For students of the internal martial arts as well as advanced instructors from other styles, the Hsing Chen and Chi Arts Association includes two types of formal recognition for instructors: "Licensed Instructor" and "Lineage holder"

List of Licensed Instructors About: OUR FORMAL & INFORMAL LINEAGE

This list includes current licensed Instructors of the Hsing Chen and Chi Arts associations in the arts of Ba Gua (baguazhang) Hsing I (xingyiquan), Internal Shaolin (Yi family of Taiwan) and Hsing Chen Kung Fu

" Lineage Disciples"

Master and Founder John Bracy has,  through formal Confucian ceremony that took place in Taiwan (1982) and Beijing (1988),  received lineage (ru men di) in the Taiwan Pa Kua Gate (Yi Family; internal Shaolin) and Ba Gua Zhang (Pa Kua Chang baguazhang) art                 [About lineage and rank standards]

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The above photo of our 1917 Ba Gua Zhang lineage "family" shows 3rd Generation master Liu Bin with students..

(photo given to Shrfu John on his 1988 trip to Beijing)

6th generation lineage disciples Zack Gelbaum and Dr. Don Crone after lineage ceremony