We have two important announcements to make.

1) Monday practices are moved to UC Quad from March 12th onwards due to being unable to book any further practices at the IC. To those who don't know what the UC Quad is, this is the courtyard in the center of University College which is normally accessed from the back. Just to clarify, this is only the Monday practices, not the Tuesday practices. The practices will run from 5-7 PM as usual.

2) We are holding club elections on March 27th.  Due to the small scale of our club, elections will likely be done by consensus as opposed to majority vote whenever possible.  Anyone who cannot make it to practice can still run by sending us an e-mail.

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Happy belated New Year to all. We hope you have enjoyed your winter holidays these past few weeks. The next semester is just around the corner and the second session of the UTCMAC is starting at the same time as well.

Practice starts this coming week on January 9 (Monday), but the Wednesday practice has been moved to Tuesdays.

Training Times:

• Mondays and Tuesdays 5-7 PM

Training Locations:

• Mondays @ Cumberland Room in the Cumberland House (AKA the International Student Centre)
• Tuesdays @ Multi-Purpose Room in the Koffler Multi-Faith Centre

Mondays will be focused on striking training. We recommend purchasing wraps and boxing gloves, however some of the execs may be able to lend you a set of gloves during practice. Should you wish to further pursue this type of training, we highly suggest you purchase the gloves and wraps.

Tuesdays will be used primarily for Tai Chi practice due to the room limitations.

Should you have any questions about the new schedule or requirements, feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

UTCMAC Executives

Qing Ping Jian is a set of famous sword forms in Chinese martial arts. Unlike other sword forms that are named after intimidating imagery or Daoist principals, it's name is simply translated as "Green lemnoideae" sword. Like its name suggests, the characteristics of the form is known to be light on its feet, and the techniques are focused mostly on the manipulation of the sword by the wrist. It's known to share its origin with Kun Wu Jian. As far as I understand it, the Qing Ping system seems to specialize in the usage of lighter swords that can be freely used in light jabs, and can be manipulated easily by only the wrist. There are a lot of jumping and body angle changes in the air, something that can't be done easily with heavier weapons. The Kun Wu system seems to be focused primarily on heavy swords. It focuses primarily on power generation and body alignment with stable movements. It's name is also a throw back to a more ancient times (Kun Wu was the name of a bronze sword in Xia dynasty).

We have changed our club's name to University of Toronto Chinese Martial Arts Club (UTCMAC).

We have grown as a club and our scope of martial art practice has outgrown the old title. Our martial arts practice motto has always been to absorb what is practical and disgard those which are not. However as a club our roots are firmly planted in the Chinese style of martial arts. We can only claim expertise in this material, and cannot pretend to offer correct guidance to other arts. We nevertheless continue to bear open arms to martial artists of all styles and origin. Our name name now reflects our practice.

The practice will be conducted in the new school year will be on Monday and Wednesdays, 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The Monday practice will be focused on empty hand materials, while Wednesday practice will be focused on weapon play.

The new fees are $60 for both fall and winter terms, and $40 per term. 

For the veterans of the club, welcome back. 

For the new students, please enjoy your stay. 

- Admins of UTCMAC