Luo Dexiu

Luo Dexiu (Hanyu Pinyin), or Lo Te-Hsiu (Wade-Giles) (羅德修) is a Taiwanese martial artist who specializes in the internal Chinese styles of Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Taijiquan.

He was born in 1956 (25th day, 11th month of the lunar calendar, which he follows for his birthdate) in Taipei, Taiwan. Wife: Beth Snowberger; one son.

Luo Dexiu entered the school of Hong Yixiang in 1971, where he began his study of the Internal Martial Arts, devoting himself in the beginning to the use of these arts for fighting, with particular emphasis on Xingyiquan. He became one of Hong Yixiang's best fighters.

He later became deeply interested in Baguazhang, which was at the core of the skills taught by Hong Yixiang, having been passed directly from Zhang Junfeng, who trained under Gao Yisheng, a master in the Cheng Tinghua branch of Baguazhang who had brought the Gao style of Baguazhang to Taiwan. This lineage and school is called Yizong. Luo Dexiu studied Gao style Baguazhang with Hong Yixiang, and with many of Zhang's other students as well, including Hong Yixiang's brothers Hong Yiwen and Hong Yimian. He later continued his intensive studies of Baguazhang with Liu Qian, an early student of Sun Xikun.

Luo Dexiu currently teaches Gao style Baguazhang and Hebei Xingyiquan, carrying on the Yizong tradition through his classes in Taipei, Taiwan, and holds seminar tours annually throughout Europe, America, and the Middle East.

References

* BBC documentary "The Way of the Warrior," Episode 2, "T'ai Chi, 'The Soft Way'" (1983): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB47HIyWkDA Clip on YouTube]

* "Esoteric Warriors" Kozma, Alex Publisher: Paul H. Crompton (1999) ISBN 1874250952

* "Nei Jia Quan: Internal Martial Arts Teachers of Tai Ji Quan, Xing Yi Quan, and Ba Gua Zhang" Jess O'Brian (Editor) North Atlantic Books (2004) ISBN 1556435061

External links

* Videos by Master Luo: [http://www.plumpub.com/sales/dvd/dvdcoll_gaobagua.htm Clever hands] [http://www.plumflower.com/ba_gua_zhang_2_.htm Gao Style Baguazhang]
* Area seminar schedules: [http://www.emptyflower.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi/YaBB.cgi?board=seminar;action=display;num=1181243788 Philadelphia, PA, USA] [http://www.emptyflower.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi/YaBB.cgi?board=seminar;action=display;num=1182881430 Washington D.C., USA] [http://www.stillnessinmotion.com/LuoSchedule2007.html Albany, CA, USA] [http://www.gaostylebaguausa.com/Schedule.htm Boulder, CO, USA] [http://www.palmchange.com/V3/LuoDeXiu2008.php London, England]
* [http://www.geocities.com/luobagua/main.htm/ Master Luo's own website (Chinese language)]
* [http://www.yizongbagua.com/ Yi Zong Bagua Men ]
* [http://www.gaostylebaguausa.com/ Colorado Affiliate Yi Zong School]
* [http://www.france-bagua.com/htm/interview.htm/ Yizong France (interview)]
* [http://www.palmchange.com/V3/LuoDeXiu2002.php Zhen Wu Men U.K. (review)]
* [http://www.whitebirchmartialarts.com/services/ White Birch Martial Arts]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ottawakungfu/250Bagau002Z.htm/ Ottawa Chinese martial Arts - Bagua Family Tree (contains errors)]
* [http://energyinmotion8.com/html/lineage.htm/ Site of Richard Upton (Bagua Lineage)]
* [http://www.zongwumen.com/ Zong Wu Men George Wood's school]
* [http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=pddfqUx0v80/ Master Luo performing Xinyiquan (YouTube)]
* [http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=rWvya9MVhjs/ Master Luo performing Baguazhang (YouTube)]
* [http://www.shenwu.com/ Site of Tim Cartmell]
* [http://dynamicbalancingtaichi.blogspot.com/2007/08/entire.html/ Dynamic balance Tai Chi (Quotation of Master Luo)]
* [http://www.truenature-tai-chi.com/home.swf/ True Nature Martial Arts]
* [http://www.dragonslist.com/discussion/pa-kua/8143-luo-dexiu-boston-bagua-seminars.html/ Boston bagua Seminar Blog]