Quebec City training
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Class and seminar schedules with Andrea Falk. Quebec is a regular group when Andrea is home. Guelph, Halifax, Medicine Hat, Basingstoke, Belfast, Nottingham are regular twice a year weekend seminars. Victoria is private classes about twice a year.
There is an interview of Andrea Falk, done in 2010.
Here are the classes in chronological order. For details on seminars and on regular classes with the grassroots coaches, go to each region below.
Upcoming 2012 seminars: April 21-22 Basingstoke, April 28-29 9-10 Belfast. June 9-10 or 16-17 Guelph, Winnipeg, June 16-17 or 23-24 Medicine Hat. August Beijing with Li Baohua.
Quebec City Training Group
Location: Saturday mornings, 9:00 to 10:15. 880 rue Père Marquette. At the corner of avenue Belvédère, between René Lévesque Blvd and chemin Ste-Foy.
Mondays 5:45 - 6:45 pm. Bois du Coulonge, go down the road on the left from the parking lot, then turn left and go down to the small trees, past the big field. When the snow comes, in the parking lot at the barn. You will see the barn on the right going down the same road from the parking lot. You can also come along to practice here on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:45-10:45 am, and often on Sunday about 11:30, if you want company.
There is also guided practice on Saturdays at the club, 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
Seminar and class contact: Email Philippe.
Grassroots assistant coach: Philippe Plante. Philippe has studied baguazhang with me since 2006, after trying out taijiquan and xingyi. He now focusses completely on MaGui baguazhang, and is the student to whom I have taught the most and with whom I have done the most partner training. He is responsible for the training group in Quebec city, and for the Ma Gui Bagua Association website. He takes the classes when I am away. He wants me to also mention that he likes to hit trees.
UK Training Groups
Three groups, one around Nottingham, one in Basingstoke, one in Belfast, North Ireland. Seminars in April and November.
Hampshire Training Group, Basingstoke
Location: Contact Neil if you are coming - the seminar will not be at Fort Hill community school!
Fort Hill community school. Go out the Worting road until you go under the rail bridge, then turn right on Roman Way at the small roundabout (T intersection). Go up a ways, turn right at Kenilworth Rd, and go to the end.
Neil runs regular classes during the year on Saturdays, 10:30 to noon, in his parking lot at Beckett Court, on the Worting Road, just after the little roundabout after the railway bridge. Check with Neil before going.
Time: 10:00 to 4:00 both days.
Next session: April 21-22, 2012. Private classes available the week after the seminar.
Contact Neil.
Grassroots assistant coach: Neil Bates. Neil has a solid background in Yiquan and Xingyi. He was introduced to MaGui bagua in 2005, and it interested him enough to start bringing me to Basingstoke twice a year regularly since 2008. When I am there for a seminar I stay for a couple of weeks and teach him daily, so he has advanced quickly. He is a highly skilled history teacher, and this ability carries over to his bagua teaching.
Southern Ontario Training Group
Hosted by East Mountain TCM clinic and Stone Lantern Internal Arts. In January and May/early June.
Location: Guelph Crossfit. Email James for address.
Time: 11:00 - 4:00. Bagua is on both days. There is an hour break for lunch at 1:00. (There is also a spear session on Saturday morning)
Seminar and class contact: Email James, Hosted by Stone Lantern Internal Arts, James Saper.
Grassroots assistant coach: James Saper.
Next session: June 9-10 or 16-17, 2012. People who learned the lion and sabre changes 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.
Those wishing to do only circle-walking are welcome to come to the first hour on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Private classes are usually possible on the Monday after the seminar weekend.
Regular practice sessions are with James Saper. Website: Stone Lantern Internal Arts. Wednesday evenings 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk, Guelph. Classes are concurrent classes in Taiji, Xingyi and Bagua.
Prairie Training Group
Seminars twice a year in Medicine Hat and Winnipeg.
Medicine Hat
During the winter, indoor classes are at The Education Emporium, 323 North Railway Street SE. Saturdays at 10:00 am and Mondays at 7:00 pm, and at Kin Coulee park bandshell Thursdays at 7:00 pm. The rest of the year all sessions are at Kin Coulee park.
Seminars are at Cape School, 830A Balmoral St SE (double check with Robert before coming, as location often changes).
Seminar Time: 11:00 - 4:00 each day. (may be starting and ending earlier on Sunday, check with Robert).
Seminar and class contact: email Robert.
Grassroots assistant coach, Medicine Hat: Robert Ballantyne
Next session in Medicine Hat: probably June 16-17 or 23-24, 2012. 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.
West Coast training group
Victoria or Sidney. One or two times a year.
Location: Small group classes in the park across from Christchurch cathedral on Quadra (down from the YMCA). Private classes can be set up in Sidney, at the school grounds a block from Thrifty Foods (turn left at the first light on Beacon Avenue (there is a covered area if it rains).
Time: Andrea is available for private and small group classes when she is in town.
Contact: email Andrea
Next classes: June or August. Sundays 11:00 am to 12:00. Across from Christchurch cathedral, the park on Quadra street (not the park across Rockland).
Halifax Training Group
Hosted by Halifax Wushu /chuojiao fanzi club.
Location: Point Pleasant park, at the first entrance by the parking lot.
Time: Usually Saturday and Sunday morning.
Seminar and class contact: tba.
Grassroots assistant coach: Alex Nasr just went back to Beijing after a brief stay in Halifax. Ron Pizzo may do some teaching if you want to start out.
Website for MaGui Bagua Halifax.
Next session:
Private classes are usually possible during the day on weekdays.
