Tag Archives: Pa Kua Chang

Ba Gua Performance in Paris

This video is of my Ba Gua teacher Luo Dexiu at a large demonstration in Paris in 2011. Performing along with him is my Ba Gua brother, Edward Hines. They […]

A Few Misconceptions about Baguazhang

CIRCLING: The first misconception is that Bagua in combat involves circling an opponent in the same way that we do circle walking practise. WAIT FOR OR INITIATE ATTACKS? The second […]

Playfulness in Martial Arts Practice

Playfulness is often not included in martial arts practice. My Ba Gua teacher Luo Dexiu encouraged us to play with the movements in different ways. He taught us rigorous standards […]

Ba Gua Zhang (Pa Kua Chang)

Baguazhang is named after the trigrams of solid and broken lines in the ancient and revered Book of Changes. Baguazhang is a Chinese Internal system that includes vigorous and mindful […]