Kent Howard does an exemplary job representing Wang ShuJin’s Bagua style. His rendition is thorough, tight and the eight palm changes are clearly demonstrated. His performance of the style itself is upright, clear as a bell, round as a ball.

This style’s lineage passes from Taiwan’s well-known Wang ShuJin, through Wang’s student Huang JinSheng, to Howard himself. Good action—particularly torso rotation—is evident. Howard’s circles and changes are fine maps of his internal style; as a matter of fact, from an overall martial standpoint, Howard’s shapes pattern to traditional Reeling Silk movements with strong intent, and to his limbs with applied martial energy. We also like that, although no one gets hurt in the video, there were proper degrees of intensity displaying honest martial principle.

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While both of these DVDs are meant to be supplemental to the books, they can still stand alone, especially if you are experienced in Chinese martial arts. This one shows many basics exercises all the way from fundamental footwork to some of Bagua’s special palm strikes. Also demonstrated are other basics including flexibility kicks, side to side dips and rises, Dragon Hand opening, spine stretches and more. There are some examples of usage and some quite good footwork for partners. This DVD sets up a lot strikes and palm actions which are explained in DVD #2 even more fully. This is a good series of exercises, easy to understand but not surrendering the correct Pa Kua principles.

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Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang Vol. 2 is a continuation of many points introduced in DVD #1 of this series. While both of these DVDs are meant to be supplemental to the texts (Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang, Vols. #1 & #2), they can also each stand alone. This DVD starts with Palm exercises, based on DVD #1, to develop power issuance. Teacher Park Bak Nom (Student of Lu Chui-Tien) follows with a section on legwork and some low kicks. Next he demonstrates an Eight Palm Qigong routine using many of the postures already established. Park also shows a simple breakdown of the Eight Animals. From single pole work he goes to three poles and threading steps. Finally Pak presents a “teepee exercise” to spontaneously practice all methods of linking postures and movements. One of the first instructional DVDs in English on the martial art of Pa Kua Chang and still a good buy especially for developing basics strikes and palm actions. Fully narrated in English by Dan Miller. An impressive amount of information. For beginners to intermediate students.

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The perfect companion to Kent Howard and Chen Xiao-Yen's translation of Wang Shu Jin's Bagua text. This follows the book step-by-step and adds a lot of practice tips and self defense applications.Wang Shu Jin was inordinately influential and his many students in Taiwan and Japan have spread throughout the world. Howard is clear and forthright in his teaching. His demonstration is true to his subject. The set itself is deceptively simple giving the true "old style" Bagua in which the different palms could easily be intertwined and recombined. Wang Shu Jin was a student of Zhang Zhao Dong so we have a rare example of the Wang performng a bit of the Zhang style Bagua.
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Here is a long awaited series of DVDs on the art of BaGua by one of the most influential martial historians of our time. Scrupulously accurate and profoundly informed, Professor Kang Ge-Wu is an authority acknowledged throughout China AND the off-mainland Chinese world as a major researcher in martial lore and history. A graduate in the first group of such scholars in Chinese history Kang has established himself head and shoulders above others as a tireless investigator and a clear thinker.

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This FIRST DVD presents many faces of BaGua. It's really like four tapes in one.

There are numerous examples of different BaGua styles. Then an introduction to postural prinicples and hand positions.

BaGua stepping is clearly shown next. Then BaGua circling exercises. From that point on Kang demonstrates a number of historically accurate essentials. He shows the Big Eight Palms, akin to the "Mother Palms".

He demonstrates a very nice series of Post Standing exercises along with an Eight Part Qigong series.

There is a nice section on the postural requirements of BaGua with both right and wrong examples. Then he shows two entire sets of BaGua Palm changes: He begins with the Eight "Old" Palms, very suitable to someone learning the art. Then he progresses to the famous Chiang style "New" Palms (the same form demonstrated in our Art of Change DVD) which is acknowledged as one of the best sets to enter the BaGua door.

Finally Professor Kang shows BaGua free hands that links the beautiful motions of BaGua together.

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The SECOND DVD of Professor Kang GeWu's series outlines and teaches the EIGHT Powers BaGua. With Professor Kang's usual precision and clarity he takes you through this treatment in a number of stages:

First, he introduces each Change Palm with names for every move (right and left sides having different names).

Next a group of students perform the actions simultaneously.

Aftert this he points out errors and potential problems with each section.

In an aerial view, Professor Kang performs each Change as part of Circle Walking.

We return to a group long shot with all students reprising the actions.

Next a number of APPLICATIONS are demonstrated from each circle.

And he does this for EACH Change!

Finally there is a valuable overview about "How to Practice" where Kang gives three distinct methods for improving your BaGua.

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This DVD offers a course for learning the basics of Ba Gua, T'ai Chi's more advanced sister. It contains clear, detailed instruction. It has specific discussions of theory; not just a "walk through" without background. Ba Gua is fast becoming as popular as T'ai Chi due to its modular method of practice. Tape #1 gives an over view with a huge amount of information including Chi Kung and Usage. Some topics covered:

• BaGua Theory: the components of BaGua
• Circle Walking: BaGua's foundation
• Chi Kung: Breath BaGua style
• Basic Hand Changes: and spiral energy
• Self-Defense Applications: with BaGua flavorBaGua Post Work: rarely seen
• Complete 8 Changes: the "Set"
• BaGua Patner Work: Duet practice
  
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This DVD offers a course for learning the basics of Ba Gua, T'ai Chi's more advanced sister. It contains clear, detailed instruction. It has specific discussions of theory; not just a "walk through" without background. Ba Gua is fast becoming as popular as T'ai Chi due to its modular method of practice. Tape #2 concentrates on one of the most neglected aspects of BaGua practice, the development of the BaGua body with special exercises selected to improve BaGua practice of ANY STYLE! Some topics covered:

• Single Limb warms ups
• BaGua Wheel exercise
• Many levels of Threading
• The BaGua Ba Shih (8 Chi Kung Stances)
• Self-Defense Practice Methods
• BaGua Spontaneous Applications
• BaGua Chin Na Applications
  
• Tree Training
  
• Single Palm San Shou
  
  

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