I am looking for a combat-focused Taiji or Bagua/HsingYi/Yiquan instructor in Manhattan. The two Taiji classes that I have located are William CC Chen's and www.chutaichi.com. Any knowledge of these instructors and their methods would be appreciated. Specifically, I am looking for an instructor that focuses heavily on repititious training of techniques and applications, as opposed to forms. Thanks in advance.

Matt Serra's BJJ school -

big hairy chick.

William CC Chen , his son (Max) and daughter (Tiffany) are know for applying the Taiji principles to boxing and do competition push hands and sparring.
William CC Chen is a well known and accomplished student of ZhengManQing (Chen, Man Ching).
I do not know if his school will meet your needs however he is well respected and well worth your time in looking into.
I know nothing of the others that have been mentioned.
Jamie

Okay, okay, okay I'm going to try and help out -

Hey Tim -
Doesn't Bisio teach Hsing Yi in NY?

Guest -
I'm sure William Chen is doing some good stuff. I know T. Bisio (?) was teaching Hsing Yi in NY. He's a good guy that might be an alternative too.

Uncle Tim might know. Although, he can't even remember the Avocado dip. Ask Bob #2 - he'll tell you...
At one time, I knew all the players on the East Coast but know I'm a little out of the loop.

Seriously, if you want to get a great workout and fight your ass off - Renzo Gracie's Academy on 8th real close to Penn Station is the place to go. But, that might not be what you are looking for which is cool.
Good luck.

Big Hairy and beautiful...

Thanks to all for your replies. I've been studying Shaolin longfist for the past 4 years, and want to begin to get a better grasp on internal arts and techniques. BJJ, although highly effective, is not really an interest of mine. Any other information is appreciated.

I think Tom Bisio still teaches in NYC.

Thanks. Tom's website says he has only a 7am class on Tuesdays. It's only a few blocks from my work. If he has showers at the school, then it might be an option, but I'll reach out to him to check.