di guo yong
[QUOTE=phoenixdog;763432]Learning slow and practicing slow are two different things. Seek out Di Guoyong if you want to learn Xingi Quan,otherwise waste your time.[/QUOTE]
doesn’t he live in beijing? he’s looking for someone in new york. and he won’t be wasting his time with other teachers.
Di Guo yang is hardly the ONLY good teacher of Xing Yi.
Jake 
Have heard many good things about David Bond Chan (Chan Bong). He is very big on basics and standing properly (e.g. eagle, bear posture etc. plus single palm change in bagua etc.)
perspective
No disrespect meant to other teachers of hsing i.
well, given my propensity to gain the best understanding of whether a particular something has what i’m looking for by tasting it for a period of time, i checked out a class last week taught by steve arboleda and will be studying with him for at least the near future so’s to develop a good taste to judge from.
from our conversation and from what i observed, learning is done pretty slowly, with what seems to be little or less importance placed on quantity of material/forms.
i could be wrong but time will tell. 
i had a nice little list with a few names on it…james montalbano, yang fukui, rudy curry, david bond chan, and wang rengang. but i’ve never felt intellectual observation alone to be a good decider in choosing a new shifu in itself, so off i go…tonight’s my first class. they do these body strengthening exercises that look like they are going to leave me needing a stretcher and 2 aleve after class. yay! 
phoenixdog…i enjoy your enthusiasum for Di Guo Yang…but cannot seem to find any info on his whereabouts in NYC.
Thats because Di lives in China.
Jake
ah yes. that would make studying with him rather challenging indeed.
thanks 3H!
Suppose it depends on your private jet situation, but it may put a dent in your training. 
Jake
yeah…warren buffet isn’t returning my calls so…
jake i checked out your site.
noticed that you list sun style TJ.
is there anyone is the nyc area teaching this that you know of?
Not that I know of. Not sure why Sun Taiji is not more popular in the US, but only a handful of people doing the traditional form. No one I know of is in NYC. Tim or I would be happy to come out and do a seminar though if you wish:D
Cheers
Jake
Try David Bond Chan in NYC.
PM me for his contact info. It would be inappropriate to post his phone # on the internet message board.
He gives close attention to detail.
thanks bro.
i’m gonna give what im currently doing around 6 months first and see how i feel after that.
if i’m happy i’m sticking, if i’m not i’m spltting.
jake - if i had the loot, i’d consider. :rolleyes:
Thats why you put on a seminar and have others pay for your training;)
Cheers
Jake