61. Willkommen Zur TAO-CHI Lanzen- / Speer-ART Galeria Des SHEN-TAO-CHI Translate this page Speer-Figur gezeigt von Horst. shen-TAO-CHI-Speer-Seminar-Termine imSommer Horst zeigte in Bernds DOJO Speerfiguren im PA-kua - System. http://www.tao-chi.info/CHAN-Meditation/SHEN-TAO/SPEER_04/SPEER04_ART_Galery/spe

SHEN-TAO-CHI ART Galeria: Sehen Sie einiger Bilder aus unserem Archiv der Waffen zur Läuterung des Geistes Susanne mit Speer Horst zeigte in Bernds DOJO Speerfiguren im PA-KUA - System Horst zeigte in Bernds DOJO Speerfiguren des PA-KUA - System DOJO Duisburg 19.02.2002 Speer-Figuren aus unserm SHAOLIN OCKA und ALEX Horst mit Speer Thomas mit Speer Thomas mit Speer Benjamin mit Speer SHEN-TAO Text zum SHEN-TAO SCHWERT 01 SCHWERT 02 ... seminare Benjamin mit Speer Symbol HUO: Feuer Philosophie Tierstile Text ÜbersichtSeminare Waffen-Seminare ... ZEN-Seminar Tempelanlagen: Orte der Kraft zur Entwicklung von Fähigkeiten und außergewöhnlichen Leistungen Aus den Archiven der Meister vom Huai-Nan “Klarheit und die Stille, das ist der Gipfel der Kraft TÉ - die Tugend Können wir flexibel und sanft sein, dann besitzen wir den Schlüssel zum WEG (TAO) Erreichen wir Offenheit, Selbstlosigkeit und sind wir Heiter und bleiben gelassen gegnüber allen Dingen, dann stehen uns alle Kräfte und Dinge zur Verfügung.” TAO-CHI : WEGE zum Ziel, für Herz - mit Verstand Besuchen Sie Ihr DOJO in Mülheim,

62. Z.E.N. / CH'AN : Willkommen Zur ART Galeria Unseres SHEN-TAO-CHI. Sehen Sie Übu Translate this page CHI - die ENERGIE shen -der GEIST TE - die KRAFT - auch Tugend genannt TAO - derWEG Hier sehen Sie die SHAOLIN-Tafel des DOJO Duisburg I-CHING PA-kua (die 8 http://www.tao-chi.info/CHAN-Meditation/SHEN-TAO/SABEL_05/SHEN-TAO_ART-Galery/sh

SHEN-TAO-CHI ART Galeria: Sehen Sie einiger Bilder aus unserem Archiv der Waffen zur Läuterung des Geistes Heike, Ulli u. Ocka in der Säbelchoreographie rechts und unten: Bilder mit Photo-Spezial-effekten Bernd Grätz im DOJO Duisburg Grundpositionen aus einer Übungs-Reihe mit dem wenig bekannten Langschwert Heinz: Unser Wächter des SHAOLIN Bernd, Meister der Archive unserer SHAOLIN Dojos Bernd zeigt Hellebarden-Standfiguren im Hintergrund: Die Symbole unserer TAO- und Shaolin-Ethik General Kwang-Kong: Symbol-Figur der traditionellen Kampfkünste Heike, Ulli u. Ocka in der Säbelchoreographie SHEN-TAO SCHWERT 01 SCHWERT 02 STOCK 03 ... 8 Regeln Benjamin und Chris zeigen -leider etwas dunkel geraten- Positionen aus den Säbelformeln Philosophie Tierstile Text ÜbersichtSeminare Waffen-Seminare ... ZEN-Seminar Tempelanlagen: Orte der Kraft zur Entwicklung von Fähigkeiten und außergewöhnlichen Leistungen Aus den Archiven der Meister vom Huai-Nan “Klarheit und die Stille, das ist der Gipfel der Kraft TÉ - die Tugend Können wir flexibel und sanft sein, dann besitzen wir den Schlüssel zum WEG (TAO) Erreichen wir Offenheit, Selbstlosigkeit und sind wir

63. Bagua Curriculum Listing of the Bagua curriculum. Seattle, WACategory Sports Martial Arts Kung Fu Baguazhang...... Qi shen Dojo Internal Wushu Arts Bagua Zhang Curriculum. The curriculum taught hereis from the lineage of Cheng, Tinghua, a disciples of the founder of Pa kua http://www.wuji.com/Baguacurriculum.htm

