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Sifu Dug will be in Iowa City on May 17-20\, hosted by Sifu Jason Kooi\, conducting workshops on Tai Chi and Chinese Internal Martial Arts

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For students who are interested in self-defense\, we also have training related to the martial arts applications of Tai Chi Ch uan\, which are centered on the various Internal Martial Arts forms which are being taught at Lotus Dragon.

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Instructor Sean Ross has develop ed a self-defense program which emphasizes the internal body mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan and also draws from Chinese\, Filipino\, Japanese and Brazil ian martial arts with a dose of police and special forces tactics and tric ks. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their techniques at full speed and power with an instructor in a protective suit. The followi ng is a summary of the self-defense curriculum:

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Verbal de-escalati on & awareness

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Adrenal stress training

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Strikes with finger s\, forearms\, palms\, elbows and fists

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Practical street kicks

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Street boxing

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Joint manipulation\, throws and takedowns

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Movement and evasion

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Practical pressure points

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Defense against takedowns and shoots

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Practical ground fighting

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Una rmed vs. knife defense

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Unarmed vs. stick defense

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Limited u narmed vs. gun defense

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Saber and reverse grip knife technique

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Edged weapon grappling (in the clutches of)

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Single and double hand stick technique

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Knife and stick ground fighting

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Impr ovisational weapons

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Tai Chi Saber provides the basic movements of all sh ort weapons forms.  The saber form is very useful for self defense\, as t he same movements can be used with any short weapon - sticks\, etc.

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Lisee fo current Lotus Dragon Students

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