A significant percentage of students who take up internal martial arts focus only on the Nei Gong exercises and perceived health aspects of these arts while eschewing the martial aspects. Of course, all courses would be even better, but. The Importance of Embracing the Martial in Internal Martial Arts by Tom Bisio.
Seminar 15 and 16: Linking Palms (連環掌) - linking form, advanced version of old 8 palms Seminar 12 and 13: 64 Hands (六十四手) - linear forms created by Liu Dekuan (劉德寬) Seminar 10: Elbow Methods - various elbow forms In addition, the following six would be very nice as well: Seminar 19: Bagua Rooster Claw Yin Yang Knife (鷄爪陰陽鴛鴦鋭) - unique weapon of baguazhang, said to be Dong Haichuan's (董海川) favorite weapon In addition to martial arts instruction, I also have 12 years experience in the fitness industry and am a certified personal trainer with both the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Seminar 17 and 18: Bagua 64 Saber (六十四刀) - oversized saber, one of the representative weapons of baguazhang I have been blessed with the opportunity to learn from amazing instructors including Tom Bisio, Glenn Newth, Robert Xavier and Dan Inosanto. Seminar 6 and 7: Old Eight Palms (老八掌) - technical basis of baguazhang Seminar 2: Fixed Posture Palms (定式八掌) - circle walking, of primary importance in baguazhang. His grandfather, Gao, Wen-Cheng, was a favorite disciple of the great masters Yin, Fu and Liu. He was born in October of 1942 to a family of Chinese martial art masters. If people are hesitant to sign up for ALL the seminars (there are 20 planned altogether), I would recommend at least the following six, which cover core Liang style material: Grandmaster Gao, Ji-Wu is a 5th Generation Baguazhang master from Beijing and the current lineage holder of the Yin Sect Gao Style Baguazhang system. (A bit of material from other styles is mixed in, notably the Tiangan (天干) exercises which come from Gao Yisheng (高義盛) style, as well as a few exercises from other styles, like crane stepping, which comes from Yin style.) Of particular interest are the weapon seminars, like the Bagua 64 Saber (六十四刀), which is normally quite hard to get teachers to teach you. At $150 per seminar, this looks like a great opportunity for New Yorkers to learn substantial parts of the Liang baguazhang system, which is in general somewhat conservative and closed-door. The seminars appear to be concentrating on Liang style as passed down through Guo Gumin's (郭古民) disciple Gao Ziying (高子英) and then his son Gao Jiwu (高繼武), taught in monthly chunks of material, from foundational calisthenics, walking circles, the old eight palms, basic palms, elbows, kicks, locks, and throws, linear palms, linked palms, and even weapons.
Bagua tom bisio torrents series#
Tom Bisio, a respected teacher and practitioner of Chinese martial arts and traditional medicine based in New York City, is holding a series of (mostly) Liang style baguazhang seminars in the Big Apple itself! Details can be found here: