Ep 2: Byron Jacobs on Beijing martial arts

Byron Jacobs is a teacher of Xing Yi and Bagua based in Beijing, China. He’s a student of the famous Shifu Di Guoyong and is heavily involved in the martial arts scene in Beijing. As well as training traditional martial arts he’s also a BJJ practitioner and competitor.  If you’d like to be taught by Byron in the arts of Xing Yi and Bagua, then he has an online learning platform available at https://www.patreon.com/mushinmartialculture - find out what’s available on the platform here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjNAhP91nI&t=1s In this wide ranging discussion we talk about training Xing Yi, Bagua and Tai Chi and whether Wu Shu will ever get into in the Olympics. We also find out what it was like to train martial arts in Beijing during the Corona virus pandemic, and what the Chinese BJJ and MMA scene is like. Show notes: (9.45)  Byron’s Hua Jin Online learning platform https://www.patreon.com/mushinmartialculture (15.22) Byron’s Mu Shin Martial Culture YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_V6eznSvYOFz2naGlgRpg (47.05) DQ'd for Kicking TOO HARD? - Doctor Reacts to Olympic Karate Controversy and Knockout Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QFxxM3QOws (1.05.30) Speed passing by Rafa Mendes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_9Lcdrh_w (1.18.11) Ku Yu Chang (Guruzhang’s) Yang style Taijiquan: A STUDY OF TAIJI BOXING 龍子祥 by Long Zixiang https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/the-taiji-manual-of-long-zixiang/ (1.23.00) Stand Still Be Fit by Master Lam Kam Chuen https://www.youtube.com/user/StandStillBeFit Music by lesfm from Pixabay To find out more visit www.thetaichinotebook.com