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The Circle Walk Practice of Ba Gua Zhang The Circle Walking Method Practitioners who have studied Ba Gua Zhang for any length of time are no doubt very familiar with Ba Gua Zhang's circle walking practice. Walking the circle is the cornerstone of the art, all systems of Ba Gua Zhang practice this method and thus 'walking in a circle' has become Ba Gua Zhang's trademark. However, even though the circle walking practice is common to all major systems, a student who has studied the art from a variety of different teachers can quickly become frustrated when trying to investigate exactly how the circle walking practice is performed. Ba Gua Zhang instructor Li Zi ming (1900 - 1992) of Beijing, China, holds the 'Millstone' posture. This is the basic circle walking arm position.
There are at least a dozen dif ferent circle walk stepping techniques and each teacher seems to have his or her own detailed criteria for practicing these techniques. Investigating the art of circle walking, one may run across some of the following: the lion step, the dragon step, the chicken step, the tiger step, the snake step, the crane step, the rippling step, the mud walking step, the shake step, the stomp step, the hesitation step, the continuous step, the sliding step, the digging heel step, the gliding step, and even steps such as the camel step and the elephant step. Some of these are different names describing the same step and others are steps used only for specific leg strength and body training. One will also encounter Ba Gua Zhang schools who walk the circle painstakingly slow and others who walk very fast. Then one may also encounter the lower, middle, and upper 'basin' walking positions along with a wide variety of upper body postures one might assume while walking. Additionally, there are various sizes and combinations of circles as well as different ground surfaces and apparatus (such as bricks, poles, or stones) that the practitioner will walk on.
To the beginning student who simply wants to know how to walk the circle and why circle walking is important, all of this may seem very confusing. Xie Pei Qi, a Yin Style Ba Gua instructor in Beijing, China, walks the circle in the 'lower basin' position. The truth is that the circle walking technique will vary depending upon the result one intends to derive from the practice. There is no one 'correct' method. Every school of Ba Gua which is teaching a complete art will have a wide variety of circle walking methods which they practice and each method will be designed for a specific training purpose.
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Cheng You Xin's son, Cheng De Liang, walks the circle holding the 'Embracing Moon at Chest' posture. This posture is one of the eight nei gong palms in both the Cheng Ting Hua and Liang Zhen Pu styles of Ba Gua. While Ba Gua Zhang practitioners will sometimes argue about the 'correct' circle walking technique, the fact of the matter is that there is not one 'correct' way to practice this exercise.
Those that believe that there is only one way to walk the circle have only been introduced to a very small portion of a vast art form. The incompleteness of their training leads to ignorance.
There are, in fact, many valid techniques utilized in circle walk practice, the technique used depends on the results desired. The primary guidelines in practice involve maintaining a relaxed, comfortable posture and focused intention while walking. If these guidelines are followed, variations on the theme are endless. © Copyright 2007-2019 High View Publications and B&R Endeavors, LLC.
All rights reserved. Please feel free to or check out our site. Pa kua chang, also known as baguazhang, literally means 'eight trigram palm' and is an internal martial art attributed to Dong Haichuan in early 19th century China. Baguazhang has its roots in Taoism and Buddhism and is characterized by spinning movements, evasive footwork and the practice of circle walking.
Baguazhang, xingyi and tai chi are the three major internal or Neijia Chinese martial arts. The Pa Kua Chang Journal was edited by Dan Miller and dives deeply into this facinating martial and healing art.
Author by: Edward Hines Languange: en Publisher by: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 25 Total Download: 560 File Size: 47,7 Mb Description: Baguazhang is both hypnotically beautiful and also the least well understood internal martial art due to its unusual training methods. As a result there are all kinds of authors who capitalise on the misunderstood nature of the art by adding layers of mystery and confusion. This compact book takes the opposite approach. It focuses on the key Baguazhang exercise of circle walking, which is used to develop body power, healh, martial mobility and meditative clarity. This book gives simple, clear instructions which are pared down to the essentials. It uses classical Chinese verses about Bagua as its core, and is illustrated to show footwork patterns and postural principles. This book is written to save you time and headaches so that you can progress in your practise.
This book will also help you to see the practical sense hidden in other Chinese books and methods. About the Author: Edward Hines started his practice of Baguazhang in 1991 in Taiwan Republic of China. He is currently based in Paris, France.
Author by: Kent Howard Languange: en Publisher by: North Atlantic Books Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 49 Total Download: 492 File Size: 54,7 Mb Description: This clear, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of Bagua Zhang lays out the principles, practices, and underlying philosophy of this cerebral and sophisticated Chinese internal martial art. Leading readers from the most basic precepts of Bagua Zhang practice to advanced techniques, Kent Howard draws on his deep understanding of the art and his decades of teaching to set students on a path toward mastery. While Bagua Zhang is often perceived as a complex martial art that is difficult to learn, Howard breaks it down into clear and easily absorbed principles and exercises that beginners can master and incorporate into higher levels of practice at their own pace.
