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Xing Yi Master Shang Ji on Beng Quan – Bursting Fist

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Four Advanced Ba Gua Kicking Drills with Tom Bisio (Video)

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Detailed Analysis of Guo Gu Min’s Ba Gua Ding Shi Form by IAI Instructor Keith Norris

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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Health Benefits of the Xing Yi Animals – Part 2

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Ba Gua Zhang’s Eight Basic Kicking Methods – Video with Tom Bisio

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Ba Gua Zhang & the Art of Adapting to Change – by IAI Instructor Eric Deutsch

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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Master Wang Shi Tong Lao Ba Zhang: Body Splitting Palm Video

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Health Benefits of the Xing Yi Animals – Part 1

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Master Wang Shi Tong’s Lao Ba Zhang: Body Splitting Palm

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Xing Yi Quan Master Shang Ji on Pi Quan (Splitting Fist)

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Resurrecting a Ba Gua Form from the Past

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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Master Wang Shi Tong’s Lao Ba Zhang: Body Turning Palm Video & Application

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Xing Yi Rooster Spear – Video

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Ba Gua Zhang Eight Attacking Elbows On a Circle – Video with Tom Bisio

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The Metal Element

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

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Fundamental Body Alignments of Ba Gua Zhang

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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Eight Basic Elbows of Ba Gua Zhang Video with Tom Bisio

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Ba Gua Zhang Eight Attacking Elbow Video – Performed on a line by Tom Bisio

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Masters of Ba Gua Zhang: Gao Ji Wu

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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Ba Gua Zhang Eight Attacking Elbows

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Guo Ge Min’s Basic Requirements for Ba Gua Zhang

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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Master Wang Shi Tong’s Lao Ba Zhang: Body Turning Palm

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From the Archives! Ba Gua Master Zhang Hua Sen – 13 Elbows Video

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Ba Gua Zhang Kicking Bag Video – Home training with Tom Bisio and IAI Instructor Valerie Ghent

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

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How Ba Gua’s 12 Standing Postures Open the Meridians

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.

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Ba Gua Zhang Ball Exercises – Video

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.

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Xing Yi/Tai Ji Ball Exercises – Video

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

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Mother Palms of Ba Gua Zhang – Part 2

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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Mastering Ba Gua Footwork: Scissor Stepping Lesson 4 with Tom Bisio

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Master Li Gui Chang – Five Elements Video

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Gathering Sun Essence Qi Gong

In the Spring, during the Waking Insects (March 5-7 to March 20-21) and Spring Equinox Seasonal Nodes (March 20-21 to April 4-6), the Yang energy in the natural world around us gains in strength and

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Master Wang Shi Tong’s Double Palm Change: Video & Application

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Qin Na Wizard: Master Zhao Da Yuan

I first met Master Zhao Da Yuan in 1996, but did not get a really chance to study with him until 2012, when I brought a group of IAI instructors to Beijing to train intensively

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Mother Palms of Ba Gua Zhang – Part 1

The Eight Mother Palms of Ba Gua Zhang are an essential part of Ba Gua training and the primary foundational Nei Gong exercise. develops both the footwork and the internal strength that are critical to