World TAi Chi Celebratrion has begun in New Zealand

Click on the title to see a report for the first WTCQD 2008 celebration in the planet.
-G

Tai Chi for Arthritis Seminar

Here is a nice photo of the group of attendees.
Zai Jian!
-G

Dia Mundial del Tai Chi / World Tai Chi Day 2007 - San Juan, PR

CURSO DE CPR

El curso de CPR (Resucitación Cardio-Pulmonar) se ofrecerá el próximo sábado 24 de febrero de 2007 en la Escuela del Sifu Ismael Santiago.
El horario será de 1:00 pm a 5:00 pm. El grupo está limitado a 20 participantes por taller.
La inversión es de $40.00. El certificado lo emitirá la Asociación del Corazón.
Las personas interesadas en tomarlo pueden comunicarse con el maestro Ismael al (787) 642-5937, con la Sra. Maria Padro al (787)376-4164 o enviar un e-mail a milu8@hotmail.com o taichiinst@sanpharm.com (colocar como referencia "taller de CPR").
Hay que hacer reservación. Puede hacer el pago el mismo 24 de febrero. Se aceptará cancelaciones hasta el jueves 22 de febrero. De no cancelar a tiempo se cobrará $20.00 ya que el espacio se le está reservando. Aquellas personas que tomarán el taller de Tai Chi para Artritis y les interesa certificarse tiene que tener el curso de CPR.
Se aceptarán personas interesadas en tomar el taller aunque no participen en el de artritis; dependerá si hay cabida.
La direccion física donde se celebrará el taller es: Tai Chi Chi Kung Institute of P.R. AB-1 Calle 5, 2ndo piso Reparto Valencia Bayamón (787) 642-5937

Taller con Master Chen Zhonghua

Ni hao,

Pueden ver fotos del Seminario en Utuado, oprimiendo el titulo del articulo arriba.
-G

TAI CHI PARA ARTRITIS

Asociación de Tai Chi y Artes
Internas de Puerto Rico y
Auxilio Platino
Presentan el

Taller para certificar instructores de
TAI CHI PARA ARTRITIS

3 y 4 de marzo de 2007
Salón de Conferencias, Piso 9
Hospital Auxilio Mutuo

Recreate!

¡Recréate!
en el Corredor Ecológico del Noreste Domingo, 12 de noviembre, 8AM

Escoge la Actividad que Prefieras y haz tú reservación

Tai Chi
Estacionamiento 7 Seas
Ismael Santiago, 787.642.5937,
ismael@sanpharm.com
Asociación de Tai Chi y Artes
Internas de Puerto Rico


Kayaking
El Malecón al lado 7 Seas
Iraida Rivera, 939.640.2949,
riverairaida@yahoo.com
Club Aquasport

Surfear & Pescar
Entrada Playa Las Paulinas
Bobby Roberts, 787.435.1760
Bob’s Eastside Surf
Adventures

Caminata y snorkeling a lo largo del Corredor
Estacionamiento 7 Seas
Carmen Guerrero, 787.378.1544,
guerrero_carmen@hotmail.com
Iniciativo Para Un Desarrollo
Sustentable
Acampar con bohemia
7 Seas, 3pm, sábado 11
Linda Commander, 787.447.6677,
lindatinglar@netscape.net
Sierra Club

Correr Bicicleta
Balneario de Luquillo
Kristy Dómenech-Miller,
787.205.2248,
kristydm@aol.com
Asociación Puertorriqueña de
Eco-ciclismo de Montaña y
el Hot Dog Cycling Team

Observar Aves
Estacionamiento 7 Seas
Emilio Font, 787.367.5263,
fontemilio@hotmail.com
Sierra Club

Al terminar Celebramos el Día y el Corredor en Board Rider’s Café
Frente a la Pared en Luquillo
¿Dudas o Preguntas? Camilla, 787.688.6214
Todo participante debe consultar con el líder de su excursión sobre el equipo necesario.
Además todos deben traer agua, merienda, zapatos deportivos seguros, una capa,
bloqueador solar, una gorra, etc. Favor de llegar puntualmente a las 8AM.

Master Training with Chen Zhonghua

Master Training
con
Chen Zhonghua

Master Chen Zhonghua estará ofreciendo un seminario en el que se estudiarán en detalle temas tan importantes para el Taijiquan como la estructura corporal, push hands y aplicaciones prácticas.

Todos los instructores de Taijiquan, independientemente del estilo que practiquen, están invitados a unirse a este enternamiento ofrecido por uno de los máximos exponentes del estilo Chen de Taijiquan.

