Update on Western Mass Chen Style Seminars
Hi Everybody!
Following is information for Master Wang’s upcoming March workshops in Massachusetts. Let me know if you have any questions.
MASSACHUSETTS
Dates: Friday – Sunday, March 14-16
Times: 10am – 5 pm
Location: MacDuffie School, 66 School Street, Granby, 01033
Date: Friday, March 14
Curriculum: Pao Chui/Laojia Erlu
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, March 15 & 16
Curriculum: Xinjia Yilu/New Frame First Routine
Cost: $160 for one day; $285 for two days; $365 for all three days
Master Wang will begin teaching us Xinjia Yilu/New Frame 1st Routine at the March workshop in Massachusetts! This beautiful, engaging form, loosely based on the structure of Laojia Yilu, was created in the early 20th century by Chen Fa Ke, the great Chen style practitioner who was the first to leave Chen Village and show the power and effectiveness of the style to the Beijing public. He was encouraged by enthusiasts to develop a form that showed externally the result of the internal work developed by the practice of Laojia Yilu.
Master Wang will be teaching this new form from the very beginning. As always, he will be teaching slowly and in detail, making the workshop suitable for all levels. The New Frame focuses on spiral rotation, the folding of the waist and chest, and the circling of the hands, with both slow and fast movements. In contrast, the Old Frame emphasizes slow movements with large openings and closings, focusing on foundational practice and leg strength. With the new frame, you engage your entire body more, developing greater coordination and agility, allowing you to cultivate better control over your movements, qualities that will benefit all aspects of your tai chi practice.
Whether you are a beginner, or someone who has experience with this form, you can benefit from Master Wang’s generous and particular style of teaching. We hope you will join us!
(If you want to get a head start, Master Wang now has streaming videos available athttps://wanghaijuntaichi.com/shop/stream/)
Payment Information for the workshop:
Payments can be made via Wise, or bringing cash to the door. The preferred method is through Master Wang’s Wise Business account. Please contact us if you plan to pay at the door. Please notify both Master Wang (hai_jun_wang@yahoo.com) and Leslie (chentaijiacademy@charter.net) when making your Wise payment.
Concerning Wise payments:
If you already have an established account with Wise, make your transaction as you always do.
Instructions for using Wise vary according to whether you’re using the phone app, or a PC or Apple computer. Broadly: We are sending US Dollars, and Master Wang is receiving US Dollars. Most problems arise because one of these is GB Pounds (which is the default, so you have to change it). Master Wang’s account is a business account.
Instructions for Wise (via a browser on a laptop) (thanks to Tony Saladino):
This assumes you've already set up a Wise account. I did not link my Wise account to my bank account, I just use credit card. If you set up to a bank account you may have to give your social security number, a picture of your driver's license, and possibly a picture of yourself.
If you are using Wise for the first time, please use the account numbers below.
After you've set up the account, follow these steps:
1. Log in.
2. On the left hand side there is a green button with "Send Money".
3. You are able to enter the amount of money you desire to send. Enter that amount in US dollars. Make sure that both the "you send" currency and the "recipient gets" currency are both USD. I selected ACH, You have the ability to select payment type of ACH (bank account), wire, credit card, or debit card later on. Select continue.
4. This brings you to the email screen. Enter jia_ling@hotmail.co.uk. (You may not need this.)
5. The next screen gives you the recipient choice. Choose Business or Charity.
6. Now we're at the details screen. For credit card I left it as ACH. If you're doing a wire transfer, I assume you can select wire.
Account holder: UK CHENJIAGOU TAIJI QUAN CLUB
ACH and Wire routing number: 026073150
Account number: 8312693941
Account type: Checking
Bank name and address: Community Federal Savings Bank
89-16 Jamaica Ave
Woodhaven NY 11421
United States
7. Select Confirm
8. The next screen is you payment choice. The choices are ACH, wire transfer, debit card, and credit card. I will leave it to you to fill out the correct information.
9. The Wise Confirmation appears after the payment information page has been completed.
Contacts: chentaijiacademy@charter.net
Leslie Franks – 413-374-7679
Marc Gerstein – 413-374-6756
Stan Baker – 860-836-1068
Lodging: Nearby hotels are shown in this link (though none are very near). Hadley and Holyoke are the closest big towns with hotels: https://www.google.com/travel/search?q=Google%20maps%20hotels%20near%20MacDuffie%20School%2C%20Granby%2C%20ma&g2lb=4965990%2C4969803%2C72277293%2C72302247%2C72317059%2C72406588%2C72414906%2C72421566%2C72471280%2C72472051%2C72481459%2C72485658%2C72560029%2C72573224%2C72614662%2C72616120%2C72619927%2C72647020%2C72648289%2C72686036%2C72760082%2C72803964%2C72808078%2C72832973%2C72852291%2C72852859%2C72860862&hl=en-US&gl=us&ssta=1&ts=CAESCAoCCAMKAggDGhwSGhIUCgcI6Q8QARgWEgcI6Q8QARgXGAEyAhAAKgcKBToDVVNE&qs=CAE4Blp4CAEydKoBcQoIL20vMDRfdGIQASoKIgZob3RlbHMoADIfEAEiG0eQkR3r-pxayJh6vBMj_Y9Q1w6JukvrHqbPnDI2EAIiMmdvb2dsZSBtYXBzIGhvdGVscyBuZWFyIG1hY2R1ZmZpZSBzY2hvb2wgZ3JhbmJ5IG1h&ap=SABoAQ&ictx=111&ved=0CAAQ5JsGahcKEwjYyd2nx4SLAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQDA
Air BNB might offer a closer choice and less expensive choice: https://www.airbnb.com/s/The-MacDuffie-School--School-Street--Granby--MA--USA/homes?tab_id=home_tab&refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&flexible_trip_lengths%5B%5D=one_week&monthly_start_date=2024-09-01&monthly_length=3&monthly_end_date=2024-12-01&price_filter_input_type=0&channel=EXPLORE&query=The%20MacDuffie%20School%2C%20Granby%2C%20MA&place_id=ChIJtxo0jYDF5okR9IWqHiUtR0Y&location_bb=QikU3cKQ8c1CKRIZwpDzLg%3D%3D&date_picker_type=calendar&checkin=2024-11-01&checkout=2024-11-03&source=structured_search_input_header&search_type=autocomplete_click