Xin Qi Shen Dojo Internal Wushu Arts Bagua Zhang Curriculum The curriculum taught here is from the lineage of Cheng, Ting-hua, a disciples of the founder of Pa Kua Chang. New members will be carefully guided through the progression of the system beginning with the chi kung. The various forms and movements are expected to be well memorized before moving on to the next form. Before being permitted to advance on to the next form the instructor will be looking for consistency in basic body structure and movement. It is not the intent of this club to teach quickly, rather I feel it's more important to completely understand the why and how of the current form and movement taught. Understanding of the forms is displayed by consistent: balance, control, and proper execution of the movements. BASIC PRINCIPLES: stretch naturally keep entire body connected spine like a flame waist like a lake chest and mind empty shoulders down elbows hanging wrists sitting tongue to roof of mouth arms forms cresant moons all movements smooth TRADITIONAL CHI KUNG Yang Dan Tui Mo / Pushing the circle Tsai Yang Bai Bing Universe within your sleeve Two peaks pierce the heavens Walk the Wuji (8) pushing down the earth hands floating on water lifting up the clouds single palm snake palm bear palm monkey offers fruit

64. !FengShuiZone: Calcul Gratuit De Votre KUA Et Signe Astrologique Translate this page le chiffre kua et les prévisions 2003 Nouveau, shen, 8, 24/02/2003 1635.Pré-nouvel an chinois Nouveau, Feng Shui Zone, 0, 27/01/2003 0030. http://www.fengshuizone.com/newsgroup/?lang=fr

65. Pa Kua Chang (Ba Gua Zhang) Kung Fu: 804-794-8384 [FYI Page #12] and reediting of an article that first appeared in the PA kua CHANG JOURNAL themost popular stories that have been told are those about the Ba shen or Eight http://www.pa-kua.com/fyi12/fyib12.htm

=[Back Issue]= FYI Page FYI Page - Edition #12 .............................................................................................................. August 2000 *** Welcome *** to the Ba Gua Zhang (Pa Kua Chang) Website of Sifu Park Bok-Nam! We hope that you will find this site to be interesting and informative, and will use it as a starting point for learning more about the Ba Gua Zhang of Lu Shui-Tian. We have been fortunate to receive a number of awards for this website and wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to the grantors of these awards. You can view them by clicking on AWARDS = THIS EDITION = Featured in this edition of the FYI Page: ANNOUNCEMENTS BA GUA "EIGHT IMMORTALS" SWORD 2000 SUMMER TRAINING CAMP Return to This Edition Index ... Go To Bottom FYI Page - Edition #12 ................................................................................................................ August 2000 = ANNOUNCEMENTS = Links to all Back Issues of the FYI Page are available on the Reference Information page. They contain articles on many important topics that are of particular interest to serious Qi Gong (Chi Kung) and Ba Gua Zhang (Pa Kua Chang) practitioners. So, don't forget to check them out. Update 09/07/00 - the article "Where is the Value in Your Practice?"

66. Pa Kua Chang (Ba Gua Zhang) Kung Fu: 804-794-8384 [FYI Page #3] will indeed remarkably resemble the movements of a snake and have inspired furtherdescriptive analogies of Pa kua movement such as yu shen (swimming body) or http://www.pa-kua.com/fyi3/fyib3.htm

=[Back Issue]= FYI Page FYI Page - Edition #3 ................................................................................................................................. August 1997 *** Welcome *** to the Pa Kua Chang (Ba Gua Zhang) Website of Sifu Park Bok-Nam! We hope that you will find this site to be interesting and informative, and will use it as a starting point for learning more about the Pa Kua Chang of Lu Shui-Tian. = THIS EDITION = Featured in this edition of the FYI Page: PRINCIPLE - NOT JUST A WORD! REFLEX BODY RESPONSE DEVELOPING THE "KUNG FU BODY" 1997 SUMMER TRAINING CAMP ... Go To Bottom FYI Page - Edition #3 ................................................................................................................................... August 1997 PRINCIPLE - NOT JUST A WORD! by Francis Hriadil, Boston Student Group [The following is a summary of a conversation I had with Master Park Bok-Nam in August on the meaning and use of the term "principle" in the Pa Kua Chang of Lu Shui-Tian. I found it to be informative and have included it for the benefit of all interested students and readers.] M aster Park places a strong emphasis on the "underlying principles" that form the basis of the Pa Kua Chang of Lu Shui-Tian. Since the groundbreaking work, "

