Scottish Parliament's proposed ban on the sale of weapons
Monday 20 December 2004 at 6:55 pm Union Secretary tells us:I recently received an email from Eva Koskuba who, from one of her students in Scotland, had received details concerning the Scottish Parliament’s proposed ban on the sale of weapons. Being a long-time resident of Glasgow and being aware of a long-standing tradition of the mis-use of weapons I found myself in the position of understanding the Scottish Government’s concern and being concerned as a tai chi practitioner and someone who was in a position of promoting all aspects of the art of tai chi chuan including weapon practice. Because of this I decided to approach the situation in an open, non-confrontational manner, seeking the advice of the Scottish Government for the continuance of the practice of TCC weapons. My correspondence to the Scottish Executive is in italic and their reply to me is in dark green.
I encourage members, particularly those in Scotland, to write to the Scottish Executive adopting a similarly gentle but firm tone, requesting clarification on our position. The more voices that are heard perhaps the more positive the outcome.
Ronnie Robinson
Secretary TCUGB (more)
New VCD
Saturday 04 December 2004 at 5:53 pm TCUGB instructor Joanna Zorya's latest VCD is now available from Plum. This one looks at Santishi, Piquan and Zuanquan from Xingyiquan. It is an hour in length and focuses on martial applications and application sequences, showing how to respond and adapt to subsequent attacks. I plan to produce a sequel to this some time next year, examining Bengquan, Paoquan and Hengquan. For more details plus a full page review go to: VCD Xing Yi 5 Element Kung Fu
