bay area bagua

[qiphlow]

anyone know of good bagua instruction available in the sf bay area? preferably in sf itself or on the peninsula. thanx in advance.

[Samurai Jack]

Master George Xu is bar none the very best martial artist I have ever met. He does alot of seminars and workshops, but he'll take you on as a private student for a very resonable $45 per session if he likes you.

He has REAL internal skill, the likes of which most folks only read about. I used to scoff at internal kung fu stories as purile legends until I met him. Check his schedule here:

http://www.susanamatthews.com/George%20Xu%20Home%20Page.htm

or just wander down to the swan lake at Golden Gate park between 5 and 8 am. If he's not there, one of the elder Taiji teachers will tell you how to get ahold of him, they all know and respect Master Xu.

Good luck, (I'm so jealous you live around there!).

[Buddy]

Bernie Langan at Stillness in Motion in Albany

[NorthernShaolin]

Which style of Pa Kua are you looking for?

[Sam Wiley]

I have heard nothing but good things about George Xu, I would recommend you check him out. If I'm not mistaken, I believe he teaches 10 Animal Hsing Yi as well, an art well worth looking into as well.

[qiphlow]

to northernshaolin: i'm not sure what styles there are. i'm studying yang taijiquan and dig the push hands, and especially like what i call sticky sparring--we start w/ stationary push hands, slowly increase the movement/intensity levels--the "rules" are to stay sticky, you "score" if your opponent falls, succumbs to a jointlock, or gets uprooted form a push--we will also throw in strikes and kicks (not full contact by any means, just "reminder taps" to demonstrate to your partner where he/she has an opening)--i'd like to get more into that type of thing. i'm not an acrobatic player by any means--i like to stay rooted, redirect, wrap 'em up, and BLAM!--away you fly...
i haven't seen any bagua forms (if there is such an animal), i basically know that there is the circle walking training, but that's about it. is there a resource (internet or otherwise) that could give me a brief description of the styles and their unique qualities

[kungfuyou]

Well this isn't the peninsula side, or Bagua for that matter, but there's XingYi and Chen Style being taught at the Newark Community center on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings. Cost is $40/month. Lemme know if your interested and I can get you the contact info.

[NorthernShaolin]

Go here for aa good Pa Kua teacher:

Bryant Fong

http://www.beijingbagua.com/index3.html

He is in San Francisco at the 'Y'.

[looking_up]

What about closer to the Santa Cruz area - who are the good bagua teachers? I'm looking for someone that teaches a complete system that takes you from foundation training to free sparring. I am especially interested in someone with Tradition Chinese Medicine skill too.

Can anyone help?

[stma]

Ted Mancuso is in Santa Cruz.

[NorthernShaolin]

But if your in East Bay, like around Berkeley, go here:

www.smilingtiger.net

Right stma?

[Buddy]

Hey Joe,
Any new translations coming out?

[kungfuyou]

There's always www.stillnessinmotion.com in Albany!

[jpaton]

Hi Qiphlow.

I would highly recommend Liang, Qiang-Ya:

www.wudangboxing.com.

I studied from him when i was living in Oakland. He teaches Fu style bagua and was a student of Fu Zhung Song (you really can't do much better then that). He's very demanding but really knows his stuff. The only hitch is he only teaches private lessons...

You are in the hotbed of chinese martial arts in America. Take your time, look around. There are several very good teachers in the area.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questioned.

jonathan

[Buddy]

"There's always www.stillnessinmotion.com in Albany!"

See above. Do you study with Bernie?
Bernie will hosting our teacher Luo Dexiu who is probably the best bagua guy extant. His form is flawless and he can use it to your best expectations. No brag, just fact.

[kungfuyou]

Yeah I realized it was posted above later!! Oh well!! :D

No I don't study, but would like to some day!

[stma]

Buddy - I was working on Yin Yuzhang's book, but it looks like Marcus Brinkmann is going to scoop me. I might still put it out in combination with Yin's book on the big chopper.

But my real life has gotten incredibly busy and I don't have much energy to put into doing a lot of translations these days.

Joseph Crandall

[Buddy]

Thanks Joe,
Real life can get in the way %^). I've always enjoyed your work.
Buddy Tripp