Dear Friends,
亲爱的朋友们，
Happy New Year! CMAA looks forward to helping you achieve your martial arts goals this year. 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- Buddy Night!
以武会友
New Member SPECIAL OFFER! Join now!
新会员优惠大酬宾 - 现在加入吧！
CMAA’s Kungfu Performances!
中华武术院武术功夫春晚表演
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CMAA Holiday Dinner Party Recap
节日聚会晚餐回顾
Sash Test
武术晋级考试
Kungfu Iron Palm Seminar
铁砂掌精品课程
Tai Chi Warm Up Movements
太极拳活动动作
School Closings
Kungfu Classes will be cancelled Saturday the 18th as Team CMAA will prepare for our Chinese New Year Celebration performance at The Egg!
New Member SPECIAL OFFER! Join now!
Holiday Dinner Party Recap!
What a special get-together. With delicious food and some great company, it was a wonderful evening of eating, drinking and being merry. Although not everyone could make it, it was wonderful to get our long time students together with the new generation just beginning at CMAA. In the spirit of the holiday season, it was very special to spend our time together with our other family – the CMAA family. I look forward to celebrating with you all again next year.
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 Jan 24th! If they decide to do a trial program and then sign up as a member you will both get a FREE CMAA sweatshirt!
Sash Test
We will be holding our quarterly Sash Test on Sunday, Jan 12th at 10:30am. If you are not sash testing you are still encouraged to come participate and support your teammates (no charge of course).
You know exactly what we will be testing but if you have any questions, check the Sash Requirements page on the website and feel free to clarify things with me during class.
If you are unsure whether or not you (or your child) are ready to test, please speak with me before or during class, via email at AlbanyCMAA@gmail.com or by phone (518) 755-7512.
Remember, you will not “get” your sash at CMAA – you will EARN it! There is a big difference. It’s important you (your child) learns the value of their sash- the value of hard work! Let’s stay focused and step up our training so we’re fully prepared for the test!
White/Yellow/Green/Blue: $35
Red/Purple/Orange: $55
Light Brown/Dark Brown/Gold: $75
Black: $125
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Kungfu Performances
The word is out- CMAA is THE school associated with authentic Chinese Martial Arts. Not only do we have the most qualified instructors (if I don’t say so myself, we have an impressive young performance group! Based on our previous performances at the Egg , SUNY Albany, RPI, Clifton Park Community Center and Library, Schenectady Gazette Parade and more, we are now inundated with requests by many local organizations and groups to showcase our school’s rising talents! In fact, I have had to turn down several of the requests due to time and scheduling constraints.
CMAA Performance Information:
Demo: The Chinese New Year Performance
Date: Saturday, Jan 18th
Time: 2pm
Location: The Egg
For the Chinese New Year performance, all students ranked light brown and above are qualified to participate. It’s a special opportunity to work with your team to put on an exciting performance, showcasing a spectacular aspect of Chinese culture in our local community, with the amazing stage, backdrop and production at The Egg! If you’re interested in participating, speak with Shifu about which performance would be most appropriate. Aside, from The Egg’s Chinese New Year celebration, we do several other performances throughout the year, which may be appropriate for kids are different sash ranks.
Kungfu Iron Palm Seminar
Iron Palm or Iron Hand (Chinese: 铁掌功) is a body of training techniques in various Chinese martial arts. It is originally one of the 72 arts of the Shaolin temple. These conditioning techniques are typically meant to condition the hands to allow a practitioner to deliver very powerful blows without injury to his or her hands. Interested in learning more? Stay tuned for an Iron Palm seminar at CMAA! Stay tuned for details!
Tai Chi Warm Up Movements
This video demonstrates a wide variety of movements that can be used to prepare the body and mind for Tai Chi practice. In class we typically condense these exercises to just a few minutes to maximize the time to focus on our Qigong and Taiji practice. However, these simple movements would be an excellent series to include in your personal routine. Nothing to memorize, just follow along. You can do the entire routine or just pick a few that seem the most beneficial. You can do them morning, noon or night before practicing or simply to take a break from sitting.
Best-
祝好-
Shifu
