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Bozeman Chinese Martial Arts is dedicated to teaching and promoting Chinese martial arts in Bozeman and surrounding areas. Classes are offered in traditional Chinese martial and healing arts that train the mind as well as the body. Directed by Mike Wiseman, BCMA offers access to world class instructors and material through classes, workshops, guest speaking and private lessons. If you're new to Chinese martial arts or want to know more about me, some quick answers to common questions are in the FAQ.
December 2011
Happy Holidays! I'm happy to announce our next workshop with Master George Hu will be the weekend of January 13th - 15th. What better way to kick off the new year and get motivated than with a great workshop. You can read all about the schedule and topics here, and check out the Lineage page to see Master Hu's complete bio. Hope to see you there.
August 2011
Come join us for this year's workshop with Scott Rodell, August 19th, 20th and 21st. The lineup of topics includes some familiar ground as well as some more advanced sessions for long-time players. Get all the information here and join us for a great weekend.
June 2011
Finally, some updates for class! We are moving outside for the summer to take advantage of what few days we can. The Ba Gua class will meet outside full time at Bogert park, same time and days as usual. Bogert is about 1 block West of the Aikido dojo, on Church St. We'll meet by the playground equipment, and sometmes make use of it as well. Tai Chi will meet at the Aikido dojo as usual, and we will walk to the park as the weather permits. Typically we go to Lindley park, immediately East of the dojo across the library parking lot. Cross the bridge into the park and you will see us there. The sword class has moved to Tuesday evenings, 7:30pm to 9:00pm, and will meet at my house. We'll stay in the yard or go over to the park space behind the house depending on how my lawn holds up. Push hands will be cancelled for July and August in an effort to free up weekends over the sumer, and I will announce when that starts up again in the Fall.
January 2011
Happy New Year!This year is off to a great start with a push hands seminar in February. Anne Likold, a senior student of Scott Rodell's from Estonia, will be presenting a one day push hands seminar on Saturday, February 5th. Anne is an accomplished push hands player and has competed in several European tournaments. She has been leading Michuan Taijiquan push hands and sword workshops in Estonia, Germany, Netherlands and the US. She speaks english fluently and is able to work with players of different skill levels. This seminar will be open to all abilities and is being offered at the unbelievably low price of $35 for the day. The tentative schedule is from 9am to 4pm at the Martial Arts Center (Big Sky Aikido) Dojo. Please contact BCMA for more information and to sign up. Check out the Area Info page if you are coming into town for this event.
This month and next the Bagua class will be focusing on Shuai Jiao basics and fundamentals. This throwing art is one of the foundations of Cheng style Bagua, and is thought to have influenced many other throwing arts in Asia as it is one of the oldest martial arts in history. Come join us for some early morning "rolling".
December 2010
Well, its been a while since my last update, so I will try to catch everyone up. October was a busy month starting with a trip to DC for the 3rd annual Full Contact Sword Tournament. Thanks to everyone who helped me train for that, I appreciate all the help. The tournament went well and was a great experience. Overall, I felt very good about my performance (no major mistakes or injuries), but I can see where the gaps are in my training and will start to develop some new drills for class to work on. I have posted a few photos here
Next up was a great seminar with Master George Hu in Helena. Some Tai Chi, some Bagua and some great instruction and insights. Nathan is working on the video for this seminar, so stay tuned for more information on that.
The sword class has officially moved indoors starting in November, and not a moment too soon. The class will now meet in the Aikido dojo on Wallace, same time Sundays at 8:00am, and cost $20/ month to help pay rent. This works out to about the same cost as meeting at Gold’s and is a far nicer space.
Schedule updates: Push hands group will meet Sunday December 12th.
For those of you who have let your practice lapse over the summer (its understandable, we do live in Montana) now is a great time to get back into training. Get the body warm, loose, and toned up for skiing and other winter outdoor pursuits. Tai Chi and Bagua both focus a lot on the core muscles and stepping- great things to practice when the sidewalks are slippery.