The Neijiaquan Podcast - An Internal Martial Arts Podcast

In this episode we shift from xingyiquan  to bagua zhang and talk about Sun's training with Cheng Ting Hua as well as our own experiences with training both arts. Then we discuss Sun's connections with Taoism and how that influenced his martial arts. 

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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. 

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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. 

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In this episode we finish our discussion on Zhang Zhao Dong with a look at his most famous student the great Han Mu Xia. We look at different versions of the story from CS Tang's book and from the Pa Kua Journal. Then we discuss the falling out Han and Zhang had at the end of Zhang's life.

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We continue our discussion on Zhang Zhao Dong and look at an interview from Tim Cartmell's website with Zhao Dao Xin a student of Zhang's. Then Jess does a short opening and closing practice at the end of the episode. Thanks for listening.

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. 

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This is a short clip from our Patreon only interview with Mary Christianson. Mary has over 40 years experience in Tai chi and Bagua. She began in the late 1970s with BP Chan and later became one of Bruce Frantzis' top Wu Style Tai Chi students. In this clip she talks about training with BP Chan and the small community of people that developed around their training. Enjoy.  

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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. 

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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. 

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