Tournament Organizer has scheduled some seminars by famous Chinese masters to support the USAWKF Donation for 5/12 Sichuan Earthquake Relief. More information about the seminrs can be found here. A registration form is available for download:

Sichuan Earthquake Relief Seminars Registration Form

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The seminars will take place on Sunday, June 15, from 4 to 5:30 pm, at Eastern Connecticut State University (83 Windham St., Willimantic, CT 06226).

50% of the proceeds from these seminars will go to the relief fund; the remaining amount will go to paying for the instructors’ travel fees.

You can register for a seminar at any time up to the beginning of the seminars on Sunday, June 15.

About the instructors:

Professor Li Deyin is a professor at People’s University in Beijing. He is the nephew of famous Grandmaster Li Tianji and trained in traditional Chinese martial arts from a very young age, eventually mastering a wide range of traditional and contemporary styles. He is a widely-traveled teacher and famous for his personable and engaging style of teaching.

Professor Wen Zuohui is a professor at the Chengdu Sports Institute. She is a master of traditional and contemporary wushu who frequently directs instructors and judges training courses, such as the 2nd USAWKF/USANTCCF Instructors and Judges Examination Course held in Connecticut, June 9-13, 2008. She also frequently acts as Chief Taolu Referee at national and international tournaments.

Professor Zhu Ruiqi is a professor at the Beijing Sports University. A master of wushu, he is also one of the leading authorities on sport sanshou in the world. His knowledge of the sport itself, along with a deep understanding of the rules, makes him the first choice for Chief Sanshou Referee at national and international championships, and for judges training courses like the 2nd USAWKF/USANTCCF Instructors and Judges Examination Course held in Connecticut, June 9-13, 2008.

Master Chen Sitan, www.sitantaiji.com, was one of the top taiji competitors in China and the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He is an accomplished coach of all wushu styles currently living in New York. He specializes in internal wushu styles.