Bagua Zhang Eight Trigrams Kung Fu by Grandmaster Liang YMAA

Name: Bagua Zhang Eight Trigrams Kung Fu by Grandmaster Liang YMAA
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Learn the powerful and esoteric Eight Trigrams Palm Kung Fu demonstrated by Grandmasters Liang and Dr Yang, Jwing-Ming.

Created byYMAA Publication Center

Last updated 4/2020

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What you'll learn

Grandmaster Liang and Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming demonstrate basic Bagua Zhang training and forms.
Includes three full-length lessons about the Eight Palms form, Swimming Body form, and Deer Hook Swords
Also demonstrates rare body conditioning training and Bagua Qigong

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 2h 48m total length

Introduction: About Baguazhang (Eight Trigrams Palm Kung Fu)2:15
This course includes classic demonstrations by GM Liang and Dr Yang with top students. For detailed instruction of each movement, the student must refer to the text book "Baguazhang - Revised Edition", by YMAA Publication Center, and the newer Bagua videos by Chenhan Yang.
Basic Palms and Leg Postures2:12
Six Basic Leg Postures1:05
Bagua Zhang Qigong16:30
Body Conditioning Training8:38
Basic Eight Palms and Applications35:02
Basic Eight Palms Matching Set19:51
Swimming Body Bagua and Applications25:26
Swimming Body Sequence (Slow)8:18
Swimming Body Sequence (Regular Speed)6:21
Bagua Deer Hook Swords10:21
Learning Bagua Deer Hook Swords9:31
Bagua Deer Hook Sword Sequence (Slow)4:38
Bagua Deer Hook Sword Sequence (Regular Speed)3:36
Bagua Deer Hook Sword Applications9:49
Summary About Bagua Zhang5:11

Requirements

Bagua is internal Kung Fu, so the student should be prepared for a challenging workout
Beginner-friendly, with details for intermediate and advanced martial artists of any style

Description

Three BAGUA courses in one by Grandmaster Liang, Shou-Yu and Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Grandmaster Liang began his training in Kung Fu at the age of 6, and was taught the esoteric skills of the Emei Mountain sect, including Baguazhang (Eight Trigrams Palm). Famous both as an ancient internal martial art and for improving health, Bagua 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 this classic video, Course 1 contains basic training, body conditioning, Bagua Qigong, and demonstrates the famous Eight Palms sequence with martial applications.

Course 2 instructs the intermediate level Swimming Body sequence, named after the swift and agile movements of a swimming dragon, with martial applications.

Course 3 presents the unique Deer Hook Sword, which is specially designed to disarm opponents. Learn hooking, seizing, controlling and cutting techniques, and the complete sequence, with applications against the long sword.

The authors have put as much as possible into this video in order to offer a clear and comprehensive overview of the subject. Because Bagauzhang is such a vast art, this three-hour video consists mainly of demonstrations of each of the body conditioning, fundamental techniques, sequences, and applications so that the student may see the proper movement.

Program includes student demonstrations by senior disciples Ramel Rones, Sam Masich, and Chenhan Yang.

16 chapters / 2 hours 49 mins

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in martial arts and Chinese culture