Nonprofit Organization Volume 15 Issue 2 June 2012

The Universal Post GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION

WHAT’S INSIDE

The Potential—Guang Ping Yang in France 2

2012 GPYTCA Conference 3

2012 GPYTCA Conference Presenters 4-7

Marilyn Mathews Scholarship Fund 8

World T’ai Chi Day 9

Calendar of Events 10

Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Teachers 11

Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Application 12

By the time you get this

issue of the Universal Post

it should be summer in

most places, even here in

Wisconsin. Take advan-

tage of the nice weather

and practice outdoors, pref-

erably in the early morning

before the mosquitoes get

hungry and the rest of your

part of the planet wakes up.

Practicing outdoors can

turn an already good prac-

tice into a great practice.

When I started learning

T'ai Chi back in the early 1980's, I found practicing T'ai Chi

helped me with my personal sense of placement and my

place in the universe. Practicing outdoors, even now,

brings me back to that original sense of placement and won-

der I found in my youth. Enjoy your outdoor summer prac-

tice and don't forget to breathe.

What's coming up?

The GPYTCA board members are working hard on what is

shaping up to be a great 2012 conference. We have a great

line up of presenters and beautiful location in the Lake Ta-

hoe area. Conference details can be found in this issue of

The Universal Post and on the Guang Ping Yang website.

This is not the year to miss a conference! Please join us and

let's make this a conference to remember.

This is also a Board Election year. We have a number of

board members who are reaching the end of their terms and

unfortunately, most are not seeking re-election. However,

we do have a great slate of candidates waiting to be elected.

Election materials are being prepared and candidate infor-

mation and voting instructions will be sent out

soon. Remember, in order for you to receive a ballot and be

eligible to vote your membership must be "currently paid-

up and active." So if you haven't renewed, do it now.

As we look towards the election of new board members, I

would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the out-

going board members. Retiring from the board are Randy

Elia, our past (two term) President; Julie Boddorf, Board

Member and Membership Coordinator; and Jo Presbury-

Smith; and Patricia Boucher and Paki Sukwattana, who re-

signed earlier this year. Lucy Bartimole's term is also com-

ing to the end, she is our current and new Executive Vice

-President/President-Elect, but I'm glad to announce that

Lucy is seeking re-election for another term on the board.

Julie Boddorf has agreed to remain the Membership Co-

ordinator. These board members have given quite a few

years of valuable service and dedication to the Associa-

tion and I want to thank them for all their hard work.

2012 is going to be an interesting year. Let's all get to-

gether at the 2012 conference to welcome the new board

members, thank departing board members, and spend

some time with other Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi friends

and family. All while learning something new, working

hard and having lots of fun!

Sincerely,

Larry Riddle

President, GPYTCA

This is a Board Election year

and we have a great slate of

candidates waiting to be elected.

This year we will be offering electronic bal-

loting. Election materials are being prepared

and candidate information and voting instruc-

tions will be sent out soon. If you wish to re-

ceive a mail-in ballot, please contact:

Grace@GuangPingYang.Org to request one. Remember, in order for you to

receive a ballot and be eligible to vote your

membership in the association must be current.

Please take this time to renew your membership.

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THE POTENTIAL

The Potential—Guang Ping Yang in France By Eric Lelaquais

September 6th, 2011

The birth of a center dedicated to the Guang Ping Yang

style.

The story began 27 years ago. I had learned to be a car-

penter and worked for 10 years in construction work, then

decided to start studying again. Study what though ?

My brother-in-law, a doctor, is the one who suggested

studying acupuncture to me the carpenter. He was sure it

would help me structure my mind. It took me a few

months to make up my mind, without even imagining the

difficulties to come. I went into this wonderful adventure

thanks to my unconsciousness.

That is how I met the one who would become my Master,

the one who sensed what was inside of me and who could

make me feel like discovering the Art of Ta Ji Quan.

When Fu-Tung Cheng asked us to promote the Guang

Ping Yang style in France, I started looking for a place to

practice and then students. After a few years had passed,

I had the chance to build my own 50 square meter

(164sq.feet) room in Paris area where I could teach to 6

students per class. It lasted for 9 years, settled in a very

comfortable routine, until the day I realized that if our

style was to get bigger, we had to find a more appropriate

place, bigger, in a quiet area and where our eyes could

contemplate nature. Fond of the mountains, I left Paris

and its pollution to go and look for a building without

concrete so that the telluric energies could flow easily.

I went through all kinds of ads in the newspapers, real-

estate, word-of-mouth, all possible ways that I could find

without looking at miles I would need to travel nor time

spent. As per usual, Qi only appeared when I was in de-

spair of ever finding that place, when I was finally ready

to let go. It took me to the foot of a mountain facing

North. At first, it did not seem smart to get located in a

building where I knew the sun rays would not reach for at

least a month during wintertime, since it would be behind

the crest. It came to my mind instantly ideas that in the

winter we would be in the warmth of the Dojo and that in

the summer the more horizontal rays would bring a more

bearable heat than on the South side and that with the for-

est nearby we would have enough shade to practice Tai Ji

Quan at an ideal temperature. I liked the golf course next

door which guaranteed me that no building would appear

one day and hide the view. Still, I was not convinced by

all this, I needed something else, a trigger, something that

would astound me. The building was a ruin, it had burnt

5 years ago and the owner had only had the roof done

with the insurance money so he could sell it. In other

words, everything was to be done, no water, no drain, no

power, nothing. Not even a kitchen or bathroom, nothing

at all! As I explored the ruins where there were only walls

and earth on the floor, or walls without a ceiling, col-

lapsed stairways or no stairs at all, I discovered the only

room with 4 walls, a floor and a roof. Something very

strange immediately stopped me: the ceiling was arched.

Generally speaking, only the basement in old buildings are

arched that way. The room was peaceful and silent, I

stayed there a long time without thinking and was sub-

merged by quietude. It was the trigger I was waiting for, I

had found it.

Later, I learned from a neighbor that the building had been

built between 1650 and 1700, someone else said it had not

been inhabited for more than 50 years. It was waiting for

me to make it live again. I learned that the room had been

a secret chapel at the time of the French Revolution, when

religions were forbidden. This room, which I had not

known the use when I discovered it, was going to get back

its function by becoming the meditation room of the Cen-

ter. It is located at the center of the building. The search

had lasted 18 months non stop to find what would become

“The Potential.”

All good wills were asked for help right away: my father

took the dimensions so that Nicole Nichanian (Sophie’s

mother), architect, could draw plans so we get the con-

struction permit. Gilles B. helped me first on the site, and

the others that I exhausted : Vincent L., Laurent N., Jean-

Paul B., Jerôme L., Joseph B., Maxime C., Yannick C.,

Elisabeth F., Baptiste et Carole D., Vincent « cotton », and

of course my wife Céline without whom nothing would

have been done. Let us not forget Eric Buffet, more than

a friend, my soul brother and Dominique, his brother-in-(Continued on page 9)

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2012 GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

IN HONOR AND RESPECT OF OUR HERITAGE

NOVEMBER 2nd to 4th

The Resort at Squaw Creek

Presenters Include:

Y.C. Chiang, Hui Liu, Henry Look, Fu-Tung Cheng, Randy Elia,

Dug Corpolongo, Nick D’Antoni, Tom Carney & Valarie Prince Gabel. (See the following 2 pages for details or workshops being presented.)

The resort at Squaw Creek has luxurious accommodations with grand picture windows that reveal sweep-

ing views of the Sierra Nevada range, ancient ponderosa forests and lush meadowlands. The resort has

heated swimming pool that is open all year round with 3 outdoor hot-tubs.

Complementing the elegant accommodations are all the amenities of a world-class resort —ski-in/ski-out

access in the winter, championship golf in the summer, heated outdoor pool, 3 large hot-tubs, plus luxuri-

ous spa service and award winning dining all year long.

Come join the fun! This may be the last year we will see Y.C. Chiang, Hui Liu and

Henry Look all together at our annual conference. Don’t miss this opportunity to

honor and respect our heritage.

Enclosed is a registration form, or sign up on the website: www.GuangPingYang.org

PRESENTERS FOR 2012 CONVENTION

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Grandmaster Henry Look

Hsing-Yi 5 Elements & Applications Grandmaster Henry Look will present the many aspects of Hsing-Yi focusing on the

five basic elements in Hsing-Yi Chuan: Pi (splitting), Tsuan (drilling), Beng (crushing),

Pao (cannon) and Heng (crossing). He will include some of the health aspects of

Hsing-Yi and many versatile self defense applications.

