Internal training advice??

[Salsragon]

Looking for some advice on Internal teachers in the S.F. bay area or videotapes. I have been studying Yang family Tai Chi for years and years, I'm interested in expanding my knowledge of the Chinese Internal arts. Any suggestions on Pa Kua, Hsing-I, or Chen style Tai Chi teachers in the Bay Area, or any great video tapes that a experienced person might be able to learn from.

[m.artist]

im experianced in yang style tai chi as well..and i was thinking of teh same question but for around wichita falls tx....i wanted to originaly do chen style, it being the original and being the more "fighting" style of tai chi...but sadly there no schools teaching chen style(or any of the other styles other then yang) here

[chris davis 200]

http://www.taichiamerica.com/Schools.htm#California

there is a list of internal schools here - ones to check out for sure are -

Mike pattersons - Hsing I martial arts institute

Tim Cartmell - Shen Wu Martial arts

Kumar Franzis - www.energyarts.com

hope this helps.

Cheers
Chris

[Thai Bri]

Hey Chris - did we speak yesterday at the Senshido seminar? I saw so many people I've only spoken to once or twice that I can't put the names to the faces?

[chris davis 200]

Hi Bri,

Unfortunatley i had some family issues, so was unable to attend! But hey what can ya do!

Quite annoying - i hear it was very good!

I eagerly await your review.

Cheers
Chris

[Salsragon]

Thanx Chris, That certainly narrows my options as far as local teachers. The problem I have is that no one wants to teach pa'kua or Hsing-i until you/ve learned their style of Tai Chi. I understand, but I have no desire to learn another version of Yang Tai Chi. Any Videos you would recomend on Pa kua or Hsing-i----

[chris davis 200]

what a strange state of affairs!!

never mind.

Video wise -

Su dong chen's videos are excellent for fighting concepts and skills. His style is ba gua and hsing i - although he calls it the Essence of Evolution.
He can be found here - http://www.evolutionary-systems.com/

Also the video's mike patterson puts out are very good by all accounts.
found here - http://www.evolutionary-systems.com/

The videos by Luo De Xiu are apparantly some of the best out there. I have heard very good things about them - he is a very skilled guy.

http://www.plumflower.com/ba_gua_zhang_2_.htm

I hope this helps,

Kindest Regards.

Chris