Articles
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The Birth of Pa Kua Strategy
Pa Kua Chang is an art based on natural principles, not on individual strengths, techniques, environments, or situations. As such, it can be successfully applied in any circumstance and by any properly trained practitioner.
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Developing the “Kung Fu Body”
by Francis Hriadil The Pa Kua Chang practitioner’s body movement has typically been compared to that of a snake or dragon. References to snake or dragon like movement in Pa Kua Chang literature are numerous and many of the popular Pa Kua forms are called “snake” or “dragon” form Pa Kua (she hsing and lung hsing respectively). The turning, twisting,…
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Reflex Body Response
Success in internal boxing requires an experiential understanding of the principle the Chinese call Wu Wei. Wu Wei is one of the most important principles applied to any internal martial art in a self-defense situation. Wu literally means “non”, “negative”, “not” or “none” and Wei means “action”, “doing”, “striving”, or “straining.” The common English translation…
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Principle – Not Just A Word!
Master Park places a strong emphasis on the “underlying principles” that form the basis of the Pa Kua Chang of Lu Shui-Tian. Since the groundbreaking work, “The Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chang: The Method of Lu Shui-T’ien as Taught by Park Bok-Nam,” many instructors of Pa Kua (as well as other martial arts) have adopted…
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Martial Balance Through Ba Feng Gen Bu
In this article, I wish to discuss a very special Stepping Methodology from my system of Ba Gua Zhang. This methodology will allow you to achieve capabilities and results similar to that of the old man illustrated in the above introductory tale. It is called Ba Fang Gen Bu (Eight Direction Rooted Stepping).
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Dare We Awaken The Sleeping Dragon
The seething energy of the sleeping dragon dwells within us all. If awakened in the proper manner, the dragon can bestow unfathomable powers; but if aroused incorrectly, it will consume everything in its path. You face this challenge when you tease the dragon with the circle walking exercise of Ba Gua Zhang. Doing the exercise…
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Ba Gua Zhang Single Palm Change with Waving
The Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang Association presents Single Palm Change integrated with Yin Yan Fan Zhang. Also demonstrated is the application of full-body waving into the strikes accompanying Single Palm Change, showing the transmission of power from the ground to the palm. To find out more about Ba Gua Zhang of Lu Shui-Tian as…
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Ba Gua Zhang Traditional Form with Yin Yan Fan Zhang
The Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang Association presents a gua of the Ba Gua Zhang Traditional Form with Yin Yang Fan Zhang. Master Park Bok Nam started teaching Yin Yang Fan Zhang in the circle to his students in June of 2018. To find out more about Ba Gua Zhang of Lu Shui-Tian as taught…
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New Website Is Live!
Following in the tradition of the well-received and informative website of our association, www.pa-kua.com, the Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang Association has released a new website to incorporate modern web design standards and social media channels. Moving forward, you can expect ba-gua.org to be the main source of information for Qiang Shan Ba Gua Zhang…