Shifu Marc Mastrandrea (無為)
@shifu-marc-mastrandrea
Final disciple of Master Xu Shi Xi. Preserver of the Old Beijing Yin Style Baguazhang system. Fluent Mandarin practitioner, Chinese medicine doctor, and translator dedicated to passing down authentic martial knowledge.
Focus
Hand TechniquesGrapplingSparring
Experience
Old Beijing Yin Style Baguazhang (老北京尹派八卦掌)
MemberFinal Disciple · 2013A classical Northern internal system transmitted through 董海川Dong Hai Chuan → 尹福 Yin Fu → 李寶森 Li Bao Sen → 張慶廉 Zhang Qing Lian → 徐世熙 Xu Shi Xi. Known for its deep integration of martial, medical, and Taoist knowledge — cultivated through circle walking, footwork, body method conditioning, striking and grappling and integrated with internal energy refinement, this lineage of Baguazhang was transmitted both orally and through systematic hand-written teachings.