part 2	Sam Masich	9
Are most illnesses self-inflicted?	Hajime Naka	12
CTF T-shirts		13
Interview with Jack Yan of TaiChi + Tea	Beth Weisberg	14
Don’t Qi-Blast the Messenger	Jesse Lown	17
Milestones		20-21
Remembering Mavis Hutter	Ed Cooper and Mary Hansell	20
In Brief…		21
The Wave		22-26
Greetings from Kelowna!	Hajime Naka	22
Tai Chi and Music Improvisation in Kitchener	Patricia Béretta	23
Group picture, fan workshop with Jill Heath in Gatineau, February 2012		26
In Review		27-31
DVD Review: Traditional Sun-style Taijiquan by Tim Cartmell	Michael Babin	27
Seminar review: Yang 108 intensive with Sam Masich, Milton ON Canada	Patrick Foley	29
Workshops and Events in Canada		32
Workshops and Events outside Canada		33
CTF Membership Form		35

TongRen May 2012 mai . Volume 19 . Issue 2 numero

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:42:37 GMT

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Article Authour / Auteur Page

CTF Annual General Meeting and Demonstrations ...................... 4

New TongRen Editorial Team ...................... 5

Yang-style Taijidao Applications of Fu Zhongwen Sam Masich 6

Dear TongRen Hajime Naka 9

The Root of Movement James Coons 10

CF T-shirts ...................... 12

The Wave: News from New Brunswick Dave Bucklow 13

The Wave: News from the Yukon Helene Dobrowolsky 14

The Wave: News from Cold Mountain Internal Arts Steve Higgins 15

Taijiboxer's Adaptive Responsive Flow Technique Dennis Pounall 16

Square and Oblique: Fundamentals or Appropriation? Steve Higgins 19

Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw ...................... 22

Upcoming Workshops & Events ...................... 23

Canadian Taijiquan Federation ...................... 28

Cover photo: Fu Zhongwen & Sam Masich 1994

May 2010 Mai Volume 17, Issue 2 Numero

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:50:04 GMT

May 2010 Volume 17 . Issue 2 Mai 2010 Volume 17 . 2 Numéro

CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Important News - CTF Board of Directors
Letter to the Editor - Hajime Naka
Dialogue Regarding Tui Shui article - Jill Heath & Dennis Pounall
CTF New Year Festival Photos -
The Path / La voie - Pierre Huot
Chen Zhenglei Workshops - (advertisement)
Adriaan Blaaw and Jill Heath Workshops - (advertisement)
Milestones In The Practice of Taiijqiuan - Bill Hulet
Will Taiji Training Make My Legs Look Like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s? - Carol O’Connor
20th Anniversary of The Upper Ottawa Valley Tai Chi Club
Dennis PounallEquilibrium and the Supreme Ultimate Fist!! -
Events/Événements
CTF Mission & Membership Information

February 2010 Février - Volume 17 . Issue 1 Numéro

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:06:49 GMT

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CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES
Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw
Year of the Tiger Celebration
Stress – Tension – Release
Yang Family 16 Movement Taijiquan text
Taiji Tango
Tai Chi Yukon Turns Twenty!
Le côté martial – Post-Scriptum
The Art of Combat Without Fighting, Tui Shiu
Events/Événements
CTF Mission & Membership Information

November 2009 Novembre - Volume 16. Issue 4 Numéro

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:01:40 GMT

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February / Février 2009 - Volume 16 . Issue / Numéro 1

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:34 GMT

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES	TongRen	February/ Février 2009
Article	Author / Auteur	Page
Year of The Ox New Year Festival Poster	CTF	3
In Memory of Master Lor King Hung	Robin Young	6
CTF Teacher Certiﬁcation Program	Steve Higgins	8
Events / Événements	CTF	9
Creativity in Qigong	Steve Higgins	10
Le Cote Martial # 6	Pierre Huot	14
Taiji Wisdom	Sana Shanti	16
Bagua: Fundamental practices	James Coons	19

Cover photo and quote: Sana Shanti
Photo of Michelle McMillan on page 4 by Trina Koster Photography, Guelph, Ontario

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November, 2008 - Volume 15 . Issue / Numéro 4

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:12:13 GMT

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES	TongRen	November/ Novembre 2008
Article	Author / Auteur	Page
CTF Board of Directors 2008-2009		5
New T'ai Chi Research for Victims of Torture	Carol O’Connor	8
Jin bu: Advancing Step	Sam Masich	10
Tai Chi Practice – One Person’s Journey	Roseann McKay	13
Le Cote Martial	Pierre Huot	16
Taiji Wisdom	Sana Shanti	18
Events / Événements		23

Cover Illustration: Quan Yin in Howitt Park photo collage by Michelle McMillan
Photos from the CTF AGM on pages 3, 4, 8, 15, 23 by Bill Martin

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August / Août 2008 - Volume 15 . Issue / Numéro 3

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:46:05 GMT

CONTENTS	August/Août 2008
Article	Author	Page
Glutes – A Peek at Your Bottom	Carol O’Connor	6
How to be square?!	Tanya Korovki	8
The 2008 International Kung Fu Taijiquan Championship	Dennis Pounal	10
Taiji Wisdom: Thighs . Lower Back . Waist	Sana Shanti	12
Book review: The Culture Code	Pierre Huot	16
Dear Jill	Janette	17
Universal Post	Steve Higgins	18
Push Hands and Connection	Erica Anderson	21
Events		23

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May 2008 Mai - Volume 15 . Issue / Numéro 2

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:30:39 GMT

Photos
Front cover and page 8: Sifu Tessie Smith teaching seniors Tai Chi class in Georgetown, Ontario.
Photo courtesy of Ann Kornuta, Halton Compass.

Contents	Author	Page
Taijiquan Jing The Taijiquan Classic	Sam Masich	6
Taijiquan Lun The Taijiquan Treatise	Sam Masich	7
The Taiji Mind	Steve Higgins	10
Xingyi & Bagua Seminar with Andrea Falk	James Saper	12
A Letter To Dawn	Tessie Smith	13
Wuji Standing: The Pelvis	San Shanti	15
Articulation: A Root Method of Taiji Learning	Steve Higgins	18
Le Cote Martial	Pierre Huot	20
Si ton corps t’aidait…	Pierre Huot	22
Events		23

Photos
Front cover and page 8: Sifu Tessie Smith teaching seniors Tai Chi class in Georgetown, Ontario.
Photo courtesy of Ann Kornuta, Halton Compass.
Page 10: This bronze Kotokuin Diabutsu (Great Buddha), built in Kamakura, Japan in 1252, sat quietly while a tsunami destroyed its hall in 1495 and again when an earthquake destroyed its base in 1923.
Back cover page 5: Master Sam Masich performing Taiji on the Kinzua Bridge, Pennsylvania.
See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPTw0l7Ttw0&feature=related
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Canadian Taijiquan Federation Recent issues

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