BaGua

BaGuazhang

Yin Style BaGuaZhang named after Yin Fu. ”Yin fu was a very small man in size, but his fighting skills were extraordinary.” Yin fu was Tung Hai Chuan's first top student in the art of BaGuaZhang - fierce speed and aggressive attacking methods in combat situations.

Yin Fu was known to neutralize and simultaneously counterstrike his opponents with the piercing palm. He was the first of Tung Hai Chuan's students to popularize the piercing palm and the method of using sixty-four palms, as opposed to eight-palm change in most BaGuaZhang systems being taught today.

Some of the fighting techniques includes: Thrusting, cutting, slicing, splitting & chopping

Yin style also incorporates fist, elbows, shoulder strikes, leg kicking and leg locking techniques.  Yin Fu methods have many leg techniques that are very effective. Yin style Kicks are effective, because many of the kicks are done in conjunction with hand techniques. Many Yin style kicks attack low in a fight, so that the Yin style practitioner can retract their feet swiftly.

Based on the ancient Chinese text, the I-Ching or Book of Changes Ba Gua Zhang, which translates as Eight Diagram Palm, is a unique Chinese martial art that uses fluid moves similar to Tai Chi Chuan but with more footwork and hip rotation. Learn 64 basic movements of the palm, which correspond to the eight trigrams of the I-Ching, utilizing intricate movements of your entire body along a circle.

The objective of walking the circle, is to twist the waist to develop a strong flexible spine, improve balance and eye-hand coordination. The paradox is that through the seemingly contradictory moves one develops grace, speed and power. Walking in a circle, otherwise known, as "Circle Walking" is the cornerstone of the art. All styles of Ba Gua Zhang practice this method. Walking the circle has become the Ba Gua Zhang trademark.

Tai Chi

Taijiquan

Health: Only with correct instruction can you benefit fully from the healing aspects of this art. Practicing the forms develops flexibility & strength of joints and muscles. It promotes the integration of body, mind and emotions. You will find yourself better able to deal with internal contradictions and external stress.

Self Defense: Its spirit is non-aggressive but, in actual full contact competition it is very effective. Learn how to use  only four ounces of your strength to deal with 1,000 pounds of an opposing force. 

Sun, the most modern of the five major styles of Tai Chi, (the other four being Yang, Wu, family Wu and Chen) Sun Tai Chi was developed in the early 1900s by the famous grandmaster Sun Lutang and is unique in that it fuses Ba Gua and Xing Yi with classical Tai Chi Chuan. Sun Lutang was born in 1861 as the son of a poor farmer. Sun mastered the three traditional internal styles of Chinese martial arts, he began developing his own style. Incorporating elements from Xing Yi and Bagua into his Tai Chi, Sun style T'ai Chi Chuan was born.