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by Gerald A. Sharp and chiflow.com

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Seminars, Workshops and Classes

From time to time seminars, classes and workshops are offered.:

BA GUA SEMINAR in NYC:  March 7, 2009
Instructor:  Tom Bisio
Date:        Saturday, March 7, 2009
Time:        12pm - 4pm
Location:  To Be Announced (In lower Manhattan)
Fee:         $150 (non-refundable if cancel less than two weeks prior to 3/7/09); or $175 (walk in registration)

You will learn:
•    The Twenty-Two Foundational Exercises
•    Stake Standing (Zhan Zhuang)
•    Twelve Linked Posture Holding
•    Ba Gua Three Posture Skill
•    Linear Stepping
•    Plum Blossom Stepping
•    Crane Stepping
For more information and registration go to www.newyorkinternalarts.com

This is the first in a series of Ba Gua Zhang seminars offered by New York Internal Arts (NYIA). The key principles, tactics, techniques and training methods of Ba Gua Zhang (Liang Zhen Pu style) will be presented in a block learning format.

NEW ARTICLE POSTED ONLINE!
FOURTEEN CHARACTERS ON STAKE STANDING SHI SI ZHAN ZHUANG

These fourteen Chinese characters are meant to serve as a mnemonic for remembering the essential points of Zhan Zhuang or "stake standing," a practice common to the internal styles of Chinese martial arts.

Go to www.newyorkinternalarts.com to read the complete article.

-- Tom Bisio
tom@tombisio.com
5th Street Acupuncture
New York Internal Arts
Co-founder Zheng Gu Tui Na

Community - Al Bender's Kung Fu

Al Bender's Kung Fu Academy, 260-262 LIBERTY STREET, BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003
For More Information contact: Sifu Al Bender, sifubender@aol.com; Eugene Killian, ekillian@k-s.com;

Virtual Community - World at large

Zhou Zhan Fang is a coach at the (Wu style Taichichuan) Chian Chuan Society (where Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua instructed). Zhou Zhan Fang teaches Wu style Taichichuan in Shanghai. He can be reached indirectly through the chiflow website.

Cheng Jie Feng is a teacher in the Jiang Rong Qiao system - and other things. He has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of forms from many styles. Cheng Jie Feng is a kung fu adept with a natural gift. He can be reached indirectly through the chiflow website.

Tom Bisio teaches in New York City (www.tombisio.com). Tom Bisio has a powerful and connected Xingyiquan. He has recently returned to teaching Liang Chen Pu Ba Gua Zhang. His interests have been mostly involved with Chinese traditional medicine.

Andrea Falk teaches in Montreal, Canada and runs the The Wushu Centre: (www.thewushucentre.ca) website. Gerald Sharp and Andrea Falk first met in Shanghai. Both of them have studied with Cheng Jie Feng. Andrea Falk's interest seems to have shifted to Chen style T'ai Chi Ch'uan at about the time that Gerald Sharp's interest shifted from Chen style to Wu style because of his experience with Grandmaster Ma Yueh Liang. Andrea has translated into English and published a number of our favorite internal kung fu texts. A number of links are available on her website as well as an assortment of merchandise.

Joseph Crandall is located in California and operates the Smiling Tiger Website. Joe Crandall has translated a large number of Chinese kung fu texts into English and most of them are available through his site.

Ma Jiang Bao is located in the Netherlands and his Association is the European Wu Style Association. Schools within this group can be found linked on this website. He is the son of Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua. He has recently published a hard cover book on the Wu Style long form.

Zhuang Yun is located in Pittsburgh and he leads the North American Northern Wu Style (Yin Cheng Gong Fa) Association which includes a number of Northern Wu style schools. This group practices Xingyiquan and Baguazhang in addition to Taijiquan. Zhang Yun also has authored a book on Chinese Swordsmanship.