This comprehensive guide explains the principles and practices essential for Bagua training.
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.
The heart of the book is the complete set of Liu Dekuan’s 64 techniques; the solo forms are each explained in detail and then elaborated on to demonstrate their practical applications.
The Essentials of Ba Gua Zhang
An ancient internal martial art and also used for improving health, this includes: basic training and body conditioning, intermediate level Bagua Swimming Body sequence, Bagua Deer Hook Sword, and many others. A skill level of 2 and 3.
This edition includes rare photos of important masters in the Gao lineage, lineage charts, biographies, and other updates, making it the essential companion for anyone studying Gao style and a useful guide for any practitioner of baguazhang ...
This revised edition includes a complete redesign with an emphasis on reader usability and modern Chinese typography.Packed with over nine hundred photographs, this comprehensive text offers theory, martial applications, sequences, Qigong ...
Drawing on ideas from classical military strategy, the Yijing (Book of Changes), and Chinese martial arts theory, Tom Bisio presents a fascinating exploration of how insights from these sources can be deployed to manage crisis situations in ...
The cleverness of this text lies in the way the author, with over 40 years of martial experience, demonstrates Bagua's core concepts, then assembles them into a complete learning experience. Generously and well-photographed.
Classical Baguazhang Baguazhang Lianxi Fa: Baguazhang Practice Method
""From the middle period of Qing Dao Guang (1821 - 1850 A.D.) to Guang Xu Sixth year (1881 A.D.), Baguazhang reached its peak, and was considered in its most popular and greatest period especially in northern China.