President

--Mr. Jia Shusen, the president of the Ba Gua Zhang Research Institute (2004- )

Mr. Jia Shusen, 7th Dan in Chinese Wushu, fifth generation of Ba Gua Zhang (a traditional Chinese Martial Arts also known as the Eight Trigram Palm), is the director of the Beijing Wushu Association as well as the president of the Ba Gua Zhang Research Institute of the Beijing Wushu Association. Mr. Jia Shusen is also an inner circle disciple of Professor He Puren, a well-known acupuncture master.

--Professor He Puren and Mr. Jia Shusen

Mr. Jia Shusen began practicing long fist and Shaolin at a very young age. In 1979, Jia Shusen was accepted as the disciple of Li Wenzhang, studied Yin and Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang and their weapons. During this period, Jia Shusen learned Wu Style Taiji and Xing Yi under the instructions of Wang Rongtang. From the 1980’s to the early 1990’s, Mr. Jia Shusen studied Sanda and applications of Chinese Martial Arts with Coach Mei Huizhi. Mr. Jia Shusen used to be the vice secretary-general of the Chinese Martial Arts Applications Research Institute and engaged in coaching and organizing Sanda competitions. In 2007, Mr. Jia Shusen was rewarded as “Hundred Outstanding Person in the field of Chinese Martial Arts Applications” by this same institute for the contribution he did and is still doing for the Chinese Martial Arts Applications.

--Mr. Li Wenzhang and Mr. Jia Shusen

--Mr. Wang Rongtang and Mr. Jia Shusen

--Coach Mei Huizhi and Mr. Jia Shusen

Since 1991, Mr. Jia Shusen has been studying the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts for many years. In 1993, Mr. Li Wenzhang recommended Jia Shusen to Mr. Sun Zhijun, a famous Chinese Martial Artist of the Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang, Thus, he became the inner circle disciple of Mr. Sun and studied hard Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang and its weapons.

--Mr. Sun Zhijun and Mr. Jia Shusen

In 2004, Mr. Jia Shusen was elected as the president of the Ba Gua Zhang Research Institute.

Post and Rank:

Commissioner of the First International Chinese Wudang Fist Fraternity
Coach of Ba Gua Zhang “Eight Palms” granted by National Sports Ministry Wushu Academy and Chinese Wushu Association
Coach and counselor of Wushu Association of Beijing Institute of Technology
“Hundred Outstanding Person in the field of Chinese Martial Arts Applications” granted by the Chinese Martial Arts Applications Research Institute
Senior coach of the Ba Gua Zhang Research Institute of the Beijing Wushu Association

[ACHIEVEMENTS]

Mr. Jia Shusen in Chinese Martial Arts Competitions:

2007:

Both first places of Ba Gua Zhang and Taiji Weapons in the Hong Kong Chinese Wushu Group Tournament for the celebration of the 10 years’ anniversary of Hong Kong Special Administration Region in 2007

2004:

Both first places of Ba Gua Zhang and Sword in the First National Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition in August 2004
Both first places of Ba Gua Zhang and Traditional Spear in the 5th International Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Invitational Tournament in August 2004
First place of Ba Gua Zhang in the First World Traditional Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Festival in October 2004

2001:

Both first places of Ba Gua Zhang and Melee Weapons (Ba Gua Sword) in the 2001 Beijing “Dong Sheng Hao Bo Cup” Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

Achievements of the Ba Gua Zhang Research Institute during Mr. Jia Shusen’s terms as the Secretary-General and the President:

