Dear Friends,
亲爱的朋友们，
This month’s newsletter is packed full of info and interesting videos! From seminars, and special offers to competitions, sash tests and performances, we’ve got a lot going on. You won’t want to miss out on the action at CMAA!
从讲座，比赛，表演以及其他精彩活动，每一项您都不容错过！
School Closings
停课安排
Bring a Friend to Kungfu!
以武会友
New Member SPECIAL OFFER! Join now!
新会员优惠大酬宾 - 现在加入吧！
CMAA on Instagram
关注中华武院Instagram
CMAA Holiday Dinner Party
节日聚会晚餐
Sash Test
武术晋级考试
Festival of Nations Recap
万国节回顾
(Another) Beautiful Chinese Cooking Show
美食视频博主
The Warrior Within
武士精神
Why so Serious?
诙谐武术
Tai Chi as a Martial Practice
太极拳散手对练和推手
Kungfu Life Lessons
武术与人生
School Closings
We are closed Monday November 11th for Veterans Day and Thursday Nov. 28th for Thanksgiving!
Bring a Friend to Kungfu!
Have a friend who you think would love Kungfu? Is there someone you know who you really want to see how awesome you are at martial arts? Bring them in to train with you on Thursday Nov 21! If they decide to do a trial program and then sign up as a member you will both get a FREE CMAA sweatshirt!
New Member SPECIAL OFFER! Join now!
Join our JKD Combatives program now and get a FREE pair of Kali sticks! Interested? Come try a FREE week and see just how awesome this class is!
Who was Bruce Lee? What was his style of Martial Arts called JKD? Want to learn it? Contact us for a FREE trial!
Holiday Dinner Party!
Put it on your calendar now! CMAA Holiday Dinner Party at Shu Chinese Restaurant, 6:30pm on Sunday 12/8! Check out the great reviews on Google! We will be sending out more info for signing up but for now we just want to get it on everyone’s radar. Don’t miss out on the fun! https://www.facebook.com/ShuRestaurantAlbany/
Sash Test
Please note the Sash Test originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 1st will be rescheduled to January. 12th.
CMAA on Instagram
Festival of Nations
Very proud team CMAA's performance at the 2019 Festival of Nations! Our team brought the energy and rocked the stage. I love that they can share an exciting element of Chinese culture and represent the diversity of our local community . I’m excited to start working on making our demo even better for our Chinese New Year performances!
Check out some of the highlights of their performance this year:
(Another) Beautiful Chinese Cooking Show
Another wonderful show about food in China! *Warning this program may cause excessive salivation and the urge to go out for Chinese food and over eat immediately after watching! Enjoy!
Remember to put the CMAA holiday dinner party on your calendar now! CMAA Holiday Dinner Party at Shu Chinese Restaurant, 6:30pm on Sunday 12/8! Check out the great reviews on Google! We will be sending out more info for signing up but for now we just want to get it on everyone’s radar. Don’t miss out on the fun!
The Warrior Within
I've been asked about the value of martial arts many times. Most often it seems parents want discipline, fitness, and focus for their kids, while others are truly looking for tangible things like a black belt and medals which they think will look good on college applications. These are the things that you can quickly explain. However, the long answer is much more profound, and much more significant.
No matter what your interests are in the martial arts,
- health/wellness, fitness, self defense, sport, fun or all the above, we have a program right for you! PM us for info and find the warrior within you!
Why So Serious?
“Take your work seriously but never yourself, no one else does.” – Unknown.
Tai Chi as a Martial Practice
Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) is a complex art. In recent years it has become popular and widely practiced for its health and wellness benefits. The main form of transmission and practice is typically the solo empty hand and weapons forms. However, as a traditional martial art, it practice is much more diverse. Though not required at CMAA, the other forms of practice can also greatly benefit the the practitioners health and wellness, while keeping Tai Chi fun, breaking up the monotony, encouraging more interaction between practitioners and greatly enhancing the our understanding of Tai Chi in a more complete sense.
In addition to our warm ups, Qigong routines, fundamentals practice and individual empty hand and weapons routines, at CMAA we also include several other practices to introduce students to a more complete orientation to Tai Chi. For those who are interested, we have specific times dedicated to the practice of two person Tai Chi (Sanshou Duilian) routines and Push Hands (Tui Shou) practice. This type of training can help one better understand the Taiji principles and postures in a martial context through energy exchange.
These exercises are by no means exhaustive. In this video we have primarily limited the exercises to fixed step. Some are meant to help practitioners better understand simple concepts of connectivity while other introduce intercepting, redirecting, or specific techniques for off balancing or joint locking.
If you are interested in learning more, don't hesitate to PM us or contact us at AlbanyCMAA@gmail.com.
Kungfu Life Lessons
Kungfu teaches us a whole lot more than just punching and kicking. These clips are pretty profound for a “kids” movie. Thanks Kungfu for all the life lessons.
Best-
祝好-
Shifu
