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The TMA
Film Series is a more-or-less monthly screening of unique martial arts movies
that go deeper and wider than standard chop-socky action flicks. A followup to the acclaimed TMA workshop
series of summer 2008, the film series is intended to provide a
stimulating and entertaining environment to ponder and discuss transformative
potentials for the martial arts.
Whether you are practicing a particular system, contemplating taking
up a practice, simply interested in the issues raised by (and within) the
martial arts, or just looking for an interesting time, you are invited to
come along.
All films are will
be shown on Friday afternoons, 3-5pm, providing a great way to de-stress after the workweek
and jump-start a re-creative weekend.
We are open to suggestions for future films for the 2010-2011 season,
beginning in September.
OISE-UT, 252 Bloor St. W.
(directly
above the St. George subway station)
FREE admission
[ Previous TMA Film Screenings [
Friday
April 30, 2010
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Dean’s Board Room,
 12th Floor, OISE-UT, 252
Bloor St. W.
(directly above the St. George subway
station)
"Jon Brailey
has yet again done a terrific job with The Empty Mind
in bringing the
philosophical and psychological side of the far east to
us in this
terrific film showcasing some of the top masters of the
martial arts.
Names like Ueshiba, Kanazawa, Okazaki and many more
show the art the
way it is meant to be practised. Hats off to yet
another fabulous
film I enjoyed from the beginning to the end."
--Don Warrener
"I saw The Empty Mind and I was very
impressed. It was excellent."
--Gene Ching, Asst.
Publisher, Kung Fu/Tai Chi Magazine.
discussion to follow,
all are welcome to participate
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One of the best introductions to martial arts from an 'internal' perspective, this documentary tour de force travels across China and Japan to provide revealing and often exciting glimpses into some of the best practitioners of karate, kendo, aikido, Shaolin kung-fu, tai chi, and qigong. Besides giving us access to storied locations like Shaolin Temple, Wudang Mountain, and Japan's Budokan, the film showcases some of the Asian arts' top masters including Moriteru Ueshiba, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Monk Shi De Yang… and many more. Written and directed by Jon Braeley, the film also features a haunting soundtrack by Richard Brookens (Yellowbell). Film Trailer Empty Mind Films website |
TMA Articles & Links
Roxana Ng, "Embodied
Pedagogy as Transformative Learning: A Critical Reflection,"
Proceedings, Canadian Association for the Studies of Adult Education (CASAE)
24th Annual Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, May
28 to May 31, 2005
Ann Phillips in Vitality magazine: “Classical Martial
Arts: An Eastern Inspired Path to Wellness and Empowerment”
Lang Liu, A Very Brief History
of Capoeira
Filhos
de Bimba Toronto: Capoeira Regional with Professora Estrelinha (Lang
Maria Liu)
Brian's Internal Martial Arts Webpage
See Previous TMA Film
Screenings
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