Grandmaster Henry Look learned Tai Chi Chuan from Grandmaster Kuo Lien Ying in the 70’s.

He spent countless hours training in San Francisco’s Chinatown. As one of Grandmaster

Kuo’s senior students, he was instrumental in founding this Association and was the first Presi-

dent. In addition to Tai Chi Chuan, Grandmaster Look has mastered the study of I-Chuan,

Hsing-Yi Chuan and Pa Kua. The depth of his knowledge of I-Chuan comes from his Internal

Martial Arts teachers, all senior disciples of the I-Chuan Founder, Wang Xiang Zhai: Profes-

sor Yu Pen Shi, his wife Madame Min Ou Yang, Master Kuo Lien Ying and Master Han Hsing

Yuan. Now retired, Grandmaster Look turned his focus to teaching the Internal Martial Arts

and providing awareness of these arts. He founded TIMA (Tri-Internal Martial Arts) in 1994

and continues to teach in the California Sierra foothills.

Madam Hui Liu

Qigong in Slow Motion & Meditation Details to this workshop will come in the next issue of The Universal Post.

Madam Hui Liu was born in Hebei Province, China. At a young age, she studied plum blossom

painting with her father Ru Tung Liu, and painting them for 50 years. After immigrating to the

United States, she became a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Art Association. For many

years, her paintings won 1st place and received mayoral recognitions. In 1972 she was the co-

founder of Wen Wu School of Internal Martial Arts in California where she began to teach Chi-

nese painting classes. In 1978 Madam Hui Liu became a student of Dayan Qigong under

Grand Master Yang Mei Jun, after practicing Taiji for many years, and in 1980 became an

“indoor” disciple of Grand Master Yang. In 1997 she represented Taiwan at Utah State Art

Exhibit and demonstrated the Dayan Qigong (Wild Goose) form. Throughout the years she has

held many art exhibits and Dayan Qigong seminars, and in 2004 she received the “Qigong

Master of the Year” award from the World Qigong Congress. She is also the author of the 1st

and 2nd edition of the Dayan Qigong instructional books and DVD.

Grandmaster Y.C. Chiang

Principles of Taiji Practice & Bagua Palms—2 Palms Details to this workshop will come in the next issue of The Universal Post.

Dr. Chiang Yun-chung was born in Hopei Province, China in 1922 and developed his artistic

talent at an early age. In 1948, he studied at the National Honan University in China. Since

1955, Dr. Chiang has held individual and joint art exhibits in museums and universities

throughout the United States, Taiwan, and China (Beijing). In 1959, he received his law de-

gree from the National Taiwan University Law School. One year later, he married Hui-ju Liu.

In 1972, Dr. Chiang moved to the United States and later founded the Treasure Stones Society

and the Thousand Stones Studio to spread the appreciation of Chinese stones, chop carvings,

and engravings. Dr. Chiang possesses an in-depth knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

His practice has also been the topic of articles in a number of popular journals and magazines

in Taiwan and in the US. Dr. Chiang has successfully treated thousands of patients, and his

Chung Hua Clinic was also named by East Express Newspaper for being the “Best Asian Herbalist” in 2004.

Dr. Y.C. Chiang cultivated his training in Buddhism as well as martial arts. He became a Buddhist in 1951. From an early

age, he studied martial arts, including Tai Chi, Hsing I, Shaolin, Ba Gua, and White Crane, with famous masters such as Kuo

Lien-yin, Wang Chih-ch’ien, and Ch’en K’ai-shan. He is the fifth generation of Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan. He began

teaching Tai Chi at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the Berkeley Chinese Cultural Center, before opening the

Wen Wu School of Martial Arts in 1973. Currently, there are eight Wen Wu School branches.

Sifu Nick D’Antoni

Taiji Sword: Getting the point! We will use movements from the Guang Ping Yang Style Sword Form

to take a closer look at some of the Thirteen Basic Sword Techniques,

and learn how to develop the necessary “clear intention” in our move-

ments. Taking a pragmatic and somewhat analytical look at the jian to

come to a clearer and deeper understanding not only of its practical

uses, but of how working with a weapon can help deepen your entire

practice. In this way, the Guang Ping sword set will serve as a window

onto a useful approach that can help you integrate the use of any

weapon more deeply into your taiji practice.

(This workshop is primarily intended for those who are familiar with the Guang

Ping sword set and/or have prior experience with the taiji sword.)

