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
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.
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.