Princeton Bagua and Taiji Seminar

At the end of August I traveled to Princeton, NJ to attend a seminar on Taiji Push Hands and the Bagua 18 Interceptions Dao form of Ma Gui; this is a form using the "Goose Feather" saber, which is a long one-handed saber that has a constant width, unlike the Ox Tail saber more commonly seen. While in Princeton, I became a formal lineal student of Zhang Yun in North American Yin Cheng Gong Fa with Clayton Shiu and Paul Cote as my sponsors.

I started training in YCGF Wu Taiji Quan in Maryland under Paul Cote, who I was introduced to by my Gao bagua instructor Bob Galeone. In 2010 I began traveling to Pittsburgh regularly for private instruction in Xingyi Quan. There I attended Zhang Yun's Taiji and weapons classes. My job started requiring substantial travel in 2011 and I wound up not being able to train weekly in Maryland, so I prioritized making monthly trips to Pittsburgh instead. I continued doing this from 2010 to 2015, working on Bagua, Taiji, and Xingyi whenever I was able.