Lugar: Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Utuado
Fecha: Octubre 20, 21 y 22

Para información sobre precios y otros particulares, favor de comunicarse con Raúl Pujol
787-409-2279
hunyuantaiji_rpm@yahoo.com
www.chenzhonghua.com

Lamentable Perdida para la Comunidad y el Taijiquan en PR

Sres:

El Padre Barranco ha fallecido. Estará en la Iglesia Santuario de María Auxiliadora, al lado del Colegio San Juan Bosco en Cantera. Su entierro será el viernes.


-María Padró

ZKIPR Students

Zen & Kungfu Institute of PR students performing Taijiquan 24 form. Enjoy!
-G

Taijiquan Seminar

Here are a few pictures from the event! It was a huge success! Thank you all for your support!!!

More WTCQD 2006 photos - Taiji Yang Club

This is the Taiji Yang Club, led by Shifu Jorge Melendez.
Enjoy!
-G

WTCQD 2006 - more pictures!

World Tai Chi Day Pictures

Here are some nice pictures from our celebration. These are students from Zen & KungFu Institute, with German Garcia performing.
Enjoy!
-G

Message From Bill Douglas:

This global wave of goodwill provides a vision of hope and healing to a world hungry for such visions. Each year to view the photos of people from different cultures, religions, and every corner of the earth . . . breathing together . . . in this global Tai Chi & Qigong movement . . . is profound.

When you look thru the photographs and videos you see that "look" on people's faces, a look that conveys a feeling that all of us who've experience the well-being that Qi, or life energy, expands through our mind and body when we make the space to breathe . . . and to let, calm, and wellness expand thru us.

When you see that look in all these diverse faces, from so many different lands, you can't help but deeply realize that we are indeed "one world . . . and, . . . one breath."

We are all connected by the field of life energy that physicists are now discovering permeates all existence.

By emersing ourselves in the field of life energy again and again, we become more and more grounded in the absolute reality that . . . we are all connected . . . all part of the web of life. And, by cultivating and growing the realization personally and globally, we may help in a subtle quiet way to usher in a more elegant future that nurtures us all in ways we cannot yet even imagine.

Again, thank you for making this extraordinary event and health movement possible thru your organizing and participation each year.

Sincerely,

Bill Douglas & Angela Wong Douglas, Co-Founders of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day

CONFERENCIA DIA MUNDIAL DEL TAIJIQUAN Y QIGONG EN BORDERS, PLAZA LAS AMERICAS - 22 ABRIL, 3:00PM

Este proximo sábado, 22 de abril del 2006, estaremos los miembros de la Asociacion de Tai Chi y Artes Internas de PR presentando una charla sobre los beneficios del Tai Chi, Qigong, lo que representa la celebración del Dia Mundial del Tai Chi y Qigong, entre otros.
Por este medio deseeamos invitar a todos los interesados a acompañarnos en el Primer Nivel de Borders de Plaza las Americas, a las 3pm.
-GGG
Webmaster

Taijiquan for Asthma/Taijiquan para el Asma

I found this article regarding Taijiquan and Asthma. Enjoy!
Encontre este articulo sobre el Taijiquan y el asma. Disfruten
-G

World Tai Chi Day 2006 official flyer

Here is the official flyer for the World Ta Chi and Qigong Day 2006 to be held at Parque Central, in San Juan.
Free workshops are being offered by various Masters and Instructors, so please contact any of us!
-G

Thank you from World Tai Chi Day Organization!

Here is a link for a recent "thank you" from Bill Douglas, WTCQD Founder, and there is a "thank you" for us here in PR!
-G

World Taiji & Qigong Day 2006 in PR

Season Greetings to all!

This year, we have scheduled the WTCQD 2006 activity "One World...One Breath" to be held at the Parque Central de San Juan, in Santurce, PR, on Saturday April 29th, 2006 at 9:00am.
Please come and join us!
We will be providing links and directions, as well as contacts for free seminars before the activity, so anyone interested can join us in performing a short standarized form.
Keep visiting our site frequently for updates!
-GGG
ATCAIPR Webmaster

World Taiji Conference Held

These are short articles regarding the 2nd World Taiji Conference: http://www.chinanews.cn/news/2005/2005-12-18/16016.html
http://en-1.ce.cn/Life/health/200512/19/t20051219_5563041.shtml

3 Lions Dancing! 

Lion Stands! 

Lion & Budha 

Lion Dance 

Pictures from the 2005 Puerto Rico Chinese Martial Arts Championship held in Bayamon, PR on October 16, 2005. 

Qigong @ Jardin Botanico 

Qigong Jardin Botanico 

Qigong @ the Botanical Garden-Huge Success

On Sunday, September 18th, a group of Taijiquan and Qigong practitioners and enthusiasts gathered at the UPR Botanical Garden to practice Qigong and share the Qi. It was a huge success, everyone participated of the 3 different workshops offered by Shifu Ismael Santiago, Shifu Joseph Esteves, and Master Graciela Ferretti.
Namo Amituofo,
G. Garcia-Webmaster

Qigong en el Jardin Botanico

Este domingo en el Jardin Botanico de la UPR de Rio Piedras. Unete a nosotros!

This Sunday, at the UPR Botanical Garden in Rio Piedras. Join us!

Taijiquan & Qigong seminar - August 6, 2005

Shifu Humberto Pomales with Master Chen Zhonghua

Leones compartieron con los niños en el Dia Mundial del Tai Chi y Qigong! (even Lions shared with kids in the World Tai Chi & Qigong Day here in PR!)

Instructores de Tai Chi y Qigong "Partiendo la Melena del Caballo Salvaje"

Senado de PR entrega proclama del Dia Mundial del Tai Chi y Qigong en PR a miembros de la ATCAIPR

Article from Primera Hora newspaper - Saturday, April 30, 2005

Nuevos miembros ATCAIPR

Group Qigong

Qigong warmup

Qigong interactivo

WTCQD Puerto Rico

DIA MUNDIAL DEL TAI CHI Y QIGONG / WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY 2005

Taijiquan

On Saturday, April 30th, 2005 we will be celebrating the World Tai Chi & Qigong Day at the “Pabellón de la Paz” in the “Luis Muñoz Rivera” Park in San Juan. This free of charge event has been celebrated annually since 1999 as a way of communicating to the general public the many health benefits that the daily practice of these Chinese Internal Arts provide.
Several medical studies have shown that the practice of Tai Chi and Qigong stimulate the immunologic system, slows the aging process, regulates the blood pressure and reduces levels of anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the practice of Tai Chi greatly improves balance and coordination, helping to reduce the incidence of falls amongst the elderly.
The Tai Chi and Internal Arts Association of Puerto Rico (ATCAIPR) invites the public in general to participate in this free event on Saturday, April 30^th, 2005 at the “Pabellón de la Paz” from 9:00am. By celebrating World Tai Chi & Qigong Day here in PR, we will be joining over 200,000 people in 60 nations throughout the World that will be practicing Tai Chi and Qigong at the same time that day.

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El sábado, 30 de abril se celebrará el Día Mundial de Tai Chi y Qigong en el Pabellón de la Paz del Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera en San Juan. Este evento libre de costo se celebra anualmente desde 1999 para comunicar al público general los beneficios a la salud que provee la práctica diaria de estas artes internas chinas.
Varios estudios médicos han demostrado que practicar Tai Chi y Qigong estimula el sistema inmunológico, retrasa el proceso de envejecimiento, regula la presión arterial, reduce los niveles de ansiedad y la depresión. Además, practicar Tai Chi mejora el balance y la coordinación, ayudando a reducir la incidencia de caídas en las personas de tercera edad.
La Asociación de Tai Chi y Artes Internas de Puerto Rico invita al público general a participar de este evento libre de costo el sábado, 30 de abril, desde las 9:00 am en el Pabellón de la Paz. Al celebrar el Día Mundial de Tai Chi y Qigong, Puerto Rico se une a más de 200,000 personas en 60 naciones del mundo que acudirán a los parques para practicar Tai Chi y Qigong a la misma hora en ese día.

Sifu Joseph Esteves

Sifu Joseph Esteves

• Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy, C.C.N.Y.
• US Army, 82^nd Airborne, Vietnam Vet. 1965-67

Martial History:

• Tan Soo Do, H. Cho, N.Y.C.
• Taijiquan, K. Ng Qu, N.Y.C.-Yang Style
• Tae Kwon Do, Yeung Il Kong, PR, Black Belt
• Member of the International Tae Kwon Do Federation
• Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R.C.
• Member of YMAA, Boston, MA
• Practice and teach: Bai He Ruan Qigong, Taijigong, Ba Duan Jin Qigong, Ren I Qigong, I Quan, Yang Taiji, Wudang Taiji, Changquan-Gong, Dao-in.
• Traditional Healing: Acupressure, Moxa, Qigong An Mo, Herbal Therapy and Nutrition.
• Member of the Gerontology Society of PR
• Currently teach at the University of PR, Botanical Gardens, Govt. of PR, Dept., of Elderly Affairs, Medical Center of PR Oncology Dept. (CEMI) with cancer survivors & AIDS patients, private health clubs and private tutorship.
• Conducted the first study on the effects of Taiji and Qigong in the treatment of depression in the elderly population with Mercedes Rivera, MD in Psychology, in 2004.
• Seminars and conferences at the Cardiology Society of PR, US Govt. Ameri-Corps Vista, Dept. of Sports & Recreation of PR, USFDA, Diabetic Center at San Pablo Hospital, Business Administration at the UPR, PR Chamber of Commerce and the Gerontology Society of PR.