Sifu Nick D’Antoni began his martial arts practice in 1966, studying Shodokan Karate and Judo with Sensei Cliff Tickel

until 1970. Over the years he continued to actively explore other physical and mental disciplines, including boxing,

yoga, zen, and other meditation practices, before discovering a “perfect fit” in taijiquan, which he has practiced and

studied intensively since 1993. Nick has had the good fortune to benefit from studying with many outstanding teachers

such as Masters Y. C. Chiang and Henry Look, Fu-Tung Cheng, Master William C.C. Chen, JoAnna Schoon, Valarie

Prince Gabel, Rick Barrett, Anthony N.J. Ho, and others. He is a Founding Board Member and Past-President of the

Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association, and is still active on the Board of Directors. In 1999 Nick retired as Managing

Director of the Fine and Performing Arts Division at Santa Ana College and moved to Walla Walla, WA, where, in

honor of their Guang Ping lineage and with the permission of Master Y.C. Chiang, he and Lynn Sharp opened the Walla

Walla Wen Wu School of T’ai Chi Chuan to continue in the tradition.

Master Randy Elia

Yi Gun Gin (Bone Strengthening) Yi Gun Gin, which means “classical tendon exhange,” is a rarely known

system of exercise kept by the Shaolin priests for generations. It is not an

exaggeration to say that the reputation in the martial arts earned by the

Shaolin Temple is mainly attributed to this simple and easy-to-learn

system. It is exactly this secret exercise that made the Shaolin priests

almost indestructible. Yi Gun Gin consists of 12 exercises. These exercises

strengthens the entire body, inside and out, physically as well as mentally,

by developing the internal power of the body, called Chi. As a result, the

practitioners seem to substitute their old bodies with whole new sets of

tendons, muscles, and bones that are much stronger than before. Yi Gun

Gin can be practiced by anyone of any age in any physical condition. No

equipment is required, only space big enough for a person to stand.

Master Randy Elia has been studying Chinese martial arts for more than 40

years. He is the senior disciple of Grandmaster Peter Kwok, who began learning

the secrets of the Shao Lin monks at age 7 when he was living in China and

subsequently spent 32 years learning their secret health methods. Master Elia

has also studied with Y.C. Chiang, Y.C. Wong, Adam Hsu, Lu De Xiu, Gao Xian,

and Yang Fu Kui. He specializes in Northern Shaolin Chuan, Chin Na, Tai Chi

Chuan, Pa Kua Chang, and Hsing Yi and has also studied Traditional Chinese

Medicine, in addition to being a licensed massage therapist. He has had the

opportunity to be on national television, and is the author of a book entitled "Ancient Healing Teachings of the

East." Master Elia was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2004 and is has just retired as President of the Guang

Ping Yang Tai Chi Association. He owns and operates Peter Kwok's Kung Fu Academy in Westwood, New Jersey, where he

teaches the original authentic styles of Kung Fu without any modification, deletion, or alteration whatsoever.

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GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI (CONT.)

Master Fu-Tung Cheng

Effortless Flow "Effortless flow" is a coaching method devised for our style of Guang Ping

Yang Tai Chi. It evolved slowly (appropriately!) from my years of learning and

teaching at the Wen Wu School with Master Chiang and to this day, at the

Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. About ten years ago I began to coach the Guang

Ping style inside-out, with metaphors as mental benchmarks, but without com-

promising in the least bit, the rigor, deep stances and classic martial power and

grace that our Shih-Fu Chiang emphasized over his 50 years of teaching our

form. Moment-to-moment attention and concentration applied effortlessly (the

hardest task!), will immerse you in an ocean from where the form profoundly,

magically, reveals itself with pin-point precision and efficacy. For a brief, but

illuminating time, we become water-shapers, transcending form.....

Effortless flow will hopefully in this short period of time be a new way for you

to step and concentrate in your Tai Chi practice immediately and efficiently,

and to make your practice count, whether fifteen minutes or three hours long.

