BAGUA & XINGYI SEMINARS WITH LUO DE-XIU London 2012 - Friday 27th - Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th April - Monday 30th April

ZHENG WU MEN - Venue: Congregational Church, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London,  NW1 8PH! www.palmchange.com

Mobile: +44 (0) 7779 656 029Email: mfbiss@gmail.com

4 days training with a renowned teacher

Luo De Xiu is widely regarded as a great Chinese Internal Martial Arts teacher worldwide. He comes from Taipei, Taiwan where he has a school of Internal Martial Arts. A good many martial artists go a long way to train there from the source. He tours America and Europe once a year where he has several students teaching his syllabus from the Gao Yi-Sheng lineage of Baguazhang and Xing-Yi. His reputation is growing from these tours and they shall continue for a long time to come. Luo De Xiu was a fighting champion in Taiwan in the 1970's, and is recognised internationally as an exceptionally gifted teacher today. His knowledge combines no-nonsense fighting skills with a the deeper context of internal martial arts as a form of meditation and personal development. If you are training internal martial arts you will certainly benefit from his empirical assistance with your progress. If you are learning Baguazhang or Xingyiquan then these workshops are simply not to be missed! There are regular classes for those interested in training Baguazhang or Xingyiquan running in London, Manchester, Bristol & Kent.

Benefits • Whether or not you practice Bagua or

Xingyi you can learn an immense amount from watching Luo. The martial applications that he shows are based on clear principles that you can adapt to any movement art.

• If you are serious about developing your martial arts out of the box you could go to the seminars just for this, & you will come away satisfied & inspired.

• Whether you are new or out of practice there are regular classes in London for those interested in reviewing or continuing your studies.

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BAGUA & XINGYI SEMINARS WITH LUO DE-XIU London 2012 : Friday 27th - Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th April - Monday 30th April

ZHENG WU MEN - Venue: Congregational Church, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London,  NW1 8PH! www.palmchange.com

Xingyi: Dragon & Swallow form & usageFri 27th April, 18:30PM > 21:30PMThe ‘swallow’ form follows the swift & random movements of a bird. These rotating & circling patterns will be shown in drills you can practice. The ‘dragon’ movements rise, wind & fall with graceful applications. Very useful for anyone practicing Hebei Xingyiquan

Bagua: Basic hand methods Sat 28th April, 10:00AM > 13:00PMDetails of Bagua’s highly regarded hand methods in a clear & systematic fashion. This session introduces drills for a deeper understanding of the skills you can continue to integrate into your whole body power training.

Bagua: Striking (Part 1)

Sat 28th April, 14:00PM > 17:00PMThe first four of eight where you will be shown Intercept, Flower under the leaf, Chopping to inside and outside palm striking methods. Emphasis on making the movements natural and quick will be made.

Tien Gan: Foundation core trainingSun 26th April, 10:00AM > 13:00PMConditioning exercises for Bagua Zhang that are not often publicly taught outside the Yi-Zhong school. This session will very valuable to those who value body method training in any internal martial arts system.

Bagua: Striking (Part 2)

Sun 26th April, 14:00PM > 17:00PMThe last four of eight where you will be shown Two immortals preach the way, Tiger, Phoenix & Advance/Retreat striking methods. Emphasis to develop whole body hitting strategy so opponents have difficulty following your movement.

Bagua: Restraints, chokes, locks & breaks: Yi Zong members only*Mon 30th April, 18:30PM > 21:30PMBaguazhang is well known to be popular with Chinese body guards. Come and learn some of the effective techniques that can apply to self defense and close protection work.

LUO DE XIU began his study of the Internal Martial Arts of Baguazhang, Xingyiquan and Taijiquan under Hong Yixiang. Luo De-Xiu's early years were devoted to the study of learning to fight with internal martial arts. Luo carries on the Yi Zong tradition through his teaching of Gao Yi-Sheng style Baguazhang and Hebei Xingyiquan through his classes in Taipei, Taiwan and by his yearly seminar tours throughout Europe and America. His school is called Yi Zong Bagua Men Qian Kun She: http://www.yizong.org

BAGUA & XINGYI SEMINARS WITH LUO DE-XIU London 2012 : Friday 27th - Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th April - Monday 30th April

ZHENG WU MEN - Venue: Congregational Church, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London,  NW1 8PH! www.palmchange.com

Package Sessions Price *Yi Zong price

A Friday, Saturday & Sunday £200 £170

B Saturday & Sunday £170 £150

C Saturday Only £90 £80

D Sunday Only £90 £80

E Yizong package [Friday, Sat, Sun & Mon]

£200 £200

VenueCongregational Church in Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London,  NW1 8PHThe large studio upstairs is where the seminars will be held.

PricesSavings are available but only for multiple sessions & members:Members training regularly with Kentish Town Baguazhang / Zhèng Wǔ Mén or Yi Zong Bagua affiliated are entitled to further discounted *Yi Zong rates from those shown below. This year you will not be allowed to just turn up and pay on the day. In order to take part in this years seminars you MUST follow the below booking process. If you don’t you cant attend!

1. Select an package below [A. B. C. D. or E.] by April 1st 2. Deposit a £50 fee by April 1st3. Deposit final balance by April 15th

Once payments have been made you must to send an email to Matthew Biss <mfbiss@gmail.com> stating:

• Seminar Selection [A. B. C. D. or E.]• Amount deposited with Date

• Contact telephone number

Booking InformationIn order to send a deposit or pay in full please use these bank transfer details :Account holder: Mr M F Biss A/c number: 81097237 Sort code: 40 - 07 - 32IBAN: GB68MIDL40073281097237Your reference must be 'Bagua + your surname'.

BAGUA & XINGYI SEMINARS WITH LUO DE-XIU London 2012 : Friday 27th - Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th April - Monday 30th April

ZHENG WU MEN - Venue: Congregational Church, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London,  NW1 8PH! www.palmchange.com

Regular classes in London with Yi Zong UK

You can continue your training of Baguazhang and Xingyiquan regularly each Tuesday week with Matt Biss & Chris Dawson. There is also a 6 hour session one Saturday per month. The Club has been established for over a decade and continues to provide an excellent syllabus of this complete martial art system. The classes are held at:

Congregational Church in Kelly StreetKentish Town, London,  NW1 8PH

The classes are lively, fun and have a relaxed atmosphere and typically contain the following elements:

Warm up• Rolling the joints and extension exercises

• Footwork and hand methodsConditioning

• ‘Tien Gan’ & body conditioning

• Strength based drillsTechnique

• ‘Ho Tien’ - Straight line methods• Technique and partner work• ‘Rou Shou’ Sticky hands

• Sparring development workCircle Form

• Circle walking• Form review

Closing

• Rolling the joints and extension exercises• Standing

Further InformationIf you’d like to come to a class please contact

Matt Biss+44 (0) 7779 656 029matt.biss@palmchange.com