Legacy Membership — Origin Institute
Legacy Membership — mist-laden mountain temple landscape with the Origin Institute spiral mark, waterfall, and rising sun.
Founding Round · Open 創 始 · 傳 承
Origin Institute · Legacy Membership
§ IFounding Round · Strictly Limited

How many spots remain.


22/25
Spots Available
Legacy Monthly
9/10
Spots Available
Legacy Yearly
9/10
Spots Available
Lineage Keeper

When these spots are filled, this offer closes permanently.

§ IIThe Distinction of Lineage
"Modern science is beginning to describe what traditional systems have refined for centuries."
— Origin Institute · Founding Principle

Most online Qìgōng programs begin with science and reach back toward tradition. Origin Institute begins with the tradition — unbroken, lineage-verified — and reaches forward toward understanding. That is a fundamentally different experience of the art.

1928 · 民 國 十 七
Central Guoshu Institute
Nanjing — the formal institutionalization of Chinese martial arts transmission, gathering the era's masters under one roof.
1936 — 2022
Grand Master Chan Kwok Wai
Direct lineage carrier from the Central Guoshu Institute. Bearer of the tradition through six decades.
Present Day
Master Roberto Baptista
45+ years of practice. Dean & Head Master of Origin Institute. Direct student of Grand Master Chan Kwok Wai.
Now · 此 時
You.
Founding member of a living transmission — arriving at its most accessible moment.
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§ IIIWhat You Are Enrolling Into

Not a course library.
A complete school.


Legacy Members receive access to all courses across all four pillars of study as they release — on a structured drip schedule that honors the depth of genuine transmission. This is a curriculum designed to develop a practitioner over years, not weeks.

Card I · The Heart

Internal ArtsNèi Jiā · 内家

The heart of everything we do. Traditional Chinese Martial Arts and Qìgōng cultivation practices — from Tàijíquán across multiple styles, Yáng and Chén, with four distinct areas of study — to Qìgōng from the classics through advanced forms, Shàolín meditation practices, and more. Mastery here is measured in years — up to ten for the serious student. We say that openly because it is the truth, and because you deserve to know what you are walking into.

Card II · The Body

Cultivated WellnessYǎng Shēng · 養生

A complete framework for returning to your origin — your original state, which is healthy, vital, and whole. TCM theory, Five Elements, breathwork, metabolic health, emotional balance, ancient practices for holistic living. As the institute grows this pillar expands to include permaculture and community-based living. The aim is simple and profound — return to your true self.

Card III · The Self

The Human PathRén · 仁

The study of what it means to be fully human — in relationship, in community, and in purpose. Leadership, partnership, ethics as a living practice, and higher purpose. These courses help practitioners discover their greater gifts and understand how to bring them into the world with integrity and discernment. In a time when what it means to be human is being redefined, this curriculum offers grounding, clarity, and direction.

Card IV · The Vocation

The Practitioner's PathYè · 業

For those ready to build a life around this work. The pathway from devoted student to contributing practitioner — discovering what it means to navigate a new era of technology and advancement without losing the thread of what is ancient and true. Whether through instructor certification, building a practice, or designing a community around these principles, this pillar is the map.

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§ IVHow We Are Different

The distinction that matters.


Most Online Qìgōng Programs

  • Begin with modern science, reach back toward tradition
  • Fascia and biomechanics as primary framework
  • Weekend certifications and rapid completion
  • No named lineage or traceable transmission
  • Movement without ethics or character development
  • Instructor as content creator, not lineage carrier
  • Completion in weeks or months
§ VThe Longer Vision

A physical living monastery is being built.


Vision rendering — the future Origin Institute monastery in Colorado.

Origin Institute exists online today — but its destination is physical. We are actively building toward a dedicated living monastery in Colorado — a space for in-person instruction, seasonal retreats, immersive training, and for those called to it, monastic study and residency.

Lineage Keeper members — those who join at the lifetime tier — will receive priority invitation to attend in person, discounted residency rates, and the opportunity to apply for on-site monastic living when the monastery opens.

You are not buying access to a platform. You are becoming part of what is being built. Your name, your presence, your commitment — these are the materials from which Origin Institute's physical future is made.

§ VIChoose Your Place

The Legacy Membership Offer.


This founding round will not be repeated. When these spots fill, the Legacy Membership closes and standard pricing begins.

Founding Member

Legacy MemberMonthly

$47 per month
 
25 spots total
  • Full access to all courses — drip schedule
  • All four pillars as they release
  • Full household access — one login
  • Discounts on events, retreats & products
  • Named on Founding Members Wall
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Lineage Keeper

Lineage KeeperOne-Time

$1,888 one time
— Full Household · Forever —
10 spots total
  • Everything in Yearly — for life
  • Never pay again — entire household
  • 3 private 1-on-1 sessions with David Drimmel
  • Tàijí fan
  • Signed certificate of lineage membership
  • Priority access to the physical living monastery
  • Opportunity to apply for monastic residency
  • Named on Founding Members Wall — permanently
Become a Lineage Keeper

Not ready to commit?

Try the full Origin Temple platform free for 10 days. Explore the community, sample the courses, and decide from experience — not assumption.

Begin Your 10-Day Trial

Credit card required. You will be charged the monthly Legacy rate after 10 days unless you cancel.

§ VIIThe Founding Members Wall

Your name becomes part of the record.


Every Legacy Member — at every tier — will be named permanently on Origin Institute's Founding Members Wall. When the history of this school is written, your name will be in it. You arrived at the beginning. That matters.