The Shuai Chiao Kungfu
Club at The Ohio State University (return)
Past
Events:
We welcome our new Shuai Chiao
Kungfu Club President for 2008
Andrew Malonis
November 29th, 2007
Elek
Karnai Husam
Sweidan,
Tom
Seeber, Steve Feldman,
Joseph Belisle, Sugumar
Murugesan, Mike Grigsby, Raymond Trepanier
The
Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU held a belt test on November 29th, 2007.
Five Club members were elevated in rank:
Safety Officer Husam Sweidan, 5th Chieh; Tom
Seeber, 5th Chieh;
Treasurer Steve Feldman, 5th Chieh; President Joseph Belisle,
5th Chieh;
Vice-President Sugumar Murugesan, 3rd Chieh.
Our thanks to Club Alumnus Elek Karnai (1992-1995) and 9th Teng Black
Belt Raymond Trepanier
for officiating in the United States Shuai-Chiao Association
Belt Test Committee
Shuai
Chiao Mini-Camp at OSU, October 27th, 2007
Dr. Chi-hsiu
(Daniel) Weng and the President
of the United States Shuai-Chiao Association, Jan-yu Weng
presented an all-day international tournament training seminar and
"Mini-Camp" at OSU. Members of
the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU and Shuai
Chiao students from all over Ohio attended the RPAC event.
The highlighted participants: Ernest Smoot, Krisanne Litinas, Jamie Van
Doran, Krista Curtner, and Ian Donovan
were selected for the USA Shuai Chiao Team that competed in
Shanghai,China, in late November 2007.
The USA Team took 4th place -- the highest placing non-Chinese Team!
All of these participants at the Mini-Camp studied with Dr.
Weng at OSU over twenty years ago!
Shuai Chiao Club President
Joseph Belisle and
Club Treasurer Steve Feldman work on some
of the basic hand entry techniques.
It gets much harder when
you
actually try to throw someone!
Dr. Weng shows hand
technique control on
Instructor Raymond Trepanier
USSA President Jan-yu Weng
shows OSU Club Vice-
President Sugumar Murugesan basic entry technique.
The 2007 AAU Chinese Martial Arts Division
Kung Fu
and Tai Chi National Championships
Was completed Saturday September 8, 2007
At the Brushy Creek Community Center - Austin,
Texas
Competitors and Officials of the AAU 2007 Shuai
Chiao Division
For More information check out the official website:
www.kungfu-taichi-championships.com
Or contact Sifu DavePickens directly at: rrkungfu@hotmail.com
Short
video clip of Grandmaster Ch'ang
posted on the web.
[click
here for video]
Great
Lakes Kung Fu Championships, USSA Shuai Chiao Nationals -- April 21st,
2007
Congratulations
and thanks to all competitors and officials at the Great Lakes Kung Fu
USSA Shuai Chiao Nationals Tournament held April 21st, 2007
Click
here for Full Results...
Special
Pre-Nationals Workout Hosted by OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club
On March 29th Master
Matt Mollica and Ho-I students joined Sifu Mike Grigsby and members of
the
Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU for a special pre-tournament workout
before the 2007 GLKFC
Congratulations
to Club Members tested for Belt Rank, June 1st, 2006
Kyle Kelly, 4th Chieh
Tim Goytowski, 1st Chieh Jaron
Bernstein, 1st Chieh Sugumar Murugesan, 4th Chieh
-- Special thanks to test committee Black Belt Instuctors
Tamera Lake and James Mattox --
Special Thanks to
all Participants in the
2006 Great Lakes Kungfu
Tournament
OSU
Shuai Chiao Club President Kyle Kelly Places at
2006 Great Lakes Shuai
Chiao Kungfu Nationals
International
competitor She-Peng Weng dominates
in the last match of the division.
Kyle Kelly takes 3rd Place
2006 GLKF Shuai Chiao Nationals
OSU Shuai Chiao Club members
attend
"Strategies for Advanced Tournament Fighting"
Seminar
by Dr. Daniel Weng, held March 30, 2006
Held
at the Ho-I Martial Arts Academy
10 Oakland
Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214
Congratulations to OSU Club Members
Tested for Belt
Rank 11-17-2005
Kyle
Kelly, Sugumar Murugesan, Melinda Foote, Matthew Samples, Randolph
Johnson
OSU
Club members elevate rank at June 2005 Belt Test:
Tim Goytowski, 2nd Chieh Willie
Theunissen, 4th Chieh
Congratulations to OSU Club Members
Melinda Foote and Willie
Theunissen
for placing in their divisions at
The 14th Annual Great Lakes Shuai Chiao Tournament
U.S.S.A. National Championships
Saturday, April 23rd, 2005
Melinda
Foote, 3rd Place
Melinda throws Carrie Miranda
on her way to winning their match
with a 2 - 0 score
Due to a three-way circular tie,
final places were determined by
total points, giving Miranda first
place, despite the loss.
