Chinese-Indonesian Martial Arts Club

Upcoming Seminar: Renaissance Martial Arts Festival 2010

Erik Harris — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:59:05 +0000

Erik will be teaching a session at the 11^th annual Renaissance Martial Arts festival in Rochester NY. The RMA Festival celebrates the various martial arts that are taught in Western New York state, and invites a few instructors from out of town each year. Erik has known the organizers of this seminar for almost 20 years, and has attended about half of the prior festivals, but this will be his first time sharing Liu Seong Gung Fu during the event.

This seminar will take place all day on Saturday, November 6^th and Sunday, November 7^th, and is open to anyone who is interested. Along with the school’s page linked above, there’s a Facebook event page.

Edit on Sep 2, 2010: I’ve changed the link in the first paragraph to the proper website, instead of the Facebook page.

Upcoming seminar: Bushi No Te 2010

Erik Harris — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:38:17 +0000

Erik has the privilege of being invited to teach at the 27^th annual Bushi No Te martial arts seminar. This will be his ninth time attending, and his seventh or eighth time teaching a session. Bushi No Te is an organization of martial arts enthusiasts who share their love of their arts with each other. It takes place in the middle of August every year in the Pennsylvania Pocono resort area. CIMAC students are encouraged to attend next year’s seminar. It will help broaden your understanding of the martial arts, and you’ll gain a number of good friends.

Joe Salomone Seminar, May 1st

Erik Harris — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:58:45 +0000

Chinese-Indonesian Martial Arts Seminar with Joe Salomone

On Saturday, May 1^st, Mr. Joe Salomone will be sharing this unique blend of Southern Chinese Gung Fu and Indonesian Pentjak Silat that was taught by Grandmaster Willem Reeders (Liu Seong). Mr. Salomone began his training in these internal self-defense arts in 1973 under the late Grandmaster Art Sikes. To further enhance his knowledge, he became an amateur boxer from 1977 to 1984, using his training in the ring. He was a five time Nevada State Golden Glove and ABF boxing champion, and in 1981, was selected to represent the USA in International Boxing competition while training at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Mr. Salomone earned his Orange Sash in 1980, and his Red Sash in 1994. Martial artists of all levels of experience and styles are welcome at this seminar.

Details

When: Saturday, May 1^st, 2010 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Where: Lee District RECenter Multipurpose Room 6601 Telegraph Rd Alxandria, VA
Cost: $50 / person, paid to Erik Harris at the seminar (not at RECenter front desk).

If you’re a Facebook user, you can also visit the Facebook event page, and RSVP there.

If you want a hard-copy advertisement, you can download this promotional flier.

Joe Salomone is among the very best martial artists I’ve had the privilege of working with. I’ve known him since 1996, and became his student in March 2005. I’ve met people with years more experience than Mr. Salomone whose understanding of and ability to teach martial arts do not match his. His martial arts training has clearly been among the best available, and he has an intuitive understanding of how to relate to people and teach them how to move. I truly believe that practitioners of any art can gain something from training with him, and may even learn something about their own art.

Directions

The Lee District RECenter is located within the Lee District Park, just off of Telegraph Rd, across from Rose Hill Dr. The park is just south of I-495, accessible from the Telegraph Rd exit.

The Multipurpose room is located downstairs. After going down the stairs, head down the hallway to the left. The Multipurpose room is the last room on the right just before the gymnasium. The men’s locker room is between the stairs and the multipurpose room. The women’s locker room is just past the stairs in the other direction.

The RECenter normally charges admission to non-members who are not registered for classes, but because this is a paid seminar event using rented space, no admission fee should be paid to the front desk, and the seminar fee should be paid to Erik prior to training.

No class Tuesday, December 22nd

Erik Harris — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:20:18 +0000

Fairfax County has closed schools through Wednesday due to the excessive snow this weekend, and the RECenter goes on the school schedule for registered classes. Unfortunately, this means that tomorrow’s class will be canceled.

Our next class will be the Tuesday after Christmas. If you celebrate, have a Merry Christmas. If you don’t, enjoy the long weekend!

Pre-Winter 2009 and Winter 2010 Quarters

Erik Harris — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:08 +0000

The details for our Pre-Winter mini-session and Winter quarter have been released and posted on the home page and the Class Info

Unfortunately, in this tough economy, organizations like Fairfax County Parks Authority are struggling to keep afloat, and while I’m happy to see that the price for next quarter’s class has not changed, I did notice that the out-of-county surcharge has increased from $10 to $15. This comes close on the heels of last quarter’s reduction of the early enrollment discount from $10 to $8. I apologize to my students and potential students who don’t live in Fairfax County for this added charge. As you know, these fees are out of my hands, but in the current economy, which has caused a number of budget shortfalls in the county, I hope you understand why the county feels this change is necessary.

Winter Quarter Details

Erik Harris — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:59:15 +0000

The new Fairfax County ParkTakes catalog has been sent out. If you’ve taken classes at RECenters before, you’ll have received it by now. The information for our club is on page 102, and is accurate this quarter. If not, head over to the Class Info page to get details on the new quarter, which begins January 3^rd.

New Site Look

Erik Harris — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:53:46 +0000

The Chinese-Indonesian Martial Arts Club website has undergone an overhaul. Formerly, the site was 100% hand-edited static HTML. It’s been updated to be based on the WordPress platform, which allows for the implementation of various new features, including interactive features, and if students wish, members-only features. If there’s anything you’d like to see implemented on the website, let Erik know.