This long overdue introduction to the philosophy, theory, and practice of the Emei style known as Baguazhang - one of the most effective Chinese internal martial arts - stresses the essential difference between Bagua and other internal styles such as Taiji and Xingyi.Baguazhang is famous both as a martial art and for improving health. It develops upper body flexibility, leg strength, lighting-quick hands and feet, and unique circular footwork. Baguazhang training generates a strong flow of Qi to energize your muscles for increased strength. This Qi flow also nourishes your internal organs and improves vitality.
Baguazhang is famous both as an ancient internal martial art and for improving health. It develops upper body flexibility, leg strength, and lighting-quick hands and feet. Baguazhang training generates a strong flow of Qi energy to energize your muscles for increased strength. This Qi flow also nourishes your internal organs and improves health and vitality. In addition, Bagua emphasizes circular movement, employs both defensive and offensive strategies, and trains at all three fighting ranges - short, middle, and long. In Baguazhang practice, the upper limbs are used in almost all the palms. Various skills are developed from the constant changing of the palm techniques. During the palm training, the lower limbs walk along a circle, and use swaying and arcing stepping as major techniques. Baguazhang combines the theories and patterns of the Eight Trigrams of the "Zhou Yi" (Zhou's Book of Changes). Consequently, this has resulted in the possibility of changing during walking as desired. Not only that, it allows the possibility of actions such as the palm's boring, turning, sideways, and vertical maneuvers.
