Tai Chi/Qigong for Wellness and Youth Wushu/Kung Fu Classes in South Hills Kick off on Thursday November 14
Masters Win-Win
Win-Win Kung Fu is going to extend its authentic Chinese martial arts instructions to the South Hills area by offering Adult Tai Chi/Qigong for Wellness and Youth Beginner Kung Fu/Wushu classes starting Winter 2013. The new classes can be accessed easily from Bridgeville, Mt Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, and Peter’s Township neighborhoods.
Tai Chi/Qigong for Wellness
Classes
South Hills Location: 1840 Mayview Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
By masters from Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center, the only authentic Chinese martial arts school in town
Tai chi, which originated in China as a martial art, is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Tai chi is sometimes referred to as "moving meditation"—practitioners move their bodies slowly, gently, and with awareness, while breathing deeply.
Qigong, chi kung, or chi gung, literally "Life Energy Cultivation", is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation.
With roots in Chinese medicine, martial arts, and philosophy, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi) or what has been translated as "intrinsic life energy".Typically a qigong practice involves rhythmic breathing coordinated with slow stylized repetition of fluid movement, a calm mindful state, and visualization of guiding qi through the body. Qigong is now practiced throughout China and worldwide, and is considered by some to be exercise, and by others to be a type of alternative medicine or meditative practice.
From a philosophical perspective tai chi/qigong is believed to help develop human potential, allow access to higher realms of awareness, and awaken one's "true nature".
In the classes we lead and instruct students to practice the tai chi/qigong forms approved and recommended by Chinese Wushu Association and Chinese Health Qigong Association officially:
- Selected Tai Chi forms
- Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin 八段錦).
- Muscle-Tendon Change Classic (YìJīnJīng 易筋经).
- Five Animals (Wu Qin Xi 五禽戲).
- Six Healing Sounds (Liu ZiJue 六字訣).
Classes Offering Once a Week
Dates: Thursdays at 7:00-7:50 pm
Tuition: $72 (5 classes)
Registration fee: $60 including costume and a pair of training shoes (new students only)
Thursdays: November 14, 21
December 5, 12, 19
Payment methods: cash/check/PayPal/Credit Card
Payable to Win-Win Kung Fu
Contact for more details: Tel: 412-336-8898
E-mail: mas...@winwinkungfu.com
Youth Beginner Kung Fu/Wushu Classes Offering Once a Week
Students: boys and girls age 6 and up
Location: 1840 Mayview Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Dates: Thursdays at 6:00-6:50 pm
Registration fee: $60 including costume and a pair of training shoes (new students one time only)
Tuition: $72 (5 classes)
Thursdays: November 14, 21
December 5, 12, 19
Payment methods: cash/check/PayPal/Credit Card
Payable to Win-Win Kung Fu
Contact for more details:
Tel: 412-336-8898
E-mail: mas...@winwinkungfu.com
*Win Win Kung Fu reserves the rights to cancel the session if there is not enough registration, i.e.,
Minimum class size: 5 or both 10.
Preregistration methods:
Call or text 412-336-8898 or email to mas...@winwinkungfu.com
With student name, class to register and contact info.
Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center
2713 Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412)-336-8898
www.winwinkungfu.com
Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center founded in October 2009 has been dedicated at promoting authentic Chinese martial arts in the United States. This center offers traditional Kung Fu, contemporary Wushu, self-defense and Tai Chi/Qigong Wellness to students of all ages and levels. All the instructors (masters) in Win-Win Kung Fu were recruited from the top Chinese martial arts team in China. They not only have won all kinds of national and international championships and tournaments, but also are experienced in teaching Wushu. Since its grand opening, over 200 local practitioners have been trained in the Win-Win Kung Fu. Many of them have competed and won high-standard international Chinese martial arts championships and tournaments in the U.S. and abroad. In recent years, Win-Win Kung Fu has brought up a good number of extraordinary Wushu athletes, including six U.S. Traditional Wushu Team members, one world Tai Chi champion, over forty gold medals in various regional competitions.
Win-Win Kung Fu is a member of USA Wushu-Kungfu Federation and has co-hosted three International Chinese Martial Arts Championship (ICMAC) to support and promote Chinese martial arts, creating platforms for people who are interested in Chinese Wushu to connect in the U.S. Over the past few years, Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center has become a unique and prestigious Chinese martial arts training center in Pennsylvania.
Win-Win Kung Fu Recent Major Achievements
· Student Gina Chen Bao, as one of the USA National Traditional Wushu Team members, won gold and bronze medals in 5th World Traditional Wushu Championships in Huangshan, China from Nov 5 to Nov 11, 2012.
· Students Gina Bao, Shu-yuan Zhao, Elizabeth Guo, Jonathan Wang, and Justin Guo were selected to be on the US National Traditional Wushu Team to the 5th World Traditional Wushu Championships in the national traditional wushu team trials in New Haven, Connecticut in July 2012.
· Students Gina Bao and Shu-yuan Zhao won grand champions at the USAWKF (USA Wushu Kungfu Federation) National Championships in New Haven, Connecticut in July 2012.
· Students Gina Bao won grand champion at the USAWKF National Championships in New Haven, Connecticut in July 2012.
· Student Gina Bao won grand champion at the ICMAC (International Chinese Martial Arts Championship) – Pittsburgh April 2012.
· Student Gina Bao, Elizabeth Guo, and Andy Yu won grand champions at the ICMAC (International Chinese Martial Arts Championship) – Chicago September 2011.
· Student Gina Bao won grand champion at the ICMAC (International Chinese Martial Arts Championship) – Pittsburgh March 2011.
Instructors
Master Wenze Hu, started his Chinese martial arts training since early age, and graduated from the Beijing Sports University Martial Arts College, and worked as an instructor in Win-Win Kung Fu since March 2012. Master Hu’s specialties include contemporary Wushu, tai chi as well as health qigong especially he won a gold medal in Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin 八段錦) in Beijing University against other professionals.
Master Hesheng Bao, Ph.D in Engineering and a Nationally Certified Chinese Martial Arts Judge and Instructor in the United States, has been practicing and teaching Chinese martial arts for many years in both China and the United States. Once a college martial arts champion in China, Mr. Bao has made great efforts in promoting Chinese culture in the United States and co-founded Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center in Pittsburgh. Dr. Bao has strong interest in studying and investigating the benefits of tai chi and qigong practice to human health.