Podcasts about xingyi

Some five years into our series on the development of Xing Yi, we reach a pivotal episode, the first of two on the Formation of the Ming Army. Who was involved, and how did the Red Turbans form and fund a tightly integrated army that would solidify the new dynasty for over two hundred and sixty years? What was the influence of Yueh Fei on this process? These questions and more examined in our latest episode.

In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Damo Mitchell about Bagua, Xingyi, Taiji and Nei Gong training, practice and teaching. From his website: "Damo Mitchell was born in the UK into a family of martial arts enthusiasts. From a young age, he immersed himself in training, setting the foundation for a lifelong journey of personal and professional development. This journey led him to explore the depths of both Japanese and Chinese martial arts, as well as various Yogic systems, meditative practices from diverse wisdom traditions, and classical Chinese medicine. Captivated by the profound teachings he encountered, Damo dedicated himself to full-time study, traveling extensively throughout the Far East in search of authentic knowledge and true masters. In an era when the traditional methods of the East are becoming increasingly rare, Damo felt the urgency of the need to study with such luminaries before their teachings were lost.." ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #kungfu #GongFu #MartialArts #wushu #Taiji #Taichi #xingyi #China #neigong #Hsingi #bagua #pakua #damomitchell

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Damo Mitchell about Bagua, Xingyi, Taiji and Nei Gong training, practice and teaching. From his website: "Damo Mitchell was born in the UK into a family of martial arts enthusiasts. From a young age, he immersed himself in training, setting the foundation for a lifelong journey of personal and professional development. This journey led him to explore the depths of both Japanese and Chinese martial arts, as well as various Yogic systems, meditative practices from diverse wisdom traditions, and classical Chinese medicine. Captivated by the profound teachings he encountered, Damo dedicated himself to full-time study, traveling extensively throughout the Far East in search of authentic knowledge and true masters. In an era when the traditional methods of the East are becoming increasingly rare, Damo felt the urgency of the need to study with such luminaries before their teachings were lost.." ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ #kungfu #GongFu #MartialArts #wushu #Taiji #Taichi #xingyi #China #neigong #Hsingi #bagua #pakua #damomitchell

We conclude our look at the 2002 JAMA article by Robert Yu. Visit our Patreon for extended ad free episodes, bonus episodes and more.

Letošnja raziskovalna pot krasoslovcev iz Slovenije na južnokitajski kras province Guangši (angl.transcript: Guangxi) je bila že 30. po vrsti. Z ekipo smo šli na obhod po južnokitajskem krasu za katerega je značilen t.im. »kopasti kras« (glej fotografijo). Z nami so bili raziskovalci in doktorski študenti z Inštituta za geologijo krasa Kitajske akademije za geološke znanosti v mestu Guilin, kasneje pa so se nam pridružili njihovi kolegi iz Laboratorija za okoljsko geokemijo z Inštituta za geokemijo Kitajske akademije znanosti v mestu Guiyang. Skupaj smo odkrivali podobnosti in razlike našega dinarskega in njihovega, v milejših subtropskih pogojih nastalega krasa. Žal posnetkov z njimi nimamo, saj so na prošnjo novinarja za opis videnega v angleškem jeziku odgovorili, da nimajo dovoljenja uprave in lokalnih oblasti sedeža inštituta za dajanje izjav (sic!). Že tako in tako smo imeli občasne vzajemne težave pri razumevanju mednarodne sporazumevalne govorice, saj je njihov jezik tako drugačen od indoevropskih, da smo imeli občutek, da se morajo dobesedno vseh, tudi sintaktičnih pravil angleščine naučiti na pamet in ne do neke mere intuitivno, kot govorci indoevropskih jezikov. Ugotovitve in izkušnje naše poti v prvi oddaji s terena povzemata krasoslovca, prof.dr. Martin Knez in predstojnik postojnskega Inštituta za raziskovanje krasa ZRC SAZU prof.dr. Tadej Slabe. FOTO: Lep primer do zadnjega kotička obdelanega dolinskega dela kraškega polja v Nacionalnem geoparku Xingyi s »kopastim krasom« oziroma kopastimi griči kot kraškimi pojavi- pokrajina, ki se rasteza stotine kilometrov na jugu Kitajske. VIR: Goran Tenze – Program Ars

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Marcus Brinkman on Hong Yi Xiang's Xingyi and Bagua from JAMA 1999. Includes a discussion on the connection bewteen Xingyi Pi Chuan and Bagua's Single Palm Change. Ad free and bonus episodes available on our Patreon.

In this episode Randel and Owen continue their conversation with Matt Hillman about his Xingyi, Bagua, Tang Sho Tao and Acupuncture. From his website: "Matt graduated in 2001 from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine with a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, M.Ac.O.M. Prior to going to acupuncture school, Matt also completed a formal apprenticeship in acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 1998. He began studying with Vince Black O.M.D. in September of 1993.....Matt has continued to study advanced acupuncture and Chinese medicine since his formal education as well as injection therapy. Matt practiced at Healthmark in Denver from October of 2001 to January of 2017. He recently has left to open his own practice, Hillman Acupuncture and Wellness.... Prior to Matt's studies in acupuncture and Chinese medicine he received a B.A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993. While at Washington University in St. Louis Matt played intercollegiate soccer. He went to to also get a M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1995. Matt also practices and teaches the Chinese martial arts of Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang, and Tai Chi Chuan as well. He also teaches multiple styles of qigong, Chinese yogic and health building exercises and meditation. " ⁠Hillman Acupuncture and Wellness

In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Matt Hillman about his Xingyi, Bagua, Tang Sho Tao and Acupuncture. From his website: "Matt graduated in 2001 from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine with a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, M.Ac.O.M. Prior to going to acupuncture school, Matt also completed a formal apprenticeship in acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 1998. He began studying with Vince Black O.M.D. in September of 1993.....Matt has continued to study advanced acupuncture and Chinese medicine since his formal education as well as injection therapy. Matt practiced at Healthmark in Denver from October of 2001 to January of 2017. He recently has left to open his own practice, Hillman Acupuncture and Wellness.... Prior to Matt's studies in acupuncture and Chinese medicine he received a B.A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993. While at Washington University in St. Louis Matt played intercollegiate soccer. He went to to also get a M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1995. Matt also practices and teaches the Chinese martial arts of Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang, and Tai Chi Chuan as well. He also teaches multiple styles of qigong, Chinese yogic and health building exercises and meditation. " Hillman Acupuncture and Wellness

In this episode, Owen and Randel continue their interview Robert J. Coons about Daoism, Nei Dan, Bagua, Xingyi, and his Immortality Study.com teachings. From his bio: "Robert James Coons began his study of Daoism and Chinese culture at the early age of eight. Throughout his childhood he studied Oriental martial arts and always maintained a passion for the study of ideas coming from other cultures and times in history. On suggestion of his teacher, Robert went to China in search of a new perspective on martial arts. Robert currently resides between Canada, where he runs a tea business and meditation club, and Henan China, where he operates an English school and studies Chinese arts and culture." ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Amazon⁠ ⁠Instagram

In this episode, Owen and Randel interview Robert J. Coons about Daoism, Nei Dan, Bagua, Xingyi, and his Immortality Study.com teachings. From his bio: "Robert James Coons began his study of Daoism and Chinese culture at the early age of eight. Throughout his childhood he studied Oriental martial arts and always maintained a passion for the study of ideas coming from other cultures and times in history. On suggestion of his teacher, Robert went to China in search of a new perspective on martial arts. Robert currently resides between Canada, where he runs a tea business and meditation club, and Henan China, where he operates an English school and studies Chinese arts and culture." Facebook Website Amazon Instagram

