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Bagua Linked Palms
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Author : Wang Shujin
language : en
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Release Date : 2009-06-02
Bagua Linked Palms written by Wang Shujin and has been published by Blue Snake Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and noted Bagua Zhang expert Kent Howard. It also introduces readers to a rarely seen personal side of Wang Shujin, who was not only a fighter but also a teacher and spiritual leader. Bagua Linked Palms includes a wealth of additional information useful to the practitioner of internal martial arts, including the story of Bagua Zhang’s development, the connection between the Bagua and the I Ching, and step-by-step instruction in the eight “changes” of Bagua Linked Palms, the first form in Master Wang’s style of Bagua Zhang. This comprehensive, richly annotated text makes it a must-have addition to every serious martial arts library.
Bagua Swimming Body Palms
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Author : Wang Shujin
language : en
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Bagua Swimming Body Palms written by Wang Shujin and has been published by Blue Snake Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Bagua Swimming Body Palms is the second book written by Wang Shujin, one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts and a renowned expert of Bagua Zhang. This volume continues the process of bringing Master Wang’s important art to Western readers. More intricate than the Linked Palms form, Swimming Body Palms helps practitioners achieve fluent body mechanics and the ability to connect and flow from one movement to the next with power. Master Wang, who taught Swimming Palms to only a few advanced students, described it as “swim-walking,” or swimming around the body. Bagua Swimming Body Palms offers a thorough grounding in the basics of Bagua principles and practice, and illuminates the connection between the cultural meanings of the I Ching and the physical movements of Bagua Zhang. The photographs from the Chinese book are reprinted, along with hundreds of new photographs of translator Kent Howard demonstrating the exercises in greater detail. Sifu Howard provides extensive commentary on Master Wang’s writings, and Daoist master Huang Jinsheng contributes a thoughtful essay on Master Wang’s spiritual practice with the esoteric Daoist sect Yi Guan Dao. The book’s engaging style, fidelity to the Chinese text, and comprehensiveness make it a welcome addition to any martial arts library.
The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual
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Author : Gao Yisheng
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2013-08-13
The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual written by Gao Yisheng and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In its first English-language edition, this detailed training manual is a complete guide to Gao baguazhang, as preserved through the lineage of Liu Fengcai. The youngest of the major bagua lineages, Gao bagua shows the influence of taiji quan, xingyi quan, and shuai jiao. It incorporates traditional bagua weapons, pre-heaven palms, and animal forms in addition to sixty-four individual post-heaven palms and their accompanying two-person forms. A unique synthesis of health-building techniques, Daoist theory, and practical fighting applications, Gao-style bagua is an example of the finest internal-arts traditions. The original manuscript for The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual was completed by the art's founder, Gao Yisheng, in 1936. It was not published at the time, but handed down to his student Liu Fengcai, who edited and published the first Chinese edition in 1991 with the help of his own student Liu Shuhang. In 2005, Liu Shuhang published a revised and expanded version, and this was again expanded and reissued in a third edition in 2010. Now, the manual has been translated and fully updated for its first English-language edition. Including over 400 photos showing step-by-step techniques and forms, the manual documents the fundamentals of the art as well as detailed descriptions of techniques and empty-hand forms, laying the groundwork for advanced training. 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 or other Chinese martial arts.
Introduction To Baguazhang
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Author : Kent Howard
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Introduction To Baguazhang written by Kent Howard and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
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.
Ba Gua Zhang
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Author : Yajun Zhuang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-24
Ba Gua Zhang written by Yajun Zhuang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-24 with categories.
