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Tongren Volume 22, Issue 3

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Tongren Volume 22, Issue 1

Table of Contents

• From the Editors ......5-10
• In Our Last Issue... In Our Next Issue.......5
  
• Allow us to introduce..... Malcolm MacQuarrie....6
  
• Help Wanted!....7
  
• Worth a Look....8
  
• Notification of Fee Increase (Reminder)....9
  
• Renewing your Membership Online: Tricks and Tips....9
  
• Get your CTF T-shirt! (Advertisement)....10
  
• Our Readers Write....11
  
• Practical Tips from the Training Floor - Sword Modifications, Jesse Lown....12-13
• Articles
  
• The Roots of Taijiquan - part III and IV - Tanya Korovkin ......14-19
  
• Teachers and Students - Michael Gilman ........20-21
• Poet’s Corner
• Tai Chi Prayer - Richard Rooke ........22
• The Wave - News and Updates from our Members 
• Canada Day with Guelph Tai Chi For Health - Linda Kearns.....23
• 5-Section Solo Barehand Chen Form Seminar - Sam Masich....24
  
• The Story of Mark’s Elephant - Barb Bryce.....25-26
  
• CTF AGM and Friendship Gathering ....27-29
  
• CTF Membership Features ....30
  
• CTF Membership Features Membership Form .....31
  

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TONGREN VOL. 21 ISSUE 4

Table of Contents

Title	Author(s)	Page
From the Editors		5-13
In Our Last Issue... In Our Next Issue...		5
Meet the CTF Board of Directors		6-8
Help Wanted!		9
Worth a Look		10
Notification of Fee Increase		11
Renewing your Membership Online: Tricks and Tips		11
Get your CTF T-shirt! (Advertisement)		12
Our Readers Write		13
Practical Tips from the Training Floor		14-15
Weapon Storage and How to Do It	Norma Pumphrey	14
Training Tip	Tim Cartmell	15
Articles		16-26
Thoughts on Solo Form	Michael Babin	16-17
July 2014 Wantage Festival: A Tribute To Jou Tsung Hwa	Steve Higgins	18-19
The Roots of Taijiquan - part II	Tanya Korovkin	20-24
Poet’s Corner		25-26
Liuhebafa - The Main Form	Kim Goldberg	25-26
The Wave - News and Updates from our Members		27-36
Hot Senior Stud	Hajime (Harold) Naka	27-28
13 Powers Classics Workshop with Sam Masich		29
Push Hands’ Four Hands II Workshop with Sam Masich		30
All-Season Fun at Ritchie Wharf	Dave Bucklow	31-33
Chinese New Year Celebration and Seminars	Jill Heath	34-37
CTF Membership Features		37
Membership Form		38

TONGREN VOL. 21 ISSUE 4

TONGREN VOL. 21 ISSUE 3

Title	Author(s)	Page #
From the Editors		5-11
We are back!		5
In our Last Issue...		5-6
In our Next Issue...		6
First Board of Directors’ Meeting, Right After AGM !		7
Renewing your Membership Online: Tricks and Tips		8
Dave Bucklow’s Oriental Arts NB (Advertisement)		8
Next CTF Events - Saturday 21 February 2015		9
Get your CTF T-shirt (Advertisement)		10
Send us you best (and worst) pics!		11
Weapon Storage		11
Our Readers Write		12
Articles		13-22
Taijiquan vs Qigong	Joh Friedrich	13-16
Reflections on Pushing Hands	Steve Higgins	17-19
The Roots of Taijiquan - part I	Tanya Korovkin	20-22
Poet’s Corner		23-24
Tai-Chi Lesson	Richard Rooke	23-24
In Review		25-26
Nei Jia Quan - Internal Martial Arts (Book Review)	Michael Babin	25-26
Milestones		27-28
CTF Teachers Certificate Presentation		27-28
The Wave		29-36
Yang 108 Question & Answer with Sam Masich		29
21 Gestures 4-day Workshop with Sam Masich		30
Push Hands’ Four Hands Workshop with Sam Masich		31
CTF AGM and Friendship Gathering		32-36
CTF Membership Features		37
Membership Form		38

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TONGREN VOLUME 21, ISSUE 2

In this issue:

CTF AGM Announcement, June 21st, 2014 ................. 7 
CTF Constitution to be voted on at AGM ............. 5 & 32 
32 Jian, part 4 - Jill Heath ........................................... 14 
Stops Along the Way - Michael Babin ......................... 20 