67. Pa Kua (BaGua) Page / Hsing-I Martial Arts Institute taught him the secrets of Pa kua to preserve the health he had restored. Tung’sskill became so high that eventually he was challenged by Kuo Yun shen (a lot http://www.hsing-i.com/pa_kua/phist.html

PA KUA (BAGUA) HISTORY PA KUA CHANG - is attributed most often to Tung Hai Chuan around the latter 17th century, although there is no real historical evidence to support this claim. The story is that Tung was wondering around a mountainous area of China, freezing and starving to death when he was rescued and nurtured back to health by a reclusive Taoist hermit who then taught him the secrets of Pa Kua to preserve the health he had restored. There are numerous systems of Pa Kua being practiced across the globe today. An exact count would be difficult but most scholars say that there exist somewhere between twelve and twenty main styles. Pa Kua is based largely on the philisophical premises found withing the "I Ching" but also incorporates concepts of the Five Elements and some animal movement. The correlation to animal movement, however, will not be as apparent to the eye as it is in Hsing I Chuan. As with many things Chinese, the numerous periods of cultural upheaval and the enormous age of the Chinese society have their toll on the known history of Pa Kua Chang (BaGuaZhang). Lost manuscripts, books burned and oral traditions have all contributed to an overall and nearly complete denigration of the history of this martial art form. In fact, it was not until this century that an effort was made to retrace this lost history. So, the martial arts history passed down to us is fairly vague indeed. After thousands of years of development, there have been countless numbers of martial arts spanning every period of Chinese cultural history. Also, many of the most highly skilled martial artists have, by personal choice, avoided publicity and practiced in seclusion. More than two thirds of the Chinese martial arts originated within spiritual pursuits such as Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam. Many of these practitioners chose seclusion aid them in the cultivation of enlightenment. Martial arts were only a part of their training as they developed themselves both mentally and physically. Add to this the fact that most of the Chinese population was illiterate, even in the last century, and that many martial arts masters simply preferred to keep it secreted away in their mind, it was very difficult to compile and record history. In order to preserve the essence of the arts, the secrets of each style were often compiled into a series songs or poems which could be easily remembered.

68. Hsing-I Martial Arts Institute / Hsing-I Tales Article approval. Kuo Yunshen and Tung Hai Chuan . At the time, there was aPa-kua practitioner named Tung Hai-Chuan, whose skill was renowned. http://www.hsing-i.com/hsing-i_journal/tales1.html

Hsing I History - Hsing I Tales Translated by Robert Brewer Throughout the history of Hsing-I, Pa Kua and Tai Chi Chuan there have been many masters of legendary stature. The stories about them, while not always based in verifiable historical fact, are nonetheless important for what they tell us about the sp irit of each master's art, as well as giving us a wonderful glimpse of times and traditions of a bygone age. Through Hsing-I Tales, I hope to make available as many of these anecdotes as possible. Hope you enjoy them! Kuo Yun-Shen Kuo Yun-Shen's given name was Yu-Sheng. He was born in China's Hebei Province, in a town called Hsi Luo Ma Chuang. He was short in stature, standing only about shoulder-high to most men, but he was strong and healthy by nature. He is said to have been the best disciple to ever have studied under Master Li Luo-Neng. No matter when he fought, using Peng Chuan ("Crushing Fist"; one of the five elemental forms of Hsing-I) and its half-step he could fell any opponent. No-one could stand against his use of P eng Chuan, and he was known throughout the Empire as Ban Bu Peng Kuo; Kuo of the Half-Stepped Crushing-Fist. Kuo was a violent man who loved to fight. Because of this, he committed not a few violent acts, as we will see below.

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70. History And Lineage Of Kai Sai curricu lum comes from Master Wang.Wang ’s long Pa-kua form, known as the Ce-lestial Circling Dragon, is taught in our Pa-kua Chang curriculum. shen ’s Pa http://www.chineseboxing.com/pages/KaiSaiHistory.html

History and Lineage of Kai Sai (Christopher G. Casey) Excerpts taken from Chinese Boxing Synthesis by James Cravens with John Shea My teacher, the late Christopher G.Casey (also known as Sifu Kai Sai), believed that all of Chinese boxing rests on the foundation of ten fundamental principles, just as the vast edifice of classical geometry rested on ten principles. studies with numerous Chinese boxing grandmasters. While pursuing a diverse assortment of boxing arts, he came to realize that they shared a abstract their common essence in the form of ten core principles. Casey was thus like Euclid, the ancient Greek mathematician who discovered that all the geometry known in his day rested on five axioms and five postulates. Although we owe our highly formalized understanding of the principles to Mr.Casey, he did not discover them on the practical level; they were discovered centuries ago and were handed down from generation to genera- tion, always to a privileged few. But Casey, should be recognized as one of the

