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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 GhentSenior 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
Aaron Stiles
Senior Instructor Contact
Nelson Tai
Senior Instructor Contact
Thad Wong
Senior Instructor Contact

Jonathan Breshin Foundational Level 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

Brooklyn, NY:
Mark Greenfield Foundational Level Instructor Contact
Kelly McDonald 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
Foundation Level Instructor Contact

Ithaca, NY:
Bryan Isacks 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

Rhode Island

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

Virginia

Roanoke:
Greg Johnston
Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Oregon

Portland:
Joe Wieland Cool
Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Washington

Seattle:
Craig Mitchell
Foundational Level Instructor Contact

International

AuSTRALIA

Sydney:
Thad Wong
Senior Instructor Contact

Canada

Toronto: Marc Bégin Senior Instructor Contact Svilen Pronev  Foundational Level Instructor Contact Quebec: Stephane Turbide Foundational Level Instructor Contact

France

Le Beausset:
Pascal Jauffret
Foundational Level Instructor Contact

Finland

Helsinki:
Pauliina Turunan
Foundational Level Instructor Contact