Refine Vital Energy to Engender Spirit - Simon Hu ...... 22 

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TONGREN VOLUME 20, ISSUE 3

TONGREN VOLUME 20, ISSUE 2

TONGREN VOLUME 20, ISSUE 1

Contents:

• From the Editors…5-7
  
• Intro to Proposed New CTF Constitution and By-Laws (part 2)…5
  
• Correction!…5
  
• Renewing Your Membership Online: Tricks and Tips…6
  
• Looking ahead to the next issue…7
  
• Articles and Advertisements…8-23
  
• If these Rocks could Talk…- Beth Weinberg…8
  
• Special tour of the Dazu exhibit for the Tai-Chi community - Advertisement…10
  
• Chinese New Year Celebration at Cold Mountain, Kitchener - Advertisement…11
  
• Get your CTF t-shirts!- Advertisement…12
  
• Confessions of a Qi-zzz instructor - Hajime Naka…13
  
• I know that - Dorian Gregory…14
  
• On Choosing a Sword - Wang JuRong; Wu Wen-Ching…15
  
• Healing with Qi Gong (Winter) - Joh Friedrich...16
  
• Under the Microscope - Tim Cartmell...20
  
• Mirror-image Training: A Good Idea?- Michael Babin...21
  
• Weapons Storage 101 - Jill Heath...23
• Milestones…24-25
• CTF Teachers Certification – Charles Dunphy…24
  
• CTF Teachers Certification – Joh Friedrich…25
  
• The Wave: News from our Members…26-28
  
• Phoenix T'ai Chi Centre's Christmas Party 2012 - Steve Holbert…26
  
• Greetings from Kelowna! - Hajime Naka…27
  
• On Qigong (Healing Energy Exercise) and Taiji (Tai Chi) Classes with Hajime ‘Harold’ Naka…Joan Jay…28
  
• New Canada Non-For-Profit Corporation Act (part 2)…29-36
  
• CTF Constitution – proposed / required changes…29
  
• CTF By-Laws – proposed / required changes…31
  
• Workshops and Events in Canada…36
  
• Workshops and Events outside Canada CTF Membership Form…37
  
• CTF Membership Form...40

TongRen November 2012, Volume 19. Issue 4

Articles		4 - 11
The New Canada Non-For-Profit Corporation Act	Steve Holbert	4
Pour francophones et francophiles	La rédaction	5
CTF t-shirts advertisement		6
Greek Man, Meet Chinese Man	Jesse Lown	8
Fast and Slow	James Saper	10
Finding my First Tai-Chi Class	Jan Parker	11
Milestones		13 - 21
Reflections of a Retiring Sifu	Gloria Jenner	13
In Memory of Grandmaster Feng (1928-2012)	Matt Kabat	17
The Wave		22-24
Greetings from Kelowna!	Hajime Naka	22
108 Prep for 8-Day Workshop in 52 Weeks	Barbara Bryce	23
In Review		25-29
Taiji DVDs for Beginners, Many Bad and Few Good Ones…	Michael Babin	25
The Waterloo Contemporary Internal Arts Studio’s Premiere	Beth Weisberg	27
A Taste of China	Dorian Gregory	28
Workshops and Events in Canada		30
Workshops and Events outside Canada		32
CTF Membership Form		35

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 Tongren August 2012, Volume 19. Issue 3

CTF Annual General Meeting & Friendship Demonstrations		4
Meet our new Board of Directors		5
Articles		9-19
Yang Style Taijidao Applications, part 2	Sam Masich	9
Are most illnesses self-inflicted?	Hajime Naka	12
CTF T-shirts		13
Interview with Jack Yan of TaiChi + Tea	Beth Weisberg	14
Don’t Qi-Blast the Messenger	Jesse Lown	17
Milestones		20-21
Remembering Mavis Hutter	Ed Cooper and Mary Hansell	20
In Brief…		21
The Wave		22-26
Greetings from Kelowna!	Hajime Naka	22
Tai Chi and Music Improvisation in Kitchener	Patricia Béretta	23
Group picture, fan workshop with Jill Heath in Gatineau, February 2012		26
In Review		27-31
DVD Review: Traditional Sun-style Taijiquan by Tim Cartmell	Michael Babin	27
Seminar review:  Yang 108 intensive with Sam Masich, Milton ON Canada	Patrick Foley	29
Workshops and Events in Canada		32
Workshops and Events outside Canada		33
CTF Membership Form		35

