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Clip from our training in Bejing

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Training with master Yao Chengguang, Zongxun Wuguan school, Beijing, September 2013

Back from China

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In September 2013 Yiquan Academy students trained with master Yao Chengguang at Zongxun Wuguan school in Beijing.

Yiquan and weapons

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Wang Xiangzhai Unarmed combat and using weapons From „Central pivot of the way of fist” Ancient masters said: “When you develop unarmed combat abilities, it is easy to learn using weapons, you should not practice only with sabre and spear”. If you understand essence of combat, functions of various forces, changes in the position of sections and surfaces, empty and full, long and short, diagonal and straight, using three sections and nine parts, paths, directions, high and low, proper timing, when you understand it and master it by intuition, then when you use sabre, sword, spear, stick or other weapon, even someone who is a specialist in that kind of weapon but doesn’t understand and has not mastered those basics will not be a dangerous opponent for you. This is a difference like between an engineer and a worker, between a doctor and a nurse. These are not levels which could be compared. Zhao Daoxin Weapons From „Daoxin's fist theory” Weapons (meaning cold weapons) app...

Yiquan San Shou demonstration

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Students of master Yao Chengguang demonstrating san shou at a conference commemorating master Wang Xiangzhai. Beijing 2005.