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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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 9-7-2007
Baguazhang Eight-Diagram Palms Shadow Boxing
by Cardinal
"The power of the eight diagram palms knows no bounds -- the palms seem to strike even before the hands move. When the hand threads upward, it's like a hundred birds paying tribute to the phoenix; when it threads forward, it's like a tiger swooping downhill. Walking round and round, he is like a stray wild goose that has drifted from the flock;
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by Cardinal
"The power of the eight diagram palms knows no bounds -- the palms seem to strike even before the hands move. When the hand threads upward, it's like a hundred birds paying tribute to the phoenix; when it threads forward, it's like a tiger swooping downhill. Walking round and round, he is like a stray wild goose that has drifted from the flock;
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Sunday, September 2, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 8-31-2007
Eight Trigrams I Ching (Book of Changes)
Eight Gates to the Greater World
A Study by Michael P. Garofalo
Eight Gates to the Greater World
A Study by Michael P. Garofalo
Friday, August 24, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 8-24-2007
The Single Palm Change: Baguazhang's Fundamental Movement
by Mark Jensen -- Student
The principle training method used by the Baguazhang system is walking the circle. The student holds a static posture from the waist up, facing the center of the circle, while from the waist down they walk around in a circle. A practice session will start off by walking the circle in either the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction. Whichever direction is used, there must exist a way to change that direction and walk the other way. This is where the Single Palm Change comes into us
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by Mark Jensen -- Student
The principle training method used by the Baguazhang system is walking the circle. The student holds a static posture from the waist up, facing the center of the circle, while from the waist down they walk around in a circle. A practice session will start off by walking the circle in either the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction. Whichever direction is used, there must exist a way to change that direction and walk the other way. This is where the Single Palm Change comes into us
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Featured Baguazhang Article 8-17-2007
Thoughts on Learning Baguazhang
By Micheal Babin
Excerpt: "Good bagua, no matter what its style—and there are many—emphasises balance and relaxation (sung), the development of twisting strength and whole body power, as well as the use of the mind to create intent, both for healing and martial purposes. The solo aspect of its circular practice can be strangely beautiful, full of graceful twisting movement, sudden stops and changes of pace and direction, swooping and lifting actions, as well as explosive movements"
By Micheal Babin
Excerpt: "Good bagua, no matter what its style—and there are many—emphasises balance and relaxation (sung), the development of twisting strength and whole body power, as well as the use of the mind to create intent, both for healing and martial purposes. The solo aspect of its circular practice can be strangely beautiful, full of graceful twisting movement, sudden stops and changes of pace and direction, swooping and lifting actions, as well as explosive movements"
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