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                      TongRen May 2012 mai . Volume 19 . Issue 2 numero

• CTF Annual General Meeting and Demonstrations......................4           
  
• New TongRen Editorial Team ...................... 5           
  
• Yang-style Taijidao Applications of Fu Zhongwen -  Sam Masich ........6
  
• Dear TongRen - Hajime Naka...............9
  
• The Root of Movement - James Coons.........10
  
•  CTF T-shirts...................... 12
  
• The Wave: News from New Brunswick - Dave Bucklow.................13
  
• The Wave: News from the Yukon - Helene Dobrowolsky..................14
  
• The Wave: News from Cold Mountain Internal Arts - Steve Higgins....................15
  
• Taijiboxer's Adaptive Responsive Flow Technique - Dennis Pounall.................16
  
•  Square and Oblique: Fundamentals or Appropriation? - Steve Higgins.................19
  
• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw......................22
  
• Upcoming Workshops & Events  ......................23
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation......................28
  
• Cover photo: Fu Zhongwen & Sam Masich 1994
  

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Tongren Volume 19, Issue 1

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

• Article Put Your Practice on the Map...4
  
• The Four Squares and Four Corners - Sam Masich...5
  
• Year of the Water Dragon...10
  
• CTF T-Shirts Are Back!...11
  
• Tales of Tai Chi & Qigong from the Mighty Miramichi - Dave Bucklow...12
  
• News from the Yukon - Helene Dobrowolsky...13
  
• Cheers from the Wet Coast - Ed Cooper...13
  
• Heart Wise in the Upper Ottawa Valley Riverbank Push Hands 2012 - Cindy Sell...14
  
• Riverbank Push Hands 2012 - Diane Kehoe & John Eastman...15
  
• New Push Hands Curriculum - James Coons...16
  
• Joyful Qi - Hajime Naka...17
  
• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw ...18
  
• Journal of Chinese Martial Arts - Nick Scrima...19
  
• Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan on Ipad - Johnathan Krehm...19
  
• Upcoming Workshops & Events...20
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation...23

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Tongren November 2011 Novembre Volume 18 . Issue 4 Numéro

CONTENTS  / TABLE DES MATIÈRES 

• Introducing Your CTF Board of Directors for 2012...4
  
• 4 Winning a Gold Medal - Allan Haddad... 7 
  
• CTF T-Shirts Are Back! - Jill Heath... 8
  
• News from the North - Helene Dobrowolsky ...10 
  
• Interview with Grandmaster Ron Williamson (Shifu Wu Rong Seng) and Senior Student Stella Bullock, Atado School of Defensive Arts, Kitchener - Tanya Korovkin ...11 
  
• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw - advertisement ...17 
  
• The 8 Principles for Taijiboxing and a Healthy Lifestyle - Dennis Pounall ...18
  
• Upcoming Workshops & Events ...21 
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation ...23 
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation Instructor Certification ...24 
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation Membership Application Form ...26 
  

Photo on front cover: “Yes we were slightly punchy after a full day’s practice at the Phoenix Dojo.” L-R: Ken Andre, Joan Wilson, Jo-Ann Gates, Pam Boyde, Lisa Pan, Janet MacLachlan and Helene Dobrowolsky. Tai Chi Yukon

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Tongren Volume 18, Issue 3

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

• CTF Instructor Certification...4
  
• The Practice and Essence of Taijiquan - Katarina Halm...6
  
• The Dancing Word: Taijiquan as Pre-Expressive Training for Actors - Daniel Mroz...8
  
• CTF Annual General Meeting - advertisement ...20
  
• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw - advertisement...21
  
• Amygdala - Steve Higgins...22
  
• Experimenting With Forms: Dragon In The Shen Lineage Of Old Yang - Tanya Korovkin...24
  
• Journey of a Taijiboxer from Kitchener to Kingston - Dennis Pounall...34
  
•  Upcoming Workshops & Events...38
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation...41
  

Archival Cover photo: (l-r) Michelle McMillan, Dr. Shen Zaiwen, unknown, Billye Milliken, Wolf Boggs, unknown; Midland, Michigan, USA, July 1994 

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Tongren Volume 18, Issue 2

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

• Mastering Taijiquan: The Full Curriculum Approach - Sam Masich...4
• Dao of Now - Hajime (Harold) Naka...10
• Joy of Fishes -  Hajime (Harold) Naka...11
• News from the North: Signs of Spring - Helene Dobrowolsky ...14
  
• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw - advertisement... 16
  
• Upcoming Workshops & Events...17 20
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation...20
  

Ontario Trillium photos by Michelle McMillan, Guelph, Ontario 

Tongren Volume 18, Issue 2

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Tongren Volume 18, Issue 1

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES 

• National Taijiquan Conference & CTF AGM ...4
  
• Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw Workshops - advertisement...5
  
• Phoenix T’ai Chi Centre Christmas Party ...6
  
• Rock on Seventy - Hajime (Harold) Naka...8
  
• Chinese New Year Celebrations in Kitchener & Guelph...9
  
• Structure of the Tai Chi Long Form - Steve Higgins...10
  
• Tree Meditation - Pierre Huot...13
  
• The Daniel Reid Corpus - William Whit...14 
  
• The Beginnings of a Theory of “Qi” - Bill Hulet ...17 
  
• A New Beginning - Dennis Pounall...22 
  
• Upcoming Workshops & Events...25 
  
• Canadian Taijiquan Federation...29

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Tongren Volume 17, Issue 4

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES 

• Message from the 2010-2011 CTF President - Duff Doel...4
  
• Introducing Your New Board of Directors ...5
  
• What’s New in the North? - Helene Dobrowolsky...8
  
• The Three Circles - Steve Higgins...10
  
• Cold Mountain Internal Arts 20th Anniversary ...13
  
• Phoenix T’ai Chi Retreat - Stevven Holbert...14
  
• Short Ride - Sophia Nikolakakos...15
  
• Team Teaching In The Chinese Martial Arts - Robin Young...16
  
• The Tournament Rationale (Part I of two articles) - Steve Higgins...20 
• Breath in Venice: AquaVenice 2010 - Sam Masich...22
  
• Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw Workshops - advertisement...25
  
• Congratulations Ji Hong Tai Chi School ...26
  
• Events/Événements...27
  
• CTF Mission & Membership Information ...28

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Tongren Volume 17, Issue 3

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES 

Front cover photo: Brian Bruning, Dan Djurdjevic and Jim Ransom in Taiwan (see article on page 7) 

• Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Taijiquan Federation...4 
• 20th Anniversary of Cold Mountain Internal Arts & Sam Masich Workshop ...5
  
• Letter to the Editor - Hajime Naka...6
  
• Our Trip to Taiwan - Brian Bruning...7
  
• Is Qigong Placebo? - Joh. Friedrich...8
  
• Kootenay Lake Tai Chi LIves On - Hajime (Harold) Naka...10
• Taijiquan “Internals” and Nei-Yeh - Bill Hulet...11
• Adriaan Blaaw and Jill Heath Workshops - (advertisement)...12
• The Evolution of a Taij Boxer - Dennis Pounall...20
  
• Adriaan Blaauw & Jill Heath Workshops...21 
• Events/Événements...22
  
• CTF Mission & Membership Information...23 

Tongren Volume 17, Issue 3

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Tongren May 2010 Mai Volume 17, Issue 2 Numero

CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIÈRES

1. Important News - CTF Board of Directors
   
2. Letter to the Editor - Hajime Naka 
   
3. Dialogue Regarding Tui Shui article  -  Jill Heath & Dennis Pounall
   
4. CTF New Year Festival Photos -  
   
5. The Path / La voie -  Pierre Huot
   
6. Chen Zhenglei Workshops -  (advertisement)
   
7. Adriaan Blaaw and Jill Heath Workshops -  (advertisement)
   
8. Milestones In The Practice of Taiijqiuan -  Bill Hulet
   
9. Will Taiji Training Make My Legs Look Like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s? -  Carol O’Connor
   
10. 20th Anniversary of The Upper Ottawa Valley Tai Chi Club
    
11. Dennis PounallEquilibrium and the Supreme Ultimate Fist!! - 
    
12. Events/Événements 
    
13. CTF Mission & Membership Information
    

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February 2010 Février - Volume 17 . Issue 1 Numéro

CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

• Workshops with Jill Heath & Adriaan Blaauw
  
• Year of the Tiger Celebration
  
• Stress – Tension – Release
  
• Yang Family 16 Movement Taijiquan text
  
• Taiji Tango
  
• Tai Chi Yukon Turns Twenty!
  
• Le côté martial – Post-Scriptum
  
• The Art of Combat Without Fighting, Tui Shiu
  
• Events/Événements
  
• CTF Mission & Membership Information
  

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