Sifu Luciano has began his martial arts training in 1973 in the Pai-Lum system under Mr. Richard Macey. In 1981 he started training under Ms. Marcia Pickands, who owned and operated the White Lotus Kung Fu school in Albany, NY. Not merely a senior instructor in the Pai-Lum system, Ms. Pickands also was the adopted granddaughter of Pai Lum Grandmaster, Daniel K. Pai. In 1984, Mr. Luciano attained a “first higher level” ranking and was given the Pai Family name of Pai Ying-Hao, and in 1986 he attained the rank of full instructor (“third higher level”) and became Ms. Pickands’ senior student. In 1990, Mr.
Luciano began training primarily under Mr. David L. Smith and his senior student, Daniel Anhalt, and has been training in three different systems: Pai Family Boxing, 18 Bronzeman Method, and T’ai Chi Ch’uan. In 1995, Mr. Luciano was fortunate enough to meet and begin training under Mr. Kwan Sai-Hung, a Taoist from Hua Mountain with 65 years of experience. Mr. Kwan Sai-Hung has been teaching Mr. Luciano Hsing-I Ch’uan, Pa-Kua Chang, and T’ai Chi Ch’uan.
Pai-Chia Ch’uan (Pai Family Boxing)
The Pai Family System places great emphasis on Chinese traditions and values, as well as martial technique. Its root is said to come from Dr. Daniel Kane Pai’s grandfather, Pai Po-Fong, who is said to have taught a version of Dragon boxing. The current system is an amalgamation of Dr. Pai’s knowledge, primarily of Chinese and Okinawan arts, and the emphasis of training is on close to middle range techniques.
Entering and Dominating Rotation:
Sifu Luciano will derive his techniques from Pai Family kung fu, and will focus on teaching participants to create a bridge between themselves and the opponent, attaching with sticky energy through sinking force, and off balancing the opponent through seizing the opponent’s space.
1 Hour: Dynamic Stances vs. Static Stances
Most people use stancework for training purposes, such as cultivating leg strength, but in this seminar Sifu Luciano will focus on the martial application of stances. This will include how to translate traditional stances into combative application through the use of a moving root and using the moment of transition between stances to apply techniques.
