Martial Arts

Martial Arts Instruction

The Taoist internal martial arts of Ba Gua Zhang, Hsing-i Chuan, and Tai Chi Chuan are each derived from the Taoist traditions of nei gung and meditation. The main focus of the Taoist internal martial arts is aimed at developing the chi and calming the mind.

While fighting ability is viewed by most martial artist as a useful by product of nei-gung training, the essential concerns of Taoist martial arts are health, healing, and developing clear meditative states of mind.

'Grand Ultimate Fist'

Wu Style Short Form, A short form that encompasses all of the healing and meditative principals of tai chi with out becoming distracted by the complex choreography of a long form.

Take your Tai Chi to the next level. Jason can share with you how to perform movement with a solid connection between your body, breath, chi, heart, and mind.

Learn how to release your heart and mind with your body; and how to use purposeful and mindful motion to heal your self through a martial form.

'Mind Intention Boxing'

San Ti - The basic power training posture of hsing-i.

Five Fists - Based on the Five Elements of the universe. Each one of the five element fists is literally the physical manifestation of the element in body and mind.

• Metal - Chopping Fist
• Water - Drilling Fist
• Wood - Crushing Fist
• Fire - Cannon Fist
• Earth - Cross Cut Fist

Linking Form - A form that combines all five of the basic fists into one continuous form.

'Eight Trigrams Palm'

The practice of Ba Gua and Circle Walking is a 4000 year old method of Taoist meditation. Derived from the ancient Chinese Taoist text of the I-Ching.

Circle Walking for Health and Meditation, Study Group - The exercise involves circle-walking with static arm postures.

Water Method Beijing Bagua, Study Group - The choreography, energetics, and fighting techniques of the Water Method of Beijing Ba gua Chuan are studied.

The Eight Mother Palms, Study Group - The choreography, energetics, and fighting techniques of the old eight palms are reviewed and explored.

Self Defense - Internal and external martial arts principals coupled with reverse acupressure, wave-motion and awareness for the present moment, all culminating in an art where the mind and heart play as much of a role as the fist. Powerful one-step motions to maintain control of violent situations with the tools of calmness, commitment, fear and pain.

Awareness of finite alignments in the body - The chi you want is already within you. Like taking the kinks out of a water hose to let the water flow, you will take the kinks out of your body to let the energy flow

Efficiency and effectiveness of motion - Repetitive stress injuries can reek havoc on martial artists (grabbing, twisting, striking, kicking...). By gearing all motions of the body to become constant and circular a fighter can keep training into advanced age with no joint damage.

Players to the Game - Principles, concepts and theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine applied to combat. Yin and Yang, The Five Elements, Diurnal Cycle, Point Categories and Meridea of all types.

Principals of Internal Motion - Pulsing of the joints and cavities. Wrapping of the soft tissues. Dissolving energetic blockages. Spiraling Movement. Circular Motion.

Jason offers several levels of martial arts instruction to private groups and individuals. These include the art of self-defense, the creative process of form interpretation and consulting regarding self-defense curriculum development. He incorporates a healthy approach to the martial arts with the client’s longevity in mind.