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Find a Ba Gua Zhang or Xing Yi Quan teacher with New York Internal Arts (NYIA) and Internal Arts International (IAI). IAI Ba Gua Zhang and Xing Yi Quan instructors are listed below by location. Simply search the list below and contact them directly.

Xing Yi Quan seminars are offered periodically. Please check the “Classes and Seminars” page for a list of upcoming seminars and events.

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Senior Advisors:

Ba Gua Zhang

Master Gao Ji Wu

Beijing, China

Xing Yi Quan

Master Song Zhi Yong

Taiyuan, China

Chief Instructor & Founder:

Ba Gua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan

Tom Bisio

New York, NY

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Xing Yi Quan Instructors:

United States

New York

Valerie Ghent – Senior Instructor Contact
Nelson Tai – Instructor Contact
Matthew Tomkiel – Instructor Contact

Massachusetts

JohnPaul Magenis (Great Barrington) – Instructor Contact
Wes Tasker (Boston) – Instructor Contact

Ba Gua Zhang Instructors:

United States

New York

Valerie Ghent – Senior Instructor Contact
Nelson Tai – Senior Instructor Contact
Jonathan Breshin Senior Instructor Contact
Mark Greenfield Senior Instructor Contact
Kelly McDonald Senior Instructor Contact

Chi Chau Foundational Level Instructor Contact
Eric Darton Foundational Level Instructor Contact
Bill Gallagher Foundational Level Instructor Contact
Wolfgang Schwalenberg Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Albany, NY:
Steve Cosimano Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Catskills, NY:
Miryam Gillian Kriger Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Hudson Valley, NY:
Marcus DeGrazia Senior Instructor Contact

Ithaca, NY:
Bryan Isacks Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Arkansas

Fayetteville:
Hayden Henningsen Foundational Level Instructor Contact

California

Los Angeles:
Eric Deutsch Foundational Level Instructor Contact

COLORADO

Adam Wasserman Senior Instructor Contact

Massachusetts

Boston:
Wes Tasker Senior Instructor Contact

Great Barrington:
JohnPaul Magenis Foundational Level Instructor Contact

MISSOURI

Columbia & Surrounding Area:

Karlos D’Agostino: Foundational Level Instructor

NEW JERSEY

Somerset:
Joe Giacoio Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Vineland/South Jersey:
Ron McCracken Foundational Level Instructor Contact

OHIO

Aaron Stiles – Senior Instructor Contact

OKLAHOMA

Stillwater:
Skye Cooley Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Oregon

Portland:
Joe Wieland Cool Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Rhode Island

Providence:
Keith Norris Foundational Level Instructor
Contact: Rhode Island Ba Gua Zhang

UTAH

Salt Lake City (Lehi):
Kevin Tong Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Virginia

Roanoke:
Greg Johnston Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Washington

Seattle:
Craig Mitchell Senior Instructor Contact
Kathy Taromina Foundational Level Instructor Contact

International

AuSTRALIA

Sydney:
Thad Wong Senior Instructor Contact

BULGARIA

Sofia:
Dobrin Vassilev Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Canada

Toronto, Ontario:
Marc Bégin Senior Instructor Contact
Svilen Pronev  Senior Instructor Contact

Sarnia, Ontario:
Carroll Whitelaw Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Montreal, Quebec:
Stephane Turbide Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Victoria, British Columbia:
Nenad Rava Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Finland

Helsinki:
Pauliina Turunan Foundational Level Instructor Contact