Grand Master Sifu Kash residing in Winston Salem is the retired 36^th Patriarch and first American Generation to have been handed down to teach this form, Emperor’s Long Fist (Tai Tzu Chang Chuan). The origins of this art is still very pure which dates to 960 AD in China. Sifu Kash has lived and studied in China’s Shalin and other temples overseas..Sifu Kash became a monk by the age of 17, he writes Chinese and has receive a Doctrine Degree in Acupuncture and is a Chinese Herbology. Shihan William Seibert (Wei Shi Bei) is a direct disciple/ Inheritor of Emperor’s Long Fist Kung-Fu. After a tradtional apprentiship he received the title of 37^th Patriarch of this system from Sifu Kash. What this means is since its origin from Emperor of China, Chao Kuang Yin 960 AD there has been only 37 people to receive the inner most secrets of this art including Emperor’s Body Guard System. Monkey Fist and Kunatao (Natural Fist). Under Emperor’s Long Fist system of study incorporates the three internal systems of Tai Chi, Ba Qua, Hsing Yi along with Internal Iron Palm.

Emperors long fist kung-Fu tai chi has no other names it is very original and has been around long before Yang Style, Chen Style or Sun Style. But has the original movements before the changes of modernization. This Tai Chi has been taught for over a 1000 years before the famous Yang style was created. Besides having it’s great internal health benefits it is capable of defending oneself from an attack. Tai Chi transalated as the Ultimate Fighting Art, if the movements can not relate to self-defense, then it is not true Tai Chi. If the movements are not original then you will not get the same healing Chi Gung from those moves. The health benefits have been changed to represent dance.

Ba Qua deals with out flanking your opponent and is based on circle stepping. It uses animal poses for meditation and health. Animal forms such as Lion, Phoenix, Bear, Snake, Unicorn, Dragon, Chicken, Tiger, Crane and more. Postures are held with torso twist developing chi (internal energy) through out the body. Ba Qua also is used in self-defense with quick exploding turns and centrificle force to throw out the would be attacker.

Royal Palace Ba Gua, also called the Gong Ting style, has its roots in Emperor's Long Fist Body Guard System (or Wei bing) dating back to 960 A.D. Sung Dynasty. It wasn't actually exposed until Ching Dynasty at the Royal Palace Court. Credit is given to Tung Hai Chuan who learned from a Taoist hermit in the mountains. He was a eunuch waiter in the palace and he caught the attention of the Emperor by jumping over a crowd. The Emperor demanded to see what he was doing. He demonstrated his Ba Gua and the Emperor ended up making him the Chief of the Royal Palace Bodyguards. Thus he was persuaded to teach the Manchus of the Ching Dynasty. Then when he left and went civilian Ba Gua became known by different styles.