A one-eyed Joey practices with his students while Fritz leads the workshop.
Shrfu ZhangXueAn may be 54 years old but he hasn't lost a step.
ZhangZongYi is an 8th generation SanHuangPaoChui master as well as an avid Cheng TaiJi enthusiast. Zhang ShrYe (grandfather teacher) is a masters master. At 74 He is the most senior and respected of the West Gate Masters
Tang LaoShr is an impressively smooth and powerful martial artist. Formerly a competitive TaiJi practitioner she now trains under the guidance of Grand Master ZhongZongYi
Kate Haber learning BaGuaZhang single taper staff The Temple of Heaven from Cheng BaGuaZhang 5th Generation co-banner holder LiuMenGen. At this time Liu Shrfu was 73 years old and still impressively powerful. It was a great honor getting to spend two weeks studying under him.
From Left to right Josef Haber, 6th Generation BaGuaZhang Master NiRunHua, 9th Generation SanHuangPaoChui master WangQi and Fritz Rice.
Josef Haber with his teacher 5th Generation Master ZhangXueAn and his his teacher 4th Generation Master ZhangJunMin
In this photo 8th Generation SanHuangPaoChui master ZhangZongYi and 6th Generation Cheng BaGuaZhang master NiRunHua are shown in a rare group photo with their American Students Fritz Rice and Josef Haber.
The Temple of Heaven or TianTan is a square mile temple complex that is home to one of the greatest concentrations of Internal Kung Fu masters in Beijing.
5th Generation Shrfu ZhangXueAn and his first American students Fritz Rice left and Josef Haber Right.
3rd Generation Liang Banner Holder LiZiMing demonstration his BaGuaZhang at The Temple of Heaven. Li Zi Ming is largely responsible for the survival of Liang Style BaGuaZhang during the Cultural Revolution.
3rd Generation Banner Holder LiZiMing pays respect to his ShrYe (grandfather) DongHaiChuan
4th Generation ZhangJunMin being generaly rad at the gate of TianTan (The Temple of Heaven)
3rd Generation Banner Holder LiziMing presodes over his students at DongHaiChuan's omg. 4th Generation Master ZhangJunMin and his student 5th Generation Master ZhangXueAn are in attendance.
This is the only known image of BaGuaZhang founder DongHauChuan.
4th Generation master ZhangJunMin (seen in a hat) and his students pay respect to BaGuaZhang founder DongHaiChuan prior to the tombs relocation. 5th Generation Master and teacher to Josef Haber ZhangXueAn is standing to the right of ZhangJunMin.
3rd Generation Liang style BaGuaZhang Banner Holder LiZiMing is formally recognized by President JiangZeMen as a Living Treasure. This was an emotional moment for Master LiZiMing who was persecuted for practicing his art during the Cultural Revolution.
2nd Generation Master and founder of Liang Style BaGuaZhang LiangZhenPu
3rd Generation Banner Holder LiuBin presides over his students. This is the only surviving photo of the 3rd Germination of the Cheng BaGuaZhang family. Not long after this photo was taken LiuBin overdosed on opium and died leaving his legacy to his young heir and future 4th Generation Banner Holder LiuXinHan (no relation)