named programs · 5 · from sources
what they call their work
Cheng School Gao Style Bagua Zhang Training
Training in a specific style of Bagua Zhang, focusing on foundational practices for health (neigong), fighting techniques (Post-Heaven Bagua), aesthetic performance, and cultural heritage.
Conferences, Retreats, Seminars, and Research Trips
Developmental opportunities for members to train, research, and grow in their practice of traditional martial and medical arts.
Discipleship Program
A structured program for students to formalize their relationship with a teacher in Chinese martial culture, involving different levels of commitment and responsibility for preserving and transmitting the art.
Jingluo Qigong Instructor Certification
An official certification process for Tang Shou Tao instructors to teach Jingluo Qigong, a form used to learn jingluo pathways and understand Chinese medicine principles.
Qigong for Veterans
Provides Wang Jiwu's Longevity Exercises to veterans at VA facilities to help them with self-management of health and disease prevention, in line with the VA's Whole Health Model.
activities · 4 clusters
what they do
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Muay Thai and Kickboxing Instruction 1 activity
- Martial Arts Training and PromotionPromotes and provides training in martial arts, including Cheng School Gao Style Bagua, to foster personal growth, physical and mental health, and cultural refinement. This includes instruction led by disciples of Liu Shuheng and the founder, Vince Black.
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Customized Professional Skills Workshops 1 activity
- Professional Development and Research OpportunitiesOffers developmental opportunities for members to train and research through various events such as conferences, retreats, seminars, and research trips.
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Yoga and Mindfulness Movement Classes 1 activity
- Qigong Programs for VeteransProvides Wang Jiwu qigong classes at Tucson VA facilities, including specific classes for women and coed classes at various locations, to support veterans' health and well-being.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Advocacy for Qigong ProgramsProduced a video about its qigong program, featuring interviews with staff and veteran participants, and shared it with Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) directors to advocate for the program.
- Jingluo Qigong Instruction and CertificationOffers instruction in Jingluo Qigong to students of gongfu, Chinese medicine, and the general public, and has developed an official certification process for practitioners in collaboration with Li Ding. The organization also certifies Jingluo Qigong instructors.
- Publishing Educational MaterialsMaintains a publishing department that produces written materials to support the physical practice of the arts taught by the organization.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
the money
revenue
Total revenue$196K
Contributions & grants$82K42%
Program service revenue$72K36%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$6K
expenses
Total expenses$208K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$54K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$54K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +57.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
who runs it
board members · 4
- AMARA FRANKO HELLER — DIRECTOR
- ETHAN MURCHIE — DIRECTOR
- KATHRYN REYNOLDS — DIRECTOR
- THOMAS KLINGEHOFER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 15
who they work with
- Antonia Partner — Wife of Li Ding, who attended the annual conference.
- Ji’nan Li Jingxuan Xingyi lineage Partner — Lineage with which the Association solidified its connection through Master Li Cang's acceptance of disciples.
- Li Cang Partner — Master who accepted twelve Tang Shou Tao members as Card-Exchanging Kowtowed Disciples in his xingyi lineage, solidifying connection with the Ji’nan Li Jingxuan Xingyi lineage.
- Li Ding Partner — Creator of Jingluo Qigong, who collaborates with the association to refine practice, provide treatments, and establish certification processes.
- Li Guichang Partner — Father of Li Runxi, who began work with Vince and the Association fifteen years prior to 2006.
- Li Runxi Partner — Teacher who accepted North American Tang Shou Tao members as disciples in 2006.
- Li Ziming Coalition — References Li Ziming's philosophy as foundational to the organization's understanding of martial arts and cultural heritage.
- Liu Shuhang Partner — Directed the training in Cheng School Gao Style Bagua and maintained a decades-long friendship with Vince Black.
- Liu Shuhang Partner — Teacher who accepted a disciple group in 2012, having worked with the Association for nearly twenty years.
- Northwest CBOC Partner — Offers a coed qigong class.
- Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System Partner — Collaborates to offer Wang Jiwu’s Longevity Exercises (qigong) classes to veterans.
- Tucson VA Hospital Partner — Teaches qigong classes to veterans.
- VA Women’s Health Center Partner — Offers an all women's qigong class.
- Vince Black Partner — Founder of the Association who accepted his first group of disciples in 2012, and subsequent groups in 2014 and 2016.
- Vince Black Partner — Returned to Tianjin to find the roots of his xingyi and formed a decades-long friendship with Liu Shuhang.