WORKSHOPS FOR 2024 GPYTCA CONFERENCE

October 26 – 27

“Green Dragon Springs from the Water”

Saturday, October 26, 2024

9 am – 11 am Pacific Time (12 pm – 2 pm Eastern Time)

How Xingyi and Bagua Can Inform Your Taiji, with Kenneth Sumner

Of the thousands of Chinese martial arts, Sun Lu Tang classified only three as internal styles: Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan. One of the factors that differentiates Guang Ping Yang Taiji from other styles is the extent to which it integrates elements of Xingyi and Bagua to enhance its versatility and functionality. We will explore how Guang Ping Yang Taiji incorporates Xingyi and Bagua and why Guang Ping Yang is a superior style for doing so. We will provide specific examples through movements from our form and offer training techniques that can help improve our Taiji practice by focusing on those things we share with other martial styles.

Sunday, October 27, 2024

10 am – 12 noon Pacific Time (1 pm – 3 pm Eastern Time)

Neigong for the Taiji Practitioner, with Robert Nakashima

For those seeking to deepen their practice of Taijiquan, traditional martial Neigong offers a wealth of benefits- chief among them an increased ability to perceive the nature of subtle internal alignments and their role in achieving overall structural unity and holistic strength.



This understanding can lead to a reappraisal of the technical requirements of individual sequences as well as an appreciation of the universal principles of correct movement regardless of style.  Drawing from two well-known sets, Xingyi Neigong and Tian Gan (‘Heavenly Stem’), Robert Nakashima will share some of the subtleties and hidden lessons of Neigong as well as how the application of these concepts can transform one’s personal expression of Taijiquan.

Workshop topics may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances