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A curiosity I have, as somebody completely new to BaGuaZhang.

Is it true that its practice requires Daoist Breathing, as opposed to Buddhist Breathing (as I read in

Baguazhang - Theory and Applications by Liang Shou Yu) ?

I'm asking because I'm so used to Buddhist breathing that I find the Daoist way unnatural ...

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I just transitioned the Dragon Phoenix Online Academy to a new platform called Circle where I teach the Cheng Style Baguazhang (Sun Zhijun branch) complete system along with application, as well as Chen Style Taijiquan.

I created a free mini intro-course that teaches Bagua Stepping, Posture, and Circle Walking. If you're interested you can sign up here - https://www.dragonphoenix.org/online-baguazhang

If you'd like a mini intro-course in Chen Taijiquan that talks about Silk Reeling, Fang Song, and Posture, you can sign up here - https://www.dragonphoenix.org/online-chen-taijiquan

If you've got any questions feel free to reach out.

An explanation on traditionally what WaiGong includes and what it’s goals are.

Does anyone else have experience with plantar fasciitis associated with circle walking?

Edit: Just in case anyone ever has this problem and finds my post, it seems that the likely cause is peroneal tendonitis. Apparently the nerve goes from under the foot along the outside of the leg, and that's been the evolution of this situation. According to my research, this likely stems from stepping too much on the outside of my foot, and not using my big toe enough, I'm guessing it's connected to duck footedness I've had my whole life. I don't imagine this will be an issue for most people. As I mentioned, I was circle walking for nearly 2 hours, for a few months, which is atypical.

I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction to find copies of this Japanese VHS set 李子鳴・八卦掌の精髄 ("The Essence of Baguazhang") from 蓋世企画 (Gaisei Kikaku), supervised by 佐藤金兵衛 (Sato Kinbei), with instruction by 隋雲江 (Sui Yunjiang) and 臼井真琴 (Usui Makoto).

I'm open to any format if anyone has any leads, they'd be greatly appreciated.

Part 3 of our ongoing series on pressure testing the famous Bagua combat form, The Linear 64 Palms.

Congratulations to Johanna and Will for their rad demo at the Rose City Roller Derby Halftime Show!

This version of the Gun (single taper staff) was taught to Johanna and I Shifu Guan Xin in 2025.

Trying to grab a fast punch usually doesn’t work—by the time you reach for it, the punch is already gone.

In Xingyiquan Monkey, the response is not a sequence of separate actions: grab, push, then pull. Instead, contact with the attack triggers a connected whole-body movement. The hands, arms, torso, and footwork respond together to redirect the punch and enter at the same time.

The key is not chasing the opponent’s hand. It is training the body to react as one connected unit so defense, control, and entry become part of the same movement.

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I took this video of my Shifu, Ni Rouhua, demonstrating the Long Feng Shuang Jian slowly when I was learning the form. I thought it would be more useful for everyone to post the set in this stage for folks who might want to play along at home. 😁

This is from a 2017 demo I participated in celebrating the kung fu history of TianTan in Beijing. It was asked to preform 3 forms. The Dao was by far my favorite of the day :)

I wanted to see if anyome knows about double straight sword for Bagua.

The form in particular I'm looking for is called Green/azure dragon double sword.

I've found references to it but haven't been able to find any demonstrations or books etc.

Does anyone have more information on this?

Blocking a punch with just your arms makes your structure weak. The key is learning how to compress the body as one connected unit when receiving force.

In this demonstration, I show how whole-body compression supports the arms and elbows when defending against hooks and punches. Instead of becoming an “empty shell,” the body closes, compresses, and absorbs the incoming force through a connected structure.

This is an important internal martial arts principle: the defense doesn’t come from the arm—the whole body is behind it.

#InternalMartialArts #TaiChi #BodyMechanics #MartialArts #WholeBodyPower #ChiBody