Chris Lum studied basic qigong and mixed martial arts in Hawai’i before becoming a student at Flying Tortoise Academy. His training in Portland centers around Liang family Baguazhang and XuanLongQuan, in which circle walking and basic Kung fu is a daily practice. Training for 9 years with Joey Haber and Senna Diaz has been a fulfilling immersion into internal martial arts.

Material

Chris’s Thursday classes will focus on elements that should be part of your BaGua daily practice: circle walking, fixed 8, JiBenGong and JinGanBashi

Teaching style

“Circle walking is the heart of BaguaZhang; I spend the majority of my training with this complex and fundamental exercise. Being a steward of daily practice is something I’d like to help Bagua students with. I like to encourage students by finding their strengths and building them up to the next level in their practice. I’ve had a lot of patient and intelligent peers in Kung fu, hopefully I can teach like them.”