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2015
OSU Student
Involvement Fair
on the Oval





Club President Michelle and VP Dan
hand out Club flyers.

OSU Kungfu Club's

Plutonian
Connection

 At the 2005 GLKF tournament
  Willie was a silver medalist.




     OSU Club member Dr. Willie Theunissen at the OSU Electroscience Lab, 2005
     with Sifu Grigsby and the New Horizons Probe antenna.
https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2015/07/buckeye-engineers-play-role-new-horizons%E2%80%99-pluto-mission

   The probe is now speeding at 31,000 mph away from Pluto; over 3 billion miles away.
   The New Horizons Probe flew by Pluto on July 14th, 2015!

           11,000 foot high ice mountains on Pluto

2015 Central Ohio Asian Festival
May 23rd, 24th: Saturday and Sunday in Franklin Park
Columbus, Ohio


The Shuai Chiao Club Demo Team performed on Saturday the 23rd.
Special thanks to veteran club members Fabricio, Jahi, and Marya.

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Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Spring 2015 Belt Test: April 28th

Congratulations to our Club members, and thanks to assisting black belts, Mr. Trepanier and Ms. Lake.

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World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
Saturday, April 25th, 2015
Goodale Park, Columbus, Ohio

23rd Annual USSA Shuai Chiao Nationals, April 18th, 2015



    Video:  Mark stays in close for a surprising counter at the 2015 GLKF.

OSU Team at the 2015 Great Lakes Kung Fu Championships

Congratulations to our Silver Medalists: Marya Barrios, Jaron Bernstein, and Fabricio Castellano.
Full results and pictures in the Tournament Results section

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Central Ohio Push-hands Club

Special workout with Master Chen Youze
~~ Our thanks to TaijiOhio.com ~~
Wednesday, March 11th, 2015
at the Whetstone Community Center
3923 N. High Street, Columbus Ohio
(614) 645-3217

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First Annual Push-hands Conference
Saturday afternoon, November 15th, 2014
at the Whetstone Community Center in Clintonville

Thanks to our master presenters, and all who attended this historic event!
Over 60 people participated, and the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club had seven members there.
For more information: http://pushHands.club

Saturday, July 26 at 8:30am in PDT

De Anza College in Cupertino, California 

2014 Comfest, Saturday, June 28th

The Central Ohio Push Hands group
will have their 2:00pm, Saturday the 28th, practice at Comfest.
Meet at the north end of Goodale Park, just west of the big pond.

All OSU Kungfu Club members and the general public
are welcome to attend and participate in Taiji push hand practice!

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Marya Barrios throws Fabricio Castellano at the 2013 Asian Festival Shuai Chiao demonstration.
Our schedule for the 2014 Asian Festival:

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Martial Arts Sharing and Friendship Day

Attendees at the April 27th, 2014, Friendship Day at the Aikido of Columbus Dojo
The event was on Sunday, April 27th, 2014,  Noon to 2:00pm
We had instructors and students from Aikido of Columbus, Dragon E's Academy, Wushu,
Shorin-ryu Karate, Ba-qua Kung-fu, and the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU.
The location was: Aikido of Columbus, in Clintonville: 3003 Silver Dr, Columbus, (614) 263-1111

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World Tai Chi Day Columbus participants, 2014

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Congratulations to all participants in the
The 22nd Annual Great Lakes
Kung Fu Championships
and Shuai Chiao Nationals 

Saturday, April 12th, 2014
Case Western Reserve University, 2138 Adelbert Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106
For more information: 216-431-4991,  www.shaolininstitute.com
--- Tournament Results ---

The OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club sent a team of six to the Nationals:
Wesley Bacon, Fabricio Castellano, Michelle Kaiser, Daniel Murphy, David Morgan, and Emil Slobodnik.

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Congratulations to Kungfu Club members Marya Barrios and Fabricio Castellano on their new family member:

Born April  7th, 2014

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OSU Sport Club Field Day Event: April 6th, 2014


Rec Sports staff  keep the Sport Clubs under control.....              for the "Wheelbarrow Races," etc., of  Field Day!        


Coaches Mike Grigsby of Shuai Chiao and Mark Holtman of BTSD enjoying the Field Day event.

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* * OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Belt Test * *

Tuesday night, March 18th, 2014
Congratulations to the ten OSU Kungfu Club members who passed their Shuaijiao Belt Test.
Special thanks to Shuai Chiao Black Belts Jerry Sheldon, Tammy Lake, and Raymond Trepanier
who served on the Belt Test Committee.

* Winter Student Involvement Fair *

Ohio Student Union, 5:00-8:00pm


Wednesday, Jan. 8th, 2014


Club Vice-President Michelle at the Fair.

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OSU Rec Sports "Kick-It" Dodge-Ball  Tournament
November 25th, 2013

The Shuai Chiao Kungfu Team, with coach Grigsby.  Our team made it to the semifinals.


