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    Ba Gua and Hsing-i of BK Frantzis

    Hi all,

    I'm putting word out that well-known internal martial arts teacher BK Frantzis
    is going to be teaching his martial arts systems next month here in California.

    For those of us who...
  2. Intro to Ba Gua Zhang in Berkeley, CA on Nov 14

    Hi all,

    My buddy Isaac and I are holding an all day training session on Saturday Nov 14 in Berkeley, CA.

    We'll teach Ba Gua basic exercises, circle walking and Single Palm Change so that...
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    I think there are people who can be "ok" or...

    I think there are people who can be "ok" or "good" at martial arts without going through the rigorous testing of ring fighting or street fighting.

    But you'll never reach your full potential, and...
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    James Wing Woo (in Los Angeles) told me that...

    James Wing Woo (in Los Angeles) told me that Wong, Tim Yuen's book on Northern Shaolin was the oldest English language American book on Kung Fu. He trained with him in the late 50's in San...
  5. New Weekly Chi Gung & Ba Gua Class in Bay Area

    Next month, we will begin our weekly class. It will meet three times in November, December and January.

    Weekly Chi Gung & Ba Gua Classes w/ Isaac Kamins and Jess OʼBrien.
    November 5, 12, & 19,...
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    I've been to all the schools you've listed here...

    I've been to all the schools you've listed here except for Wu Chi Kung Fu. There are others besides. The only advice I have is the same old thing that I always say- go visit and see for yourself. ...
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    Cool! I wonder if hungry ghosts like Cool Ranch...

    Cool! I wonder if hungry ghosts like Cool Ranch as well. Thanks Brian for keeping us updated with the latest in Taiwan. Taoism is an interesting religion and it's fun to see how it keeps up with...
  8. Ray, I'd rather say, "THAT'S PART OF MARTIAL...

    Ray, I'd rather say, "THAT'S PART OF MARTIAL ARTS..." :)

    I'm just pushing my viewpoint that martial arts is a wide field and there is room for a lot of different people to get something out of it....
  9. Ray, I think you are confusing martial art for...

    Ray, I think you are confusing martial art for sport.

    In other words, sport has very specific parameters. Martial art has things in it that can be useful in very broad parameters.

    Think of...
  10. http://yizongbagua.com/ George Wood offers...

    http://yizongbagua.com/

    George Wood offers high quality Ba Gua and Xing Yi training. Check him out, he might be what you are looking for.

    -Jess O
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    Ba Gua and Tui Na in Bay Area May 16-18

    My friend Isaac Kamins and I have been practicing together for a long time. He has helped me a lot over the years in getting some aspects of internal martial arts, and his specialty is application....
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    No doubt, Xing Yi is as spiraly as the next art. ...

    No doubt, Xing Yi is as spiraly as the next art. Take something like Beng Quan. If you use it as a straight punch to the gut, you'd be missing some of the best part of it. The way I learned it, it...
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    Absolutely agreed! I think Ba Gua and Xing Yi are...

    Absolutely agreed! I think Ba Gua and Xing Yi are perfect compliments to Aikido. I theorize that an Aikidoist who spends some time doing Ba Gua and Xing Yi would significantly up their game. And...
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    HI Samurai Jack, Forms look good. Are you...

    HI Samurai Jack,

    Forms look good.

    Are you the guy I remember who took up Aikido at one point having gotten tired of Xing Yi?

    I learned these forms from Luo De Xiu, and they look quite...
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    Don't speak, hit. That should clarify things. ...

    Don't speak, hit. That should clarify things.

    -JessO
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    Feng Guo An

    Hi, I have contact info for Gordon Feng in San Francisco. Please email me at

    Xingyiquan5ATyahoo.com and I'll get it for you.

    -Jess O'Brien
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    Gordon Feng, student of Fu Zhongwen, teaches in...

    Gordon Feng, student of Fu Zhongwen, teaches in San Francisco, CA.

    An interview with him discussing his views on Tai Chi and his training with Fu Zhongwen is in my book "Nei Jia Quan, Second...
  18. Ba Gua and Tai Chi as Taoist Meditation with Bruce Frantzis

    Ba Gua and Tai Chi as Taoist Meditation with Bruce Frantzis

    Saturday, February 09, 2008
    And Sunday, February 10, 2008
    At the El Cerrito Veterans Hall

    A lineage holder in Ba Gua Zhang and Tai...
  19. Thread: Fight Poll

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    Poll: Never been in a fight. I promised my first...

    Never been in a fight. I promised my first teacher as a teen that I would never use martial arts to hurt others, and since then never had a problem I couldn't talk out of. Plus I always have a...
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    You might try posting at EmptyFlower, he was over...

    You might try posting at EmptyFlower, he was over there a few days ago.

    -Jess O
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    circle walking

    Hi all,

    I know at least two guys who have full contact experience and have a lot of great ideas on how circle walking is put to use in sparring. By the way, I've never seen either of them cross...
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    Frank Allen at the Wu Tang PCA in the Lower East...

    Frank Allen at the Wu Tang PCA in the Lower East Side could teach you the Xing Yi of BP Chan. He is at wutangpca.com.

    -Jess O
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    I've had a chance to work with some of the older...

    I've had a chance to work with some of the older generation of kung fu teachers, some Chinese, some Chinese-American.

    I didn't get a lot of "this is for the street", I got more of "this is for...
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    Poll: I never "fight" but I do spar. Spar with various...

    I never "fight" but I do spar. Spar with various kinds of protective gear, with a reasonable mindset not to hurt my partner unneccesarily. All stand up, I don't know grappling so I don't mess with...
  25. Professor Zhang Jie can be found at: ...

    Professor Zhang Jie can be found at:

    http://www.masterzhangjie.com/

    -Jess O
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