About the Seminar  

This marks our seventh BajiShu seminar since 2023. Shifu Vincent Mei, head instructor of WuTan Manhattan/New Jersey and lead instructor for the BajiShu Online Academy, brings over three decades of dedicated practice and deep lineage expertise to this training. Renowned for his skillful integration of traditional methods with modern training approaches, Shifu Mei embodies both the technical precision and martial integrity of Bajiquan as taught through the Li Shu Wen → Liu Yun Qiao lineage.

Over the past years, the BajiShu online training program has united hundreds of practitioners from around the world to explore and refine authentic Bajiquan. This year’s seminar will be held in Reading, Berkshire, England, as an intensive two-day immersion focused on the combative essence of Bajiquan.

This seminar focuses on the combat mechanics and logic of Bajiquan, with support from Piguazhang. We will cover the mental state of Bajiquan fighting, the mechanics of power generation and structural support, footwork, and the delivery of that power through lots of hands-on partner practice and light sparring.

Day 1, the emphasis will be on building the Bajiquan arsenal, from footwork, defense, strikes, kicks, takedown techniques, and general Bajiquan combat approach.

Day 2 goes deeper into more complex combat applications through combination drills and partner practice, closing with rounds of 2 min light rotational sparring.

By the end of the two-day seminar, attendees will have a clear understanding of Bajiquan's combat approach and defining characteristics.

Shifu Vincent's YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/@wutan_nj

Seminar Content:

• Intro to Bajiquan Combative Characteristics
• Bajiquan/Pigua Zhang Mechanical Power Drills
• Bajiquan Combative Strategies
• Partner Drills
• Light Sparring
• Conclusion speech

What to Wear/Bring:

• Workout clothes
• Water
• Towel
• MMA gloves

Time: 

April 11th & 12th, 2026.  10am - 4pm

Location: 

The seminar is taking place at the University of Reading’s Sports Park. The Sports Park is located on the university’s Whiteknights Campus and is easy to reach by car, bus and even walking from the town centre (40mins walk).  Reading is easily accessible from national rail networks and Heathrow Airport (use the Rail Air Bus Service—or even a taxi, but this is more costly). Sports Park has showers and changing rooms.

Sports Park/University of Reading
Studio 3
Shinfield Road, 
Berkshire, UK RG6 6AH

Email [email protected] for any questions