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“Luo De Xiu on Hou Tien (post heaven AKA straight line bagua zhang) training and...”
– Some people do not think bagua zhang done on a straight line is bagua. The straight line forms train very small pieces of the Xian Tian (pre heaven AKA Circular Set) for application purposes.
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“Xing Yi Quan is like a tank.”
This is the basic concept of attack in Xing Yi...”
– Luo De Xiu
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Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains -... →
worldheritagesites:
The palaces and temples which form the nucleus of this group of secular and religious buildings exemplify the architectural and artistic achievements of China’s Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Situated in the scenic valleys and on the slopes of the Wudang mountains in Hubei Province, the site, which was built as an organized complex during the Ming dynasty (14th–17th...
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“Xian Tian (pre-heaven) is the “integration system” of the Ba Gua Zhang method....”
– Luo De Xiu
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Tom Callos on Martial Arts Business, Curriculum,... →
tomcallos:
MMA is Saving the Martial Arts, Not Hurting It By Tom Callos Some, but of course not all, of the “traditional” martial arts world is up in arms about the destructive forces of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). MMA is characterized, incorrectly I might add, as the tattooed fighter, the guy…
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Watchfinalflash:
one of the few scenes in ‘Enter the Dragon’ that I liked (because ‘Enter the Dragon’ is not my favorite Bruce Lee film; ‘Way of the Dragon’ is): Lee vs. O’hara.
BOARDS DON’T HIT BACK.
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“Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be...”
– Bruce Lee.
(via surroundedbytheworld)
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The Structure of Our System of Gao Baguazhang
Written by Yang Yusen Tuesday, 09 June 2009 02:46
The full name of the system:
GuǎngHuá (Mountain) Zhézōng Tóngyì Pài （广华哲宗同易派）(108 Moves)
4 Big parts: Běn(本)， Jiè(解)， Chāi(拆)， Biàn(变)
Běn is for XianTian Parts, Jiè is for HouTian Parts, Chāi is for two people sets, Biàn is for free sparring with what is learned.
Xiāntiān Portion: 先天龙形穿化掌( dragon changing) ...
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The Principles of Bagua Zhang Fighting (full...
This is a great overview of Bagua Zhang Fighting Principles. My grand teacher Luo De Xiu, lineage holder and senior guy in the system made these vids in 1993 (?). I found the whole 50 min vid online. That is Tim Cartmell he is beating up on in the vid. Sorry i didn’t embed the vid, it is on an asian web site and Tumbler didn’t like the code. Enjoy
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wobblywindow asked: Hi! I noticed you reblogged my tutorial on elbows, and I'd just like to tell you that it's part of a series, the rest of them are here:
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Enjoy!
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Enjoy!
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Science Daily: Tai Chi Beats Back Depression in... →
Researchers at UCLA turned to a gentle, Westernized version of tai chi chih, a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art. When they combined a weekly tai chi exercise class with a standard depression treatment for a group of depressed elderly adults, they found greater improvement in the level of depression — along with improved quality of life, better memory and cognition, and more overall energy —...
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Muay Thai: A tutorial [episode6:Elbows] →
wobblywindow:
Hi again! It’s been a very long time since my last tutorial, and today, it’s the CASEY HEYNES EDITION! No, just kidding.
I am, however, going to teach you how to use your elbows. What most people don’t know is that we are like swiss army knives; custom fitted with tools that we get to access…
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Xingyi Quan - 5 Elements Jins
Pi Quan - Cut
Tsun Quan - Spiral
Beng Quan - Go Through
Pao Quan - Explode
Heng quan - Wring
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Tai Chi Quan: Four Essential Actions - The Essence...
The “Eight Energies” (4 corners + 4 directions = 8 energies) are not techniques (although they become techniques in application), they are methods of generating power and/ or principles of movement.
The Four Essential Actions/ Directions (Si Zheng) are the four primary methods of generating force (up, backward, outward and down). They are done in specific directions. These are the essence...
