Heads up everyone!
We will be moving all classes from the Academe of the Oaks location to Glenlake Park, at 1121 Church Street in Decatur.
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Allen Pittman, renowned author and Bagua / Xing Yi instructor, is coming to Athens!
PATHS Atlanta & Hu Kung Fu presents two martial arts seminars in Athens, GA. An excellent combination of "Wisdom of the Body" methods & for warming up and either the martial art of Ba Gua Zhang or Xing Yi Quan! Details below.
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Here are some videos from CNY 2010 hosted by Sifu Gary Mitchell’s Chien Hong Kung Fu School here in Atlanta. Enjoy!
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To go ahead and cancel class tomorrow. (And no Northern Shaolin on Sunday) Sorry to do it on Chinese New Year, but you can’t argue with weather.
Stay safe and warm.
Check back here about Xingyi on Sunday.
To be clear: no Ba Gua or Xing Yi classes tomorrow morning. And no Northern Shaolin on Sunday. Practice on your own anyway!
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Just a reminder to all students — we may have heavy weather coming in today, so watch this space for cancellations.
We will let everyone know as much in advance as possible if tomorrow is too nasty to get everyone out for class, but if we are going forward with it I will post that as well.
Cheers, Atlantans! Go build a snowman!
We at PATHS Atlanta are proud to be expanding our class offerings this year, and as promised, here is the lowdown on the new Gao Ba Gua class:
Continue reading “New Gao Style Ba Gua Zhang Class Forming Now!” »
I am going to play it safe for everyone and go ahead and cancel tonight’s Ba Gua class, mainly because with the temperature as low as it is any snow will melt and then re freeze on the road after dark. Sorry for the late notice but I didn’t want to cancel on a 40% ‘chance’. I hope you guys are all on the RSS, but I will call everyone whose number I can find. Bruce—I don’t have your # so give me a shout if you see this. Every one else, please comment on this post or call to let me know you got the message.
Thanks,
Dave
Well, it’s been a long time since I was able and motivated to do one of these posts. Newborn babies and all the other vagaries of life have kept me, shall we say, distracted. But, things are starting to settle in around here, and as I’m going to be undertaking a much larger writing project in the new year I suppose I should get back in the practice of actually doing some. So, without further ado, #4 in our series of basic Ba Gua concepts:
Change!
Hi everyone! Just a quick post to remind you that there will be no Bagua Class this Thursday, the 26th, due to the holiday. Everyone feel free to load up on triptophans and football, and make sure to take an after noon nap! We will be having Bagua class Saturday the 28th as per usual. We’ll see you then, fed, rested, and ready!
Dave
I’d like to take a moment, and ask that you join me, in wishing a most heart-felt Welcome to PATHS newest family member, Olen G. Jones!
Our very own David and Thais Jones brought this lil wonderful joy into the world on November 9th, 2009.
Welcome Olen, and Congratulations Dave and Thais!
PATHS Atlanta is now accepting donations to our cause. The road to 501(c)(3) is a bumpy one and we could use your help!
Allen Pittman, renowned author and Bagua / Xing Yi instructor, is coming to Atlanta!
PATHS will be hosting his two martial arts seminars, one on Bagua and one on Xing Yi. Details below.
Continue reading “PATHS is hosting Allen Pittman – 2 Martial Arts seminars in September!” »
It may not be not be 1776, but in recognition of Independence Day, all classes are cancelled for the weekend of July 4th.
Take a break, have fun, and enjoy the fourth! Feel free to continue to practice on your own of course 
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth…
CPL Bagua workshop @ Roots Farm this Saturday, April 25, 3-5pm. Intro level, all welcome.
This came together at the last minute so I’m getting the word out a little late. If you are in the Athens area and have been wanting to try out some Ba Gua, now is your chance! We will be looking at the first four changes in the Chen Pan Ling Condensed Ba Gua System. Most of the time will be spent on introduction to the forms and proper circling, but we will also touch on basic application of the forms. These forms are very adaptable to different ability levels and are comparatively easy to learn, so no one should fear that the material will go over their heads. Conversely, the accomplished martial artist can use these forms to quickly integrate Ba Gua methods and strategies into their existing practice.
Sorry again for the late notice, and I hope to see some new faces as well as old friends there!
For more info call 678-999-6436 or email Dave@pathsatlanta.org.
Saturday and Sunday Class Location Has Changed!!!
PATHS classes location has changed, so be sure to attend your class at the right location. Sorry to everyone for the short notice, but we didn’t get a whole lot of lead on this ourselves. All Atlanta weekend classes will be held at Academe of the Oaks campus until further notice.
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Spring Forward With A New Ba Gua Class!
You asked for it (well, at least a couple of you so far 
), so you’ve got it! I am offering a new early evening class in Gao Ba Gua. Here are the details:
More Basic Circle Walking
When I last wrote to all of you (far too long ago, I know) we spoke about the Bagua basic walk from the ground up to the legs. This time we will address the rest of you—torso, arms and head. Please refer back to Ba Gua Training Tips #2 if you need to catch up.
Continue reading “Ba Gua Training Tips #3: Engaging the Upper Body” »
Got a Question?
If you have a burning, nagging, or even loaded question for us, we would like to hear it! We are hereby encouraging students or other interested parties to send in questions they have about any of the arts we teach or about PATHS in general.
Just a short note to let you know that the morning martial art training sessions throughout the week have changed…We are now doing Northern Shaolin on Tuesdays & Thursdays, and Bagua and Wednesdays & Fridays. Same time: 7:30 – 8:30am.
What’s up with the way these Ba Gua guys walk around in circles all the time? As our Xing Yi instructor likes to say, “those guys look like they know what they’re doing, they just don’t have any idea where they’re going.” Well, as usual, he’s half right . Ba Gua walking is a little strange at first, but don’t worry. There is a rhyme and a reason to it all. Read on… Continue reading “Ba Gua Training Tips #2: Walk the Walk” »
Martial arts in the frigid morning = kung fu kills ya! 
Just an open invitation. If you’re in the Decatur area, Hosh & I are training for an hour in the mornings.
Continue reading “Morning Kung Fu Training Sessions – Bagua & Northern Shaolin” »
Hey, it’s great to have video! Now I just have to find a camera…
In the mean time, here’s a little promo video we did for the Black Mountain seminar last year.
Now that we have this wonderful forum to use, I feel obliged to make the most of it. One thing I intend to do regularly is post on subjects directly related to the Gao Ba Gua we teach here at PATHS. I will try to focus on areas that are generally pertinent to any student at any level, or to address frequently asked questions (FAQ). So, for this first post in the “Training Tips” category, allow me to digress for a moment on the subject of Basic Conditioning:
A fellow instructor of mine started receiving calls from a prospective student not too long ago. The caller would ask lots of technical and “If I did this… what would you do?” type questions. Said instructor answered these queries as best he could for a while, but at the end always admonished the caller to come out and try for themselves. This exchange built up over a couple of weeks to this question: “So, could you beat up Chuck Liddell?” My friend, fed up with this and without a moments pause, said simply “Hell No!” The response was, “Then why should I waste my time studying with you?”
Continue reading “So, who would win in a fight, you or ….?” »