Master Fu-Tung Cheng was born 1948, the youngest of five brothers. By Sophomore year at UCLA, having eaten humble

pie from poundings by older brothers for 20 years, he decided to take up martial arts to exact revenge. He went to Japan in

the fall of 1968 and begin practice of Shorinji Kempo, and received Shodan (equivalent to a brown belt in Karate). He re-

turned to USA year later in 1970. Transfer to UC Berkeley. Graduate in Fine Arts. Summer 1972 he went back to Japan to

receive second degree black belt (equivalent to a 1st degree black belt). From 1972 to 1973 he began studying with Master

Yun Chung Chiang, organizing and establishing the Wen Wu School for him in 1973. In 1976 he became an instructor at

the school and was the head instructor from the 1980s through the 1990s, continuing under Master Chiang's tutelage until

2000, studying Tai Chi, Northern White Crane, and Shaolin. Fu-Tung also taught in France each year for 11 years, estab-

lishing Guang Ping in France. He was a founding board member of the Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Association in1998.

Sifu Tom Carney

Chin Na 10 Point Locking Drill Sifu Tom Carney will review the Chin Na application as seen in The

Universal Post and from last year's conference. The drill shows com-

mon effective Chin Na locks that work together and flow from each

other. Chin Na if done correctly usually does not require strength and

is used by police departments across the country to control and subdue

an individual without necessarily hurting them.

T’ai Chi Super Slow Sparring This in an exercise that will help improve your understanding of T'ai

Chi and other martial art application through very slow fighting inter-

action with a partner. There are rules to this "game," but it is fun. It

will help you to learn how to flow in applying application, and will im-

prove your fighting ability with some practice.

Sifu Tom Carney began studying Chinese martial arts in 1983 under Master

Randy Elia. Over the years he has studied under several masters including:

Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming and Master Mike Patterson. His training includes:

Northern Shaolin, Hsing Yi, Ba Gua, Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi, Chin Na,

ground fighting and wrestling. In 1992, Sifu Tom became a police officer, is

now a police Lieutenant, and currently teaches police defensive tactics to offi-

cers in several departments. He currently teaches at Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu

Academy, gives private lessons in mixed martial arts, and teaches seminars in

self defense.

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T’AI CHI APPLICATION (CONT.)

Sifu Dug Corpolongo

Tai Chi Celestial Ruler “Tai Chi Celestial Ruler” is a series of simple Tai Chi Qigong Forms that

employ a short stick called the "Chih" or ruler. The sets are performed in

repetition with the ruler held between your palms on the pressure point

called the Laogong (P-8). Each exercise harmonizes your movement,

breath and mind awareness to move vital energy along your body’s qi

channels or meridians. Tai Chi Celestial Ruler is a very powerful Qigong

form that intensely cultivates and moves your body's healing chi; even be-

ginners report feeling intensely feeling their chi after doing this exercise.

Six Healing Sounds Qigong “Six Healing Sounds Qigong” employs sound waves that are synchronized

to each organ, in coordination with body movements, to direct healing chi

(vital energy) and harmonious therapeutic vibrations to our internal or-

gans. As we sing each of the healing syllables the corresponding internal

organs are gently stimulated and rejuvenated, while the related body

movements enhance chi flow and restore the associated organs. Six Heal-

ing Sounds Qigong is an easy to learn, yet powerful, Medical Qigong

Form that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical condition,

for a few minutes a day with significant health benefits.

Sifu Dug Corpolongo has been studying Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong since 1979 and teaching since 1990. He is a Senior

Student Grandmaster Henry Look one of the world’s foremost Internal Martial Arts Masters. Sifu Dug was inducted

into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors in 2012.

Sifu Dug retired in 2010 from the National Executive Board of the United States Amateur Athletic Union/Chinese Mar-

tial Arts Division after serving for more than 10 years as National Head Coach and National Chair; and he continues

to serve on the AAU/CMA National Advisory Committee. He is also currently serving on the United States Kuoshu

Federation as the Director of the Internal Martial Arts Divisions. His professional background also includes positions

on the faculty of the International Institute of Chinese Medicine where he served as the Director of the Tai Chi and

Qigong program at the Albuquerque campus, Southwest Acupuncture College where he served as an Associate Profes-

sor, and the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics and the New England Institute of Buddhist Studies. Sifu

Dug’s seminars are popular because of his ability to explain the complex principles of Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong and

Chinese Medicine in ways that are easy for anyone to understand.

Sifu Valarie Prince Gabel

Walk THIS Way In this workshop we will be exploring one of the fundamentals of movement:

Our foundation is in our feet. We will experiment with dance, walking on rice

and different points of focus. Bring a sense of adventure and perhaps a heavy

object to carry around in one of our experiments.