71. Siu Shiung Da Tao Corp Master Su is the 4 th Generation Grandmaster of Pakua Taijiquan. Su also studieddirectly with Shuai-Jiao (Chinese Wrestling) Grandmaster Chang Tung shen. http://www.stolaf.edu/orgs/mac/mastersu.html

Siu Shiung Da Tao Corp. Martial Arts Academy Presents: Essence of Evolution Martial Arts Systems In 2000, Master Su was named within the top 5 fighters in Japan this year. Several magazines are interviewing him. He is also organizing classes and seminars all over Japan now. Master Su is still engaging in the yearly fights between Japan’s top Masters and Fighters, and he has been a top performer each year. If you have any questions about Master Su-Dong Chen, please direct them to me and I will get you the answers you are in search of, or be able to direct you in the right direction to get them. Wade Holmgren (Chow Yun Su) Instructor @ St. Olaf martial arts club Instructor @ Christus Victor Lutheran Church chowyunsu@hotmail.com Grand Master Su-Dong Chen Short Biography Personal History th Generation Grandmaster of Pa-Kua Taijiquan. This was bestowed upon him by the late Ho Fu Sheng. Ho Fu Sheng is considered a national treasure in China, being one of the greatest martial artists to come out of the Northern Shaolin Temple in Nanching. Master Su also studied directly with Shuai-Jiao (Chinese Wrestling) Grandmaster Chang Tung Shen. Chang Tung Shen is considered to be the greatest Shuai-Jiao competitor and Master of the century. You can find a bio on Chang Tung Shen at: http://www.kungfu.org/chang.shtml

72. Pa Kua Chang Curriculum comprising the Pa kua Chang curriculum Fundamentals; Solo Form PracticeLong Hsing Pa kua You shen Chang; Jou Pao Tin; Bian Pu Pa kua Chang. http://www.tienshanpai.org/tienshanpai/curriculum/pakua.shtml

home tien shan pai organization curriculum ... Curriculum : Pa Kua Chang Listed below are the forms and techniques comprising the Pa Kua Chang curriculum: Fundamentals Solo Form Practice Long Hsing Pa Kua You Shen Chang Jou Pao Tin Bian Pu Pa Kua Chang Pa Kua Weapons Pa Kua Dao (Broadsword) Pa Kua Jian (Straightsword) Pa Kua Fei Long Shuang Jian (Pa Kua Flying Twin Straightswords) Pa Kua Gwun (Pa Kua Long Staff) Pa Kua Pushing Hands Self Defense Applications Power Training Chan Chuan (Standing Meditation) Chin Choa (Sitting Medititation)

73. Matches study guides catalog. Ch'iang shen Pa kua Chang, The site for Pa kuaChang of Lu ShuiTian as taught by Bok Nam Park. Beijing Tai http://www.superiormartialarts.com/cgi-bin/websearch/websearcher.cgi?category=Pa

74. I Ching Translate this page representa a la tierra abajo. El nombre en chino es shen Tien Pa kua shen significa Anterior. Tien -Cielo. Pa Es Ocho kua -colgar. http://www.shintokai.com.ar/REVIChing.htm

I Ching el libro de las mutaciones En apariencia esta forma de representar el universo es fácil pero si tomamos en cuenta todo lo que encierran esas líneas encontraremos lo difícil. La palabra I significa fácil y difícil ,porque representa todo lo que somos como universo aun la parte que no es visible a nuestro ojos como lo es el mundo espiritual. I también significa cambio y no cambio. En el principio se lo representaba con el dibujo del sol y la luna, esto era para demostrar el cambio dando como ejemplo el movimiento de los dos astros, el no cambio es el Tao . El Tao nunca cambia. El emperador Fu Shi fue quien organizó el primer pa kua, se baso en la observación del universo y represento a cada uno de los elementos que lo componen con tres líneas. El primer pa kua es el que conocemos como pa kua del cielo anterior (figura 1)o de antes de la aparición de los seres vivos. Antes de esto el trigrama que representa al cielo estaba arriba y el que representa a la tierra abajo. El nombre en chino es Shen Tien Pa Kua : Shen significa Anterior. Tien -Cielo. Pa Es Ocho Kua -colgar. En la antigüedad cuando no existía en china la escritura los sabios representaron el universo con dos líneas, una entera que simboliza todo lo yang, es decir todo aquello que es externo ,etéreo, expresivo, movedizo ,ect. y con una línea cortada todo lo interno, femenino, profundo, sólido, ect.