Last time we spoke about Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zongchang. Both men were born into poverty, rose through the ranks of the military, earning popularity. Feng became known for his integrity and generosity. He played a pivotal role during the Xinhai Revolution and the subsequent warlord era, often switching allegiances opportunistically. Feng embraced Christianity and enforced discipline among his troops, earning the nickname "the Christian General." On the other side of the shoulder, Zhang Zongchang became infamous for his brutality and excesses as the "Dogmeat General." His rule over Shandong was marked by tyranny, corruption, and lavish indulgence. While Feng focused on discipline, education, and infrastructure, Zhang oppressed his subjects, enriching himself and his inner circle. Feng was often portrayed favorably, while Zhang reveled in his notorious reputation. Ultimately, they were emblematic figures of the tumultuous warlord era, shaping the course of Chinese history.   #96 Meet the Southern Warlords   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. So two episodes back I introduced you all to the Northern Warlords. The father of warlords, Yuan Shikai basically created them all. When Yuan Shikai built his Beiyang Army, many of his best officers became the Northern Warlords after his death. Thus the Northern Faction as its sometimes referred to, really was an elite club of Beiyang Generals who simply were vying for power. They were all scrambling to fund their private armies and whoever at any given time had the strongest force was able to exert control over the Beiyang government located in Beijing. Within this dynamic there was a quasi balance of power going on. For the most part it was dominated by the three largest cliques in the north, the Anhui Clique, Zhili Clique and Fengtian Clique. Yet this really only applied to Northern China. Going back in time somewhat you will remember, when Yuan Shikai stole the presidency, this led to multiple rebellions, notably sprouting in the southern provinces. Dr Sun Yat-Sen stepped down from the provisional presidency, but he had not given up on his dream of a real republic for China. After the assassination of Song Jiaoren in March 1913, many believed Yuan Shikai had ordered the hit. Yuan Shikai proceeded to abuse his power and this led to southern provinces declaring independence. First was Jiangxi, followed by Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Guangdong, Fujian and so forth. This all culminated with the Second Revolution of 1913. Unfortunately for the rebels, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army yet again proved their might, achieving a complete victory over their revolutionary uprisings. KMT loyalist politicians still refused to submit to Yuan Shikai, so he simply dissolved parliament and began reorganizing China using loyal military governors in the provinces. The KMT may have been dissolved, but they were not down for the count.  After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Dr. Sun Yat Sun established the Chinese Revolutionary Party on July 8th of 1914, but this time his old friends and colleagues refused to join him such as Huang Xing, Hu Hanmin, Chen Jiongming and Wang Jingwei. They had seen it all before. Everytime they created a movement against Yuan Shikai, he simply crushed them, they wanted no part of it. As a result, Dr Sun Yat-Sen lost the limelight, he went back into exile, biding his time. After Yuan Shikai's death, Dr Sun Yat-Sen returned to China where he formed a military Junta at Guangzhou to oppose the Beiyang government. The military Junta held a vote, electing Dr Sun Yat-Sen as Generalissimo. Wu Tingfang was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tang Shaoyi as Chief Finance Officer, although he did not accept the position, Cheng Biguang became the Chief Navy Officer and Hu Hanmin became the Chief Transportation officer. One of the first actions the Junta took was to denounce Duan Qirui and his colleagues as rebels and vowed they would reunify China in a grand “Northern Expedition”. With this proclamation, the Constitutional Protection War had officially begun. The war or better called a movement for now was basically the KMT's third revolution. It was put simply to defeat the Beiyang Government. However, not everyone saw eye to eye. In late 1917, many officials such as Tang Jiyao, Mo Rongxin, Lu Rongting and Tang Shaoyi convened a meeting with southwestern warlords. The purpose of the meeting was to see if they could recognize the Beiyang government and form a coalition with them, basically they were seeking a compromise with the Northern Warlords. Dr Sun Yat-Sen was outraged when he found out and placed blame on the southwestern warlords who he believed had sabotaged the Junta. He resigned angrily in May of 1918, going yet again into exile in Shanghai.While in Shanghai he found supporters and on October 10th of 1919 resurrected the KMT. After this point Dr Sun Yat-Sen would be in conflict with Southern Warlords, basically vying to control southern provincial bases of power. Initially this would be around Guangzhou and Guangdong. Now as most of you probably already know, while Dr Sun Yat-Sen founded the KMT, it ultimately was inherited by a man named Chiang Kai-Shek. Chiang Kai-Shek was born October 31st in Xikou, Zhejiang. He descended from a family of salt merchants. Early in life he became interested in the military. Now he lived during a rough time, China suffered military defeats, natural disasters, famine, rebellion en masse, unequal treaties and such. In 1906 after  his first visit to Japan he began pursuing a military career. He enlisted in the Baoding Military academy that year and then went to the Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, a preparatory school for the IJA Academy for Chinese students. While there he became a revolutionary seeking to end the Qing Dynasty so a Han led Chinese republic could emerge. In 1908 he befriended Chen Qimei and it was Chen who introduced him into the Tongmenghui. After graduating from the Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, Chiang served in the IJA from 1909-1911.  When Chiang heard of the Wuchang uprising he rushed back to China, intending to serve as an artillery officer. He led a regiment in Shanghai under Chen Qimei. Then in 1912 there was a conflict between Chen Qimei and Tao Chengzhang, a revolutionary alliance leader who opposed Dr Sun Yat-Sen. Historians differ on what exactly happened, but its possible Chiang had a hand to play in the assassination of Tao. Regardless Chiang rose up through the ranks and continued to serve under Chen Qimei. Now Chen Qimei had friends in the underworld, such as the Green Gang led by Du Yuesheng. The Green Gang was a criminal syndicate in Shanghai and again historians differ on the extent, but it seems Chiang brushed shoulders with them often. Chiang Kai-Shek became a founding member of the KMT but found himself on the losing end of the Second Revolution in 1913. He fled to Japan in exile, but also secretly traveled to the Shanghai international settlement. Its said there he began working with underworld groups, like the Green Gang. On May 18th, 1916 Yuan Shikai had Chen Qimei assassinated, prompting Chiang to succeed him as leader of the KMT in Shanghai. In 1917 when Dr Sun Yat-Sen came back, Chiang quickly joined up with him, cultivating a spot as his number 2. Now I don't want to give away future episode content just yet, so I will stop it there for the KMT Clique.  The next clique as you may have guessed is of course the Chinese Communist Party. Now we talked quite a bit about its foundation, but for a refresher. After the May Fourth Movement of 1919, numerous foreign ideologies flooded into China, one was Marxism. The Russian Revolution had a profound impact on China. Hundreds of thousands of laborers during WW1 went over to Russia and found themselves stuck in the civil war. They came back and brought with them what they learnt. Two men in particular were greatly inspired by Marxism, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazaho, they were also the first two prominent Chinese figures to endorse Leninism and for a worldwide revolution to take place. They ushered in the New Culture Movement, then aided the May Fourth Movement, but by 1920 they both became very skeptical about reforming the current political situation of China. In 1921 the CCP was founded with help from the USSR. The founding national congress of the CCP was helped between July 23-30th 1921 with only 50 members, amongst whom were Li Dazho, Chen Duxiu and Mao Zedong. The CCP grew quickly, originally being held in a house in the Shanghai French Concession until they were caught by police. They moved to Jiaxing, Zhejiang, electing Chen Duxiu as their 1st General Secretary. Chen became “China's Lenin” and certainly the CCP continued to ally themselves to the USSR for both had a common enemy, Japan. Again just like with the KMT, while Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were the initial leaders, Mao Zedong would inherit the leadership.  