SPECIAL EVENTS/ CLOSINGS
CLOSED Veterans Day November 11, 2022- NO Classes
CLOSED Thanksgiving Weekend- November 24-26, 2022- NO Classes
INTRO TO SWORD FIGHTING SEMINAR
On Saturday October 8, 2022 Paul Ramos presented a workshop on beginner and intermediate level Sword training methods. Sword control, hand drills, foot drills, combined drills as well as offensive and defensive methods were be practiced. 14 people took part in the event which was challenging and informative. During the final hour of this 4 hour event, participants utilized free play sword sparring with an emphasis on using what was learned in the previous 3 hours. These methods may also be used with batons, canes, or other similarly sized objects. It took place at Roda Movements, located at 7014 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park MD 20912. The participants seemed to enjoy the instruction and many expressed an interest in doing a follow up workshop probably in February 2023
THURSDAY NIGHT PUSH HANDS
Our Community Tai Chi Pushing Hands Gathering is bigger and better than it has been since pre-COVID times. Join us in training your skills in manifesting internal principles. No experience necessary! Masks worn to facilitate safety
Join us this or subsequent Thursdays at Roda Movement. (7014 Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park MD 20912), between 7:30-9:30 PM. All invited! No Charge!
DANCE EXCHANGE SATURDAY CLASSES
Tai Chi form and basics at 10 am .
Push Hands class at 11am
Private Lessons in all subjects at 12 pm.
The Tai Chi form and Basics group class at the Clear Circle Gaithersburg school continues to move forward on Monday mornings from 10:30-11:30am. Private in-person classes are also available in Gaithersburg for single persons or small group classes (up to 4 people). These classes are scheduled at times convenient to the instructor and the students involved.
Masks and taking temperatures may be required to participate in these classes and will follow Government mandates.
Please contact Paul at longmen987@gmail.com to say whether you feel ready to get back to class whether in person or via Zoom online instruction.
We continue to offer Zoom classes in form, (Tai Chi, Xing-I, Bagua), conditioning, theory, history, principles and in Qigong/ meditation.
There are also students who come to Gaithersburg to do private outdoor or indoors instruction in or outside of the Clear Circle location. Contact Paul via email or phone (301-651-3617) to discuss options. There is also an ongoing Zoom Sitting Guided Meditation class that meets online each Friday from 12 noon to 1 PM. Contact Paul for links or for questions.
QUOTES OF THE MONTH
Love is something that when you give it away , you have more.
Malvina Reynolds
An effective leader is also an effective listener.
Artika Tyner, author
Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear… until my dream of a world where dignity, honor, and justice becomes the reality we all share — I'll never stop fighting. Ever.
Superman, "Action Comics #775"