Dragon Rolling the Pearl- A New Era in Nine Dragon Baguazhang
Instructor: Doctor John Painter
Date: June 6-10, 2005

Before his untimely death, Master Jou, Tsung Hwa confided to his long time friend Dr. John Painter that he believed baguazhang was most complex of the internal arts and he challenged him to find a way to teach the art so it could regain the internal power that is now missing in so many modern versions and yet still be presented in a clear way so it could be understood by everyone. After ten years and thousands of hours of research to accomplish this task Dr. Painter has answered the challenge and now this new method is ready to be presented to students of the internal arts everywhere. Dr. Painter with the help of Shifu Robert Castaldo has broken down the training concepts of baguazhang into easy to understand simple elements that when added together create a roadmap to internal baguazhang skills that is second to none.

"If you truly understand the basic skills then it is only a matter of time and hard work (gong fu) and you can achieve a high level of skill in any method. This is what we now call Dragon Rolling the Pearl, the bedrock foundation of physical, mental and internal power development all presented in one crystal clear package. This is our New Jiulong Baguazhang Basics Program being introduced fittingly at the Zhan San Feng Festival Post-Festival Training Camp."

Five Days of Intensive Training
Don’t miss our 5-day intensive Jiulong Baguazhang training camp We will spend five days training the Nine Dragon Baguazhang Dragon Rolls the Pearl, New Jiulong Baguazhang Basics in two sessions of morning and afternoon on the beautiful college campus at East Stroudsburg University.

The Program will include:
- Power standing qigong forms
- Stationary forms, Dragon Rolling Pearl Shape
- Linear Walking neigong, Dragon Rolling Pearl Shape
- Proper biomechanics of circle walking
- Circle walking with Dragon Rolling Pearl Shape
- Neutralize strikes with Dragon Rolling Pearl Shape
- Push hands with Dragon Rolling Pearl Shape
- Real world practical applications
- Phase one of teacher training