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
Teacups and Ding Shi
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:45pm EST
Aug 7th - Oct 9th
$350
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 training post standing with downward sinking palm, the stationary teacups exercises, and all ten fundamental circle walking postures (Ding Shi).
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
Aug 12th - Dec 16th
$800
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. This module’s curriculum dives into:
Ji Ben Gong
Drilling the fundamental exercises taught throughout all of level 2 as a condensed and unified set. Drilling these formative exercises together amplifies the development of the Ba Gua body skills.
Plum Blossom Stepping
Expands your ability to apply mudstepping, and sharpens your combat applicable foot work. Helps develop the ability to cut angles with opponents both offensively and defensively.
Linear Piercing Palm Variations
Deepening your understanding of our lineage’s most fundamental martial technique - Piercing Palm. This set also teaches you how to dynamically adapt the piercing palm principles to a wider range of applications stepping patterns.
Wong Shi Tong’s 8 hands
The linear expressions of the palm changes from the Lao Ba Zhang form which are the root material for the whole art. We will study both the stationary and linear expressions these key movements, leading to a deeper understanding of the underlying principles that drive the movements and applications of the palm changes.
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.