Numerous easy-to-follow photographs illustrate core practices such as circle-walking, post standing, and palm changes, as well as foundandational techniques of posture and alignment, fluid motion, generating whole-body power, absorbing and redirecting energy, striking while in motion, and much more. In addition to providing a solid foundation for a lifetime practice, Bagua Zhang Fundamentals also offers more advanced practitioners valuable tips on how to increase their knowledge and understanding of this multifaceted martial art.
Author by: Andrea Falk Languange: en Publisher by: Lulu Press, Inc Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 34 Total Download: 686 File Size: 44,7 Mb Description: This book presents the tradition of baguazhang as it is encapsulated in the thirty-six verses and the forty-eight methods verses, which were written to preserve the oral teachings of baguazhang’s originator, Dong Haichuan. The verses contain advice on the body structure and connections, power, methods, and tactics of baguazhang – invaluable for practitioners of all lineages. This is the first time that the verses are presented in a stand along book with an in-depth discussion, with historical and social background, and including versions from different lineage sources. Andrea Falk, the translator and author, brings to the book forty-five years study and experience in the Chinese martial arts as well as Chinese history, language, linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion, and sociology. She lived for years in China for her training, and continues to visit often. The Epub edition does not have the Chinese characters or Pinyin with tones. Author by: Bruce Kumar Frantzis Languange: en Publisher by: North Atlantic Books Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 87 Total Download: 637 File Size: 44,5 Mb Description: This is the second volume of a two-book series that peels away the metaphors and explains the living tradition of Taoist meditation, which is little known or taught in the West.
Most of what people know about Taoism comes from philosophical texts such as the I-Ching or the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tse. However, outside China virtually nothing is known of Lao Tse's living tradition of Taoism. Bruce Frantzis wrote this book so that this great meditation tradition might reach and inspire a wider audience. It is relevant not only to anyone interested in meditation but to anyone who wants to find out how to lessen stress, let go of negative emotions, and rediscover deeper levels of inner peace and stillness. The book includes breathing lessons that help calm your mind and relax your emotions. It also includes fascinating stories of the author's training in China with Taoist Lineage Master and Sage, Liu Hung Chieh. Now, Frantzis gives us, in two accessible volumes, the theory and practice of the Water Method of Taoist Meditation.
This tradition was originally described by Lao Tse in the Tao Te Ching over 2,500 years ago, and has been passed down from teacher to disciple in an unbroken lineage through the Taoist sage Liu Hung Chieh to the author. The main focus of The Great Stillness is to explain 'Inner Dissolving' its major mediation technique that helps people overcome deeply bound negative emotions, deepen their spiritual and psychic development, and develop balance and compassion. It is one of the few books that reveals the Taoist traditions of sexual qigong, sexual meditation and the moving meditation practice called Circle Walking that was developed in Taoist monasteries over 4000 years ago. This volume advances on lessons taught in volume one: Relaxing Into Your Being. Author by: Jie Zhang Languange: en Publisher by: Blue Snake Books Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 42 Total Download: 297 File Size: 44,7 Mb Description: Documents the style of Bagua Zhang developed by a top student of martial arts master Cheng Tin Hua, in a second volume that includes coverage of related history and culture as well as step-by-step instructions on the variations of the single palm change, the eight mother palms and the 24 movements of eight animals. Author by: Calvin Earl Dallas Languange: en Publisher by: AuthorHouse Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 72 Total Download: 371 File Size: 47,6 Mb Description: The main idea of my Tai Chi book is to stimulate the imagination of the reader, so that they can be creative and use the basic concepts, and techniques in a way that they begin to create their own unque Tai Chi energy, and enjoy the balance and harmony. Throughtout the entire world it is highly regarded as the leading exercise to reduce stress and give longevity of a healthly life for youth and old, yes Tai Chi is the balance of nature elements in harmony with your mind and body.Teaching,reshearching and practicing Tai Chi for over thirdty years it has been a joy of life.
Author by: Tom Bisio Languange: en Publisher by: Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 11 Total Download: 759 File Size: 53,6 Mb Description: In Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong: The Meridian Opening Palms of Ba Gua Zhang, author Tom Bisio details the practice method and theory of this powerful system of internal exercise. The postures, alignments and practice methods are clearly explained and correlated with practical discussions of meridian pathways and pathologies from the perspective of internal Nei Gong practice.
These discussions are accompanied by extensive illustrations, including drawings rendered from photographs of famous Ba Gua masters holding the Nei Gong postures. Also included are medical applications of Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong and an introduction to the rarely taught Ba Gua Energy Accepting Palm, in which vital force (qi) is absorbed from the natural environment.