Yin Cheng Gong Fa in Seattle
Below you will find some resources associated to the internal
martial arts practice maintained at Yueshan-guan [
Essays & Articles
☰ General Qi Jiguans's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue
February 2023
An essay published at Kogen Budo, where I look at some older writings from Japanese koryū that reference classical Chinese military treatises, and then examine how practices described in those works may be represented in arts surviving today.
☰ YCGF Weapons Practices
January 2020
The Taiji, Bagua, and Xingyi taught as part of Yin Cheng Gong Fa includes an extensive curriculum of jian (sword), dao (saber), and qiang (spear).
☰ Classical Taijiquan
June 2017
Attending a seminar detailing excerpts from the Taiji classics.
☰ Aiki and Internal Training
February 2017
Collected thoughts on the historical influence of Chinese martial arts on Japanese jujutsu and how they relate to the topic of aiki in Aikido and Daito-ryu. What interested me about internal martial arts and how I have related that experience to my practice of Japanese budō.
☰ Formal Lineage
August 2015
At the end of summer, I traveled to Princeton for a seminar in Bagua and Taiji and was accepted as a formal lineal student by my teacher, Zhang Yun.
☰ Tian Gang Dao Seminar
March 2014
Detailing aspects of two-handed saber practice.
☰ Cultivating Skill in Internal Arts
May 2011
A brief discussion of power generation in internal martial arts.
☰ Early Influences
March 2008
In the 1990's, I had several friends in NYC who trained in Chinese martial arts. I always told myself that at some point I would learn an art like Bagua or Baji. A single question at a Japanese martial arts festival led to my beginning to train in internal martial arts.