Mao Zedong was born December 26th of 1893 near Shaoshan in Hunan. His father was an impoverished peasant who grew to be one of the wealthiest farmers in Shaoshan. Mao grew up in rural Hunan and stated in memoirs he was regularly beaten by his father who was a very strict man. His mother, Wen Qimei was a devout buddhist and Mao would follow in her footests trying to become a Buddhist, but ultimately abandoning the path as a teenager. He received a confucian based education and his family arranged a marriage when he was 17 to Luo Yixiu, ultimately to unit their land-owning families. Mao refused to acknowledge the marriage and quickly moved away. The poor Luo was shamed by this and would die in 1910. Mao was a voracious reader, he loved the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margins from a young age and continued to read whatever he could get his hands on. Eventually his reading led him to a political awakening. He began reading Adam Smith, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Montequieu and other western works. He was also interested in history, he took a particularly interest to Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington.  Mao moved to Changsha for middle school education in 1911 where he came into contact with the revolutionary fervor of the time. He was inspired by Dr Sun Yat-Sen, even wrote about how he thought he should become president in a school essay. Mao like many others cut off their queues during the Xinhai Revolution. Mao found himself joining a real army as a private soldier, but never saw any real combat. In 1912 he resigned from being a soldier and discovered socialism from a newspaper. Mao then enrolled in a police academy but dropped out. He then tried a soap-production school, law school, an economics school and a government run middle school, dropping out of all of them. He spent his time in Changsha's library, reading classical liberal works. Once his father figured out he was basically not doing anything but reading, he cut his allowance, forcing Mao to move into a hostel. Mao then tried to become a teacher and enrolled in the 1st normal school of Changsha. While there he befriend professor Yang Changjia who introduced him to the newspaper “the New Youth” by Chen Duxiu. Mao became inspired, and organized a Association for Student Self-Government that formed protests against school rules. He published articles in the New Youth beginning in 1917 and joined the Society of the Study of Wang Fuzhi, a revolutionary group in Changsha. He began reading about WW1, finding solidarity with the stories of soldiers, but also with workers. After graduating in 1919 he immediately moved to Beijing where his mentor Yang Changji had a job at Peking University. Yang got him a job as an assistant librarian to Li Dazhao. From here Mao became more and more influenced by Marxism, reading about the Russian revolution from the New Youth and books written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Mao joined Li Dazhao's study group becoming more and more enthralled with Marxism. He returned to Changsha working at a primary school while also organizing protests and promoting the New Culture movement there. Mao helped organize a general strike in Hunan, before he returned to Beijing to visit the terminally ill Yang Yangji. After this Mao moved to Shanghai where he met with Chen Duxiu and some prominent KMT members. Mao would brush shoulders with these KMT members often and became one of the founding members of the CCP. Again like with the KMT I don't wont to give away too much future events, so I will stop it there for the CCP. The next group was the Yunnan Clique who were born out of the Xinhai Revolution when Cai E declared Yunnan independent. Cai E had been the commander of the 37th Brigade of the New Army. After the Xinhai Revolution, Cai E tossed his lot in with Yuan Shikai, leaving behind Tang Jiyao to govern Yunnan. When Yuan Shikai initiated operation Walrus Emperor, Cai E covertly departed Beijing and returned to Yunnan to get the old gang back together. He was nearly assassinated on November 11th, but managed to flee to Japan and then Yunnan. Once back in Yunnan he established the local National Protection Army to fight Yuan Shikai. Cai E declared Yunnan independent again and quickly invaded southern Sichuan. Yuan Shikai sent his Beiyang Army south, but found this time his army was less than willing to fight. After Yuan Shikai's death, Cai E retained the position of governor-general over Yunnan and governor over Sichuan. The National Protection War bolstered Cai E as a national hero, however disaster struck in 1916 when he died suddenly of tuberculosis. His chief Lt Tang Jiyao inherited the mantle. Tang Jiyao brushed shoulders with Dr Sun Yat-Sen helping him set up his new KMT in Shanghai and would remain a KMT loyalist. Tang Jiyao also brushed shoulders with the Green Gang who helped him set up an opium trade in Yunnan. Opium grew exceptionally well in Yunnan, its climate was perfect for the plant. Like most of the cliques I will soon be talking about, events unfolded in Northern China that led southern provinces to feel another government was required. A few rival governments would come and go, but the first significant one would be established in Guangzhou and Tang Jiyao joined its committee. Within this government a political war was fought amongst numerous cliques, including Dr Sun Yat-Sen's KMT. As for those other Cliques that would do political battle, one would be the Guizhou Clique. The Guizhou Clique was founded by Liu Xianshi who was born in Xingyi Guizhou. Liu was born into a landlord family who were heavily involved in leading local militias during the late 19th century. He alongside his cousin Liu Xianqian were military men, like their father before them Liu Guanli, who was a regimental commander who helped suppress a Hui uprising. Liu Guanli bolstered his family name to the point the family became heavily dominant within the military forces of Guizhou. During the Wuchang Uprising, Guizhou was tossed into a panic. Li Xianshi went to the capital to help suppress the revolution. Meanwhile, Zhang Bailin, a Tongmenghui leader in Guizhou alongside others stormed the capital and forced the governor, Shen Yuqing to step down. On November 4th, they declared Guizhou independent. However the wannabe revolutionaries failed to take measures to protect their gains and soon Shen Yuqing was fighting back. Liu Xianshi found himself appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Privy Council of a provisional government. Thus emerged a battle between the revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries. The counter revolutionaries sought assistance and turned to the recently emerged strongman, Cai E of Yunnan. They asked him to invade Guizhou to stop the crisis. Cai E dispatched Tang Jiyao with some troops who entered Guizhou rather peacefully and began to organize proper governance. Then Cai E received panic messages from Tongmenghui Guizhou members asking him to not meddle in Guizhou affairs, and with Sichuan looking more appetizing he backed off. Cai E ordered Tang Jiyao to divert his forces and march into Sichuan. However Tang Jiyao complained that in order to comply he had to take a route through Guizhou and this resulted in his army being chased by revolutionary forces. Well that's one way of stating the story, the other is Tang Jiyao simply sought to conquer Guizhou. Regardless, Liu Xianshi helped Tang Jiyao launch a successful coup against the current Guizhou Junta. Thus Tang Jiyao became the military governor of Guizhou on March 4th of 1912 and Yuan Shikai recognized this a few months later. For his role, Liu Xianshi was appointed Minister of War. Tang Jiyao did what all decent dictators do, he massacred all revolutionary forces he could catch in the province. While Tang Jiyao was at the head, Liu Xianshi used his new political power to begin placing family members in prominent positions. In the meantime Tang Jiyao treated Guizhou like a fiefdom, forbidding modernization efforts and prevented any development of the KMT. It goes without saying Tang Jiyao was not beloved in Guizhou. In November of 1913, Cai E was placed under house arrest and stripped of his rank, so Tang Jiyao ran back to Yunnan to grab his position as governor. This left the mantle of Guizhou to fall into the hands of Liu Xianshi. When Yuan Shikai declared himself Emperor, Liu Xianshi initially kept Guizhou neutral, but as the situation looked more and more dire for Yuan Shikai, he bandwagoned and declared independence on January 27th, 1916. Liu Xianshi sent forces to fight in the National Protection War, then after Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang government appointed Liu Xianshi as the military governor over Guizhou. From there Liu Xianshi had pretty much dictatorial power and he soon went to work forming his own Guizhou clique. To make matters even more complicated, within the Guizhou clique were the Xingyi clique, of the Liu family because they came from Xingyi and the Tongzi clique led by Zhou Xicheng. Basically two families and others fought for dominance, leading to a cycle of assassinations followed by seizure of power. Now we come to the Old and New Guangxi Cliques. The Old Guangxi Clique came about after Governor Chen Bingkun declared Guangxi independ during the Wuchang uprising. After the rebellion, Yuan Shikai installed Lu Rongting as the military governor of Guangxi and during the second revolution Lu remained loyal. Yet when Yuan Shikai went Walrus emperor mode, Lu bandwagoned with Cai E and Tang Jiyao. Meanwhile Long Jiguang proclaimed Guangdong independent and after Yuan Shikai's death, Guangxi and Guangdong found themselves at war. The war largely came about when Dr Sun Yat-Sen split from the Guangzhou government, he dispatched a subordinate, Chen Jiongming to seize Guangzhou and effectively get rid of the Guangxi warlords. Both Long Jiguang and Chen Jiongming were KMT loyalists, thus this led Lu Rongting into a bitter war with Guangdong and even Yunnan got involved, and the whole mess saw the Old Guangxi clique beaten severely. Again I don't want to tell to much as it will be covered in future podcasts, but a hell of a mess, lot of backstabbing.  