75. Glossary_E_text Grasp Sparrow's Tail Hu K'ou I (pronounced like the letter E ) Jen Mai Lao Kung Liang I Lieh Ming Men Ni Wan Pa kua shen SixtyFour http://www2.gol.com/users/ddh/eng/11_cont_glossary.html

GLOSSARY of Common terms often referred in Tai Chi Chuan. Quoted material is adapted from the Tai chi Ch'uan Ta Wen Yung Ch'uan Chan Kung Chi: Intrinsic energy chan, Lien, Tieh, Sui, Pu tiu pu ting ... Tung Chin Yung Ch'uan: Bubbling Well The forward middle -center of the under-pad of the foot at the apex of the big toe joint and front pad supporting the toes. Chan Kung: Standing meditation practiceshelp develop the root, legs, chi, mind, and spirit. The outside of the body is still and the inside is active. The standing Universal Post meditation practice from Kuang P'ing Yang Tai Chi Chuan is based upon the feet standing on the corners of a square. Two corners unseen and two seen with the heel of one foot at one corner (substantial weight) and the toe of the other at an opposite upper corner (insubstantial weight)-approximate eight inch separation or two thirds of a foot length. This is an expression of Spiritual square energy rooted in the legs which are earth bound. Spiritual energy is developed as partly visible (definitiveform) and partly invisible (infinite form)-thus, the square. back to top Chi: Intrinsic energy One is born with or receives from one's parents pre-natal Chi. One begins to consume this chi after birth unsubstantially replacing this with chi derived from food and air=post-natal Chi. Any and all metabolic or psychospiritual transformation of energy may be characterized as Chi

76. U.S. Kuoshu Academy Meditation); Chin Chuo (Sitting Meditation). Pa kua Chang Curriculum;Solo Form Practice Long Hsing Pa kua You shen Chang; Jou Pao Tin; http://www.uskuoshuacademy.com/referrals.html

Tien Shan Pai is our primary Kung Fu Self Defense Program available to Men and Women. Tien Shan Pai is a northern style of Kung Fu, well known for producing excellent fighters, while also containing pretty, artistic forms. The self defense aspects of Tien Shan Pai concentrate on attacking from the side and use of multiple blocking to insure that if one block fails, the second will not. Footwork is essential and focuses on low steady steps to the side with swift and tricky "hidden" or "lost steps". Also included in the external studies is the art of Chin Na, an entire system of joint locks and other seizing and grappling techniques. Also included are the escapes from such techniques. Our self defense program incorporates all elements of Chinese Martial Arts: Sweeps and Throws Chin-Na (The art of seizing and grappling) Traditional Chinese Weapons (Broadsword, Straightsword, Spear, Long Staff and Others) Martial Chi Kung (Internal Energy Development and Body Strengthening) Iron Palm Pole Training Kung Fu Curriculum 1st Degree Black Sash Forms Chu Chi Chuan (Primary Fist) Chung Yi Chuan (Fist of Loyalty and Righteousness) Chu Chi Chuan Dui Lian (Primary Fist Two Man Set) Long Chuan (Dragon Fist) Mei Hua Chuan (Plum Flower Fist) Pan Long Bien Gan (Coiling Dragon Whip) Chung Chi Chuan (Intermediate Fist) Mei Hua Dan Dao (Plum Flower Broadsword) Lo Han Chuan (Lo Han Boxing) Bai Mei Gwun (White Eyebrow Long Staff) Mei Hua Lian Huan Twai (Plum Flower Kick Combination) Pai Chi Chuan (Eight Ultimate Boxing)

77. IAMA with headache, convulsions kumu (picrasma) Stomach symptoms k'u-shen (sophora) Relievesfever, kills insects, scabies, hives, kua-lou (trichosanthes) Aids pus http://www.iama.edu/Articles/ChinesetoEnglish.htm

