Location and schedules for bagua and spear classes and seminars with Andrea Falk in Quebec city, Guelph, Victoria, Halifax, Medicine Hat and Winnipeg in Canada, and Basingstoke, Belfast, and Nottingham in the UK. Contact Andrea if a specific contact is not given.
Here is a list by times for 2012 and below find the information by location.
March 24, Quebec city. Introduction to xingyi.
April 21-22, Basingstoke, UK. bagua
April 28-29, Belfast, N. Ireland. bagua
June 16-17 or 23-24, Medicine Hat, Alberta. bagua
June, Winnipeg, Manitoba. bagua, xingyi
June 9-10 or 16-17, Guelph, ON. bagua, spear, xingyi
August, Beijing with Li Baohua. bagua
Quebec City
Quebec City
coach Philippe Plante
Philippe helps out when I am away.
Indoors location: 880 Père Marquette, Québec, QC.
Andrea (that's me) is teaching Bagua from 9:00 to 10:15. Philippe teaches when I'm away.
Gilbert is teaching Chen taijiquan from 11:30 to 1:00. Gilbert will be away for much of the winter, so practice sessions will be for ongoing students only until the new session starts at the end of March.
Yannick is teaching wushu from 10:00 to 11:30. Yannick comes every two weeks, and Yann Price teaches when he is not there.
Andrea is teaching Xingyiquan in close to monthly seminars. The first introductory class is March 24, 1:30 to 5:30. The second is May 12.
Classes are given in French, but since teaching is individual, could be in English or Chinese, no problem.
Regular outdoors location: Bois du Coulonge. Take the road in from the parking lot and go down to the big field that is on the left. If you get down into the flower beds you've gone too far.
Summer: in the trees below the field, or at the bottom of the field itself, depending on where the sun and/or the bugs are. Turn left at the first path (fairly wide paved path before the field).
Victoria, BC.
Victoria, BC.
Private and small group classes.
Next dates in 2012: January 8 and 15.
Location: Sunday morning 11:00 am to noon. Meet in front of Christchurch Cathedral on Quadra, or across the road in the park if you are a little late. (not the cemetary across Rockland, but the small park across Quadra). Other times and places by appointment.
Contact: Andrea
Prairie study groups
Prairie study groups: Medicine Hat AB and Winnipeg MN
Next seminar date: June 16-17 or 23-24, 2012.
Time: Saturday 11:00 to 4:00, Sunday 10:00 to 3:00 (this schedule makes travel easier for people from out of town). People who learned the lion changes and sabre/sand rake techniques will do a massive review of everything they are supposed to know, including dragon and lion changes, the 88 routine, partner drills, the 16 basic techniques, and applications for the moves. The others will continue to work on getting through their dragon changes and the 16 basic techniques.
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last seminar Chingwu June 2011
Seminar location: Cape School gym, 830A Balmoral St. SE. Check with Robert, as location may change.
Regular training is at Kin Coulee park bandshell Saturdays at 10:00 am, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 pm. Once winter comes there will be an indoor location as well.
Contact: Robert.
MaGui bgua at ChingWu Athletic Association in Winnipeg.
Next date: January 24 and 26 2012.
Class is Tuesday and Thursday evening, 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Private classes available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the day. Location: Ching Wu Athletic Association, 213 Pacific Ave.
Guelph, ON.
Guelph, ON.
Seminars are twice a year, in late January and early June.
Next seminar date: June 9-10 or 16-17, 2012.
coach James Saper
James teaches regularly on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm. Location: St. Andrew's Church, 161 Norfolk, Guelph.
The format is spear on Saturday morning and bagua on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, so that you can speciallize if you wish. You may come for first hour of the bagua session on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning for circle-walking only.
People who learned the lion and sabre changes last time will do a massive review of everything they are supposed to know, including dragon and lion changes, the 88 routine, partner drills, the 16 basic techniques, and applications for the moves. The others will continue to work on getting through their dragon changes and the 16 basic techniques.
Seminar location: Crossfit, 45 Dawson Rd. Time: Spear Saturday 10:00 to 1:00. Bagua Saturday 2:00 - 4:00 and Sunday 11:00 - 4:00.
Contact James Saper , or his website.
Private classes are often possible on Monday morning following a seminar.
Halifax
Halifax, NS
Sponsored by Halifax Wushu / Chuojiao fanzi club.
Location: Point Pleasant park, near the first parking lot. Sometimes up at the tower.
Next seminar date: tba.
The wushu / chuojiao group has regular training Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:15pm, and Sunday morning at 9:15. Bagua people are welcome to go along to practice, it is a big gym.
I teach xingyi and Ma Gui bagua. People pick one and do that all weekend. I usually help out at the evening classes as well when I am there. Because it is a club session, if you wish to attend please get in touch with Josh ahead of time. People wishing to come for just the circle-walking are welcome to come along to the first hour either or both days. Xingyi people - if the weather is good bring your weapons.
UK
UK
Hampshire Training Group grassroots coach Neil Bates
Neil teaches regularly on Saturday mornings 10:30 - 12:00, subject to weather conditions. Contact Neil for location and to make sure there is a class.
Basingstoke: MaGui bagua. Please contact Neil ahead of time if you are coming to the seminar, as we have to decide whether to stay outside or rent a hall. He also does a pickup from the train station. There is a group practice all year in Basingstoke.
Next seminar date: April 21-22, 2012.
Belfast Training Group grassroots coach Colin Harper
Colin teaches regularly at the club Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Belfast, N. Ireland. 119A Woodstock Rd. MaGui bagua. This seminar is given at a club, so group practice is possible throughout the year. Because it is a club session, if you wish to attend please get in touch with Harold or Colin ahead of time.
Next seminar date: April 28-29, 2012.
The next Magui Ba Gua seminar with Andrea is on 28-29 April 2012. Leading up to this, there will be revision seminars at the club on Saturday 25th February and Saturday 24th March from 2.00 to 5.00 each time.
The February seminar will focus more on the first four dragon changes as I will teach these for the first time to anyone new to them. The March seminar will cover these and also revise changes 5 to 8 more fully. Both seminars will cover bear walking and dragon walking.
If you are coming, please let Colin know (colin@maguibagua.org) as space is limited.