YMAA IRELAND

November the 13th of November 2007.
7.45 - 9pm at the Hunter Theatre, Blackrock

We will select the best student in each of the following categories

- Little Crane of the Year (Blackrock weekend kid)
- Shouting Crane of the Year (Blackrock weekend kid)
- Shouting Crane of the Year (Blackrock midweek kid)
- Shouting Crane of the Year (Bray midweek kid)
- Flying Crane of the Year (Blackrock weekend kid)
- Flying Crane of the Year (Blackrock midweek kid)
- Flying Crane of the Year (Bray midweek kid)
- Fighting Crane of the Year (Blackrock weekend kid)

Each winner will have shown the respect, dedication and the hardwork expected of a quality martial artist. From each of the 8 categories we will select the overall Kung Fu Kid of the year.

Each of the winners will receive the a trophy and the overall winner will hold the 'Wei Chi' plaque until next years event.

December 22nd 2007

1.30pm – 2.30pm

Hunter Theatre, Newpark Sports Centre, Blackrock

Chinese New Year Fundraiser

Kung-Fu-a-thon!!!

Each of our members will perform Kung Fu techniques, train with weapons, perform self defence techniques, fight with each other (etc, etc) for 2 hours and 9 mins (this was the winning time in the 2007 Dublin City Marathon!) This will be scaled down depending on age and ability!

We hope you can help us raise some funds for new club equipment and also in aid of YMAA's non-profit retreat centre! Click here for more info about the centre.

Kathy Yang Sword Seminars

23rd and 24th of February 2008

Dr. Yang's daughter will return to Dublin for her 3rd visit. She will continue to teach us the Sword techniques for which she is famed for, having trained with her father since a very early age.

Kathy will teach the San Cai Jian sequence, a Nortern Shaolin sword form which is the only Sword form which can be trained as solo and with a partner as the form matches itself, allowing the practitioner to delve deeper in to the "King of short weapons".

This weekend seminar will be suitable for all Martial artists and for all levels.

More information will follow shortly.

Annual Seminars and YMAA Testing

Dr Yang has put his travels on hold for a couple of years to put his energies into his YMAA Retreat Center! We have invited YMAA Instructors Robert Was (President of Eastern Europe) and Pedro Rodrigues (President of Western Europe) to come to Ireland to out us through our paces. These two men are top class Kung Fu and Taiji instructors and both are part of an elite group of only 5 people to complete the full Shaolin program in the history of the YMAA International.

They will come to Ireland either at the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May. Please check back soon for information about this weekend.

YMAA Portugal and YMAA Poland Summers camps 2008

Having had a great time in Costa De Caparica in Portugal last summer, we intend to travel to one of these camps for some more hard training and great craic. I hope you can join us. Information will be provided at a later date

Halloween Kung Fu Camp

30th October- 2nd November.
So much fun it's scary;-) muhahahahahaaa!

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Dr. Yang Visits Liverpool

This is likely to be Dr. Yang's last visit to this side of the Atlantic until at least 2010. With Dr. Yang focing all of his energy on the California Retreat centre he will not be in a position to travel until the retreat centre is up and running smoothly. He believes this will take around 2 years after the doors open in August 2008.

Everybody should take this opportunity to train and test with Dr. Yang while you can.

Seminars take place over the 5th - 7th October 2007

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Kung Fu For Kid Summer Camps

9th - 13th July & 30th July - 3rd August 2007

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YMAA International Summer Camp

16th - 26th August in the Medieval town of Dourdan, 50 km South West of Paris, France

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YMAA Portugal Training Camp

17th - 24th July in Costa De Caprica

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YMAA Seminar with Dr Yang at the YMAA HQ, Boston, Ma.

16th of June - 29th of July, Seminars held each weekend in a range of topics. Boston, Ma.