Xingyiquan Pi and Zhuan Applications DVD by Joanna Zorya

Joanna Zorya, instructor and head of the Reeling Silk Kung Fu School lives in Lancashire, England. She has years of experience researching the internal arts. She is a firm advocate of the practical and accessible self defense knowledge held within these practices.

From the DVD slipcase: "GONGFU students are sometimes told to 'look beyond the obvious application.' Unfortunately, if you are a beginning student with no martial background at all, you may not know what the 'obvious applications' are. This was certainly true of me when I started out. The DVD aims to teach you how to fight, even if you have no previous martial knowledge.

Another phrase sometimes used by Xing Yi teachers is that 'to know one application is to know ten.' This DVD will show you lots of simple and very literal applications with variations and tactical considerations. I also show you how to maximize your striking power and how to practice safely with a partner. Basic training methods and important postural factors are also covered."

Section One shows "Forms & Foundations" such as standing practice, stepping drills and hand methods.

Section Two shows "San Ti and Pi Quan" with fighting applications for Splitting (Pi) and the basic SanTi (Three Powers) fighting posture.

Section Three shows "Zhuan Quan" with combat applications for Drilling Fist (Zhuan).

About the instructor: 

Joanna Zorya,  Has been studying Chinese Martial Arts since 1996. She has been a student of Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi, Praying Mantis Kung Fu and Silat and Escrima. Although she adheres strictly to Tai Chi movement principles, she often takes an unorthodox approach to training and teaching, the material she teaches is true classical Kung Fu technique in every way, adhering diligently and in precise detail to the Chinese Systems' Methods of power generation and applied martial strategy.