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Bagua Zhang

Apr
25
2012
Article, Bagua Zhang, Books: Chinese By |  | April 25th, 2012

Adam Hsu: Reflections

Certainly one of the most conscious martial artists of his generation, Adam Hsu long ago took on the unrewarding task of reconciling a lot of stupid martial misconceptions and misinformation with an art of protracted history and great complexity.

Apr
20
2012
Bagua Zhang, Books: English, Pa Kua Chang By |  | April 20th, 2012

Learning Bagua Zhang book has arrived!

No, this is not a picture of our newest Water Style Kung Fu… This is a picture of us at the Santa Cruz wharf, after our lunch celebrating the arrival of our newest publication, Learning Bagua Zhang: The Martial Art of Change. We actually took an afternoon off, watched the seals congregate and gambol in [...]

Apr
16
2012
Bagua Zhang, Books: English, Pa Kua Chang By |  | April 16th, 2012

Learning Bagua Just About Here

The aim of this book is simple, to show you how to build a foundation in Bagua that will last your entire practice-career.

Apr
8
2012
Bagua, Bagua Zhang By |  | April 8th, 2012

QA: Mud Stepping in Chen Tai Chi and in Bagua Zhang

Is the mud stepping in Liang Shan the same as it would be in Cheng style Bagua? There is the young female Bagua master on youtube who gives some brief introductory lessons on mud stepping, as I believe it is called. Dear RP, The Cheng style mud stepping relies a bit more on the sliding/landing [...]

Mar
22
2012
Article, Bagua Zhang, Books: English, Interview By |  | March 22nd, 2012

Interview: The Shifting Patterns of Bagua

Q: You’re at the end of your new book on Bagua , just about to send it to the printer; what inspired you to write this book in the first place? A: A lot of people who bought my Bagua DVD asked me to write a book. That’s what we call “a clue,” Spencer. Also, [...]

Mar
8
2012
Bagua Zhang, DVDs, Pa Kua Chang By |  | March 8th, 2012

Entering the Door of Bagua

I would suggest this “structure” form as a great way to build your Bagua foundation.

Feb
7
2012
Bagua Zhang, Books: English By |  | February 7th, 2012

Translation: Bagua SanShou Zhang

Here is a new translation by Joseph Crandall. In this case it is Bagua Sanshou Zhang by Zhang Yaozhong, a long time teacher and student of Wang Pei Sheng. Mr. Zhang writes about many aspects of Bagua practice with a long center section explaining the 64 lines of Liu De Kuan and another section on [...]

Dec
16
2011
Article, Bagua Zhang, Books: English By |  | December 16th, 2011

My Bagua Book #2: Hitting My Friends

My manuscript is nearing its finish and now is the time to fill the remainder of the designated vacant white squares with photographs.

Nov
23
2011
Article, Bagua Zhang, Books: English By |  | November 23rd, 2011

My Bagua Book

Well, it’s finally come to pass: I am finishing writing my book on How To Learn Bagua Zhang.

It’s been an intriguing experience. We have had so many requests for a companion to the DVD that I initially thought I would just write a step-by-step guide, like a sort of show-and-tell: the DVD being the show and the text, the tell.

Nov
10
2011
Bagua, Bagua Zhang, Q & A By |  | November 10th, 2011

QA: Jiang Style Bagua Palms

Hi there., I recently bought the DVD,  Bagua: Art of Change from you and am most happy with the quality of instructions.  I understand it is Jiang Baguazhang covered in the DVD.  I am wondering if there might a set of static arm postures (whilst walking the circle) associated with Jiang Baguazhang. 

Nov
9
2011
Article, Bagua Zhang, Review By |  | November 9th, 2011

On Joseph Crandall’s Work

It was certainly not a foregone conclusion, when we started this web site, that Bagua would be as popular as it has become.  We thought it would happen. Adam Hsu thought it would happen.

Aug
7
2011
Bagua Zhang, DVDs By |  | August 7th, 2011

The Return of Sun Zhi Jun

Imagine our delight when we located Sun Zhi Jun’s entire new series on Bagua in the DVD format.