Sifu Valarie Prince Gabel is founder and director of the Kuang Ping School of Tai

Chi. She has been teaching for thirty years, beginning in 1982 with the Fire Breath-

ing Dragon School in Southern California. Her first classes were with OCC Commu-

nity Services, where she quickly established her multi-level course structure. Shortly

thereafter, she introduced classes through the City of Laguna Beach, where she still

teaches. Sifu Gabel also taught through the Aliso Viejo Community Association, in

the communities of Laguna Hills and Niguel Shores, and for various organizations

including the Girl Scouts of America, the Orange County Register newspaper and

Pacific Care’s Wellness Program.

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MARILYN MATHEWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Marilyn Mathews was a longtime student of Master Randy Elia at

Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy in Emerson, New Jersey. A dedi-

cated practitioner of Guang Ping Yang style T'ai Chi and committed

member of the Association, she unfortunately passed away in 2005.

Marilyn served as a member of GPYTCA Board, held the office of

Treasurer, and was a talented Association Certified Teacher. As an

instructor at Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy, Marilyn was a true

educator. She was an encouraging and carefully thoughtful teacher

who inspired both newer and more experienced students alike.

Marilyn’s love of t'ai chi and dedication to her school was evident in

every class she attended, whether as a teacher or student. The Marilyn

Mathews Scholarship Fund was established in her memory, and it is

our hope and intention as a Board that the Fund serve as a reflection

of the generous spirit that Marilyn embodied.

The primary purpose of this Fund is to provide grants-in-aid to

GPYTCA members in financial need. The main area of focus of

grants from the Marilyn Mathews Scholarship Fund will be to assist

qualifying members to further their study and enjoyment of Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi. However, subject to Board

approval, awards from the Fund may also be made to committed and deserving members in any way that the Board

sees as appropriate to the spirit of Marilyn's legacy. These might include such things as grants: to help defray the

costs of annual membership dues; to help offset costs of attending GPYTCA annual conferences; to assist with fees

for Association-sponsored workshops or approved continuing education activities in Guang Ping Yang style T'ai Chi

Chuan or closely related areas.

To receive a grant from the Fund, an individual must be a currently active member of the Guang Ping Yang T'ai Chi

Association. S/he may make direct application to the Board for assistance, or members may be nominated for Board

consideration by their teacher or another member of the Association. The full Board of Directors of the Association

will make the final decision on the appropriateness of the request and will also make the final determination of the

size of all grants awarded from the Fund.

Please contact Julie Boddorf at membership@guangpingyang.org if you are interested in applying for a grant or to

nominate another member for consideration.

Marilyn Mathews (far right) at the 2004 GPYTCA Conference with (left to right) Julie Boddorf,

Sylvia Gattnig, and Master Randy Elia

E d i t o r ’ s C o r n e r Editor:

Sifu Thomas Carney Email:

Editor@GuangPingYang.org

We need articles & pictures from

members & especially teachers.

Please email me above.

The editor reserves the right to edit

any material or article submitted for

publication.

The Universal Post and/or Universal Post, title of the Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association’s newsletter, copyright 2007 by Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association. All rights reserved. Non Profit Organization.

Donations

General Fund:

Norma Austin Henry Look

Nina Deerfield Susan Payne

Ira Esformes Jillian Phillips

Donald Hediger Jo Presbury-Smith

Charles Kimbrell JoAnna Schoon

Peter Laudert Lynn Sharp

Marilyn Mathews Fund:

Julie Boddorf

Donor Member:

Steve Karpen

Patron Member:

Jeannie Miller Larry Wallman

Lifetime Members:

Mary Sturtevant Joan Tay

ATTENTION!

Did you know the Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Associa-tion offers Lifetime Member-ships? The cost for a Lifetime Membership is $750, which can be paid in quarterly in-stallments during the calen-dar year. If you are interested in becoming a Lifetime Mem-ber, contact our Membership Coordinator Julie Boddorf at membership@guangpingyang.org for more details.

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THE POTENTIAL (CONT.)

law and my friend. The three of us, and with all the help of people of good-will, we made the Dojo, raised more than

500 kg (1102£) beams to 6 m (19 feet) and 12 m (39 feet) from the ground, worked for 4 months below zero degrees

celsius (32°F), and one month -11° C (12°F). All of that within 14 months! We all lost a bit of our health there, but

the result is as high as the road we travelled in the adversity of life. Let me humbly and warmly thank all of them here.

