Hsing-i'/Pa Kua in Texas

Does anyone know of a good Hsing-i'/Pa Kua school in Texas? The very tiny bit I was exposed to was great, I can see that as being an awesome addition to any practice.

Thanks...

what part of Texas?

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Austin or Dallas...I spend alot of time in both cities.

http://www.swshaolin.com/locations_home.asp

keep an open mind.

If you where in or around the Houston area, I would refer you to my instructor Master Al-Waalee Muhammad or his martial art brother Master Bomani Magharibi. But for the area you are looking in, here's a resourceful link that may assist you to locate an instructor.

http://www.hsing-i.com/teachers/index.html

Good luck!

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Thanks, guys. I will check 'em both!

Alright, I might be a total geek, but I just got through watching "The One" with Jet Li. Now I really want to get into Hsing-I and clean up my Pa Kua...Nerdy? Yes. Do I care? Nah, not really...

WuSung, I wouldn’t call you a geek or nerdy, I would call you “interested” instead. The One was an entertaining movie to watch Hsing I and Pak Gua as the fighting styles. But what made me enjoy the movie over all was how they displayed little of Hsing I history in it. And that history can be the seen when Jet Li was practicing his Hsing I in his jail cell. Jet Li was displaying the half step smashing fist that was developed by Gou Yun Shen.

Here’s the history on Gou and his punch from the pages from the book of “Xing Yi Quan Xue – The Study of Form-Mind Boxing” by Sun Lu Tang, page 14.

Gou Yun Shen spent 3 years in prison for a death crime sentence when he was a bounty hunter. Being that the crime was in self defense and that he was a rare talent in the martial arts, they did not consider executing him.

While he was serving his sentence in prison, Gou was manacled, but however, continued to practice his Hsing Yi Quan. When he finished his sentence, he came out with higher skills then from when he entered.

While in prison, he had developed what became known as ban bu beng quan (half step smashing fist) and became so famous for the power he developed with that special punch that people said that his “half step smashing fist could beat all under heaven.”

If you are really interested in learning Hsing I Quan, I suggest buying that book.

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Hey, Thanks, SS. I will definitely check into that. I guess I can grab that on Amazon?

Yes sir, ISBN: 0865681856.

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Thanks, I will be on it in the next few minutes...

I study Bagua with Al-Waalee Muhammad, and can vouch for his Bagua, and Xing-i. I had no idea how lucky I was going in, he is very skilled, and his classmate, Magharibi has an awesome rep too. Though I have not personally seen his practice, I would have little doubt as to his skills. My teach speaks very highly of him.

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The "bagua" from The One as far as I remember was extremely crippled.

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“	Originally Posted By: Nik The "bagua" from The One as far as I remember was extremely crippled.	”

Perhaps...but, Jet Li is still pretty awesome, I mean, the dude can move. It stuck with me b/c when I first saw it in theaters, I was really into Pa-Kua. I love it, though I am only familiar with a few forms of it. Now, the Hsing-I: I am really looking forward into delving into that.

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“	Originally Posted By: Circle_walker I study Bagua with Al-Waalee Muhammad, and can vouch for his Bagua, and Xing-i. I had no idea how lucky I was going in, he is very skilled, and his classmate, Magharibi has an awesome rep too. Though I have not personally seen his practice, I would have little doubt as to his skills. My teach speaks very highly of him.	”

Thanks, that is 2 recommendations for your teacher and his classmate. If I am ever in your neck of the woods, I will check into it. Cheers.

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