Sifu Erick N. Cintrón

Sifu Erick Cintrón

Sifu Erick N. Cintrón started studying martial arts at a very young age and has been studying and teaching Chinese Martial Arts for at least 25 years. He studied the Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung-Fu System for many years. Sifu Cintrón is a well-respected member of the Chinese Martial Arts Community in Puerto Rico and abroad. Sifu Erick N. Cintrón is a Disciple of Master Julio Pérez which is a disciple of Grandmaster Shun Leung on the Ying Jow Pai Faan Tzi Moon System (Northern Eagle Claw System) and Tai-Chi Chuan (Yang & Wu Styles). Sifu Cintrón also is the Director of the Ying Jow Pai Organization in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. He currently teaches the Northern Eagle Claw Kung-Fu, Tai-Chi (Yang & Wu), Cardio-Kickboxing, Sanshou & Lion Dance. In January 2003 he was inducted to the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sifu Erick N. Cintrón is a member of the Tai-Chi & Internal Arts Association of Puerto Rico.

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Ismael Santiago - Vice President, ATCAIPR

Ismael Santiago

Nacido en la ciudad de Nueva York en el 1951, comenzó su entrenamiento en las Artes Marciales practicando Karate Shotokan con el Sensei Monroe Marrow a los 17 años de edad. Durante su juventud, se mudó en varias ocasiones entre Nueva York, Florida y Puerto Rico. Finalmente se estableció en PR en el 1978. A los 39 años de edad comenzó a entrenar en el Tai Chi Chuan, estilo Yang con el Sifu Julio Pérez, luego estudió armas y formas en el estilo Chen de Tai Chi Chuan con Sifu Humberto Pomales antes de comenzar a estudiar el estilo Yang de Tai Chi Chuan con el Maestro Diego Rivera. Actualmente estudia el estilo Golden Flower de la familia Yang de Tai Chi Chuan con el Maestro San Gee Tam y el Gran Maestro Dong Zeng Chen.
En el 2004 fundo el Tai Chi & Chi Kung Institute en Bayamón, PR.

Germán G. García

Germán G. García

Germán has practiced Martial Arts since childhood. He received his Black Belt in traditional Tae Kwon Do at the age of 12. After several years of training and competing in various external styles (Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Shaolin Kung Fu), in 2000 he decided to study internal martial arts, to further complement his training. He learned Yang style Taijiquan and Qigong from Shifu Diego Rivera, and on 2002 began to teach Taijiquan at Zen Spa Health Studio in El Condado, San Juan. He has had the opportunity to take seminars with various well known Grandmasters, like Pan Qing Fu and Shou Yu Liang, amongst others. On 2004 he traveled to Baltimore, MD to train in Chen Style Taijiquan, push hands and Kung Fu with Shifu Sean Marshall. He currently teaches Taijiquan and Qigong to children at the Tai Chi & Chi Kung Institute of PR, along with Shifu Ismael Santiago.
On May 2005 he founded the Zen & Kungfu Institute in Trujillo Alto, PR.

Graziela Ferretti

Qigong teacher & intuitive healer

Graziela is an internationally renowned Qigong practitioner and intuitive healer from Uruguay residing in the United States since 1998. She is a graduate of Dr. Li Ding’s School of Qigong and, more recently, of the Ermei Qigong School, led by Grandmaster Fu Wei Zhong in the United States. She has led several workshops on health and healing, and has been a guest speaker for various holistic learning centers and conferences around the world. Graziela is also one of the organizers in Puerto Rico of World Tai Chi Day, an annual event of global reach.

Emma Livia Mangual

Emma Livia Mangual started studying and practicing Taijiquan in May 1994 under the guidance of Sifu Humberto Pomales at the Chen Style Taijiquan Research Center of Puerto Rico. She became a Certified Instructor of this school in 2002. In addition to her formal training under the guidance of Sifu Pomales, she has attended several taiji and push hands workshops taught by renowned Masters including Chen Style Grandmaster, Chen Xiaowang. In 1999, she organized the first World Tai Chi & Qigong Day event in Puerto Rico that brought together Taijiquan instructors of all major styles to share their art with the general public, and the media. In addition to practicing Chen Style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan, she is a Certified Instructor of Dr. Paul Lam’s Tai Chi for Arthritis_© program since November 2000.

ATCAIPR Founding Members

Founding Members (Miembros Fundadores)