Ba Gua students working on piercing palm
Online Classes
Ba Gua Level 1
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:15pm EST
$30 per class or $110 per month
No pre-requisite training required
Rolling admission - join at any time
Introduces you to the art of Ba Gua Zhang through the keystone exercises - five outwardly simple exercises that build a strong foundation for learning the entire Ba Gua system. The keystone exercises form a compact but complete and well-rounded training set that allow you to directly experience the principles that form the heart of the art. They are simple to learn and challenging to master. Regular practice will both reveal and transform any issues that you chronically carry with you in your body, movement, and mindset. This set also builds the foundation required to smoothly progress to Ba Gua level 2.
Registering for class gives you access to an online recording of each session for the week following the live class, giving you flexibility to review or catch up on your own time as needed.
Ba Gua Level 2
Yin Yang Acupoint Slapping, Joint Rotations, and Linear Stepping Variations
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:45pm EST
Jan 8th - Mar 26th
$420
Pre-requisite training: 3-6 months of Ba Gua Level 1 or equivalent experience
Guides practitioners with a solid grasp of level 1 through the next step in Ba Gua’s fundamental training material. Practicing the material taught in this class will clarify the Ba Gua principles experientially through detailed and careful instruction. We will further train the Ba Gua internal body dynamic which is key for successful execution of the more advanced material.
The level 2 curriculum is composed of 4 seasonal modules that take place over a full calendar year. After training all 4 modules you will have gained more skill and understanding with post standing , the Ba Gua fundamental training exercises, and circle walking.
This module’s curriculum consists of: Yin Yang Acupoint slapping, post standing in the Embrace Moon to Chest posture, Joint Rotations and Linear stepping variations: Chicken Stepping, Crane Stepping, Snake Stepping, and Phoenix Stepping.
Registering for class gives you access to class recordings for the entire module, giving you flexibility to review or catch up on your own as needed.
Ba Gua Level 3
Mondays 7:00 - 9:00pm EST
Jan 6th - June 16th, 2025
$840
Pre-requisite training: Full cycle of Ba Gua level 2 class or equivalent experience
Leads intermediate level students more deeply into the heart of the Ba Gua Zhang system, teaching you the Tian Gan “Heavenly Stem” martial Qi Gong set and the Lao Ba Zhang, or “Old 8 Palms” form.
Lao Ba Zhang
This is the fundamental martial form upon which the entire Ba Gua system is built. It is composed of 8 changes done while walking the circle in the classical millstone pushing palm posture. Each change teaches unique skills and qualities that give one the building blocks for a full expression of the art in any circumstance.
Tian Gan Qi Gong
This martial Qi Gong set opens the central channels and develops the ability to issue whole body power from your spine. Cultivating these skills will help you perform the applications contained in Lao Ba Zhang with a true internal power dynamic.
The up-levelling of your Ba Gua skills which comes directly from investing time in training these two key pieces of material will improve your understanding of the art, the integrated quality of your movement, and your ability to spontaneously apply the martial principles taught to you through the Lao Ba Zhang form.
The material is taught as a live weekly class with regular feedback sessions, which will provide individualized corrections specific to your alignments, focus and movement patterns. Registering for class will also give you access to online recordings of each session, giving you flexibility to review or catch up on your own time as needed.