Flying Tortoise Martial Arts

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Master LiuMenGen teaches Kate Haber Gun(staff) 2013

 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.

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Josef and Fritz with their teachers

From Left to right Josef Haber, 6th Generation BaGuaZhang Master NiRunHua, 9th Generation SanHuangPaoChui master WangQi and Fritz Rice.

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The Kung Fu Families make peace

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.

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The Temple of Heaven

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. 

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ZhangXueAn and students 2014

5th Generation Shrfu ZhangXueAn and his first American students Fritz Rice left and Josef Haber Right.

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LiZiMing

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. 

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ZhangJunMin 1980's

4th Generation ZhangJunMin being generaly rad at the gate of TianTan (The Temple of Heaven)

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LiZiMing presides over students in 1985.

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.

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ZhangJunMin and Students at DongHaiChuan's tomb 1986

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.

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LiZiMing and President JiangZeMen

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. 

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LianZhenPu

2nd Generation Master and founder of Liang Style BaGuaZhang LiangZhenPu

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Cheng Style BaGuaZhang Family 1917

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)

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