After the Guangxi-Guangdong wars, yes plural, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohong formed the New Guangxi clique alongside a brand new Guangxi Army. Li Zongren was its commander in chief, Huang Shaohong deputy commander and Bai Chongxi chief of staff. They all worked together to kick Guangdong forces out of Guangxi and Li Zongren emerged the military governor over Guangxi. The New Guangxi clique came about during the formation of a new coalition I can't get into here. While both the old and new Guangxi cliques were on the smaller side, they would take part in the reunification of China. Next, although we spoke already a bit about them was the Guangdong Clique. Long Jiguang would die in 1918 leaving the mantle to fall onto Chen Jiongming. Cheng Jiongming had joined the Tongmenghui in 1906 and participated in a coup attempt in 1910 in Guangzhou. During the Xinhai revolution Chen Jiongming was part of another uprising in Guangzhou. After this Chen Jiongming received the post as commander in chief of the Guangdong Army and fought for the KMT. He did however butt heads with Dr Sun Yat-Sen, particularly over the direction of reform the KMT should take. Dr Sun Yat-Sen sought to unify China by force and institute change through a centralized government based on a one party system. Chen Jiongming sought a multiparty federalist system with Guangdong being the model province and hoped for a peaceful reunification of China. There would be a split between the two men and it would be quite violent. The Guangdong clique like the old and new Guangxi clique was again a small part of something bigger cooking in the south. The next is the Sichuan Clique which consisted of a loose group of smaller warlords each with their own regions within Sichuan. Each had their own defensive zone, with their own police, political and economic bases. There were not many large conflicts, it mostly came down to coalitions dismantling a disgruntled warlord. As I already mentioned, Yunnan invaded Sichuan during the Yuan Shikai days, and the local Sichuan warlords initially welcomed the Yunnanese, siding with them to declare independence. But as you can imagine, the Yunnanese soon were seen as overbearing and a lot of soured feelings erupted. This was only further soured when troops from Guizhou came into Sichuan. In 1916, the Sichuan troops were led by General Liu Cunhou who quickly established a ceasefire with the Guizhou and Yunnanese forces. Because of her geography, Sichuan was always relatively isolated from the rest of China, thus she turned inwards instead of outwards. For the majority of the warlord period Sichuan was split into half a dozen districts under military rule. During the late 1920s even into the 1930's 5 Sichuan warlords dominated the scene, Yang Sen, Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao and Liu Xiang. Neither had enough power to take all the others on, thus there was a real balance of power at play. In a true game of thrones like fashion, the Sichuan scene was that of warlords forming secret alliance, pitting one against another, but no one ever truly dominated the province. Of the 5 Sichuan warlords, Liu Xiang would be the most influential. Liu Xiang dominated Chongqing and its surrounding areas. His territory straddled the Yangtze River, thus rich in maritime trade, in essence he wielded significant control over Sichuan's economy. By the 1930's Sichuan was ruled by Liu Xiang in the east; Liu Cunhou in the northeast adjoining Shaanxi; Tian Songyao in the north adjoining Gansu; Deng Xihou in the northwest adjoining Qinghai and Liu Wenhui in the southwest adjoining Xikang and Yunnan. Within a small central enclave was also Yang Sen.  After Yuan Shikai's death the province fell into quite a lot of disorder. All the district governors fought each other and quite often at that, but they rarely ever crossed the Sichuan border. The common people of Sichuan lived in despair and fear nicknamed their warlords as Rotten Melons or Crystal Monkey's. Liu Xiang was born in 1889 to a modest family, received a decent education and joined the military. He rose quickly and saw a lot of warfare. By 1926 he had established a strong base in Chongqing and he held onto it until his death. Now the standard troops of Sichuan were lesser than other parts of China. The Sichuan armies were funded largely by taxes levied on grain, salt and opium. Holding Chongqing along the Yangtze, Liu Xiang had an enormous economic base and thus managed to enrich himself and funded a large army. He enforced strict military discipline, though he was known to turn a blind eye to his officers' rackets. Despite this Liu Xiang's army had a lot of problems facing bandits in the rural areas. One of the other Sichuan Warlords, Yang Sen was quite flamboyant. His nickname was rat face because he had a small mouth. Yang Sen had a small enclave, but it consisted of Chengdu which he tried to clean up. He paved streets with flagstone to help increase rickshaw traffic, a rather new concept for many there. Chengdu happened to have a commodity all warlords wanted, an arsenal, so Yang Sen was by no means a poor warlord. While Sichuan seemed to always be in a state of decline, Chengdu in comparison was quite opulent and luxurious. Now again, and I keep saying it, I don't want to give up too much of the later stories, but Sichuan like many other southern provinces would join the Northern Expedition and help reunify China. Now despite the warlord era being technically ended in 1928 when China was reunified, in reality the warlords were around well into WW2. The Sichuan Clique would brush shoulders a lot with Chiang Kai Shek. During the Second Sino-Japanese War Liu Xiang led the Sichuan 15th Army during the battle of Shanghai and the 23rd Army Group during the battle of Nanjing. Later in 1938 he took 100,000 soldiers out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese, showcasing how far he had come as a commander as well as a warlord. Last there was the Hunan Warlords, a similar situation to that of Sichuan, just a lot more autonomous warlords. The first prominent Hunan Clique member was Tan Yankai, a member of the KMT who became the military governor of Hunan. Tan Yankai had connections amongst Guanxi warlords allowing him loose control over his province. He tried to arouse the people of Hunan to take active opposition to the Northern Warlords, but this prompted Duan Qirui to toss a Hunan born commander, Fu Liangzuo to come take his job. Tan Yankai was forced to take the job as civil governor while Fu became the warlord. Tan Yankai appealed to his Guangxi buddies for help. Even Tang Jiyao of Yunnan asked if he could invade Hunan to help, air quotes on help, but it never came about. Unfortunately for Tan Yankai, Hunan was right beside the Zhili Clique and thus got engulfed in the Northern wars. Hunan basically as a result of geography was stuck in the middle of bigger players and would be tossed around like a ragdoll. Tan Yankai would be backstabbed by a subordinate who favored the Zhili, then later another KMT member would simply grab up Hunan during the Northern expedition. Honestly to call Hunan a Clique is a bit of a stretch as it was more of just an area that had overlaps with other cliques all fighting for territory. Now that basically covers the southern cliques, theres actually more, but if I talk about them we would get lost in the weeds as they say. What is important to know going forward, the North-South divide would see two distinct theaters at play. In the North the Anhu, Zhili and Fengtian Cliques would fight for dominance over Beijing. In the South, many KMT oriented, Communist Orient and independent warlords would fight for dominance over Guangzhou, and later in history other rival southern governments. Typically the Warlord Era is taught North to South and I think that will be the case with us because its simply more cohesive. As Samuel Jackson playing Ray Arnold in Jurassic Park once said, “hold onto your butts” because the warlord Era about to begin.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. So we talked about the Northern Warlords and now the Southern Warlords. Time to put the Game of Thrones intro music on, as we are soon going to jump into a world of cutthroat backstabbing, secret alliance, little fingers and megalomaniac figures who will all fight to reunify China under their own image. As for the Chinese common people, as usual they will suffer tremendously, continuing the Century of Humiliation. 

