Moon Mountain Hall

My three major teaching and training activities are described below.

Yueshan-guan

The Yueshan-guan (Moon Mountain Hall) is a private training activity in Seattle led by Mark Raugas that is centered around the practice of traditional Chinese internal martial arts. I am a formal lineal student of internal martial arts as part of Yin Cheng Gong Fa North America, including Yin style Bāguà 尹派八卦, Hebei Xíngyì 河北形意 and Northern Wu style Tàijí 吴式太極 under Zhang Yun laoshi, who studied under the late Grandmaster Wang Peisheng. This includes unarmed practices as well as a traditional curriculum of sword, saber and spear.

聽 引 花 擒 發
ting yin hua na fa

At times I have mentored senior practitioners on aspects of internal martial arts training. I continue to work with my own senior colleagues on internal martial arts as time permits.

Gassankan

Yueshan-guan can be read as Gassankan in Japanese. Before moving to Seattle in 2016 I studied several approaches to classical Japanese swordsmanship associated to surviving lines of Shinto-ryū and Shinkage-ryū.

引 車 払 違 薙 乱 縛
hiksha barai iyanagi ranbaku

I have since continued my practice as a form of shugyō influenced by my study of internal martial arts. I work with a small number of people on the practice, analysis and refinement of these methods.

Chandra-parvatah

Chandra-parvatah (चन्द्रपर्वतः) is the Sanskrit reading of Moon Mountain. I maintain a practice of Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga alongside Vajrayana (Diamond Vehicle) Buddhism. I studied yoga at Midtown Yoga (Charm City Yoga) in Baltimore and completed teacher training under Kim Manfreidi in 2007. I taught in Fells Point and Towson until 2011. That year I attended the Kalachakra Empowerment for World Peace in Washington DC. I maintain a yoga practice and continue to deepen my studies of Buddhism and Taoism.


oṃ śūnyatā jñāna vajra svabhāvātmako 'haṃ

In 2024-2025, I attended teacher training in the coordination of Hatha Yoga and Vajrayana to rededicate myself to my practice and join with a larger community (sangha) with similar positive intention.