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Learn the secrets of the Nei Jia Cane – one of the most effective self-defense methods in the world. The basic principles, strikes and techniques can be learned by anyone in just 20-30 minutes of
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Contents1 Ba Gua Zhang Techniques2 Weapon Type Names & Shapes 3 Mandarin Duck Knives (Gao Ji Wu style)4 Other Versions of the Mandarin Duck knives or Deer Horn Knives5 Song of the Mandarin Duck Knives6
Contents1 Ba Gua Zhang Mud Stepping2 Body Posture and Guard Positions3 Other Training Methods in Martial Arts4 Weapons5 Body Image6 Forms Over the years I have found one of the things that confuses Xing Yi
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Contents1 I. Guo Gu Min’s Downward Sinking Palm1.1 Preparatory Form1.2 Downward Sinking Palm (下沉掌 Xia Chen Zhang)2 II. Li Gong Chen’s Downward Sinking Palm2.1 Preparatory Posture2.2 Downward Sinking Palm Our recent posts by IAI instructors
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Contents1 Initial Principals2 Summary statement for Gou Gu Min’s Ding Shi form:3 Four Concepts for the Ding Shi form4 Using the Yao5 Using the Breath/Intention to Pressurize the Waist and Torso6 Closing/Opening the Body
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While Ba Gua Zhang is an effective martial art system, its benefits extend far beyond fighting and self-defense. It is also well regarded as method of self-cultivation, meditation, health and longevity practice. While my initial
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By IAI Instructors Thad Wong & Kelly McDonald As is so often the case in Ba Gua Zhang, it all comes back to Ding Shi. Over the past couple of years, fellow Ba Gua Instructor
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Metal Element Students of Traditional Chinese medicine and internal martial arts often have questions about the Metal Element. Why is the Metal Element confusing? One problem is that the associations attributed to Metal often don’t
Contents1 Ba Gua Fundamental Body Alignments1.1 I. Palm Formations1.2 II. Leg Formations 1.3 III. Stepping Formations1.4 IV. Song of the Mud Wading Step (Tang Ni Bu) Another excerpt from on the Fundamental Body Alignments of
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Gao Ji Wu was born in 1942. He began learning Chang Quan (Long Fist or Long Boxing) as a child and later progressed to learning the internal martial arts under his father. Having practiced martial
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After decades of practicing Ba Gua Zhang I still find small gems that increase my understanding of the art in books by different Ba Gua Zhang teachers. In this brief discussion of the legendary Guo
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More Ba Gua training you can do at home. Use the Ba Gua Zhang kicking bag to train kicking skills that are natural extensions of the Mud Wading Step. The kicking bag helps you train
One of the interesting things about the Chinese internal arts is the many different levels of practice possible even in the most fundamental exercises. Ba Gua’s 12 Standing Postures are a good example of this.
Here are two more Ba Gua Zhang Ball Exercises that one can do at home using weighted balls to develop internal body connection. These are traditional exercises common to many styles of Ba Gua Zhang.
The Xing Yi / Tai Ji Ball Exercises come from Xing Yi Master Shang Ji. These ball exercises are useful for internal body training, and require no special equipment beyond an ordinary basketball. The ball
This is the second installment on the Mother Palms of Ba Gua Zhang. The Eight Mother Palms are an essential part of Ba Gua Zhang training and the primary foundational Nei Gong exercise. The Mother
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