Bernard Langan has studied martial and restorative arts intensively for over 27 years and is an internationally respected instructor and practitioner of Ba Gua, Hsing-I, Chen Pan Ling and Wu style Tai Chi, I Liq Chuan, Pentjak Silat, Eskrima, Taoist Nei Gung and Chi Gung. He is a specialist in the fields of Bodywork, Movement Education and Biomechanics. He has done extensive cross-discipline research in martial, meditative, healing and movement systems, and can clearly articulate the synthesis of this knowledge and impart these skills to his students. He has a thriving full time clinical practice and teaching studio in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bernard is a Certified Practitioner of Advanced Zen Bodytherapy®, and Zen Triggerpoint Anatomy® by William S. “Dub” Leigh, D.Z., and the International Zen Therapy Institute, Inc. Mr. Leigh was certified to practice and teach the work of Ida Rolf Ph.D., Moshe Feldenkrais D.Sc., Lauren Berry, Raymond Nimmo D.C., and Rinzai Zen Master Tanyouye Tenshin Rotaishi. Mr. Leigh was also a member of the first ‘Trager work’ training program conducted by Milton Trager M.D..
Bernard is a member of the IASI, the International Association of Structural Integrators and is designated as a Professional Structural Integrator by the IASI. Structural Integration (SI) is a system of deep tissue bodywork and movement education developed by Dr. Ida P. Rolf. The primary goal of SI is to restore the body to its natural state of alignment and balance by organizing the body along the line of gravity.
Bernard is a Certified Practitioner of Somatic Education in the lineage of Thomas Hanna under the auspices of Eleanor Criswell Hanna, Ed.D., and the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training, and is a professional member of the AHSE, Association of Hanna Somatic Educators; and serves on the Association’s Board of Directors. Hanna Somatic Education® is the direct, hands on method developed by Thomas Hanna Ph.D. teaching voluntary conscious control of the neuromuscular system to persons suffering from involuntary muscular disorders. In Thomas Hanna’s words, “Hanna Somatic Education® is the most advanced system known for relieving chronic disorders which, otherwise, are untreatable by either medical or traditional therapeutic means.” Dr. Jim Deaver, D.C., who trained with Dr. Hanna explained, “It is a form of kinesthetically based biofeedback. As a technique for quickly and effectively releasing tight muscles and enhancing mind/body awareness, it is unparalleled.”
Bernard studied Craniosacral Orthopedics extensively under Dr. Curtis Turchin, D.C., M.A., who was a Bioenergetic Psychotherapist and practitioner of Postural Integration before becoming a successful Chiropractor. Dr. Turchin subsequently studied Craniosacral Orthopedics in the tradition of A.T. Still D.O., and William G. Sutherland D.O.. Bernard has continued to train with Dr. Turchin in Advanced Laser and Light Therapy; the therapeutic applications of low level cold laser and infrared light for tissue regeneration.
Bernard is a Certified Coach of The Rossiter System®, a powerful 2 person method of creating space and length in the all layers of the body’s vast network of connective tissues; fascia, tendons and ligaments. The results are fast pain relief and greater mobility. The Rossiter System® was created by Richard H. Rossiter, Certified Advanced Rolfer® with over 28 years of experience. It emphasizes active client participation and is similar to Rolfing®/Structural Integration, Ashiatsu (Barefoot Shiatsu), Thai Yoga Massage, Energy Healing and Myofascial Release. Each session is called a “Workout” instead of a session, treatment or therapy. The Rossiter Workouts® are usually performed on the floor with the client lying on a mat accepting weight transferred through the Coach’s foot. Rossiter Workouts® depend on active stretching and the conscious involvement and purposeful movement of the client. The Rossiter System® is grounded in fundamental structural and movement principles, and the techniques integrate wonderfully with Structural Integration making sessions more efficient and effective.
Bernard is a practitioner of traditional Aboriginal energetic and physical healing modalities trained by Gerry Bostock, an Australian Aboriginal Tribal Elder, Healer (Kurradji) and Spiritual Teacher of the Bundjalung Tribe.
Bernard is a Formal Lineage Disciple and inner door student under Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching, of Tai Chung, Taiwan; in the Lineage of Grandmaster Chen Pan Ling (Tai Chi, Hsing-I, Ba Gua, Nei Gung, Honan Shaolin, Feng Chuan, Chinese Weaponry). Grandmaster Chen Pan Ling, is one of the most highly revered martial arts teachers of the 20th century.
“Until his death at 77 in 1967, Chen Pan Ling was without doubt more knowledgeable on the principles, rationale, and practice of Chinese Boxing than anyone else in the world.” – Words of Robert W. Smith, author and historian from his text Chinese Boxing Grandmasters and Methods.
Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching, is the youngest son of Chen Pan Ling and heir to his father’s martial arts legacy. Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching invited Bernard to take part in a Bai Shi ceremony, where he was officially recognized as an inner door student and the next generation in the lineage of Chen Pan Ling, designated by the generation name “Ling Yun Pai”. This ceremony was held in January 2011 at the Fo Guang Shan Temple, the largest Buddhist Temple in Taiwan.
Bernard is a Formal Lineage Disciple and Second Generation inner door student in the art of I Liq Chuan under world renowned Master Sam F. S. Chin; originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; (I Liq Chuan, Nei Gung, Meditation). Master Fan Siong Chin is the Co-Founder and Holder of the First Lineage of Succession in the art of I Liq Chuan from his father the legendary Grand Master Chin Lik Keong, who is the art’s Founder.
Becoming a Formal Lineage Disciple is an invitation rarely extended in the Chinese Martial Tradition and is one of the greatest honors a teacher can bestow on any student of the Martial Arts. Acceptance is both an honor and a responsibility, since the “Bai Shi”, (“inner door student”), must undertake to absorb all the teachings of the master for preservation and dissemination to future generations, as well as abide by and uphold the moral integrity and martial virtues preserved through the lineage of transmission.
Bernard’s other main Chinese Internal Arts teacher is world renowned Master, Laoshi Luo De Xiu of Tai Pei, Taiwan; (Ba Gua, Hsing-I, Tai Chi, Nei Gung), with whom he has maintained a trusted, close and deeply valued relationship that began in 1993.
Bernard is a First Heir Lineage Holder and Full Guru (Instructor) under Maha Guru “Pak” Victor de Thouars in the Indonesian art of Pentjak Silat Sera-Serak®. Bernard is an Instructor of ODF (Offensive Defensive Force) under Maha Guru Pak Victor de Thouars founder of the ODF/ODT (Offensive Defensive Force/Offensive Defensive Technology) Close Quarter Combat Systems.
Bernard became a private student of the late Maestro Sonny Umpad in the Philippine art of Visayan Eskrima in 1997, and is a Lineage Holder and Guro (Instructor) of the Visayan Style of Corto Kadena / Largo Mano Eskrima.
Other distinguished martial arts instructors include: the late Hadji Yasser Tanadjalan of the Moro Yakan Tribe in Basilan, Mindanao, Philippines; Bruce Juchnik, Hanshi of Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo; and Chinese Internal Arts Masters – James Sumarac, Ron Wilkerson, B.K. Frantzis, Wang Hao Da, Cai Sai Fang and Fong Ha.
Bernard is a member of the Pentjak Silat Serak Council of Elders, a senior advisor to MACS, the Martial Arts Collective Society and a Program Advisor in Somatic Therapies to the I Liq Chuan, ILC Therapeutic Educational Programs.
In addition teaching seminars in the United States and Europe, Bernard has been a featured instructor for many years at the Martial Arts Collective Society Gatherings, Chi Lin Pai Gung Fu Training Camps, New England Martial Arts Symposium, and at the “Ring of Fire” events. In June of 2003 – 2012 he was/is a featured martial arts instructor alongside Guru Dan Inosanto, protégé of the late Bruce Lee.
Bernard’s personal practice has also been influenced and deepened by the teachings of: Taoist Yoga and Tai Shing Pek-Kwar Master Paulie Zink; Shandor Remete, founder of the Shadow school of Hatha Yoga; Grand Master “Bapak” Willem de Thouars, founder of Kuntao/Silat de Thouars; American Catch Wrestling expert Tony Cecchine; and Torsten Kanzmeier founder of Lei Gong Nei Quan, a martial arts practice with roots in the Shamanic tradition of the Sámi people of Lapland.
Bernard’s related cross training includes: Chinese Bodywork (Tui Na), 5 Element Diagnostic Theory, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, Taoist and Zen Meditation, Taoist Yoga, I-Chuan, Mindanao Silat Asli, Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo, Chi Lin Chuan Fa, Eight Drunken Immortals Kung Fu, Aikido, Pangai Noon/Uechi-Ryu Karate (Black Belt), Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis, Tibetan Lung Ta, Western and Thai Boxing, Kuntao, Dumog, Moro-Moro, Sikaran, Kalari Payattu, Nata Yoga (Shiva Tandava), Hatha Yoga, Modern Dance, Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique, Gurdjieff Movements, Shamanism, and Chinese Tea Ceremony. He is a graduate of St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland with a degree in Philosophy.
Bernard Langan
In Motion Center
1091 Calcot Place Suite 412
Oakland CA 94606
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