This is our special 100th episode which covers both part 16 of our narrative on the origins of Xing Yi plus an extra hour of Q&A about Xing Yi and some of the controversies that surround it.

In this one we pick up our story of Xing Yi, examining the influence of Yue Fei and the great Song generals on the people who were inspired to challenge the increasingly degenerate late Yuan Dynasty. We also look at the influence of the "mythology of the West" in China and of Central Asian religious and spiritual traditions on the White Lotus Society, of which the leaders of the rebellions were members.

In this episode, Owen and Randel interview well-known Chen Taiji, Bagua, and Xingyi practitioner Ken Gullette of Internal Fighting Arts. With over 50 years of training and teaching martial arts Ken brings a unique perspective to life and practice. From his Web Site: "Ken Gullette's goal has not changed from the day he took his first kung-fu class on September 20, 1973. He still works to deepen his understanding and skill in the internal arts and pass that knowledge along without the mystical mumbo jumbo that many internal arts teachers embrace. "Real skill in the internal arts is a lifetime journey," Ken says. "But what a fascinating journey!" Website Facebook YouTube

In the middle to late part of the Yuan Dynasty the former Confucian ruling class came back with a vengence and started a downward spiral that would ultimately lead to the fall of the dynasty. In this episode we examine how and why this happened, which will set the context for the important events at the end of the dynasty in the next episode.

In this episode we continue our discussion on the great Xingyi, Bagua, and Taiji master Sun Lu Tang. We talk about Sun's training with his second Xingyi teacher the legendary Guo Yun Shen. Then we examine some of Guo's sayings from Sun's Taiji book and RW Smith's 1972 Hsing I book.  www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com

In the first part of our Sun Lu Tang episode we focus on Sun's early life, his main Xingyi teacher  and his advice on training Xingyi.  www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com

Ken Gullette talks with Byron Jacobs, a teacher of Xingyiquan and Bagua Zhang who lives in Beijing. His teacher is Di Guoyong. This is a wide-ranging interview that touches on topics ranging from training in China to a book he is writing about the Xingyiquan classics, and they talk about training in Xingyiquan, including the "spirit" of Xingyi, how the spear influenced training in the fist postures, and the proper amount of time to stand daily in the SanTi stance, among other topics. Byron uses the name Mushin Martial Culture for his videos on YouTube and Patreon. You can study with him through Patreon. Ken lives in Illinois and teaches both in-person and through his website at www.internalfightingarts.com.  

In this episode we begin our three part series on the great Bagua and Xingyi master Zhang Zhao Dong. We start by discussing a 1993 Pa Kua Journal article on Zhang's early life, his work as a bodyguard and his most famous fight stories. Then we discuss one of the most important Neigong elements, the opening and closing of the body from the Marriage of Heaven and Earth qigong set. Enjoy and Thanks for listening. Check out our Patreon for exclusive content, interviews and more.  www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com

In this episode we continue our discussion of Xingyi Grandmaster Li Cunyi. We look at Li's book (which you can find on Paul Brennan's Translation page) and examine the connections between the five elements in Taoism and Xingyiquan. Then we talk a bit about the Xingyi Five Element linking form and how it develops various aspects of Xingyi as a martial art. At the end of the episode there is a short practice session on the bending and stretching in neigong. Thanks for listening.  theneijiaquanpodcast.com

In this episode we discuss the great Xingyi master Single Saber Li Cunyi. We discuss Li's early life, some fight stories and Li's mission later in life to spread the gospel of xingyiquan and martial arts for national pride. In part two we will talk more about Li's connections to Baguazhang. Then we discuss the neigong principle of bending and stretching.  theneijiaquanpodcast.com

In this episode we examine Liu Jianqiu's 1919 Xingyi Boxing Manual and discuss his five elements and linking form. Then Jess does a short standing/dissolving session at the end of the episode.  www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com

In this episode we profile Xingyi master Li Jianqiu one of Liu Hung Chieh's direct Xingyi teachers. We discuss a famous fight between Han Mu Xian and a Russian strongman and then we talk about Li's role in the martial arts associations of the early 20th century. In the Neigong portion of the show we discuss different methods of outer dissolving.  Enjoy Check out our Patreon for exclusive interviews, bonus episodes and more. www.theneijiaquampodcast.com

Episode #1 - In this episode, we discuss the similarities and differences in Chinese Internal Martial Arts (Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua) training, concept, and methodologies.

In this episode we discuss the great Xingyi master Shang Yunxiang's life, lineage and training. Then we talk about the importance of proper body alignments in martial arts and qigong.  theneijiaquanpodcast.com  

In this episode we look at Jin Yunting's Xingyi Boxing Manual and discuss Xingyi's connection to the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth) and how they relate to the body and intent. Then we finish up our discussion of the neigung principle of moving qi along specific energy lines.  theneijiaquanpodcast.com  

In this episode with Ethan Murchie, we talk about all things martial arts and the classic texts of Chinese medicine. Ethan is the founder of the Montreal Gongfu Research Center (Gongfu, more commonly known as Kungfu). He is a veteran practitioner of many Chinese martial arts including Taichi, Xingyi, and Bagua and has practiced Chinese medicine or 20 years. His path into Gongfu and Chinese medicine began as a teen when a rapid growth spurt gave way to lung complications. Where surgery saved his life but left him debilitated, ancient practices steered him onto a path of healing. Now Ethan is a student of classical Chinese language. We talk about his recent teachings of the Shang Han Lun, his research and ongoing passion for the Huang Di Nei Jing, and his captivation with the Yi Jing. And we explore how for the last 5 years he has expanded his vocabulary, use, and understanding of Chinese. This is a captivating episode for the Chinese medicine enthusiast who wants to bring the medicine inward for personal growth and healing. Please enjoy this episode of Pacific Rim College Radio with Ethan Murchie. Episode Links: Montreal Gongfu Research Center North American Tang Shou Tao Xinglin Institute Sabine Wilms at Imperial Tutor Learning Links: School of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at PRC Online Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine courses at PRCOnline Student Clinic at PRC

This episode explores the connection between the martial arts of the great Song generals' tradition and Chinese theatre, which was emerged during the height of the Yuan Dynasty.

We pick up our series on Xing Yi with a new dynasty, the Yuan, examining the social changes that Mongol rule brought to China and their implications for the martial arts through the lens of the artwork of the period.

