Internal Martial Arts

Background

I began training in internal martial arts in 2004 and became a lineal student (opens in a new tab) of Hebei Xíngyìquán, Northern Wú (吳) Tàijíquán, and Yin ( 尹) Bāguàzhǎng as taught in Yin Cheng Gong Fa North America (opens in a new tab) by Zhang Yun laoshi in 2015.

I place a special emphasis on classical taijiquan and traditional weapons in my ongoing practice. Internal martial arts training develops a subtle understanding of force and balance in the practitioner and is a long progression that continues to both challenge and reward over time.

Yuèshān-guan [月山館; “Moon Mountain Hall” or “Gassankan”] is a private training activity I maintain in the Pacific Northwest — this is the name under which my practice is recorded in Yin Cheng Gong Fa.

饒静思