Wudang Sanfeng Pai Taijiquan Shi San Shi Movement List

Although the interpretation of the 13 postures form varies from instructor to instructor, the basic principles carry through all the renditions generally. The following technique list offers students the basic breakdown of these sections in the form.

1. Beginning (qi shi)
2. Embracing A Ball (bao qiu shi)
3. Single Pushing (dan tui shi)
4. Exploring (tan shi)
5. Holding (tuo shi)
6. Pouncing (pu shi)
7. Loading (dan shi)
8. Separating (fen shi)
9. Waving (yun shi)
10. Dissolving (hua shi)
11. Pushing On Both Sides (shuang tui shi)
12. Pushing Down (xia shi)
13. Finishing (shou shi)

Each section is recognizable, but also, they are sometimes repeated on the opposite side. Depending on the version of the form you are currently studying in class, some of these techniques may look different or have a different feel, but the two versions we train offer the same basic theory of the skills listed above.

Daoist Gate Martial Arts Trailer

Here's a trailer for my teacher's school in Boston, MA.



You can see him beating me up in a few of the application clips. :)

Clarity & Tranquility Classic

Here is a link to a website which talks about one of the morning chanting rituals of Daoists. The scripture is known as "Clarity & Tranquillity" (or Clarity & Stillness). This is just one piece of the morning ritual which I would attend daily at the various Wudang temples, but this is a good short & sweet tool for those wishing to add morning chanting to their practice, or just a great scripture to include in your studies.

There are a few versions of these scriptures elsewhere, and I'll try to post them again at a later date. Until then, here is the version posted on the linked material, unaltered, with translation by Livia Kohn.

Qigong Workshop

The Orlando Martial Arts Meet Up group are hosting a workshop on Qigong taught by Spring & Autumn Martial Arts instructor, Michael A. Vollero. This workshop will focus on a variety of Qigong practices, and will offer a look into this art for all levels.

For full details on this event, please visit event listing here.

This meet up costs $5.00 (at the door), and it is recommended to wear loose fitting clothes, without restricted hips, abdomen, or shoulders. This seminar is open to the public.

Classes in Cypress Grove Park

Due to transportation issues arising in early August, classes in Winter Garden are suspended, and relocated to Cypress Grove Park off of Holden Avenue.

These classes are also adjusted due to the park's earlier closing time at 8PM.

Cypress Grove Park Enrollment: 
Single discipline @ $65.00/month
Both disciplines @ $100.00/month

Wudang Gongfu
Monday/Wednesdays
5:30PM-6:30PM

Wudang Taijiquan

Monday/Wednesdays

6:45PM-7:45PM

Open Training

*Most* Saturdays (Check Calendar for adjustments)

5:00PM-7:00PM

Please come to class early so you have time to stretch. The instructor reserves the right to ask any students arriving late to stretch before jumping into class. 

All students enrolled at any location are invited to attend classes at Cypress Grove Park, and any additional classes will be provided here. For ride assistance, please contact the instructor to help coordinate with other students.

Map Link:

Cypress Grove Park

290 W. Holden Ave

Orlando, FL  32839

School Calendar

Here is a quick glimpse at the Spring & Autumn Martial Arts school calendar found at http://Calendar.SpringAndAutumn.com.

Changes In The Air

For those of you coming here from the old school blog, Hundred Schools of Thought Martial Arts (HSOT-MA), thank you for your understanding on this transitional period!
As most of you know, since being inducted into the Longmen Pai lineage @ Wudang's Purple Heaven Palace this past summer, I (Instructor Michael A. Vollero, Xia Chongyi) decided it would be best to revamp the school name with something that seemed a bit more... focused! Many people ask about the "hundred styles" and what that all meant. Since I almost entirely focus classes on the Wudang system, it seems a new title would also be appropriate.
Additionally, there are big things in store for the Hundred Schools of Thought motif, and more on that when it blossoms.
Until then, thank you for your patience, as we make this transition!

~Instructor Michael A. Vollero