The Shuai Chiao Kungfu and Buckeye Tang-Soo-Do teams pair up in the early matches.
Many thanks to our Kungfu Club members, and to all the teams who came out to support this event.
All entry fees went to the Kick-It group fighting Childhood Cancer: www.facebook.com/KickItOSU

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Martial Arts Friendship Day

Attendees at the September 22nd Friendship Day at the Aikido of Columbus Dojo

Sunday, Sept. 22nd, 2013
The topic was, "Compassion in the martial arts."
Attendees were from Aikido of Columbus, Dragon E's Academy, Shorin-ryu Karate,
Ba-qua Kung-fu, and the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU.
The location was: Aikido of Columbus, 3003 Silver Dr, Columbus, (614) 263-1111

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Martial Arts Night at the RPAC, 2013
Thursday, Aug.22nd, 6:00pm

(2012 demo team photo)

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The Kungfu Club at RPAC Plaza Events in August, 2013

OIA International Welcome Party, Aug.16th                            OSU East Asian Pop Culture Celebration, Aug.26th

Taylor and Michelle at our event table on the RPAC plaza.

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Student Involvement Fair -- OSU Oval
Sunday, August 18th, 4:00 - 8:00pm
The OSU Kungfu Club met hundreds of students at this annual Oval event. 

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Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Belt Test, July 30th, 2013

Congratulations on a successful test to Fa and Marya, 2nd Chieh, and Emil and Mark, 3rd Chieh.
And, thanks to local Shuai Chiao Black Belt Tamera Lake for helping to test our students.

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OSU Leadership Collaborative Event

            Mark Sokolsky and Club President Taylor Thodiyil            Taylor warily observes Brutus Buckeye working the crowd

Wednesday Night, July 24th -- Mirror Lake, 9:30pm
This special event was to greet some eighty freshmen in the special leadership group.  Along with school spirit
sing-alongs, over 300 members of different campus groups were on hand to greet the new students.

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TCAAT at San Jose State University

Coach He Guanda, Master David Ch'ang of Taiwan
For more information: usashuaijiao@gmail.com

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Martial Arts Friendship Seminar
Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

Friendship Seminar at Dragon E's Black Belt Academy, Westerville, OH,  June 23rd, 2013                              Photo by Bob McNitt
Our general theme was, "Positioning".  Martial arts instructors of Taekwondo, Shorin-ryu Karate,
Tai-chi, Ba-qua Zhang, and Shuai Chiao Kungfu presented observations and methods from their styles.
The location was: Dragon E's Black Belt Academy, 214 Hoff Rd., Suite F, Westerville, OH  43082, (614) 939-1389
Thanks to all students and instructors who made this a special and successful event.

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2013, June 2nd, Chen Bing Push Hands Seminar

Head Instructor Mike Grigsby represented the OSU Kungfu Club at this special event.

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Central Ohio COMFEST

With friends after the Chi-Gung Seminar, Sunday, June 30th, Columbus, Ohio

Bubble-Master John                            Sifu Mike with the Bubble-Master and Troy

2013 Central Ohio Asian Festival
The OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club performed on Saturday, May 25th


Marya, Mark, Emil, and Fabricio do the Diagonal Striking form
Photo: Jahi Crouch


Thanks to our demo team members: Marya Barrios, Mark Scott, Emil Slobodnik, Fabricio Castellano, and photographer Jahi Crouch


Fabricio throws Emil with Outer Shoulder Throw                     Marya throws Fabricio with Lower Body Control Hip Throw

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The 21st Annual Great Lakes
Kung Fu Championships
and USSA Shuai Chiao Nationals

Was held Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Case Western Reserve University
2138 Adelbert Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106
For more information: 216-431-4991
www.shaolininstitute.com
Congratulations to the OSU Kungfu Team at the 2013 Shuai Chiao Nationals

1st Place - Marya Barrios, 2nd Place - Fabricio Castellano

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OSU Oriental Dance Troupe 10th Anniversary Show


Our small Demo Team (Michelle, Sifu Mike, and Tach) put on a
solid demonstration of Shuai Chiao forms and techniques for this special event at
the Ohio Union Performance Hall, April 7th, 2013. 

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Congratulations to the USA Team at the Yixing Shuaijiao
2013 International Invitational Tournament

photo by Jumiana Weng --  from USA Shuaijiao on Facebook
The USA Team finished in third place, more results to follow.
Congratulations to OSU Club members Marya Barrios and Fabricio Castellano
who qualified and traveled to China to compete on the USA Team.

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Martial Arts Friendship Seminar
Sunday, February 17th, 2013

Friendship Seminar at Aikido of Columbus, February 17th, 2013                              Photo by Robert McNitt
Our general theme was, "Fear".  Martial arts instructors of Aikido, Taekwondo, Shorin-ryu Karate,
Tai-chi, Ba-qua Zhang, and Shuai Chiao Kungfu presented observations and methods from their styles.
The location was: Aikido of Columbus, 3003 Silver Dr, Columbus, (614) 263-1111
Thanks to all students and instructors who made this a special and successful event.

