Beijing… Zongxun Wuguan: October 2017 30 Oct 201730 Oct 2017 I returned to the Zongxun Wuguan last week for another bout of intensive yiquan training Master Yao Chengguang. We followed the same schedule as before: 10:40 - 12:15ish, and 17:00…
Sun Zhi Jun… Zongxun Wuguan: September 2017 3 Oct 2017 So, as I was saying, I came to understand earlier this year that the practice of zhan zhuang was something that is hugely beneficial to my health, and that yiquan,…
Baguazhang… Not standing still 26 Sep 201726 Sep 2017 So, to bring you up to date, here's a quick summary of what's been happening... This time last year, I was all excited by Tom Bisio's online bagua course and…
Yao Cheng Guang… An interview with Master Yao Chengguang 18 Sep 201718 Sep 2017 I'm studying yiquan once more with Master Yao Chengguang. I'll have more to write about this soon. In the meantime, here's an interview with Master Yao, translated by (and republished…
Yao Cheng Guang… Zongxun Wuguan: June 2017 training list 2 Jul 201718 Sep 2017 This is a quick list of the techniques we practised, based on the records I kept as we went along. I'm not entirely convinced that it's complete, but it's certainly…
Yao Cheng Guang… Zongxun Wuguan Day Six 1 Jul 201718 Sep 2017 Our final day! In the morning session, we worked on stepping movements combined, in turn, with: Striking with the head; Sriking with the shoulder; Striking with the elbow Striking with…
Yao Cheng Guang… Zongxun Wuguan Day Five 30 Jun 201718 Sep 2017 We arrived this morning to discover that we had an audience. A couple of the younger boys have been training with Master Yao for some months, and for some reason…
Yao Cheng Guang… Zongxun Wuguan Day Four 29 Jun 201718 Sep 2017 So today happened. I'm exhausted! I can't remember what we did, I'm so tired. I know we did stepping with turning, chopping, and pressing this afternoon. Good stuff. I'm getting…
Yao Cheng Guang… Zongxun Wuguan Day Three 28 Jun 201718 Sep 2017 We were joined this morning by a couple of Chinese guys; late 20s to early thirties, maybe? In this session, we worked on chopping techniques: Sideways, rising upwards Straight down…
Mantak Chia… Zongxun Wuguan Day Two 27 Jun 201718 Sep 2017 I was busy with work today, so had to skip the morning session. The afternoon session was extremely interesting, for me at least. We worked on three different shi li…
