San Ti Shi: "Three-Harmony" Standing Exercise
from : International Sun Tai Chi Assocation
site http://www.suntaichi.com/
San Ti Shi practice is critical to all neijia practices Bagua zhang, Xingi quan and Taiji quan (Tai Chi Chuan), This article is an excellent primer
excerpt:
The San Ti Shi is based on the stances used in the Xing Yi exercise which is said to have originated by General Yue Fei (1103-1142) of the Jin Dynasty or, according to authentic historical records, by Dai Longbang during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who passed it on to Li Luoneng, a wushu master in Heibei Province. Using internal strength cultivated through this Xing Yi exercise, Li managed to conquer every single one of his adversaries in fighting contests and earned the nickname of Holy Fighter.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Featured Baguazhang Article 1-21-2008
He Jinbao Interview on Ying Style Bagua zhang
By Richard Miller
from : Great Lakes Wushu site http://greatlakeswushu.com/
A compelling interview with He Jinbao one of the leading practioners of Ying Style Bagua Zhang.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Featured Baguazhang Article 1-11-2008
http://www.yinbagua.com/web/EightTrigrams.htm
By /www.yinbagua.com/
The three lines in the trigrams are used in many ways to represent the joints and areas of the body. All the trigrams are read from the bottom upward and if you picture a person standing with their arms straight up in the air and starting at the bottom you can relate the lines in trigrams to the major joints and areas of the body. The top line of the trigram represents the wrists, head, and hips. The middle line represents the elbows, torso, and knees. The bottom line represents the shoulders, legs, and ankles.
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By /www.yinbagua.com/
The three lines in the trigrams are used in many ways to represent the joints and areas of the body. All the trigrams are read from the bottom upward and if you picture a person standing with their arms straight up in the air and starting at the bottom you can relate the lines in trigrams to the major joints and areas of the body. The top line of the trigram represents the wrists, head, and hips. The middle line represents the elbows, torso, and knees. The bottom line represents the shoulders, legs, and ankles.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 11-21-2007
Chinese Boxing Classics in Translation: Problems and Perils
By Brian Kennedy
Copyright © EJMAS 2002. All rights reserved
"Translation is like a woman: if she is faithful, she is not beautiful; if she is beautiful, she is not faithful." -- Russian proverb
That Russian proverb encapsulates the core problem facing any translator. When attempting to translate Chinese boxing classics or training manuals (quan pu) (see my "Introductory History of Xing Yi Training Manuals," http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_kennedy_1001.htm) from their original Chinese into English, that core problem is exacerbated by a number of other factors. Those factors are the topic of this article. Even if one never intends to do any translations, these factors are worth understanding. That way, as one reads English language translations of Chinese boxing classics or training manuals, one has a better understanding of why the translation may seem odd or disjointed, or was not quite what the reader had hoped for.
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By Brian Kennedy
Copyright © EJMAS 2002. All rights reserved
"Translation is like a woman: if she is faithful, she is not beautiful; if she is beautiful, she is not faithful." -- Russian proverb
That Russian proverb encapsulates the core problem facing any translator. When attempting to translate Chinese boxing classics or training manuals (quan pu) (see my "Introductory History of Xing Yi Training Manuals," http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_kennedy_1001.htm) from their original Chinese into English, that core problem is exacerbated by a number of other factors. Those factors are the topic of this article. Even if one never intends to do any translations, these factors are worth understanding. That way, as one reads English language translations of Chinese boxing classics or training manuals, one has a better understanding of why the translation may seem odd or disjointed, or was not quite what the reader had hoped for.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 11-7-2007
Bio of Fu Chen Sung
http://fu.style.wushu.googlepages.com
Fu Chen Sung (also known as Fu Qiankun, also written Fu Zhen Song) was born in MaPo village, Henan province, China. When he was eight years old, the village set up a martial arts school. They hired Chia Feng Ming (a top student of the founder of ba gua zhang, Grandmaster Dong Haichuan) and from the nearby Chen village, Chen Yanxi (an 8th generation disciple of tai chi). They would teach in a local field. After nine years Fu reached the stage "hands grasp the lively sparrow", which meant he could leap and capture a bird without hurting it. After this, he learnt the tai chi ball and then moved to Beijing, where he studied more ba gua with Ma Gui and Cheng Ting Hua, both first generation disciples of Dong Haichuan.
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http://fu.style.wushu.googlepages.com
Fu Chen Sung (also known as Fu Qiankun, also written Fu Zhen Song) was born in MaPo village, Henan province, China. When he was eight years old, the village set up a martial arts school. They hired Chia Feng Ming (a top student of the founder of ba gua zhang, Grandmaster Dong Haichuan) and from the nearby Chen village, Chen Yanxi (an 8th generation disciple of tai chi). They would teach in a local field. After nine years Fu reached the stage "hands grasp the lively sparrow", which meant he could leap and capture a bird without hurting it. After this, he learnt the tai chi ball and then moved to Beijing, where he studied more ba gua with Ma Gui and Cheng Ting Hua, both first generation disciples of Dong Haichuan.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 10-26-2007
What is Baguazhang?
from Beijing Bagua
from Beijing Bagua
Ba Gua Zhang is literally translated as Eight Trigram Palm. This style is one of the three Nei Jia Quan or internal styles of China. The other two styles are Xing Yi Quan and Taiji Quan. As with Xing Yi and Taiji, the practice of Bagua generates Qi (internal energy) for both health and combat purposes. Baguazhang uses palm techniques exclusively, and this is reflected in the name, Eight Trigram Palm. This makes Bagua distinct from Xing Yi and Taiji styles, both of which incorporate fist techniques.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Featured Baguazhang Article 10-9-2007
Recovering the Lost Meaning of the Yijing BA GUA
© 1999 Dr. Stephen L. Field
Trinity University
Speculations on the origin of the bagua line graphs fall into three categories. In the Xici (Great Commentary) two interpretations are given: either the trigrams appeared miraculously on the back of a mythical creature emerging from a river, or they were created by the legendary emperor, Fuxi, based upon his observation of the world. But the Shuogua (Trigram Explanation) chapter of the Ten Wings1 comes closest to the truth when it claims the trigrams developed in the practice of divination, for new research has determined that the solid and broken lines originated from bone and bronze records of the odd and even numbers of numerology.
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© 1999 Dr. Stephen L. Field
Trinity University
Speculations on the origin of the bagua line graphs fall into three categories. In the Xici (Great Commentary) two interpretations are given: either the trigrams appeared miraculously on the back of a mythical creature emerging from a river, or they were created by the legendary emperor, Fuxi, based upon his observation of the world. But the Shuogua (Trigram Explanation) chapter of the Ten Wings1 comes closest to the truth when it claims the trigrams developed in the practice of divination, for new research has determined that the solid and broken lines originated from bone and bronze records of the odd and even numbers of numerology.
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