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TAI JI MEETS LUA , Hawaiian Martial Art: Tao of Aloha Symposium
February 13, 2014, @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm HST
February 13, 2014
$4 – $75
Listen to and watch two martial masters comparing their different traditions. Chungliang Al Huang, originally from China, is a Tai Ji master dancer and Taoist philosopher, and Ramsay Taum of Oahu is a Kumu Lua, a Master of the Way of the Hawaiian Warrior. See what these two martial practices can look like in motion! Chinese Tai Ji (T’ai Chi) and Hawaiian lua, seem to come from two quite different cultures. Yet both practices arise from deep spiritual traditions with perspectives on life and death, both begin by learning to heal, progress through training in fighting skills, and ultimately aim to result in a safer, more peaceful world. Learn how these two disciplines of warriorship serve as practical tools in today’s lifestyle. Hear whether those who master martial arts can ascend to a higher level of communication and understanding. Expect a lively discussion and individual demonstrations by men with the skill to wage war and the will to make peace.
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Wednesday, Feb 12, 7-9 pm TAI JI MEETS HULA
Chungliang Al Huang, Professional Dancer & Mālia Helelā, Kumu Hula $20
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Thursday, Feb 13, 7-9 pm TAI JI MEETS LUA , Hawaiian Martial Art
Chungliang Al Huang, Tai Ji Master & Ramsay Taum, Kumu Lua $25
Kumu Lua Ramsay Taum
Eva has been a guild certified Feldenkrais® practitioner for almost 30 years. She came to the Feldenkrais Method® as a young professional dancer and it changed her understanding of brain, body, movement and therefore, herself forever.
Since completing the 4-year Professional Feldenkrais Training in 1987 she has been teaching the Feldenkrais Method® internationally in thousands of private sessions, week long seminars, many hundreds of week-end workshops and evening classes.
Eva is also a teacher of Contemporary Dance, Qigong-Universal Tao of Mantak Chia, a IAO healer, a Capoeirista (Brazilian Martial Arts) and a choreographer. She also teaches Authentic Movement and Wave Continuum, a spin of Continuum Movement.
Chungliang Huang
As a child in China, Chungliang Huang soaked up all the traditional martial arts practices of the teachers surrounding him. He was a “Kung Fu kid”. His mother left him a legacy of her Ba Ji Quan practice, which she learned as a young military cadet, at the sixth class of the renowned Huang-Pu Military Academy. As performance artist on stage, in film and on television, Chungliang used his martial arts, including sparring with Bruce Lee. As his philosophical nature developed, Chungliang went on to express his own style of Tai Ji, becoming the author of the classic, Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain: The Essence of Taiji. Other of his books include: Tao: The Watercourse Way , co-authored with Alan Watts, Thinking Body, Dancing Mind, and other books of Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life with Dr. Jerry Lynch.
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