Friday, September 5, we'll have an evening session from 5 PM to 9 PM. This session will be an open format training session / meet & greet with a potluck dinner where the instructors and participants can meet and discuss things with impromptu training sessions. This session is free if you are attending the training session with Sifu Rick Barrett or any part of the Triple I.M.P.A.C.T. event
All participants of the Triple I.M.P.A.C.T. event will receive a free event shirt (while quantities available) - a $35 value!
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Sign In / Registration
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Guru Mike
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Guru Ken
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Shihan Billy Jack
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Sign In / Registration
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Shihan Billy Jack
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Guru Ken
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Guru Mike
gurumike@sikaltactical.com
502-387-3634
Homestead Suites
1650 Alliant Dr.
Louisville, KY 40299
Call 502-267-4454 to reserve your room.
Rick Barrett is a senior tai chi student of Grandmaster William C. C. Chen. He also studies Chen Style tai chi and Xingyiquan with Master Yang Fukui. He teaches workshops around the country and has written a number of articles on tai chi, push hands, and tournaments for Inside Kung Fu and Tai Chi Magazine. He is author of Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate.
As a push hands competitor, Rick dominated his weight division for several years. He was middleweight national champion in 96, 97, and 98. He was also the US Kuoshu Champion in the unlimited division in 97 and 98.
Since retiring from tournament competition, Rick has been active as a forms judge and push hands referee, including recent service at the US Wushu Union Nationals and the AAU Nationals.
Rick practices polarity therapy in NYC.
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Morning Session)
11:30 AM - 1 PM (Lunch)
1 PM - 3PM (Afternoon Session)
Package discount - attend this + any part of Triple IMPACT and receive a 10% discount on the total price.
Tai Chi and the Eastern philosophies it arose from can, to the Western mind, seem very strange and alien. Sifu Rick has a wealth of insight on bridging the gap between these two mindsets (East & West) and is great at helping people approach an understanding of Tai Chi that suits the Western mind.
He's an incredibly talented Tai Chi practitioner with a lot of understanding and a generous spirit of sharing. He's an absolute joy to train with. His explanations and exercises in "central equilibrium" can help you better understand your balance and posture. His concept of "energetic coherence" is a wonderful expression of what I call "proper relaxation" which is a pivotal element in good body mechanics and power generation in strikes.
No matter what your background, you'll find something useful to take away from your time with Sifu Rick.
To register, you can download and print a registration form to fill out and mail by hand or you can register online here.
I hereby submit my application for attendance at and participation in the Triple I.M.P.A.C.T. event. I understand that Martial Arts training is an inherently stressful and potentially dangerous activity and that injuries can and do occur. I hereby, either on my own behalf or on behalf of my minor child, assume the risk of such activities while participating in the Triple I.M.P.A.C.T. event. I understand that it is my responsibility, either on my own behalf or on the behalf of my minor child, to obtain a physicians examination in order to be certain I am fit to participate in Martial Arts Training.
I, on my own behalf or on behalf of my minor child, hereby release from liability, waive any and all claims of whatever type or kind I may have, including but not limited to those for damages, injuries and/or losses, and hold harmless I.M.P.A.C.T. Academy of Martial Arts as well as all sponsors, promoters, organizers, hosts, instructors, associations, schools, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, and all other participants and observers.
I agree that I or my minor child may be photographed during instruction, and that I shall have no right, title, or interest in said photographs. I further agree that no video or audio recording of the training may be made by myself or my minor child.
I understand that registration fees are non-refundable.
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I understand that by paying this tuition I will be legally bound by it.