Nèijiā
Below you will find some resources associated to the internal
martial arts practice maintained at Yueshan-guan [
Essays & Articles
☰ General Qi Jiguans's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue
February 2023
An essay published at Kogen Budo, where I look at some older writings from Japanese koryū that reference classical Chinese military treatises, and then examine how practices described in those works may be represented in arts surviving today.
☰ YCGF Weapons Practices
January 2020
The Taiji, Bagua, and Xingyi taught as part of Yin Cheng Gong Fa includes an extensive curriculum of jian (sword), dao (saber), and qiang (spear).
☰ Classical Taijiquan
June 2017
Attending a seminar detailing excerpts from the Taiji classics.
☰ Formal Lineage
August 2015
At the end of summer, I traveled to Princeton for a seminar in Bagua and Taiji and was accepted as a formal lineal student by my teacher, Zhang Yun.
☰ Tian Gang Dao Seminar
March 2014
Detailing aspects of two-handed saber practice.
☰ Cultivating Skill in Internal Arts
May 2011
A brief discussion of power generation in internal martial arts.
☰ Early Influences
March 2008
In the 1990's, I had several friends in NYC who trained in Chinese martial arts. I always told myself that at some point I would learn an art like Bagua or Baji. A single question at a Japanese martial arts festival led to my beginning to train in internal martial arts.