Last year late one evening, I sat down and watched a martial arts film entitled, The Grandmaster, a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts drama film based on the life story of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Chun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_(martial_arts) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man. There are a number of Ip Man films starring Donnie Yen  that I have enjoyed watching. The following is a synopsis of The Grandmaster: For the first forty years of his life, Ip Man (Tony Leung) leads a fairly simple life.  He begins his study of the martial arts at the age of seven, starts a family with his wife Cheung Wing-sing (Song Hye-kyo), and focuses on perfecting his Wing Chun.  In the 1930s, martial arts grandmaster Gong Yutian (Wang Qingxiang), a master of Xingyi and Bagua, announces his retirement.  He's appointed his longtime apprentice Ma San (Zhang Jin) as his heir in the north.  He comes down to the town of Foshan to identify his successor in the south.  Having witnessed Ip Man in action defeating a dozen men including arch nemesis The Razor (Chang Chen), the retiring grandmaster believes that the young Wing Chun master is the right man to succeed him.  Gong Yutian's daughter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi) thinks otherwise. To determine his heir, Gong Yutian issues an open challenge to the south.  As part of this challenge, the masters of the south are to select a representative to face the grandmaster.  Though many masters jockey for the opportunity, Ma San bars them all.  As Gong Yutian hopes, the masters ultimately end up selecting Ip Man to challenge him.  After some preparation, the young Wing Chun master meets the retiring grandmaster for a match of wits.  In order to win, he must break the cake in Gong Yutian's hand.  After a fierce back and forth between two magnificent warriors, Ip Man does just that and prevails.  Unhappy about her father's defeat, Gong Er introduces the new grandmaster to her 64 Hands technique and leaves a lasting impression on him.  As time marches on, the Japanese invade China, and Ip Man is forced to flee to Hong Kong.  There, the grandmaster begins a martial arts school and reunites with friends and foes alike. Accessed from http://www.sobrietytestmoviereviews.com/current-movie-reviews/review-when-ip-man-s-wing-chun-meets-gong-er-s-64-hands-in-the-grandmaster-everybody-wins-the-chess-match on March 27, 2021. The next morning I sat down with Brad Ames at Starbucks in Hendersonville and after we had finished our opening dialogue he asked me, “Carroll, are you familiar with the chess prodigy, Bobby Fischer?” I had never heard of him and so Brad begin to tell me of the first and only American-born world chess champion, a grandmaster around 1972 and eccentric genius beloved to have an I.Q. of 181, today he is ranked #3 all-time best chess player. What really caught my attention was that Brad kept speaking of the 64 squares on the chessboard, Brad kept speaking of our enemy and how he could out maneuver us if we didn't walking humility. For me I was sitting there thinking about the invitation I had recently been invited into with the Lord concerning the northern campaign that Joshua had led in the taking of the promise land. There's so much to this but in short Joshua lead the conquest primarily through two campaigns, one in the south and one in the north. In the south there were nine kings defeated and in the north twenty-two for a total of 31 kings. It will not be until David rightfully becomes king after Saul's unification of the nation that you will see the South (Judah) and the North (Israel) become one untied Monarchy or more properly Theocracy. MZHOP had covered 7 of those kings, OOMZ had covered 2 but when we launched Asheville Collider we were already in the 10th king (PH10; see below) and ascending in the Northern campaign. Presently we are up against the 16th (7th Hebrew letter Zayin) out of 31 kings. Decrease time over target: paypal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut

John Scott is the Maryland State Representative for the Chen Pan Ling family and the Ling Yun Pai family. He is a successful instructor and tournament champion, with a school in Frederick, Maryland. John is completely devoted to the Chen Pan Ling Systems of martial and healing arts and is a senior disciple of Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching, Chen Pan Ling's son, and heir of the systems. John talks with Ken Gullette about his martial arts journey. His goal is to spread the true teachings of Shaolin, Chen Pan Ling Taiji Quan, Hsing-I, Ba-Gua, the health arts of Qigong and the Weapons arts that are contained in the vast curriculum of the Chen Pan Ling systems of martial arts. John Scott's website is www.chenpanlingworldfamilymaryland.com. 

C'est une brève présentation du livre de Dennis Rovere, The xingyi quan pf the chinese army. Huang bo Nien's xingyi fist and weapon instruction.

The Center Line or Center Axis is a posture and movement principle in many forms or styles of Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan, Northern Shaolin, Xing Yi Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, Lan Shou Quan, Three Kingdoms Cannon Fist and other styles of classical martial arts.In this podcast you will learn about the center line concept, how it is formed of three points. What those points are and how they are important. Learn why and how to develop a good center line awareness and use it in  martial arts training and practice. Establishing and using your center line can enhance your power, prevent injuries, and improve your body control and balance in movement. Practicing center line awareness and movement is also helpful for dodging and efficient turning in general. A good center line is also important to establish before progressing to advanced Qigong practices.Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here: Our School is found HereInformation about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here.Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here.Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here.Information about Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) is found here.Information about Qigong is found here.

In this episode we discuss being centered in martial arts practice and why being aware of your center and your opponents center is so important. Being centered is also one of the key components for building your spiritual energy and reservoir of health.  Sign up for our newsletter to find out about free webinars and other great courses Here: Our School is found HereInformation about Northern Style of Shaolin Kung Fu is found Here.Information about Xing Yi Quan is found here.Information about Sifu Scott Jensen is found here.Information about Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) is found here.Information about Qigong is found here.Information about Kung Fu Animal Power can be found here (new page coming soon!)

On today's episode I share a podcast (Talking Fists Podcast) I was on a couple of months ago which featured an in depth discussion on Xingyi, Bagua, Chinese martial arts and related topics. It was a great discussion where we tackled many of the often repeated myths, misunderstandings, many of which I have been asked about repeatedly. I am sure you guys will enjoy this discussion and I hope to be able to go out and interview guests soon once this virus calms down ab it here. I also recommend you check out other episodes of the Talking Fists Podcast ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Drunken Boxing Podcast Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-drunken-boxing-podcast RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/d5c0c08/podcast/rss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Drunken-Boxing-Podcast-801368680265940/ Support this channel and all my projects: https://www.patreon.com/mushinmartialculture --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talking Fists Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingFistsPodcast/ Podcast: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/talking-fists/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro Music Information: Artist: Mujo情 Track Title: Wu Dang Mountain Pt.2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vg08N1z9G9LrGLkG1nNDS?autoplay=true&v=A Bandcamp: https://mujobeatz.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-forest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mujobeatz/?hl=hu Used with permission from Mujo情