I will not mention administrative problems, months working with the accountant to make the business plan, the loans

we asked for, the invalidity of the first construction permit due to loan refusals, and start again the whole journey to

make what will be the first part of the construction after 9 years of patience. First part for the loan allowed was to build

the Dojo: 300 square meters (984 sq. feet) of wooden floor (no concrete nor steel) so that the telluric energies could

flow within the building, 600 square meters (1968 sq. feet) of

isolation of the roof with cellulose. Only noble materials!

There is still to build a dining room, individual rooms, our flat,

and of course the exterior coatings so that “The Potential” can

become the jewel it is to be. To do that, the journey goes on

with its obstacles. Thanks to them I learned patience, calm in

adversity, and some serenity which profits my Tai Ji Quan

practice and reverse: Tai Ji Quan allows me to realize the Cen-

ter which is an excuse to my own realization.

I am lucky to have had the energy to use what Tai Ji Quan

taught me in life, what Fu-Tung Cheng taught me which I hope

I managed to use for my students, my apprentices and to pro-

mote the Guang Ping Yang style in France.

(Continued from page 2)

Sifu Randy Elia with Hank Schmidt practicing the Guang Ping Yang Form outside Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy in celebration of World T’ai Chi Day.

WORLD T’AI CHI DAY

Apri l 28, 2012

GPYTCA Certified Teacher Dennis Glanfield (in black) celebrates World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day 2012 at the Ocean County College Library in Toms River, New Jersey.

Fran Friedman teaching at the Woodcliff Lake

Senior Center in New Jersey

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Honorary Chairmen Y. C. Chiang, CA

Henry Look, CA

Past Presidents

Randy Elia, NJ Nina Sugawara, CA October 2005-December 2011 March 2000-October 2001

Dominick Ruggieri, NJ Donald Rubbo, CA October 2003-October 2005 October 1998-March 2000

Nick D’Antoni, WA Henry Look, CA October 2001-October 2003 February 1996-October 1998

Board Members

President:

Larry Riddle, WI Larry@GuangPingYang.org

Executive Vice-President/President-Elect:

Lucy Bartimole, OH LucyB@GuangPingYang.org

Vice-President:

Grace Cheng, CA Grace@GuangPingYang.org

Treasurer:

Valarie Prince Gabel, CA Valarie@GuangPingYang.org

Other Members:

Julie Boddorf, NJ Membership@GuangPingYang.org

Nick D’Antoni, WA Nick@GuangPingYang.org

Jo Presbury-Smith, CA Jo@GuangPingYang.org

2012 Conference Chair:

Randy Elia, NJ Randy@GuangPingYang.org

National Advisors Valarie Prince Gabel, Aliso Viejo, CA

JoAnna Gee Schoon, Laguna Beach, CA

Daniel Lee, Duarte, CA

Jonathon Shear, Richmond, VA

Paul Taylor, San Francisco, CA

Membership Coordinator

Julie Boddorf

c/o Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy

268 Kinderkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 Membership@GuangPingYang.org

Web

www.guangpingyang.org Webmaster:

Grace Cheng Webmaster@GuangPingYang.org

Editor:

Thomas Carney Editor@GuangPingYang.org

14th Annual ICMAC North American Finals

July 13-15, 2012 Orlando, FL

www.kungfuchampionship.com Phone: 727-734-8222 | Fax: 727-734-2414

ICMAC Calendar 5th Annual Las Vegas Championship…………………..... Las Vegas, NV | August 4, 2012 2nd Annual “Windy City” Kung Fu-Wushu Championship.....Chicago, IL | Sept. 1-2, 2012 3rd Annual “Golden Gate” Martial Arts Championship...San Francisco, CA | Sept. 21-23, 2012

2012 USAWKF National & 4th New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championship

July 27-29, 2012 991 Main Street, Manchester CT 06040

Contact: Malees School of Tai Chi & Kung Fu maleeschool@gmail.com / www.malees-tai-chi-kung-fu.com

Intermediate Qi Gong Healers Certification Seminar

August 8-10, 2012 or Sept. 9-11, 2012 595 Blossom Rd, Ste. 307, Rochester NY 14610

Contact: Lisa B. Oshea Phone: 877-346-4012

www.Qigongrochester.com

1st International 2012 Wushu Kung Fu Championship

October 27-28, 2012 13210 SW 132 Suite #17, Miami FL 33186

Contact: Sifu Amenodoro Sequera Phone: 786-339-7784

www.internationalwushucenter.com

Mark Your Calendar...

