Randel and Owen talk with BB on training with Chen Taiji with Feng Zhi Quan, Zhang Xue Xin and Bai Ping Liang.
From his Facebook page:
"Tai Chi journey since 1979. In 93, I honed my practice with Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang in China. Deeply honored to be a disciple of Master Zhang Xue Xin. His profound knowledge and guidance have significantly shaped my Tai Chi path."
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In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about the pros and cons of having a complete system, being a lineage holder and does that translate into being a good teacher and transmitter of an art?
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Randel and Owen talk with Andrea about training in China, her translation work and teaching.
From the Lulu publishing website:
"Andrea Falk has trained the Chinese martial arts since 1972. She won a scholarship to study in Beijing, and spent three years at the Beijing Institute of Physical Culture, training and studying martial arts from 1980 to 1983. Since returning to Canada in 1984, she has taught the traditional Chinese martial arts. She teaches across Canada and in the UK. She had translated a few works for her students, but in 2000 decided to translate and publish, to bring more books from the Chinese into English. So far, she has translated Li Tianji's The Skill of Xingyiquan, Jiang Rongqiao's Baguazhang, Yan Dehua's Bagua Applications, Di Guoyong on Xingyiquan, and Zhang Wenguang’s Chadian. She has also written Falk's Dictionary of Chinese Martial Arts and A Shadow on Fallen Blossoms: The 36 and 48 Traditional Verses of Baguazhang, plus two memoirs - Beijing Bittersweet and Shadowboxing in Shanghai."
#kungfu #teaching #podcast #gongfu #taiji #taichi #xingyi #HsingI #martialarts #wushu #kungfuconversations #china #beijing #shanghai #qigong
In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about cross-training in other systems and it's impact on you and your primary art. When does it stop being a "style" and start being your own art?
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Randel and Owen talk with Gunther about training Yang/ Tung Family , Chen Taiji and Qi Gong.
From the Value Mentors Website:
"Gunther M. Weil, Ph.D. is an organizational consultant, executive coach, educator and psychologist. For the past 35 years he has provided wise and expert guidance and support to senior executives, family businesses, and for-profit and non-profit organizations in the areas of values based leadership and organizational culture, innovation, team building, strategic planning, conflict resolution and executive wellness.
Dr. Weil has also conducted personal growth seminars in leadership, creativity, emotional intelligence and wellness for executives and their organizations throughout the world. He is a 30 year practitioner of Tai Chi Chuan and an internationally recognized master teacher of Qigong – the oriental art of internal energy cultivation. He was the founding Chairman of the National Qigong Association (NQA) from 1994-1998 and continues to serve on the NQA’s National Advisory Council.
Weil earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1965 and served as a Fulbright Scholar in Oslo, Norway.....He subsequently received faculty and administrative appointments at Boston College and the University of Massachusetts-Boston."
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In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about Randel's Kung Fu adventures over the last month teaching at the (Wing) Chun Con seminar, Judging at the Denver Chinese Nationals Kung Fu tournament and attending the Denver Dragon Boat Fest.
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Randel and Owen talk with Sifu Kisu Stars about training Northern Shaolin, Bagua and his famed work in Hollywood and specifically on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
From Fan Cons.com:
"Sifu Kisu is a master in the Chinese martial arts focusing on the style of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Throughout his life he has worked as an Executive Protection Specialist, stunt man, and martial arts coordinator in the entertainment field for many years. He is most famously known for being the chief martial arts director and consultant for the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra. From his lifelong experience in martial arts, he created the bending styles seen in the series and linked them to styles of Chinese martial arts. He is also responsible for the motion capture on Kung Fu Panda, and has worked in the Sentai genre on such shows as VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs."
#kungfu #teaching #podcast #gongfu #taiji #taichi #shaolin #martialarts #wushu #kungfuconversations #china #bagua #avatarthelastairbender #avatar #thelastairbender #avatarthelegendofkorra #avatar #thelegendofkorra
Randel and Owen talk with Elhanan "Henan" Magidovich, a dedicated practitioner of Bagua, Xingyi, and Taiji, to discuss his experiences training Kung Fu. Henan shares insights from his time studying Gao Bagua with Han Feng Rui, a student of Liu Feng Cai, Gao Yi Shengs senior student. As well as his experiences in the Taiwan branch of the Gao system.