· Introduction episode· I’m Dr. Troy Schotto Began martial arts in 1994 with Young Olympians Karateo A strong interest in Eastern philosophy and religion.o Influenced by Bruce Lee, Kwai-Chang Caine and the Kung Fu series.o Began studying Yang style Taijiquan with Steve Chevalier starting with the Cheng Man-Ching short form, and then the long form from the Dong family.§ https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveChevalier§ http://www.dongtaichi.com/§ http://alexdongtaichi.com/§ http://www.tungkaiying.com/o I became an ordained Buddhist novice monk at the age of 19 and disrobed at 21.§ Thich Nhat Hanh§ Plum Village and Deer Park Monasteryo Went back to studying taijiquan with Steve, as well as Toni Demoulin, and Alex Dong.o Massage School, 2004-2005o Started reading up on Baguazhang through the Pa Kua Chang Journal on CD that I got from Plum Publications.o Found Tim Cartmell, 2005§ http://www.shenwu.com/§ Began attending the Xingyi and Bagua class on Saturday morningso House of Champions§ https://houseofchampions.com/§ Kickboxing, Dutch-style§ BJJo Ekata, 2008-2011§ https://ekata.net/§ JKD§ Savateo Personal Training, 2008-2010o Chiropractic School, 2012-2015o Continued regular training with Tim Cartmell in the IMA and some BJJo Began training with Jason Tsou, mostly in Yin style Baguao Spent some time training at the UFC gym for Muay Thai and BJJo Fought Sanda, and Free-style Push Handso Founded Ground Dragon Martial Artso Began training BJJ at Hollywood BJJo Founded this podcast· Martial Arts Philosophyo Solo and partner drills and sparring before formso Forms are a process of learning and refining linked movement, sports-specific strengthening and conditioningo Sparring is not fighting nor combat, it’s simulated fighting for the sake of learningo Combat sports are a safer avenue to build real skill that involves minimal injury risko One person versus multiple is not impossible but highly implausibleo Historical myths vs reality· Health Philosophyo Health is personal responsibilityo Health is not the absence of diseaseo Health is proper nutrition§ There is no one diet§ Whole fruits and veggies§ It’s ok to eat meat§ Minimize process foods§ Organic is fine but not always necessaryo Movement is lifeo Strength is the most importanto Mobility is the ability to move through greater ranges of motion with strength and controlo Body work, such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, etc can be beneficialMusic from https://filmmusic.io "Eastern Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grounddragonma)

Hailing from Canada, Andrea Falk started practicing martial arts in 1972, and realized Chinese Martial Arts would be her life's path. She applied and won a scholarship to the Beijing College of Physical Education, also known as the Beijing Sports University where she arrived in 1980, as the first group of westerners to be enrolled officially in the Wushu program there, and she studied there for 3 years with Xia Bohua as her main coach. It was during her time in China that she fell in love with and started practicing Bagua Zhang and Taijiquan. In 1985 she was the only non-Asian medalist at the International Taijiquan Invitational Competition in Wuhan. She studied intensively under Huan Dahai in Shanghai in the old style of Chen Taijiquan, and Magui Bagua Zhang under Li Baohua. She has studied under Di Guoyong in Xingyi and Liang style Bagua as well as Cheng Jiefeng in the Jiang Style of Bagua Zhang. Andrea is best known for her excellent books, she has translated numerous works on the Chinese martial arts. A truly dedicated martial artist who had an incredible experience as a pioneer in China which she shares in this wonderful discussion. Support this channel and all my projects: https://www.patreon.com/mushinmartialculture The Wushu Centre & TGL Books http://www.thewushucentre.ca/ http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/tglbooks The Drunken Boxing Podcast Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-drunken-boxing-podcast RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/d5c0c08/podcast/rss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Drunken-Boxing-Podcast-801368680265940/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro Music Information: Artist: Mujo情 Track Title: Wu Dang Mountain Pt.2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vg08N1z9G9LrGLkG1nNDS?autoplay=true&v=A Bandcamp: https://mujobeatz.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-forest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mujobeatz/?hl=hu Used with permission from Mujo情

Ken Gullette talks with Jon Nicklin, who lived several years in Shanghai and became a disciple of Dai Xueqi, who is a master of Song family Xingyiquan living in Shanghai. Jon has a wide range of experience in Chinese martial arts, beginning when he lived in London. He now lives in Hong Kong. Ken and Jon talk about his experience studying with a "traditional" Xingyi teacher, the culture shock of moving to Shanghai, and a series of videos that Jon is helping to develop that will shine a light on different Xingyi styles and teachers in China. Jon describes himself as a "hobbyist," but like all of Ken's guests, he is a dedicated martial artist.

This first episode of The Kung Fu Discussion Group is centered on the eldest of the Internal Chinese Martial Arts: Xingyiquan. Join Uncle Sickness, YogaMidnight, & Xingyi beginner Maeko as they discuss Martial Philosophy, youthful ridiculousness, shirtless Kung Fu, San Ti Shi, Stance training, Xingyi's Eight Essentials Neigong, Martial Meditation & more. Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts  Books by Uncle Sickness  The Sickness Kung Fu Email List  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uncle-sickness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/uncle-sickness/support

Tradition holds that on the day Bajiquan 八極拳 arrived in Hong Kong, a mighty typhoon struck. And the first cup of tea bought, happened to be a cup of Puerh tea 普洱茶. A final act of service before the tea-shop closed in advance of the typhoon. The master was well pleased, before spending the storm-drenched night at the Jamia Mosque in Hong Kong. Modern folklore, by way of the movies, holds that Bajiquan arrived in Hong Kong, after a glorious kung-fu fight at a barber shop. It could have been alleged that there had been a misunderstanding about a simple financial transaction between concerned parties. Maybe so. Those were the days after all. And as a tea merchant in Australia, selling puerh, one has got to respect it for what it was. When the first list of internal martial art styles was compiled, many people assumed wrongly that the denominator ‘internal' implied soft style or cultivating one's chi. But internal originally meant that the style in question originated from within China by way of Taoist principles, as opposed to coming from the ‘external' Shaolin Buddhist martial art styles. And as such, Bajiquan was kept off the list because it was known as an Islamic ‘external' martial art - Huijiao 回教. It was only years later during the revolutionary period that the masters began to codify the internal principals as we know them today. With Bajiquan sharing many internal aspects with the other three internal styles: Bagua, Taichi and Xingyi. Chinese muslims, having been a part of China since before the Tang Dynasty, are usually referred to as the Hui people. Regarded as a official minority group, they traditionally have kept their wushu a closely guarded secret. Nowadays, however, while many still privately practice Bajiquan - the explosive art known for its close quarter elbow and knee strikes, the traditional form of it is gaining popularity with professional security wanting something dynamically effective, yet retaining traditional cultural wushu elements that help to cement it in the wielder's consciousness. Puerh tea, the master's prefered tea, comes from Yunnan Province 云南, which was once an independent muslim kingdom before permanently joining China in the middle ages. This tea under Chinese categorization is classified as a true black tea, meaning that it has gone through the oxidation process completely. And after a long aging process of two years or more, the tea is generally regarded as being caffeine-free. Stimulant free, this means that for Chinese muslims, Puerh tea is Halal. While chi is sometimes seen as a uniquely Chinese thing, chi is regarded by the Hui as the same life-force that was breathed into Adam by Allah. And that to cultivate chi is to be in communion with Allah. And since Bajiquan holds that all parts of the body are connected either physically or spiritually, the drinking of puerh is just a earthly extension of this concept. Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Controversy can be a challenging word around the Yum Cha table. Even when all the dishes being pushed around by the Yum Cha girls are all so temptingly delicious. It can be a little humbling to discover that what gets served with the rice is usually Jasmine Green tea: the typical ordinary default choice for most people. During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a General named Yue Fei 岳飛 who came to represent the epitome of loyalty in Chinese culture because he remained loyal, right to the end of his life when killed by conspiracies within the imperial court. Thankfully nowadays, as they sip their cups of Jasmine Green tea, most people never have to experience such a controversial life. Rather, we are blessed by an abundance never known by most people living before us. The martial arts of Xingyi Quan 形意拳, like its acclaimed ancestor Yue Fei 岳飛, is an internally focused style that also carries its fair share of controversy. Whether you believe any of it or not, Southern Song General Yue Fei created a style for his officers and soldiers to use in the heat of battle through the use of explosive internal chi by way of the fist or spear. Passed down from Yue Fei to Divine Fist Li - Li Luoneng 李洛能, the style has become rich and varied in our time, just like all those yum cha dishes. Hence something easy on the palette has to be drunk to cut through it all; practically and effectively. And Jasmine Green tea is what cuts through all of it. It is like a bitter-sweet refresher that allows one to enjoy all the dishes in their respective turn, just like a Xingyi fighter taking down one opponent at a time with explosive grace and ease. Controversial this may all be. The style of Xingyi Quan 形意拳 has always been so. Within the form resides the mind: within the complex reside the simple. And that is why the humble Jasmine Green tea reigns at the Yum Cha table. Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/

Continuing our examination of the origins of Jiu Jitsu and Kempo, covering the years 1850 to 1963. We also branch out into lots of other areas, including the arrival of Boxing, Xing Yi, Karate and Professional Wrestling in Japan, as well as the modern phenomenon of the Ninjas.

