Special Zhanzhuang Online Course
Tiger, Dragon and One-Legged Stances
US $69
The highly advanced stances introduced in this course are designed for experienced Zhanzhuang practitioners.
The Tiger Stance, Dragon Stance, and One-Legged Stance are collectively known as the Special Stances. These demanding postures develop leg strength, balance, whole-body coordination, rootedness, and a deeper integration of mind and body.
This course is suitable for experienced practitioners pursuing either health-oriented or combat-oriented training. It provides a structured progression toward a more advanced level of Yiquan Zhanzhuang practice.
What You Will Get:
- 1. Greatly enhanced leg strength and body balance
- 2. A more advanced understanding and practice of Zhanzhuang
- 3. The Special Stances.
- 4. Solid foundation for combat Yiquan studies.
In this course, you will systematically learn the expanded health stances, the expanded combat stances and the Special Stances (the Tiger Stance, the Dragon Stance, and the One-legged Stance.)
Briefly on Zhanzhuang & Yiquan
Zhanzhuang is also known as “Post Standing”, “Pile Standing”, “Standing Pole”, “Standing Practice”, “Standing Meditation”, “Stand like a tree”, etc. Yiquan(意拳), a Chinese traditional martial art, has preserved the origin of Zhanzhuang and developed it as the fundamental part of its training system.
Yiquan Zhanzhuang are generally divided into two categories: Parallel-step stances (introduced in the Basic Zhanzhuang Course.) and Combat-step stances (introduced in the Advanced Zhanzhuang Course). For the names, Parallel-step stances = Health Stances, Combat-step stances=Combat Stances.
The health and combat stances can both be expanded to increase the difficulty for the experienced practitioners. The expanded combat stances can be transformed to the Special Stances – the Tiger Stance, the Dragon Stance, and the One-legged Stance.
After completing the course, you will know how to practice and gradually master the Special Stances.
I filmed this course with my disciple, Hosh. He did his best to demonstrate each lesson, while I offered corrections and feedback along the way. This should give you more to reference. Enjoy the course!
What you will learn in this special Zhanzhuang online course
Supplemental explanations and correcting-student videos (more than 1 dozen) from classes are attached to this course.
Lesson 1
The Expanded Health Stances
A supplemental explanation
360° view of the expanded basic health stance
Attachment: the basic health stance
Lesson 2
The Expanded Combat Stances
A supplemental explanation
360° view of the expanded combat stance
Attachment: the basic combat posture
Lesson 3
The Tiger Stance
360° View of the Tiger Stance
In-class Clips
Lesson 4
The Dragon Stance
360° View of the Dragon Stance
In-class Clips
Lesson 5
The One-legged Stance
360° View of the One-legged Stance
In-class Clips
Lesson 6
How much time on the special stances?
About the Instructor
I am Song GAO, Yiquan inheritor & instructor, Zhanzhuang expert in health & wellness.
I was born in 1987 and grew up in a village in China. I began professional Yiquan and Zhanzhuang training with Master Zhang Yongmou, a fourth-generation Yiquan inheritor, in 2016.
After four years of training at Master Zhang’s Yiquan school, including three years as an assistant instructor, I became qualified to teach. I began teaching online in early 2020.
I traveled to the United States to teach Zhanzhuang and Yiquan in both 2024 and 2025.
I accepted my first two disciples in 2024: Hosh from Bisbee, Arizona, and Lyle from New York City. In 2026, Gregor from Slovenia became my third disciple.
In 2026, I largely achieved my goal of becoming a full-time Yiquan teacher.