From Facebook:
"Doing BGZ for the last 20 years, which in 1999-2003 I have trained in China and accepted as part of the BGZ linage of our style. I'm the 6th generation at the general BGZ linage and 4th generation at the Gao Yi Sheng style. The creator of the style was a well known master named Gao Yi Sheng and the style named after him.Other background:6 years FCS Kali, instructor and Israeli representative.2 years of Pambuan Arnis."YouTube
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Randel Davis on Kevin Secours Rituals of Strength Podcast.
"In our continuing discussion of AI seen through the lens of warrior wisdom, I interview Randel Davis, the co-host of Kung Fu Conversations about how AI performed when posed with some deeper questions about the practice of Kung Fu."
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In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about the use of video and its impact on modern Kung Fu practitioners.
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In this episode Randel and Owen continue their talk with Taiji practitioner and journalist Michael Dorgan about training Kung Fu, living in Beijing and training Chen/ Hun Yuan Taiji with Feng Zhiqiang.
Form his Web Site:
"Michael Dorgan, who began training in Asian martial arts as a teenager. He first studied Okinawan Karate and then Korean Taekwondo before moving on to Chinese styles in the late 1970s. He trained in Northern Shaolin, Xing-I and Yang Style Tai Chi with Master Wong Jack Man in San Francisco from 1978-1984, and studied Liu He Xinyi Quan with Master George Xu from 1984-1990. For nearly six years in the early 1990s, he trained in Hunyuan Tai Chi with Master Zhang Xue Xin, a disciple of Grandmaster Feng.In 1999, Dorgan moved to China to become the Beijing bureau chief for Knight Ridder Newspapers. Shortly after settling in Beijing, he had the opportunity to begin studying privately with Grandmaster Feng, as well as with his daughter, Feng Xiuqian, and Master Chen Xiang, one of Grandmaster Feng’s most accomplished disciples."
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In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Taiji practitioner and journalist Michael Dorgan about training Kung Fu, living in Beijing and training Chen/ Hun Yuan Taiji with Feng Zhiqiang.
Form his Web Site:
"Michael Dorgan, who began training in Asian martial arts as a teenager. He first studied Okinawan Karate and then Korean Taekwondo before moving on to Chinese styles in the late 1970s. He trained in Northern Shaolin, Xing-I and Yang Style Tai Chi with Master Wong Jack Man in San Francisco from 1978-1984, and studied Liu He Xinyi Quan with Master George Xu from 1984-1990. For nearly six years in the early 1990s, he trained in Hunyuan Tai Chi with Master Zhang Xue Xin, a disciple of Grandmaster Feng.
In 1999, Dorgan moved to China to become the Beijing bureau chief for Knight Ridder Newspapers. Shortly after settling in Beijing, he had the opportunity to begin studying privately with Grandmaster Feng, as well as with his daughter, Feng Xiuqian, and Master Chen Xiang, one of Grandmaster Feng’s most accomplished disciples."
#kungfu #teaching #podcast #gongfu #taiji #taichi #beijing #martialarts #wushu #kungfuconversations #china #michaeldorgan #fengzhiqiang #chentaiji #hunyuantaiji
In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about their top 5 favorite Internal Martial Arts books!
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In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Kung Fu Coach and Teacher Abi Moriya about training in Taiwan in the 80's, Tang Sho Tao, Acupuncture and Hong Yi Xiang.
Form his Web Site:
"Martial artist, movement and Chinese medicine. One of the pioneers of Chinese and Filipino martial arts teachers in Israel. In his youth, in 1987, he embarked on a study trip following the documentary series "The Way of the Warrior," which ended with the late teacher Hong Yi-Shiang in Taiwan. My father balances the way of the warrior with the way of the healer: he is an expert in the martial art of Xingyi Chuan, various Chinese weapons, as well as the Filipino martial art of Serada Eskrima. In the field of health care, my father teaches Qigong and Tai Chi and trains instructors. He practices Chinese medicine with an emphasis on acupuncture, moxibustion and tui-na, as well as shiatsu. Head of the Martial Arts Department at the Nat Holman School for Instructors and Trainers, Wingate Institute. Author of the book "Bright Tiger, Dark Dragon: Chinese Martial Arts in the Mirror of Culture", Madaf 2017.Co-author with Guy Moore of the book "Krav Maga - Teaching with Doubt", self-published, 2016"
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In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Kung Fu Coach and Teacher Abi Moriya about training in Taiwan in the 80's, Tang Sho Tao, Acupuncture and Hong Yi Xiang.