What happens when a tai chi person takes up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Graham Barlow, the man behind the Tai Chi Notebook blog, did just that. He is a tai chi student and teacher, and a black belt in Jiu Jitsu. He has also studied Xingyi and Choy Lee Fut. In this conversation with Ken Gullette, Graham talks about the differences in the conditioning required for groundfighting, and whether any skills transfer between the two arts. They also discuss the concept of "real" self-defense and whether it requires the ability to take on an MMA fighter. It is a free-wheeling, real-world conversation between two guys who love martial arts.

Ken Gullette talks with Jonathan Bluestein and Byron Jacobs about "Wude," pronounced "Woo-Duh" that means martial morality and ethics. All you have to do is go onto martial arts Facebook pages and you will see martial artists flaming each other, criticizing the movements and art of others, in a not-so-subtle effort to make themselves look like experts. Is this in the spirit of Wude or is it a violation of martial morality and ethics? Do martial artists throw manners and morality out the window when they are hundreds or thousands of miles from the person they are criticizing as they hide behind a keyboard? In this edition of the Internal Fighting Arts podcast, Ken explores these issues with Byron, who lives and trains in Beijing, and Jonathan, who lives and trains in Israel. Byron trains with Di Guoyong -- website is diguoyongwushu.com; Jonathan trains at the Tianjan Martial Arts Academy -- website is tianjin.co.il and Facebook page is facebook.com/tianjinacademy. The recent "fight" between MMA fighter Xu Xaodong and Taiji teacher Wei Lei has stirred a lot of controversy in China and around the world during the past week. Ken, Jonathan and Jacob discuss this debacle as well, and its impact on traditional Chinese martial arts and what it means from a Wude perspective.

Robert Allen Pittman is a Xingyi and Bagua teacher who has studied with Robert W. Smith, and in Taiwan Hung I-mien, and the sons of Chen Pan Ling. Allen is the author of "Walking the I Ching: The Linear Bagua of Gao Yi Sheng." He has co-authored books with his late teacher, Robert W. Smith, who was a pioneer in bringing knowledge of Chinese kung-fu to the United States due to his work in Taiwan for the Central Intelligence Agency. In this interview, Allen talks about training with his teachers, living and studying in Taiwan, and the changes that wushu has brought to traditional Chinese kung-fu.

Ken Gullette talks with Byron Jacobs, a South African who studies Xingyiquan with Master Di Guoyong in Beijing. Byron also works at the International Wushu Federation. In this interview, Ken talks with Byron about his decision to move to Beijing, cultural aspects of living and training there, sport wushu, and the internal art of Xingyiquan.

Ken Gullette interviews Neil Ripski, an instructor of Ma Family martial arts, including Drunken kung-fu, plus Xingyi, Chen Taiji and Bagua in British Columbia. His website is redjademartialarts.com. Sitting in for co-host Hung Lo is Ken's wife, Nancy.

The first Internal Fighting Arts podcast hosted by instructor Ken Gullette, a conversation on the internal arts of Chinese gongfu -- Taijiquan (Tai Chi), Xingyiquan (Hsing-I), Baguazhang (Pakua Chang), Qigong (Chi Kung), and philosophy. In this episode, Ken talks with Michael Chritton, a Taiji instructor in Overland Park, Kansas who is married to a member of the Chen family, Chen Huixian (niece of Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei).

As you know from other episodes of Qigong Radio and other interviews, I always try to track down authoritative sources when I want to learn more about a subject and share it with you. Now that my teacher Bruce Frantzis is releasing two more DVD sets on Xingyi’s Five Elements, I wanted to talk to someone about these practices. To the best of my knowledge, Isaac Kamins is the only person actively teaching the Energy Arts Xingyi curriculum who also trained with Bruce Frantzis in weekly classes for several years in the Bay Area in the 90′s. Isaac has shared his deep knowledge of the Energy Arts system in past episodes of Qigong Radio and I think you’ll find that he doesn’t hold back on his training insights in this one. We discuss: The unique way Xingyi forges a strong mind-body connection. How the 5 Elements are manifested in the simple, repetitive forms of Xingyi’s 5 Fists — and how this gives you a direct experience of Water, Earth, Metal, Fire, and Wood. What it was like to go through the entire 5 Element cycle with Bruce three different times, each time over a two-year period. How, even if you don’t “major” in Xingyi, you can gain insight into Tai Chi, Bagua, or even qigong, with the direct, experiential quality of 5 element practice. Be sure to visit http://dankleiman.com/?p=4959 for a free Xingyi practice download!

Professor and master calligrapher, Cai Xingyi, writes an excerpt from the Thousand-Character Classic.

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On April 15, 2010, on the 21st anniversary of former Party Secretary Hu Yaobang’s death, Premier Wen Jiabao published an essay to eulogize his former mentor in the People’s Daily. On April 15, 1989, the death of this foreign-minded general secretary of the Communist Party famously touched off the student demonstration of that year. It is a highly-emotional essay, which recalls a trip he took to Guizhou in 1986 with Hu Yaobang, a good friend of his that he worked with and admired. He particularly emphasizes Hu’s qualities, especially the populist rhetoric that he learned and now applies. In today's episode, we first visit this speech and ask what it really tells us about the political landscape in China. Does it telegraph an ongoing rift between a “populist” faction headed by Wen Jiabao, Hu Jintao, and Li Keqiang and a competing “princeling” elite represented by Xi Jinping? Early in the morning of April 14th, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake leveled roughly 90 percent of the buildings in Yushu County in southern Qinghai Province. So far more than 2000 people are now reported dead, and practically the entire population of the affected area is living in tents or in temporary housing. Qinghai, and particularly this area of Qinghai, is heavily Tibetan. This dimension of the quake as well as Beijing’s handling of the rescue have become part of the focus of the story. Is the ethnic dimension of the rescue overplayed by Western media? Do encounters between Tibetan monks and Chinese government officials demonstrate tension or a successful relationship? How does the government’s ability to deliver disaster relief relate to the historical concept of the Mandate of the Heaven? Joining Kaiser Kuo this week are Gady Epstein, Beijing bureau chief for Forbes magazine and Guardian correspondent Tania Branigan, fresh back in Beijing after a reporting trip to the remote earthquake region and with a first-hand account of the rescue efforts there. We're also joined by Jeremiah Jenne, Dean of Chinese Studies at the IES program in Beijing, who helps put both events in historical perspective. You may know Jeremiah as Qing historian and author of the blog Jottings from the Granite Studio. References: Returning to Xingyi, Remembering Hu Yaobang, by Wen Jiabao After Quake, Tibetans Distrust China’s Help, by Andrew Jacobs Robert Barnett on the Qinghai Earthquake, by the China Beat