BIYANKAN INSTITUTE · YIZONG LINEAGE

Finally Feel the Internal Connection in Your Baguazhang

A complete, structured foundations course in the Yizong lineage of Luo Dexiu — the postural, structural, and circle-walking basics that everything else is built on. Self-paced. No prior experience required.

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You’ve collected techniques. Something never connected.

You can find a thousand Bagua clips online. That’s exactly the problem.

The eight palms, the applications, the spectacular redirections — the movements look right and feel hollow. You suspect there’s an “internal” piece everyone talks about and no one quite teaches.

There is. And it isn’t a secret — it’s a sequence. The foundations have to come first, in order, or the rest never roots.

The Yizong way: foundations first, nothing skipped

In the Yizong lineage of Luo Dexiu, beginners don’t start with the flashy material. They start with standing, structure, and the single palm change — drilled until the body is genuinely connected. It’s slower at first and far faster in the end, because every later form is just these foundations rearranged.

This course is that path, taught the way it was meant to be: structural, patient, and complete.

What’s inside

Module 1 — Rooting & Standing. The standing posture, the weight path, and how to actually feel the root instead of imagining it.

Module 2 — Six-Direction Structure. The alignment that makes your frame connected and hard to collapse.

Module 3 — The Single Palm Change, Component by Component. The most important “move” in the system, taught as the logic of the whole art.

Module 4 — Circle Walking. Why the circle, the three universal errors, and the drills that fix them.

Module 5 — Intention Before Motion. Yi → qi → li: training the mind to lead so movement is connected from the first instant.

Module 6 — Putting It Together. A 30-day practice plan that turns the modules into a daily habit.

Every module: clear multi-angle video, a one-page practice sheet, and the common mistakes called out so you can self-correct.

Who this is for

For you if: you’re a serious adult practitioner who wants depth, you’ve felt that something was missing, and you’re willing to drill foundations before chasing applications.

Not for you if: you want a highlight reel of cool techniques, or you won’t put in 20 minutes a day. This is a practice course, not entertainment.

Your teacher

Chang Tung-i is the senior student and last indoor disciple of Luo Dexiu, trained through nearly fifteen years of weekly private study in the Yizong lineage, and a certified Teacher of Yizong Baguazhang and Xingyiquan — examined and awarded by Luo Dexiu himself (2022).

A physicist by training (National Chiao Tung University), he is known for translating classical internal mechanics into the precise language of structure, force, and timing — the approach featured in Japan’s Fight & Life magazine. His practice spans Yagyū Shinkage-ryū swordsmanship and MMA competition, proof that what he teaches are principles, not techniques. He is the founder of the Biyankan Institute for Martial Arts and Somatics in Taipei.

Yizong Teacher Certificate awarded by Luo Dexiu, 2022

Teacher certification in Yizong Baguazhang & Xingyiquan, examined and awarded by Luo Dexiu, 2022.

The guarantee

Train the foundations for 30 days. Actually do the work. If you don’t feel a difference in your rooting and structure, email us and we’ll refund you in full. The risk is ours because the method is sound.

Baguazhang Foundations — The Complete Structural Course

6 modules · 40+ structured video lessons
Practice sheets + mistake-correction guides
Lifetime access, all future updates included
30-day train-it-then-decide guarantee

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FAQ

Do I need prior experience? No. It starts at standing posture. Existing practitioners use it to fix foundations they skipped.

How long does it take? Self-paced. Most finish the videos in a few weeks; the practice is lifelong.

Is this the same as the Patreon? The Patreon is an ongoing monthly drip across the whole system. This course is the foundations, packaged in order as one complete path you own for life. Many members take the course first, then use Patreon to go deeper.

Refunds? Yes — 30 days, no hard feelings.

What equipment do I need? Space to stand and walk a small circle. That’s it.

You already know the foundations are where it starts.
Here’s the path, in order, with nothing skipped.

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What students say

“As an engineer, I like turning skills into automatic responses so I don’t have to consciously think about every step. Here, I’ve learned not only sparring techniques, but also how to use my body more effectively. Instead of focusing on fixed forms, the training emphasizes natural body movement and instinctive reactions. It may seem like you’re not constantly learning new techniques, but you’re actually building muscle memory. The instructor also uses lots of analogies, comparisons, and guided body awareness to explain the principles behind martial arts. This combination of hands-on practice, underlying principles, and body awareness fits my learning style really well.”

— Juno, engineer (student)

“I’ve learned a far more efficient way to use my body — and it finally answered the questions and cleared up the misconceptions I’d carried from the martial arts I studied as a kid.”

— A-Luo (student)

Included with your membership

You don’t just get videos — you get the Inner Door

Membership unlocks Shishou (師匠), our inner-door system: the full transmission map (11 gates, 74 forms), a knowledge base that unlocks as you rank up, personal practice tracking, and Caiwei, your 24/7 AI training sister for questions between lessons. Your progress is mapped and remembered — not scattered across clips.

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