Bagua Zhang, ' or 'Eight-Trigram-Palm' in English, is also known as 'Swimming Body Bagua Zhang' or 'Bagua Linked Palms.' It is a martial art based on palm-techniques, fluid changes of direction, and circle-walking. Fundamentally, Bagua Zhang is one of the three famous internal martial arts schools in Chinese Wushu (the others being Taichi Quan and Xingyi Quan). It is also an embodiment of Taoist health, fitness, and self-defense. It is both an internal and external exercise which blends martial art techniques with Dao-Yin 导引(Dao means to lead, Yin means to guide; Dao-Yin refers to lead Qi in to make the breathing harmony, and guide physical to cause the body flexible) and Tu-Na 吐纳(Tu means to expel, Na means to ingest; Tu-Na refers to expel the old energy, and draw in the new). Accordingly, the practitioner's body will become strong and supple while he/she develops offensive and defensive fighting skills. According to historians, Bagua Zhang was created during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911AD.) by Grant Master Dong, Haichuan (1813-1882). Legend says that he acquired his art after learning Taoist cultivation practices during a tour to south China. He then combined these practices with martial arts techniques he knew in order to create a new system
Pa Kua
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Author : Robert W. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1990-07-15
Pa Kua written by Robert W. Smith and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book outlines the history and techniques of Pa-kua—a style of boxing based on the eight (pa) trigrams (kua) of the I Ching. This martial arts guide gives a thorough account of the philosophy behind the art. It also presents to the West for the first the orthodox style of the last Chinese Pa-kua master Wang Shu-chin. Described in great detail and fully illustrated are the basic techniques, the eight palm shapes, and the eight traditional methods of "walking the circle." Guided by this easy-to-follow text, the student of Pa-kua can probe deeply into the hitherto hidden secrets of one of the most complete systems of self defense ever developed.
The 64 Hands Of Bagua Zhang
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Author : Gao Jiwu
language : en
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Release Date : 2009-12-22
The 64 Hands Of Bagua Zhang written by Gao Jiwu and has been published by Blue Snake Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated into Bagua practice by many renowned masters. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), was one such master, devising a set of 64 techniques performed in straight lines. These techniques were collected and preserved by Master Liu’s disciple Gao Wencheng and his family, passed down from generation to generation. In The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang, author Gao Jiwu—the grandson of Gao Wencheng—brings these techniques to the English-speaking world. Well known for his expertise in the 64 Hands form, Master Gao explains the history of the art, his family’s place in it, and the key principles for practice. 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. Clear photographs fully illustrate the movements of the complete form and practice drills. Translated by Nigel Sutton, who has studied with the Gao family since the early 1980s, The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang helps readers fully understand this form of Bagua Zhang.
Hsing I
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Author : Robert W. Smith
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2003-05-01
Hsing I written by Robert W. Smith and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Harmoniously merging the mind and the body, Hsing-I Ch'uan is simultaneously one of the most simple and most complex of the Chinese martial arts. The five forms, based on the Chinese concept of the five elements, provide a toolbox of techniques that the skillful Hsing-I practitioner uses to box with himself, channeling ch'i into spirit and spirit into mindful stillness. From this synthesis of external and internal forces springs new energy and true ability. Engagingly written and amply illustrated with black and white photographs, Robert W. Smith's primer includes the history and meaning of Hsing-I, detailed instruction in the five forms and twelve animal styles, and cogent advice from the masters. First published almost 30 years ago, Hsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body Boxing was among the first books on Hsing-I and remains one of the best.
Pa Kua
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Author : Robert W. Smith
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2002-12
Pa Kua written by Robert W. Smith and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12 with Self-Help categories.
Pa Kua is a vigorous martial arts discipline that hones reflexes and cultivates the understanding of one’s body. One of the three orthodox “internal” styles of Chinese martial arts, Pa Kua makes use of the eight trigrams found in the I Ching. This text offers a history of Pa Kua, profiles of its great practitioners, and exercises that illustrate the practice. 50 black-and-white photos are included.
Power Of Internal Martial Arts
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Author : Bruce Kumar Frantzis
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 1997-12-31
Power Of Internal Martial Arts written by Bruce Kumar Frantzis and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-31 with Health & Fitness categories.
From the author of "Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body" comes a book that introduces martial arts practitioners to three "internal" arts and their subtle powers. Inner martial arts rely on internal energy for power rather than on muscles or tension. 15 photos.