兵法

I am a formal lineal student of traditional Bagua, Xingyi, and Taiji under Zhang Yun laoshi, disciple of the late grandmaster Wang Peisheng.

I practice Northern Wu Style Taijiquan as handed down by students of Wang Peisheng. Included in this practice are several arrangements of taiji form practice, push hands routines, da lu, jie shou, and other practices. Taiji 64 posture Jian is a traditional form practiced in Northern Wu style Taijiquan that was likely arranged into its current form by Yang Yuting and Wang Maozhai. The Taiji 13 posture Dao form and its associated two-handed saber techniques dates to the time of Yang Luchan. Taiji 24 Posture Spear practice is the longer of two sets taught in Northern Wu style Taijiquan. It begins with foundational techniques and its five sections develop sophisticated approaches to using a long (3m) hardwood spear called a ming qiang. These methods are different to those typically performed with a flexible waxwood spear (so-called plum flower spear) or very long spear (daqiang). This form is unique to Wu style, whose founder Wu Quanyou was a Manchurian member of the Qing dynasty imperial guard and yellow banner brigade. It is said to contain teachings from a reclusive master named Li that Wu Quanyou encountered during his travels.

I practice Yin style Baguazhang, including 64 circular methods of Yin Fu and Bagua Shibajie Dao or "Bagua 18 Interceptions Saber" of Ma Gui, senior disciple to Yin Fu and student of Dong Haichuan. It consists of a preliminary routine and then eight sections of eight tactics with the Goose feather saber, a long narrow one handed saber with circular guard. I also practice Liu style Baguazhang, including 64 linear methods of Liu Dekuan and Bagua Chunyang Jian ( 八卦純陽剣 ) or "Bagua Pure Yang Sword" is a bagua jian form named in reference to Lü Dongbin ( 呂洞賓 ), who is revered as one of the members of the group known as the Eight Immortals and is commonly depicted wearing a sword. Chung can mean "pure" or "completely" or "entirely". Lü Dongbin's literary name is Chunyang Zi ( 純陽子 ) or "Master Pure Yang". Chunyang in this context means pure, complete, and entirely transformed into light or positive energy. I also practice circular neigong and palm changes from Cheng style Baguazhang as taught by Gao Kexing.

I practice Hebei style Xingyi, including santi-shi, five elemental fists, twelve animal tactics, and several linking forms including five step creation and destruction fist, ten step linking practice, and mixed skills form (zhashi-chui). Xingyi contains direct and effective methods of sword, saber and spear associated to its five element practices (wuxing).

Tian Gang Dao is the 36 star form of long sabre passed down within Baiyuan Tongbeiquan. It has 36 techniques taught in 13 sections and dates from the mid 18th century from a Tongbeiquan lineage that includes Li Shusen (1902-1975), who trained with Li Zhendong (1882-1977). This Tian Gang Dao form is the form taught by Li Zhendong to members of the Chinese 29th Army sword skills during the Sino-Japanese War. I also practice jibengong, basic skills, and the eight ancestor fists of Baiyuan Tongbei.