Willie
Theunissen, 2nd Place
Willie grapples with black-belt Danny
Hall in the Men's 180 pound final.
After a long and cautious battle,
Hall took
the match by one point
with a clean counter-throw.
Historic Last
Shuai Chiao Tournament in Larkins Hall
2005 Year of
the Rooster Shuai Chiao Tournament
1986 Chang Tung Sheng
Memorial Tournament
Court 5, in
Larkins Hall at the Ohio State University, has been the venue for over
twenty years of Shuai Chiao Kungfu Tournaments. This Summer
the historic building will be demolished to make way for the new PAES
building.
The OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club was founded in the early eighties by
Dr. Daniel (Chi-hsiu) Weng while he was completing his graduate studies
at OSU. Over the years dozens of tournaments and hundreds of Shuai
Chiao classes have taken place in the cavernous Court 5 area, with its
ample spectator gallery and wall-to-wall mats. We are looking
forward continuing our tradition in the exciting new RPAC facility soon
to be opening.
Jerry
Sheldon Mike
Grigsby Matt
Mollica Jeff Williams
Tim Braun
These Rooster Tournament officials all competed
in the first Chang Tung Sheng Memorial in 1986.
Congratulations to Club Members placing at the OSU
Year of
the Rooster Shuai Chiao Tournament
February
12th, 2005
Melinda Foote
First Place,
Women's Lightweight
David Reed
Blocksom
First Place, Men's Middleweight
Willie Theunissen
Second
Place, Men's Middleweight
Jaron Bernstein
Third Place, Men's Heavyweight
See Tournament
Results for more information.
2004 Tai-chi for Fitness
International Wushu Championships
Saturday, Sunday: August 14, 15
2004 Great Lakes Kung-Fu Tournament
Shuai
Chiao National Championship
Saturday,
April 24th, Cleveland, Ohio
Click
HERE for Tournament results...
New World Record Set for Tai
Chi Performance
photo: Sports Illustrated
Over 14,600 martial artists set a new world record for group
performance of Tai Chi in Taipei, Taiwan, November 2003.
A new international Tai-Chi organization is formed:
World Cardio Tai-Chi Association
New officials of the World Cardio
Tai-Chi Association and Dr. Weng
at the founding meeting, November, 2003
What's New
for the OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club?
The
Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Demo Team
Dan Thomas, Daniel Cowan, Johnathan
Ho, Tim Goytowski, Mike Grigsby
Performed Saturday, April
12th, 2003, at the
Images of You Multicultural
Conference Variety Show
OSU Fawcett Center, Olentangy
River Road, Columbus, Ohio
Despite their brief performance preparation
time the four student team members pulled off a surprisingly polished
performance for the crowd of over 100 future Resident Advisors.
We performed 3 forms of Belt-cracking, a short section of Ch'ang
Tai Chi, demonstrated 8 basic stances, 5 basic forms, the Blocking
Sequence and Push Hands drills, demonstrated 8 major Shuai Chiao
throws, the practical self-defense applications of 5 Tai Chi movements,
and did a short Shuai Chiao traditional sparring demonstration -- all
on a bare wooden stage with no mats in less than 8 minutes.
Our captive, but appreciative, RA Audience
Head Instructor Mike Grigsby tested for 6th
Teng (4th Degree) Black Belt in Cleveland
11th Annual
Great Lakes Kungfu Tournament
and Shuai
Chiao National Championships
Results and photos
The Year
of the Horse
Shuai Chiao
Kungfu Tournament
February 2nd, 2002
Results and photos
OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Belt Test, May 23rd, 2002
Back row: Instructor Jerry Sheldon,
Instructor Jeff Williams, Daniel Cowan, Aaron Fown, Tim Goytowski,
Jaron Bernstein, Jeff Wacker.
Front Row: Instructor Raymond Trepanier, Instructor Mike Grigsby,
Johnathan Spuhler, Kevin Gordon,
Daniel Beck.
