Jiang Rong Qiao's Baguazhang
Many in the United States know this set as the Original Form. Jiang Rong Qiao was an expert in Mizongyiquan, a complex style of Northern Chinese Long Fist. He was a disciple of Zhang Zhaodong who created Xingyi Baguazhang. Jiang also trained with Li Cunyi but was not a formal disciple. Additionally, he was a disciple of martial luminaries such as Liuhebafa's Wu Yihui and Yiquan's Wang Xiangzhai. A martial arts genius who trained in many arts - Jiang synthesized his training into the Baguazhang we practice today.
While most of my Bagua training in person comes from the Kenny Gong school, there is a lot of influence from the training materials offered by Huan Dahai's students Gerald Sharp and Andrea Falk in how we practice. Dug Corpolongo trained in Jiang Baguazhang with John Zheng, Kevin Coogan and Henry Look. Additionally, he learned some Sun style with Yang Jwing-Ming.
Coogan's Baguazhang was from a gentleman named Wu Sun Feng who learned at the Central Guoshu Institute then later moved from Shanghai to Vietnam. John Zheng learned from the University of Beijing Wushu Club, unfortunately I don't know more. Dug's is a very different expression from the two other branches and it has some excellent neigong and other auxiliary training that I enjoy quite a bit.
Tri Internal Martial Arts - Henry Look's Gong Fu
An Architect's System of Gong Fu
Henry Look was a Chinese American with roots in Shanghai. His family was highly educated and he pursued an education and career in architecture after serving in World War II. Kuo Lien-Ying was Look's first teacher in the arts of Baguazhang, Taijiquan, and Xingyiquan. Kuo was a martial arts genius in Muslim Long Fist as well as the Chinese internal martial arts who studied Yiquan directly with Wang Xiangzhai. Kuo's Cheng Baguazhang came from Chang Xinzhai and learned Yin Fu's Baguazhang from the legendary Ma Gui. While he did not get much of the Baguazhang from Kuo, he trained enough to have many questions.
Han Xing Yuan was primarily known for his Xingyiquan and Yiquan skills but had extensive training in over a dozen martial arts. His father Yousan was a disciple of Zhang Zhaodong and both Xing Yuan and his older brother Xing Qiao were trained in multiple arts prior to learning Yiquan. Zhang was the creator of the art of Xingyi Baguazhang - a hybrid martial art that integrated the Xingyi body method and Baguazhang tactics. While Jiang Rong Qiao is much better known for his Baguazhang in this school, Han was more than capable and taught Henry Look Jiang's Old 8 Palms. Dug Corpolongo mentioned that Yu Pengxi also taught Look some small portion of the Baguazhang he knew but their training together focused on fajin.