by wkfung108 on Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:27 am
David Bond Chan. I only studied with him for a few months (stopped only due to time/distance/logistical constraints). Outstanding skills, nice guy, good teacher. Teaches out of his home out by JFK airport.
He teaches his own blend of bagua, xingyi and taiji, which he calls "E-chuan." Each week's classes will basically explore some aspect/principle/technique of one of the "big three"--covering principle, training methods, and applications.
Among older NYC-area Chinese stylists, he might be known by his Chinese name, Chan Bong.
I never worked with him on weapons (no interest on my part), but I understand he's quite good with practical swordplay, too.
I lost his number a while back, but found this one via Google: (212) 226-1792. If it's the one I used, then it should still be good, as it connected to his daughter's cell phone. (She makes the initial contact with all interested prospects and is pretty decently skilled herself.)
Among NYC teachers that I've heard good things about but have no real-life experience with, you might try looking up Tom Bisio (Bagua, TCM/Manhattan), Steve Arboleda (Xingyi, I Liq Chuan)/Manhattan), and Sam Chin (I Liq Chuan/among other areas, Rye (in Westchester)).
(Tom is also qualified to teach Xingyi, but he prefers not to ... Steve is Tom's Xingyi student and Sam's ILQ student.)
There are a few others that I've heard good things about, but these would be my top internal picks if/when I ever get the time to pursue fresh instruction again.
Hope this helps ...
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