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Congratulations to the USA Team for a good showing
overall at this international tournament, and especially:
Matt Gelfand - First Place, 90Kg
Brandon Dahl - Second Place, 67Kg
 
Chang Dong-Sheng Memorial Tournament
Montichiari City, Italy, November 23rd, 2012

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OSU Hosts the USSA Shuai Chiao "Mini-Camp"

This special international training camp was hosted by the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at OSU, and run by the
United States Shuaichiao Association: our national organization.
The Camp was presented by Dr. Chi-hsiu Weng, the founder of the OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club, and his son, Jan-yu Weng, who is the current President of the USSA.  Shuai Chiao competitors from as far as California and New York attended this special event.

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Martial Arts Night at the RPAC, August 23rd 2012

Thanks to all the Martial Arts Sport Clubs at OSU, and Rec Sports Staff, who made this a successful event.

The OSU Kungfu Club performed Shuai Chiao demonstrations both Saturday morning
and Sunday afternoon at this year's Central Ohio Asian Festival.

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We attend the May 20th, 2012, Sport Club Banquet at the Fawcett Center

The Kungfu Club Treasurer Eric, President Nick, Emil Slobodnik, Coach Grigsby, and Fabricio Castellano at the banquet.
The Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club was recognized for placing at the 2012 Shuai Chiao Kungfu National Championships Tournament.

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World Tai Chi / Qigong Day
Saturday, April 28th
http://www.worldtaichiday.org/
Thanks to all of the local Tai Chi players who came down to Goodale
Park for our WTCQD event.  The clouds parted, and the sun finally came out as we shared our Tai Chi forms with each other.

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THE
20th Great Lakes Kung-Fu Tournament
Congratulations to all participants in the
2012 USSA Shuai Chiao National Championships held Saturday, April 14th, at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio

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OSU Kungfu Club Members Place at the USSA Shuai Chiao National Championships

Congratulations to all of the OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club members who competed at the Shuai Chiao Nationals!
With only one previous GLKF Shuai Chiao Nationals competitor, the young OSU Kungfu Club Team still did very well:
Marya Barrios returned to take a 1st Place in the Women's Divisions for the second year.
Wendy Dayton took 2nd Place in the Women's Lightweight Division
Eric Juang took 2nd Place in the Men's Heavyweight Division
Fabricio Castellano took 3rd Place in the Men's Heavy-Middleweight Division --
after fighting back with four consecutive wins in the second-level bracket.
Club President Nick Blum and Safety Officer Ben Crawford both won their second matches.
In his second match, former Club Treasurer Emil Slobodnik held a much heavier Black-Belt opponent scoreless
for two regular rounds -- and two overtime rounds -- forcing a final Judges' decision to end the match.
-- 2012 GLKF Tournament full Results --

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2012 GLKF Kungfu Hairstyle Faceoff !

In their first match, the Fabulous Follicles of Canada's Colin Cooper
prevailed over the Jet Li Homage style of OSU's Fabricio Castellano.

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Wave Hands Like Clouds

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2012 Spring Involvement Fair: March 29th on the OSU Oval

Club President Nicholas Blum talks with Club members Jahi and Max at our table.

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Chinese New Year Demo at the Kuhn House, February 28th, 2012










Our Demo Team gave two performances for the Honors Scholars, and did two short self-defense workshops,
teaching applications of the Tai Chi Chuan "Wave Hands Like Clouds" movement.

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Dr. Weng Tai Chi Seminar at Ho-I: January 21st, 2012

OSU Participants in the Tai Chi Applications Seminar at Ho-I Martial Arts pose with Dr. Weng

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"Wrestling the Dragon"
Original artwork by former Club member Jonathan Smith,
who served in Afghanistan after graduating from OSU.

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2011 December 28th Winter Break Workout

Marya Barrios, her father, and Fabricio Castellano participated in the Shuai Chiao Kungfu
Winter Break Workout -- we worked on Push Hands, Chin-Na, and Short Praying Mantis Form.

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Rec Sports And Kungfu Club Supports the Toys for Tots Charity

The Kungfu Club joined with the many other Sport Clubs on
December 1st, 2011, to help Rec Sports donate a total of over 1500 toys!

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Congratulations to our tested Students!
November 2011 Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Belt Test

4th Chieh: Marya Barrios, Fabricio Castellano   5th Chieh: Emil Slobodnik,  Katie Minks,  Mark Sokolsky
OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club Autumn Belt Test

Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Thanks to local Shuai Chiao black belts Mr. Raymond Trepanier, Ms. Tammi Lake, and Mr. Jerry Sheldon for their assistance.

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Welcome our new 2011 Autumn Quarter Officers

President Nicholas Blum,  Treasurer Emil Slobodnik
at World Tai Chi Day, Columbus, Ohio

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2011 Sport Club Banquet

Kungfu Club members; Nicholas Blum, Amir Ahmed, Jonathan Smith, Derick Florian, and Coach Mike Grigsby,
(not shown; Emil Slobodnik, Marya Barrios, Fabricio Castellano.) Thanks to the Rec Sports Staff  for producing this year's banquet.

Marya Barrios of the OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club takes 1st Place