We invite you to join Grandmasters Sam F.S. Chin and Alexander Skalozub, along with Master Daria Sergeeva, for a journey to Georgia.
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
Full Journey Dates: October 17-27, 2025
Workshop: October 24-26, 2025
Accommodation with the Masters:
Address: 56 Rassvet Street, Avlabari District. Accommodation in the house with the masters is available only for I Liq Chuan students from October 17-27. Cost: 400 euros. This price includes: use of house infrastructure, breakfasts (centralized shopping, communal cooking), tea and sweets or fruit throughout the day, informal discussions and consultations, and additional group lessons with the masters during this period. Lunches, dinners, excursions, transfers, and the two-day workshop are not included.
15 spots are available for students, with 2, 3, or 4 people per room. Each room receives one set of keys: room key and gate key. Room assignments depend on the gender distribution of participants. All rooms have air conditioning, ventilation, and quality beds and mattresses. Two people will sleep on double sofa beds, one on a single-and-a-half mattress on the floor, and all others on single beds. The kitchen is in a separate area with all cooking and serving utensils provided. There are sufficient refrigerators, bathrooms, and showers for comfort. Hot water is always available. Each resident receives bedding and two towels (large and small). Towels are changed every four days, bed linens once a week. Room cleaning is provided every three days.
Subway station is within walking distance (900 meters). Shuttle buses are available. Yandex Food delivery and local delivery services operate in the area, with shops and several cafes nearby. Taxi rides around the city (20-minute trips) cost approximately 300 rubles.
For Other Participants:
Those not staying at the house but wishing to visit for practices and socializing on non-workshop days may do so for an additional 30 euros per day. Visiting hours: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. This includes: use of house infrastructure, tea and sweets or fruit throughout the day, informal discussions and consultations, and additional group lessons with the masters during this period. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners, excursions, transfers, and the two-day workshop are not included.
Planned Additional Group Practices (dates and times to be determined in Georgia):
– Discussion with masters including recommendations and Q&A for licensed instructors and branch leaders
– General lecture by Grandmaster Sam F.S. Chin
– Basic neigong masterclass by Grandmaster Alexander Skalozub
– Practical tuishou session by Master Daria Sergeeva
Planned Excursions:
1) Funicular observation deck and dinner in city center (weekday)
2) Tbilisi sulfur baths (Monday, October 20)
3) Mtskheta or Kakheti excursion (Thursday, October 23)
General Workshop Information:
Additional days of practice and socializing are available only to I Liq Chuan students. Representatives of other schools are welcome at the official workshop on October 24, 25, and 26, 2025.
Please note that the workshop will be held at the same location where the masters are staying, in the house’s inner courtyard. Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear.
Three-day Workshop Cost:
– I Liq Chuan students: 400 euros
– Representatives of other schools: 500 euros
Single-day attendance is not available. All payments are cash only upon arrival. Registration for the workshop closes strictly at 2:30 PM on Friday.
Workshop Address: 56 Rassvet Street, Avlabari, Tbilisi, Georgia
Schedule:
October 24, 2025
3:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Philosophy and Basic Neigong (with 30-minute break)
October 25, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM: I Liq Chuan 21 Form (with 30-minute break)
3:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Spinning Hands (with 30-minute break)
October 26, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Butterfly Palms and Fajin (with 30-minute break)
3:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Sticky Hands, Qinna (with 30-minute break)
Questions and Registration:
Daria Sergeeva
info@iliqchuan.ru