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1 weekly class = $65/month
2 weekly classes = $110/month
3+ weekly classes = $145/month
Friends of the Studio -
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Derryl Willis
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Derryl Willis is a disciple of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, the nineteenth generation lineage holder and standard bearer of Chen style Taijiquan. Derryl holds the rank of 6th Duan Wei, as awarded by the International WuShu Association. He is the founder and Chief Instructor at Seattle School of Chen Style Taijiquan, in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
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Derryl teaches Chen Taiji and annually visits Chen Village, China to learn from his teachers.
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Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is the nineteenth-generation standard bearer of Chen family style taijiquan. He began training under his father, Chen Zhaoxu at age eight. He also trained under Chen Zhaopei and Chen Zhaokui, becoming known as one of the four "Buddhas' Warrior Attendants", the four outstanding exponents of the nineteenth generation in Chenjiagou. In 1980 he won first place in the National Wushu Tournament, beginning a string of first place honors on the national level. He is the creator of several popular and simplified forms, including the nine-step, nineteen and the thirty-eight posture routines.
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Nineteenth-generation Grandmaster Chen Xiaoxing is the grandson of seventeenth generation lineage holder, Chen Fake. He is the youngest son of Chen Zhaoxu, brother of the current lineage holder, Chen Xiaowang, and the head of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School in Henan, China. He is a highly skilled and decorated martial artist and known for his generous teaching and expertise in all Taiji forms and weapons. Additionally, he is gracious in sharing his knowledge, training techniques, history and wisdom. His patient and clear instruction has shaped the training from the beginner to the most skilled Taijiquan practitioners, and he continues to directly oversee the training of domestic and international students around the world.
Sonny Mannon
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Sonny Mannon has been a practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts for over 20 years and specializes in Beijing Style Chinese Wrestling(Shuai Jiao), Bagua Zhang, Tai Ji Quan, Da Bei Quan and Qi Gong as well as being proficient in Xing Yi Quan and Praying Mantis. Laoshi Mannon spent 8 years studying Shuai Jiao and Bagua Zhang in Beijing and is the only foreigner to be awarded a coaching certificate by the Beijing Shuai Jiao Coaches association. He is also the co-founder of the Guang Wu Shuai Jiao Association and has taught workshops worldwide on Shuai Jiao, Bagua Zhang and Tai Ji Quan.
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A slow balanced artform similar to taiji. video
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Chinese Wrestling with a robust system of calisthenics and warm ups. Video
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System developed for multiple opponent combat for the Emperor’s guards. Fundamental to this art form is a technique of circle walking.
Mestre Kinha
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Mestre Kinha is an accomplished master of capoeira who has dedicated his life to the art. But more than that, he cares deeply for his students and his community. His energy and spirit are as inspiring as his capoeira skills, and are a big part of the reason why capoeira has grown in Hawaii over the past 2 decades. Mestre Kinha instills in his instructors and students a warm aloha for the art of capoeira and for our school 'ohana. He is the heart and soul of Capoeira Besouro Hawaii. www.capoeirabesourohawaii.com
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Capoeira is a more than 400-year-old Afro-Brazilian art form that is a combination of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and strategy. The "game" of capoeira is played between two people within the roda (circle). The two players exchange offensive and defensive movements, sometimes without physical contact, but not always. The game can be very easy and relaxed, but it can also be more aggressive at times. The broader practice of capoeira also includes cultural dances like maculele and samba de roda.
Capoeira is accompanied by live music and singing, which is done in a call-and-response fashion. The main instrument is the berimbau. The capoeiristas (people who play capoeira) and onlookers create a circle around the two players. The circle is completed by those playing the instruments. The game of capoeira can be played in a variety of ways, as directed by the bateria (those who are playing the instruments). -
Born as Paulo Linhares da Silva in 1969, Mestre Kinha began training at the age of seven with Mestre Beiçola (founder of Capoeira Besouro) in Quitungo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mestre Kinha continued to study and eventually began teaching capoeira when he received his “professor” cordel in 1990. In 1991, Mestre Kinha was the capoeira state champion in Rio de Janeiro. The following year, he was one of the top ten capoeira finalists for a national competition for the entire country of Brazil. Kinha received his "cordel de Mestre" from Mestre Beiçola in 1994.
For more, visit: www.capoeirabesourohawaii.com