stephenchan
04-15-2001, 10:11 AM
Li TaiLiang will be coming out to the Bay Area to give a seminar on Xinyi 2 man training. Some of you folks here may have heard of him - I think that Black Taoist has some experience with him.
The seminar will last from roughly 9:00am to 6:00pm, on April 28 & 29, and will be held in Cupertino, CA.
The planned material will revolve around 2 man training drills, ranging from formal pattern drills most likely up to some light contact free sparring. These will be based on traditional Xingyi 2-man drills, and from previous experience, will probably revolve around striking your opponent, and not so much wrestling or pushing them.
LTL is also very familiar with the modern San Da training methods as well, and he is generally very forthcoming in describing the differences between the traditional neijia approaches to engaging the opponent, versus the modern kickboxing approach. If you are curious about the topic, please make an effort to attend.
You should expect this to be an athletic workout, so wear comfortable athletic clothes. Wear some kind of reasonable atheltic shoes. Bring water, and lots of enthusiasm. Prior Xingyi experience is not really necessary, however if you practice Xinyi, you should expect that the body methods (shen fa) and stepping methods (bu fa) you practice for things like squatting monkey and the 5 elements will come in handy for these drills - in other words, work on those basics! The sparring is usually well controlled, and the only thing that gets hurt is likely to be your pride :-)
Expect the material to be practical, but there will probably be more than you can digest. Bear in mind that what he shows you is material for you to think about and practice for the next 6 months or so.
The cost will be $180 if you pay at the door (cash please). You can send a check if you pay in advance:
Xingyi Seminar
PO Box 1061
Union City, CA 94587
Make the check out to Stephen Chan.
A brief bio of Li Tai
Master Li TaiLiang is one of the few Xingyi masters from Mainland China teaching the the US. He has been a director of combat training for the Beijing Police Department, professional san shou coach to the Beijing San Shou team, and has been a san shou coach to the Shaolin Temple monks. He is originally from Taigu in Shanxi province, historically one of the centers of Xingyi in China, and early in his martial arts career he was the All China San Shou Champion.
As a professional martial arts instructor in China, he has learned or come up against many of the major styles that are taught within the government for demonstration or combat. However, his family has a Xingyi tradition, and he began Xingyi training at the age of 5 years old. Despite being exposed to any number of styles, he is still first and foremost, a Xingyi man and teaches it with an eye towards effective usage and carrying on the heritage of Shanxi Xingyi.
Li TaiLiang's Xingyi is from the Che Yi-Zhai lineage, as part of his research into Xingyi, he has added training elements from Dai Family XinYi, the style that Li LuoNeng orginally learned, and which became the Xingyi known in Hebei and Shanxi provinces. For people who are interested in the history of Xingyi, it provides a fascinating glimpse of how this style evolved. For people who are more practically minded, the training methods are excellent for internal power development - something for which Dai Family Xinyi is famous.
In addition to his Xinyi credentials, he is also an indoor disciple of Wang RongTong, a Cheng style Bagua master in Beijing who is known for having trained several full-contact champions. Li TaiLiang's work as a combat instructor included training the Chinese National Police forces (a government paramilitary unit), and several of his police students went on to become personal bodyguards of senior Chinese government officials.
Li TaiLiang carries on the tradition of practical, professionally oriented Chinese martial arts by training hobbyists, professional athletes as well as bodyguards and police.
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Stephen Chan
The seminar will last from roughly 9:00am to 6:00pm, on April 28 & 29, and will be held in Cupertino, CA.
The planned material will revolve around 2 man training drills, ranging from formal pattern drills most likely up to some light contact free sparring. These will be based on traditional Xingyi 2-man drills, and from previous experience, will probably revolve around striking your opponent, and not so much wrestling or pushing them.
LTL is also very familiar with the modern San Da training methods as well, and he is generally very forthcoming in describing the differences between the traditional neijia approaches to engaging the opponent, versus the modern kickboxing approach. If you are curious about the topic, please make an effort to attend.
You should expect this to be an athletic workout, so wear comfortable athletic clothes. Wear some kind of reasonable atheltic shoes. Bring water, and lots of enthusiasm. Prior Xingyi experience is not really necessary, however if you practice Xinyi, you should expect that the body methods (shen fa) and stepping methods (bu fa) you practice for things like squatting monkey and the 5 elements will come in handy for these drills - in other words, work on those basics! The sparring is usually well controlled, and the only thing that gets hurt is likely to be your pride :-)
Expect the material to be practical, but there will probably be more than you can digest. Bear in mind that what he shows you is material for you to think about and practice for the next 6 months or so.
The cost will be $180 if you pay at the door (cash please). You can send a check if you pay in advance:
Xingyi Seminar
PO Box 1061
Union City, CA 94587
Make the check out to Stephen Chan.
A brief bio of Li Tai
Master Li TaiLiang is one of the few Xingyi masters from Mainland China teaching the the US. He has been a director of combat training for the Beijing Police Department, professional san shou coach to the Beijing San Shou team, and has been a san shou coach to the Shaolin Temple monks. He is originally from Taigu in Shanxi province, historically one of the centers of Xingyi in China, and early in his martial arts career he was the All China San Shou Champion.
As a professional martial arts instructor in China, he has learned or come up against many of the major styles that are taught within the government for demonstration or combat. However, his family has a Xingyi tradition, and he began Xingyi training at the age of 5 years old. Despite being exposed to any number of styles, he is still first and foremost, a Xingyi man and teaches it with an eye towards effective usage and carrying on the heritage of Shanxi Xingyi.
Li TaiLiang's Xingyi is from the Che Yi-Zhai lineage, as part of his research into Xingyi, he has added training elements from Dai Family XinYi, the style that Li LuoNeng orginally learned, and which became the Xingyi known in Hebei and Shanxi provinces. For people who are interested in the history of Xingyi, it provides a fascinating glimpse of how this style evolved. For people who are more practically minded, the training methods are excellent for internal power development - something for which Dai Family Xinyi is famous.
In addition to his Xinyi credentials, he is also an indoor disciple of Wang RongTong, a Cheng style Bagua master in Beijing who is known for having trained several full-contact champions. Li TaiLiang's work as a combat instructor included training the Chinese National Police forces (a government paramilitary unit), and several of his police students went on to become personal bodyguards of senior Chinese government officials.
Li TaiLiang carries on the tradition of practical, professionally oriented Chinese martial arts by training hobbyists, professional athletes as well as bodyguards and police.
--
Stephen Chan