Join Debby for a weekend of the Bando Monk System and Healing Arts Training. Syllabus to be announced.
All are welcome to attend. Students are welcome to attend any or all of the weekend training sessions.
The Bando Monk System is a martial arts discipline that aims to minimize any harm to one’s opponents. Monk System practitioners focus on defensive skills and movements that avoid serious harm, if at all possible, to another. This practice involves maintaining a calm state of mind in the midst of verbal or physical attacks, and the use of de-escalation when possible to reduce the likelihood of harm to oneself, people one may be protecting, or even the aggressor.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Part 1: Saturday 8:30am – 11:30am – Monk system and Bando basics training
Saturday afternoon:
- noon – 1:30 Yin Yoga
- 2 – 3:30 Health Defense with Grandmaster Joe Manley
Part 2: Saturday, 4:30pm – 8:30pm
- Shared dinner preparation
- 7 – 8:30 Evening lecture and discussion
Part 3: Sunday, 8:30am – 1:30pm
Participants are encouraged to bring: Water bottles, light snacks, materials for note-taking, personal staffs, Min Zin stones, and meditation beads. Attire: black pants and shirts, hat or cap, training shoes and hiking shoes.
Donations for training and to cover costs are appreciated. Suggested donation: $50-100 for the weekend Monk Training; $20 for Health Defense.