Seminar taiji qin na and shaolin qin na, level 1

with Erik Elsemans

May 9-10, 2009, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.

Chin Na

This seminar is open to all, including beginners. There are several levels, and the first level starts from zero.

The seminar is divided into two groups: one for the study of Qin Na in Shaolin Kung Fu, the other for Qin Na in Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan).

Qin Na (Chin Na) is the art of controlling an opponent through joint locks. The use of leverage techniques to bend or extend joints beyond their limits can cause extreme pain without actually damaging the joints. Such techniques allow you to effortlessly control your opponent without injuring him. Chinese Qin Na techniques are the root of joint locking in the Japanese arts of Aikido and Jujutsu. Qin Na is not a separate martial art or style. It was an integral component of nearly all Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu, or Wushu), and it can be easily adapted to and used in most other non-Chinese martial arts. Today, the practice of Qin Na has disappeared almost completely from most Chinese martial art styles, which makes the vast YMAA Qin Na system especially valuable.