2012 Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Conference

November 2nd to 4th, 2012

Squaw Creek Resort in Lake Tahoe, California

BOARD ELECTION UPDATE Haven't renewed your membership for 2012 yet? . . .

QUICK, DO IT NOW!

Remember 2012 is an important, Board Election year. A great slate

of candidates is being put together by the Board and election materi-

als are being prepared. Candidate information and ballots will be

sent out soon. In order for you to receive a ballot and be eligible to

vote your membership must be currently paid-up and active. So…

Don't Delay. Renew Today!

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California Norma Austin

Normachi@att.net

David R. Bernhardt sifubo@taijiway.com

Fu-Tung Cheng futung@chengdesign.com

Yun-Chung Chiang info@wenwuschool.com

Nina H. Deerfield chigrdner@aol.com

Jarl Forsman jarlforsman@gmail.com

Bing Gong bgongtiger@aol.com

Daniel K. Lee danleeyinyang@aol.com

Henry Look sifulook@yahoo.com

Jo Presbury Smith jpresburysmith@cox.net

Valarie Prince Gabel ChiPowr@aol.com

Roger Ramey rrameyL@aol.com

Cheryl Lynne & Don Rubbo fivetigrs@aol.com

JoAnna Gee Schoon jschoon@ivc.edu

Randall K. Sugawara rsugawara@yahoo.com

Paul Taylor PBT6868@aol.com

Allen Trigueiro daiku1@hotmail.com

Denmark

Inger Jensen ij-tornby@stofanet.dk

France Eric Lelaquais

taom74@wanadoo.fr taom74.com

Illinois Steven M. Kemps

chipmunk64@mac.com

Japan Stephanie Morino

ps@gol.com

New Hampshire Peggy Simone

peggy.simone@comcast.net

Mary Sturtevant, M. Ed. qi@pathofharmony.com

New Jersey Thomas G. Carney

streetsurvival@optonline.net

Randy Elia peterkwoks@gmail.com

Ira Esformes DOCIRA@aol.com

Sylvia Gattnig scg7Pearls@verizon.net

Dennis R. Glanfield taichibum@juno.com

Steven J. Karpen Steven.Karpen@att.net

Gary Rosenblum pushhands@msn.com

Dominick Ruggieri sifu@chinahand.com

North Carolina

David Chin realhopgar@earthlink.net

Ohio

Lucy Bartimole lucy@guangpingyang.org

Paki Sukwattana pakinee04@gmail.com

Oregon

Wilkes P. Covey III wixcovey@gmail.com

Rhode Island

Diane H. Rabinowitz wenwutaichi@cox.net

Virginia

Jonathan Shear

Washington

Nicholas J. D’Antoni nick@guangpingyang.org

Lynn L. Sharp lynn@villasditalia.com

Wisconsin Joy L. Foye

jlfoye@frontier.net

Kristina C. Bung Riddle kristinasmiles@hotmail.com

Lawrence L. Riddle wiswenwuschool@frontier.com

Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association Teachers

Cert

ified

Congratulat ions !

These ladies were presented

with certificates for three years

of study of Guang Ping Yang

T'ai Chi with Fran Friedman at

the Woodcliff Lake Senior Cen-

ter in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

From Left: Liz Belisle, Nancy Rowe,

Ethel Frey, Fran Friedman.

stamp

Photo and description taken from:

“Tai Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice”

By: Kuo Lien Ying

Movement 19

H i g h P a t O n H o r s e K a o T ’ a n M a

GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI APPLICATION

c/o Peter Kwok’s Kung Fu Academy

268 Kinderkamack Road

Emerson, NJ 07630

USA

GUANG PING YANG T’AI CHI ASSOCIATION

(See Above for Application)

Posture #19: High Pat on the Horse

…strikes Pete in the head (2b), or temples (2c)

1

2a

2b

2c OR

OR

...kicks Pete in the groin (2a) or...

2b

High Pat On The Horse” is mostly a defensive block (high or low) and drawing back to avoid a push or grab. Offensively you can grab the attacker from behind the head or shoulders as you knee strike or head-butt them. Another possibilities is illus-trated below. As Pete (on Right) attempts to grab Sifu Tom Carney (left). Sifu Tom shifts his weight back and...