Gongfu Crew S01E08 - Tongbeiquan with Rosa Mei

02/02/24 • 54 min

In this episode we talk about Tongbeiquan, a Chinese martial art that has been around for a long time. My interview partner is Rosa Mei, who is currently residing and teaching in Prague. She has a wealth of experience, not only in Tongbeiquan but in many forms and methods of martial arts, and was more than willing to share her wisdom. We talk about her own learning journey as well as her unique approach at teaching traditional martial arts.

For more info on Rosa and her teaching, check her various channels:

https://www.bionickungfu.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Bionickungfu

https://www.instagram.com/bionickungfu/

For more info on Rosa and her teaching, check her various channels:

https://www.bionickungfu.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Bionickungfu

https://www.instagram.com/bionickungfu/

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Gongfu Crew S01E07 - Bajiquan with Vincent Mei

In this episode we dive into the practice of Bajiquan within the Wutan tradition, founded by Liu Yunqiao in Taiwan. Vincent Mei, who learned the art in Taiwan and is now teaching it in NYC, shared his insights with me. We talk about the approach of training with Wutan, focusing on the specifics of Bajiquan power generation and partner training, as well as the differences between Chinese martial arts and other martial traditions.

For more info on Vincent, including his online teaching efforts, go to https://bajishu.com/

You can also check out his channel wutanusa on Instagram.

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Gongfu Crew S01E09 - Xinyi Liuhequan with Derek Notman

This episode dives into Xinyi Liuhequan, a style stemming from the Muslim communities of Henan province. Derek Notman from Massachusetts shares his insights into the training method, and how it changed his understanding of (internal) martial arts through the specific shapes and movement methods of the style.

More about Derek and his teaching (both online and on-site) here on his website:

https://www.islandphysicalculture.com/