Form his Web Site:
"Martial artist, movement and Chinese medicine. One of the pioneers of Chinese and Filipino martial arts teachers in Israel. In his youth, in 1987, he embarked on a study trip following the documentary series "The Way of the Warrior," which ended with the late teacher Hong Yi-Shiang in Taiwan. My father balances the way of the warrior with the way of the healer: he is an expert in the martial art of Xingyi Chuan, various Chinese weapons, as well as the Filipino martial art of Serada Eskrima.
In the field of health care, my father teaches Qigong and Tai Chi and trains instructors. He practices Chinese medicine with an emphasis on acupuncture, moxibustion and tui-na, as well as shiatsu.
Head of the Martial Arts Department at the Nat Holman School for Instructors and Trainers, Wingate Institute.
Author of the book "Bright Tiger, Dark Dragon: Chinese Martial Arts in the Mirror of Culture", Madaf 2017.
Co-author with Guy Moore of the book "Krav Maga - Teaching with Doubt", self-published, 2016"
#kungfu #taiwan #coaching #podcast #gongfu #hongyixiang #tangshotao #MartialArts #wushu #kungfuconversations #china #abimoriya
In this episode, Owen does a solo cast with Joseph Crandall. Pioneering translation of Chinese Kung Fu manuals and practitioner and teacher of Bagua, Xingyi and Taiji.
From the Plum Publications web site:
"Joseph Crandall, translator, is a Ba Gua practitioner who has taken onto himself the heroic task of translating and making available many key works of WuShu...... As Crandall writes in his introduction; "I have been waiting for someone more qualified to come along and do a better job at these translations than I do. I know that there are many out there who could do it." What Crandall doesn't mention is the dedication and knowledge he has brought to the worthy fundamental project."
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In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Veronika Partikova PhD about learning traditional Hung Gar in Hong Kong, coaching Kung Fu on her online line platform "The Kung Fu Academic", and training MMA in Thailand.
From her website:
"Born in the Czech Republic, I fell in love with martial arts in 1999. My journey has taken me from Shotokan Karate to Hung Kuen Kung Fu and now Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I am a professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter, a World Champion in Kung Fu, and a proud holder of a black belt in Karate.
Pursuing my love for Kung Fu, I relocated to Hong Kong eight years ago to further my studies and earn a Ph.D. in Sports Psychology. In 2022, I moved to Thailand to train professionally in MMA.
Now, at 36 years old, I fight professionally and coach kung fu online."
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In this episode, Owen and Randel continue their talk about why Dong Hai Chuan, the founder of Bagua Zhang, was the Greatest Kung Fu Teacher in Modern History through the lens of his students.
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In this episode Randel and Owen talk with Shifu Jacque Bois about teaching and training Yip Man Pre-Hong Kong Wing Chun, Taiji, Praying Mantis and Shaolin.
From his website:
"Sifu Jacque started traveling into the world of martial arts at age 5 starting with Judo and Karate. When he was twelve he discovered a local Traditional Chinese Martial Arts School in South Africa. He fell in love with what he learned there and has been privileged to be taught by Sifu Leslie Reed, Seven-Star Grand Master - Sifu Lee Kam Wing, Wing Chun Grand Master - Sifu Lun Gai, Tai Chi Master - Sifu Ou Rong Ju and Sifu Derek Frearson. He opened his first school in 1991 and built a dedicated group of students before travelling to the US in 1997.
in 2013 he opened a new school in Monroe WA and has been teaching and cultivating students with the aim of creating positive change in their lives and helping make the world a better place through martial arts"Website
In this episode, Owen and Randel talk about why Dong Hai Chuan the founder of Bagua Zhang was the Greatest Kung Fu Teacher in Modern History.
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