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For those who haven’t seen this, here is Shifu Painter’s presentation of Yi Xin Gong at A Taste of China. Trust me when I tell you there is a lot going in inside his body that is best explained in class or workshop. If you are planning to attend the Gathering of the Circle...
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Ok, so the title is stating the obvious, right?  Of course it’s is a martial art.  What I want to emphasize is the art portion and the significance of the structure of Jiulong.  As I have an extensive background in music, drawing analogies between it and Jiulong was clear to me from the beginning,...
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by Dr. John P. Painter International Copyright IAM Co. 2008 All rights reserved please do not distribute without permission of author. thegompa@aol.com The principles of Baguazhang are not exactly the same as that of Taijiquan. 
The two arts share some similarities and common words. One of these words is 
sung. Finding sung for internal...
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