Articles Article Index "CHINESE TO ENGLISH" (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) Recommended Herbal Laboratory: PROBOTANIXX (800) 909-HERB (4372) a-chiao (gelatin) Treats yin weakness ai-yeh (artemisia) Quiets the fetus, dispels gas ch'ai-hu (bupleurum) Regulates menstruation, antipyretic ch'an-shui (cicada) Disperses heat, stops convulsions che-chien-tzu (plantago) Diuretic, clears fevers, detoxifies ch'en-pi (tangerine) Expectorant, energy tonic chen-hsiang (aquilaria) Alleviates pain, reinforces the kidney chi-li-tzu (tribulus) Promotes milk production in nursing mothers chi-lien (coptis) Digestive, antidysenteric chiang (ginger) Food poisoning, cold extremities chiang-huang (tumeric) Stimulates the gallbladder ch'iang-huo (chianghuo) Diaphoretic, analgesic chieh-keng (platycodon) Reduces swelling, promotes pus drainage chien-chih (gardenia) Antipyretic, snake bite chuien-chin-tzu (euphorbia) Poisonous, purgative, used externally for skin and open sores chien-niu-tzu (morning glory) Promotes menstruation, induces abortion chih-ko (bitter orange) Antidiarrhetic, abdominal swelling, indigestion

78. Internal Martial Arts: ShrFu John Bracy - Lineage , , . Chen Hwai shen (Hsing I, Tai Chi, Pa kua) (Note 8), LiuHsingHan (Note 11), *(Yi Tien-Wen) Taichong, Taiwan. .-, _ , , .*Ho http://www.chiarts.com/JohnBracy/lineage.html

Home I nternal A rt L ineage C hart (Intro- 1917 Group) The Hsing Chen lineage: This photo shows our Ba Gua (Pa Kua ) lineage. It was taken in 1917 in Beijing and includes third and fourth generation students of the art. Note on the arrangement of Chinese surnames: The Oriental system for indicating the family name is opposite that of the Occidental; while in the West it appears at the end of a person's name, as in John Smith, in the Eastern way it is traditionally indicated first, as in Yang Chen-Fu. Tai Chi Ch'uan Hsing I Ch'uan Pa Kua Chang Yi Style Chen Family (Founder of Chen Style) (Note 1) Yueh Fei Legendary Founder (Note 2) Dong Hwai-Chuan (Known founder of Pa Kua) (Note 3) Grandmaster Yi (Founder of formal family Style) (Note 4) Yang Lu-Chan (Founder of Yang Style) (Note 5) Chi Lung-Feng Tsao Chi-Wu Cheng Ting-Hwa Yang Chen-Fu (Note 6) Tai Lung - Pang (Founder of Hobei Style) Li Neng Jan *Yi Te-Kuen Hso Wei-Chen Kuo Yun-Shen Liu Bin (Note 7) Sun Lu Tang (Founder of Hsing I Synthetic Style) (Major theorist, writer, and teacher of internal tradition)

79. ACCS/ Message From Grandmaster: Pa Kua Chang (rotating palm). Later it was renamed Pa kua Jou shen Lien HuanChang (supply body continuous palm). It's more than likely http://www.kungfu.org/messagegm14.shtml

Pa Kua T he most misunderstood of the Internal Arts is Pa Kua Zhang (Eight Trigram Boxing) which is only now becoming familiar to the American people. In fact it still has a long way to go before it will be as recognized as Tai Chi Ch'uan. The average person may not have heard of Tung Hai Ch'uan also known as Cheng Ying-Fang. He was a native of Hebei Province. His home town Chu Chia Wu. Although his exact birth date is not known, it is safe to say he was born sometime between 1796 and 1816. The latest data extracted from the Pa Kua Journals indicated some research was done which traced Tung Hai-Ch'uan's life through some of his family relations and concluded that 1813 was probably the year of Tung's birth. Although there is no record of Tung's birth, we know he died in 1882, from the tomb which bears the date of his demise. On his tomb is also inscribed a list of Tung's followers, some of whom we will speak of later. It is thought Tung died when he was in his sixties. No one can be sure of Tung's early life but researchers believe he was involved with the martial arts from an early age. The region of his birth, in fact, was very popular for its martial arts. Various sources indicate that it was one of the many styles of Shao-lin. It would be a good guess to assume he studied the early root systems of Shao-lin like LoHan or Hung Ch'uan (Red Fist). Of course each village in China had its own distinct version of Shao-lin, so it nearly impossible to state the exact styles that Tung favored. It is enough to know that he had a very good foundation in martial arts and that he became quite good at Shao-lin fairly early in his life.

80. Shr-Fu Shen Gung History ShrFu shen Gung attends seminar in Minnesota. Ø 2001 Attended classes with MasterChung in Fort Lauderdale, FL (Tai Chi, Pa kua, Hsing-Yi, Shaolin Master). http://www.chinesemartialinternalarts.com/shr_fu_history.htm

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