Congratulations to the eight students who passed their
Shuai Chiao Belt Tests:
5th Chieh (Green Belt)
Daniel Cowan
Aaron Fown
Tim Goytowski
Johnathan Spuhler
4th Chieh (Green/Blue Belt)
Jeffrey Wacker
3rd Chieh (Blue Belt)
Daniel Beck
Jaron Bernstein
Kevin Gordon
Jeff Williams and Raymond Trepanier discuss their
observations after the belt test.
Congratulations
!
to Club
President Daniel Beck
First Place,
Lightweight Division
Shuai Chiao Nationals
Great Lakes Kungfu Tournament, April 13, 2002
And to Jeff Wacker, who won his first match and
tied for 4th place in his first
national tournament.
Year of the Horse Shuai
Chiao Tournament
Congratulations to OSU Shuai
Chiao Club Members placing in the
2002 Year of the Horse Shuai
Chiao Kungfu Tournament!
1st Place, Lightweight --
Dan Beck
2nd Place, Heavyweight --
Steve Molter
2nd Place, Welterweight --
Jeff Wacker
4th Place, Middle-Heavyweight
-- Aaron Fown
4th Place, Middleweight --
Gerald Dalley
4th Place, Welterweight --
Johnathan Spuhler
Full tournament results...
Spring Quarter
Belt Test Results
Held Tuesday, May 1st, at Larkins Hall
Congratulations
to the following students who passed their belt test examination:
Daniel Beck --
4th Chieh
Lance Cronley --
5th Chieh
Rob Huntley --
2nd Chieh
Steve Molter --
4th Chieh
Judd Shaffer --
5th Chieh
Special thanks to the members of
the official testing committe:
Jack Chuang, Mike Grigsby, Joe Scargill,
Raymond Trepanier, and Jeff Williams
In Memoriam
Clarence L. "Rocky" Byars Jr.
Sifu Rocky Byars passed away suddenly on November 5th, 2001. A senior
instructor and national officer in the United States Shuai Chiao
Association, Sifu Byars will be missed by all who knew him.
His steadfast loyalty and constant support of Dr. Chi-hsiu
Weng helped make the USSA the organization it is today. He leaves
a legacy of many students of Shuai Chiao in Georgia, Florida, and Ohio.
The OSU Club directly benefited from his experience and knowledge,
especially when he directed our Spring belt test last year. Our
respect and sympathy go out to his immediate and extended Shuai Chiao
family.
OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club
Demonstrates
at Tang Soo Do Central Ohio
Clinic hosted by
Buckeye Tang Soo Do Club
Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Demo Team
Left to right: Akio Iijima, Peter DiGravio,
Robert Huntley, Mike Grigsby, Steve Molter,
Judd Shaffer
The Demo Team members performed for over a hundred
clinic participants, presenting some of the basic training methods
of Shuai Chiao and demonstrating how Tai Chi Chuan movements are
applied in Shuai Chiao throws. Our thanks to Master Simone Genna
and the Buckeye Tang Soo Do Club for this opportunity to show Shuai
Chiao to a wider audience of martial artists.
Congratulations to Club Members placing
at the
2000 Great
Lakes Kung Fu Championships
and Shuai Chiao
Nationals
April 29th,
2000
Dan Beck --
2nd Place, Men's Lightweight
Steve Molter --
4th Place, Men's Heavyweight
See Tournament Results for more
information.
Congratulations
to Club Members placing at the OSU
Year of the
Dragon Shuai Chiao Tournament
February 5th,
2000
Robert Huntley -- 2nd Place, Men's
Heavyweight
Jeremy Brogdon -- 3rd
Place, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Dan Beck --
2nd Place, Men's Lightweight
Katy Pierce --
2nd Place, Women's Middleweight
Kathy Stanek --
2nd Place, Women's Lightweight
See Tournament Results for more
information.
Congratulations to Club Members placing
at the Great Lakes
Kungfu Championships
in Cleveland, OH., April 24th 1999
Robert Huntley -- 2nd Place, Men's
Superheavyweight
Yevgeniy Fratkin -- 3rd
Place, Men's Heavyweight
Luther Nolan --
4th Place, Men's Superheavyweight
Sven Seyffert --
4th Place, Men's Lightweight
See Tournament Results for more
information.
The Shuai
Chiao Kungfu Club at The Ohio State University (return)
