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The 2nd bi-annual IAI Xing Yi/Ba Gua Summer Retreat was incredible, even more empowering and exciting than our first retreat – more participants, more instructors and heartfelt transmission of the energetic, martial and medical aspects
Which Martial Art? Which martial art is the best? It depends. If you are interested in beginning martial arts or considering switching to a different style, the more relevant question is “which martial art is
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We recently found this post on the internet by Eric Knauss, Founder of the Dog Brothers, which mentions some of the training in Filipino Martial arts that IAI founder Tom Bisio and Eric Knauss did
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I met Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje in 1976. In searching for an instructor in the Filipino martial arts (FMA), I heard about a group that practiced on the roof of the Philippine consulate
Xing Yi Quan Xing Yi Quan is described as a process Daoist Inner Alchemy, which cultivates direct, spontaneous, and appropriate responses to the situation at hand. It is not limited to martial techniques. “Xing Yi
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The Importance of Note Taking in Internal Martial Arts by IAI Ba Gua Zhang Instructor Jonathan Breshin From the first seminar I ever attended with NYIA, I was encouraged to take notes in
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A Tribute to Reggie Haley by Tom Bisio The recent loss of our school brother Reginald “Reggie” Haley was a great blow to those of us who trained with him for more than two decades.
Dr. Vince Black: Master of Martial Arts and Chinese Medicine by Tom Bisio Dr. Vince Black was an amazing martial artist who developed and influenced several generations of outstanding martial arts and Chinese medicine practitioners.
In part two of our interview with Xing Yi Master Song Zhi Yong, Master Song talks about his teacher, Master Li Gui Chang, Xing Yi’s Twelve Animals, Xing Yi partner exercises, Song’s own personal training
Li Gui Chang – Xing Yi Quan Legend by Tom Bisio Master Li Gui Chang was born February 1, 1914 in Hao Village, Shanxi Province, China. Master Li began his study of martial arts at
Zhang Hua Sen – Ba Gua Zhang Prodigy by Tom Bisio Zhang Hua Sen was born in 1935 in Shandong Province, China. He was born into a poor family that moved to Beijing to find
Tremendous thanks to Juan Luis Cadenas de Llano Bajo for translating Tom Bisio’s 6-part article series on Tendon Strength, Fascia and the Internal Martial Arts into Spanish. We include the first part in Spanish here,
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Song Zhi Yong is one of the top disciples of Li Gui Chang (1914-2000), legendary master of Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan. Master Song rarely talks about Xing Yi outside of teaching his
This article, “How I Cured my Back Pain with the Phoenix Stretch” by Valerie Ghent was translated into French by Guillaume Culioli from Qi Gong Guadeloupe. Merci Guillaume. CLICK HERE to read this article on
Questions The fascial studies cited within this series of articles are quite fascinating and informative, however they raise as many questions as they answer,
Liu Wen Hua: Eight Key Points for San Ti Shi When holding San Ti Shi, one initially mentally reviews the Eight Necessities in order to train the form and the Qi correctly. Liu Wen Hua
Contents1 Acupuncture2 Tui Na and External Herbal Therapy3 Fascia And “Tissue Memory”4 Stretching During the publication of the first four parts of this series of articles on fascia, several people wrote to me asking about
Contents1 Xing Yi Quan & San Ti Shi2 Dantian, Qi & Form3 The Eight Necessities4 The Eight Word Song (Ba Zi Jue) Xing Yi Quan & San Ti Shi Standing in San Ti Shi is
Video tribute to Ba Gua Zhang Master Gao Zi Ying, produced by Instructors and Students of New York Internal Arts in 2018 in celebration of Master Gao Zi Ying’s 110th Anniversary. This video tribute is
Contents1 Principles of Training the Fascia2 Training the Fascia In Xing Yi Quan and Ba Gua Zhang3 The “Ninja Principle”4 Fascia as a Sensory Organ The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels
Contents1 Fluids & Fascia2 Hydration?3 Fascial Receptivity and Plasticity 4 Pandiculation The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew Channels and tendon strength and power and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to
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The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels, tendon strength and power, and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This series of six articles by Tom
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The connection between traditional Chinese ideas about the Sinew channels and tendon strength and power, and recent discoveries about fascia and its relation to health and fitness are fascinating. This series of four articles explores
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