2024 Events
Travel with Master Dong
Tai Chi Cruise to Mexico
Febuary 2024
Dong Style Fast Set Demonstration Idaho Martial Arts Black Belt Investiture
Saturday, December 15, 2024
Our dear friends Shihan Eva Steinwald and Sensei Kaari Wesh invited Shinjimasu to perform the Dong Family Style Fast Set at their 2024 Black Belt Investiture Ceremony. The students enjoyed learning that Tai Chi, like Karate, is a Martial Art. The Fast Set was new and exciting to them, and many said they “held their breath” in anticipation of the next move during the performance! Hanshi Bearg and Sifu Hanson also demonstrated some Tai Chi stances and moves that felt a bit more familiar to the Karate students. What an enjoyable afternoon sharing insights into martial arts and celebrating the trememdous accomplishment of the students who received their black belts!
DONG STYLE TAI CHI WORKSHOP WITH MASTER ALEX DONG
June 21 - June 23, 2024
Star, Idaho
World renowned Tai Chi Master Alex Dong came to Star, Idaho for a three day workshop, June 21 - 23, 2024. Master Alex Dong is a fourth generation Tai Chi Master of the Dong (Tung) family. He started his formal training with his father, Grandmaster Dong Zeng Chen, at the age of five in Hebei Province, the heart of martial arts in China. In 1983, at the age of 12, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he continued his training with his father and also studied with his grandfather, Grandmaster Dong Hu Ling, who had a major influence on his learning. In 1991, Alex Dong was awarded the U.S. National Tai Chi Chuan championship in Moving Push Hands and the Best Martial Spirit Title for all competitors while representing the State of Hawaii.
Workshop content: Fundamental Qigong; Dong Style Tai Chi Forms and Practice; and Push Hands
For more information, contact Larry Bearg at 208-869-6297.
Dating to 1999, World Tai Chi Day spreads across 80 countries, starting in New Zealand and concluding in Hawaii, creating 24 consecutive hours of Tai Chi across the globe.
Shinjimasu Tai Chi Chuan and LivWel Tai Chi, along with other schools in the Treasure Valley, were proud to host this 2024’s celebration.
Gathering began at 9:30am, demonstrations began at 10:00am, the 24 Form was performed at 10:30am followed by a potluck lunch.
Guests included Tai Chi veterans, beginners and the curious at no charge. Other martial arts schools and practitioners were invited to attend to promote the martial arts in general and to participate and/or provide demonstrations of their own martial art.
WORLD TAI CHI DAY - April 27, 2024
9:30am - 1:30pm
Blake Haven Star City Park, Star, Idaho