From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: Yi Chuan Introduction & Class
Organization: Taligent
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 03:18:12 GMT

Master Cheuk Fung will introduce and demonstrate Yi Chuan
and Chi Gung for health, healing, and marital arts.
Time: Wednesday, September 9 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Jewish Community Center, 655 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto

Interested viewers may join a group of students to participate
in an ongoing class, held weekly at the same time and place.  A
full description appears below following directions to the center.

Directions:
>From 101, take the San Antonio Rd. exit and head west
Turn right on Charleston and continue straight past El Camino
After El Camino, Charleston becomes Arastradero
The center is on your left with available parking

>From 280, take the Page Mill exit and head east
Turn right on Foothill Expwy
Make a left on Arastradero
The center is on your right 

Proceed to the Fitness Center and enter the Dance room
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Yi Chuan is a refinement of the essence of several martial arts and is mainly
derived from Hsing I Chuan.  It is highly valued for the physical and mental
health benefits which derive from its chi cultivation practices.  It is widely
practiced in China where documented research has credited Yi Chuan with
improving physical health and enhancing mental faculties.  Yi Chuan is based on
the belief that everyone already possesses what it takes to succeed in any
venture.  With the guidance of a responsible and knowledgeable teacher this
method merely serves to unfold this potential.

Yi Chuan had its beginnings in the 1920s when Grandmaster Wang Sheing Chai
sought to remove some of the restraints imposed by the traditional martial arts
in order to more quickly develop the strength and the health of the
practitioner.  To achieve this Grandmaster Wang extracted the essential martial
and health aspects from the traditional arts and formed a more complete martial
art system.  The art is complete in the sense that it enhances the development
of the full human potential in every aspect while conforming to natural human
growth.  Yi Chuan is quite different from other martial arts in that it is not
movement or form oriented.  Rather, it stresses the appropriate utilization of
space and gravity through a balanced body structure.  The art is very true to
the practitioner in that accomplishments are directly proportional to the time
and effort put into the practice.

Master Cheuk Fung has integrated his great expertise and exceptional teaching
ability to develop a method by which all practitioners can reach high levels of
achievement.  His insight and experience enables him to form a unique approach
which integrates the contents of several martial arts resulting in the
achievement of a system that emphasizes liberation, integrity, and oneness.  His
guidance and compassionate teaching accelerates the development of his students
by constantly providing feedback appropriate to their individual needs.

Master Fung has 37 years experience in martial art, meditation and healing.  He
started learning gung fu at an early age, with his primary styles being Hop Gar
and Yi Chuan.  Master Fung is a direct lineage disciple in the Hop Gar system
and is internationally respected for his expertise in Mok Gar, Southern Dragon,
and Tung Be systems of gung fu as well.  He is also well known for his subtle
and explosive internal power in Yi Chuan.  He has incorporated an Esoteric
Buddhist Chi Gung  method to attune the energy for the benefit of his students.

Master Fung has 27 years of full-time professional teaching experience and is a
well known, respected, and much sought after teacher in the Bay Area where he
has been teaching for over 18 years.  He has given many demonstrations at
various martial arts and charitable functions as well as on local television,
including a recent OCTV exclusive.