Internal Martial Arts
I am a lineal practitioner of internal martial arts, often called nèijiā (內家; internal family), including Bāguàzhǎng, Xíngyìquán and Tàijíquán. These are both martial traditions and methods of Daoist cultivation. Yuèshān-guan (月山館; “Moon Mountain Hall”) is the formal name of my ongoing practice.
I practice Chinese internal martial arts, including:
- The Héběi style Xíngyìquán of Hán Mùxiá (韓慕俠; 1877-1947)
- The Wú (
吳 ) Tàijíquán of Yáng Yǔtíng (楊禹廷; 1887-1982) - The circular Bāguàzhǎng of Yǐn Fú (
尹福 ; 1840-1909) and Mǎ Guì (馬貴; 1851-1941) - The linear bagua of Liú Dékuān (劉德寛; 1826-1911)
- Bāguà, Xíngyì and Tàijí methods of sword, saber and spear
I became the 40th student of Zhang Yun lǎoshī in Princeton, NJ, in 2015. My name transliterated into Mandarin can be read as Ráo Jìngsī (饒静思).
Resources
Zhang Yun leads Yin Cheng Gong Fa (opens in a new tab) (尹 成 功 法; abbreviated YCGF) North America, continuing the lineage of Wang Peisheng (Yin Cheng). YCGF Pittsburgh maintains a very nice list of forms (opens in a new tab) — my continued practice is centered around portions of the curriculum listed there and an ongoing study of written classics.