Saturday, September 29, 2007

Featured Baguazhang Article 9-29-2007

Intro to Baguazhang Eight-Diagram Palms

by
Ted Mancuso

To many people Ba Gua is the most exotic martial art. It can also be one of the most confusing. Part of this confusion derives from the richness of the style. It came late (1860's) on the martial scene and folded many of Kung Fu's best ideas into a very small space. Ba Gua is a miniaturized martial art, almost a nano-art--not that the information is small, but that it is extremely compact. Studying Ba Gua can be like listening to a world famous teacher who is totally fascinating but whose ideas and words come so fast and brilliantly you are dazed rather than enlightened.

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