The activity of “Build the Statue for the Founder of Ba Gua Zhang, Grandmaster Dong Hai Chuan” from 2007 to 2008.
The First Beijing “Hai Chuan Cup” Traditional Ba Gua Zhang Competition in September 2006
Ba Gua Zhang performance on the opening ceremony of the 9th Beijing Employees Sports Meeting in April 2006
Ba Gua Zhang performance on the opening ceremony of the 6th International Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Invitational Tournament in August 2005
The Beijing Forth Ba Gua Zhang Competition in 2004
The Beijing Third Ba Gua Zhang Competition in 2003
The Beijing Second Ba Gua Zhang Competition in 2002
The First ‘Shu Yi Yuan Cup’ National Ba Gua Zhang Invitational Competition of 2001
The First Traditional Ba Gua Zhang Competition in Beijing area in 2001.
The activity of “The 200 years’ anniversary of the Founder of Ba Gua Zhang, Dong Hai Chuan’s birth” in 1999

TV Program:

Special program “Jia Shusen and his foreign students” on CCTV Chinese International Channel in August 2007.
Demonstrated Ba Gua Sword in the special program “Capital Wushu Show” on Beijing TV Station in August 2006
Taught Ba Gua Zhang in the series program “Health Tide in Capital” on Beijing TV Station in August 2005
Demonstrated Ba Gua Sword in a promoting TV show of Chinese Martial Arts in July 2005.
Special program “Wushu Hero Jia Shusen of Chinese Martial Arts” on Shan Dong TV Station in March 2005.
Demonstrated Ba Gua Sword in the program “Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang” on He Nan TV Station during the First World Traditional Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Festival in October 2004.

Publications:

Published “Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang Selection” (pictures and article) on Chinese Martial Arts (Wushu) magazine. (Issue number: 1997, the October issue, 159 in total)
Published “Eight Basic Palm” (pictures and article) on Chinese Martial Arts (Wushu) magazine. (Issue number: 2003, the May issue)
Published “Ba Gua Double Crescent Moon Daggers” (pictures) on its special column “Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Classical Pictures Show” of Chinese Martial Arts (Wushu) magazine. (Issue number: 2004, the September issue)
Published the book “Foundations of Ba Gua Zhang” in May 2005
Published “BaGua Zhang Regimen ( Qi Gong)” on Chinese Martial Arts (Wushu) magazine. (Issue number: 2005, the October issue)
Published “BaGua Zhang Regimen ( Qi Gong)” on Health Care for Middle Age and Senior Citizens magazine. (Issue number: 2007, the February issue)

Acupuncturist Mr. Jia Shusen:

Graduated from Hua Tuo Kangle School of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993
Graduated from Wang Wenyuan Chinese Balance Science of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Practical Technique Study Class in 1996
Graduated from Tuina & Massage Advanced Class of Hua Tuo School of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1997
Graduated from Acupuncture Middle-level Class of Hua Tuo School of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1998
Graduated from Beijing Advanced Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999
TCM Physician granted by TCM Development & Research Institute of Refractory Disease of China Medicine Promotion Academy
Since 1983, Mr. Jia Shusen has been studying acupuncture and moxibustion with Professor He Puren. Once Mr. Jia Shusen was received as the inner circle disciple of Professor He on November 26th, 2000, he not only inherited all the knowledge and techniques of Professor He but also summarized by himself a more scientific method of exercising, combining both Chinese Martial Arts and TCM theory, not only for competitions but also for health care.

Other Achievements of Mr. Jia Shusen:

In December 1997, Mr Jia Shusen was selected by the “Album of Traditional Chinese Martial Artists in Modern History in Capital Beijing”
In 2006, Mr Jia Shusen was selected by the “Album of Traditional Chinese Martial Artists in Modern History”
Built his own page in the “Archives of the Beijing Wushu Association” in 2007.

For the past 20 years, Mr. Jia Shusen has been training a great number of Wushu talents and champions. Some of his disciples won championships in national and international Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competitions. Some of them became coaches who own clubs or organizations in Shan Dong, He Nan and Zhe Jiang provinces.

--Mr. Ma Chuanxu, the second president.(1993-2004).

--Mr. Li Ziming, the first president.(1982-1993).

Translated by Stella (Hu Ya Li)