It is with great excitement that our group flew to Beijing this year to meet our Chinese friends. And our stay was more than equal to our expectations ...
shangwen Master Wang, a disciple of Wang xuanji
Meet shangwen Wang and his students upon arrival at Beijing airport, we took together a night train bound for Pingyi, a village in Shandong Province at the foot of the mountains Meng (Mengshan). And in this isolated place, in a peaceful atmosphere, we have seen happen day after day Wang shangwen friends, all high-level experts in one or several schools of martial arts ...
demonstration by Li Yunlong xinyiliuhequan to Mengshan
Thus, in addition to our DaChengQuan in daily practice, we were able to attend the demonstration xingyiquan, zhaobao taijiquan xinyiliuhequan, Wudang taijiquan Tongbeiquan, Yongchunquan ...
The journey then continued in the company of these teachers to the province of Zhejiang, to stay in the monastery Taoist Huang DAXIAN and inaugurate the school Xia Jiangnan our friend, disciple of Wang shangwen.
tutoring wudangquan with Zhang Weidong
We therefore took our breakfast every breakfast in the refectory of the monastery in the company of monks and Taoist we trained twice a day with experts from martial arts enthusiasts! Forging genuine friendships with some of them special lessons in the evening before lying down were part of everyday life ...
Thus, we have, among others, could be introduced to boxing by Professor Wudang Zhang Weidong.
shangwen Wang, meanwhile, has again demonstrated its very high level of proficiency (gongfu), his great qualities as a teacher and extreme kindness during training sessions daily.
On the roads surrounding the monastery at dawn
And It is therefore with great emotion that we said goodbye to all our Chinese friends before boarding the bus that took us to the airport in Hangzhou at the end of the first seven days.
On arrival Beijing, the group enjoyed the safe haven that was the quadrangle (courtyard) in the ancient alleyways (hutongs) of the city where we stayed until the end of the trip.
Hotel in Beijing: A haven of peace in the middle of the old city
There, in the old neighborhood Dongcheng, close to the Lama Temple, Master Li Jianyu visited us every day to teach us the essence of Yiquan, the yangshenggong.
A 87 years old, he still practices what he learned with his master, the legendary Wang Xiangzhai, and all the group had gathered with great interest his anecdotes and valuable knowledge
Lesson on the roofs of the square courtyard with Master Li Jianyu
The five days in Beijing have also enabled the group to better understand the cultural context in which boxing was born and Wang Xiangzhai discover a fascinating city, monuments charged with a millenary history ...
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