• Flying Tortoise (map)
  • 4400 Northeast Glisan Street
  • Portland, OR, 97213
  • United States

This is our first return to China since Fall 2019!

April 15th - May 6th

By invitation: student spots are currently full

approximately $5,000


 

Links to preparation documents (packing list, itinerary, etc) coming soon.

Brief Description

Laoshi Joey brings students with him to meet his teachers in Beijing 2x/ year when possible. These trips intensive training marathons. Attending students are expected to maintain the schedule and show the same respect for the customs that Laoshi Joey does. Everyone who attends is representing Flying Tortoise. It’s 6-8 hours a day of kung fu training often with massive banquets afterwards and review of material learned that day. There is rarely time or energy for sight seeing. What you do get is reasonably priced (we make no money from these trips) immersive experience in the culture and discipline that makes Flying Tortoise as well as the opportunity to learn directly from the masters and form your own relationships with them. As we are school designed to create teachers, these trips are a vital element of our curriculum.

Forms priority list

Everyone going to Beijing Must have a passing understanding of:

  • Liang Baguazhang Fixed 8 Palms

  • Liang Baguazhang Old 8 Palms

  • Xingyiquan 5 Element Fist

  • Li style Taijiquan Spring Form

  • Cheng Baguazhang stepping mechanics

  • Liang Baguazhang stepping mechanics

  • Cheng Baguazhang 4 sides 4 corners

A passing understanding is defined as the ability to walk through the form without more than 3 corrections.

Everyone going to Beijing should have a vague familiarity with:

  • Haigui

  • Xingyiquan 12 Animals Shapes

  • DaBeiChuan

A vague familiarity is defined as the ability to follow me through the form smoothly.