E-budo disscusion Ba Gua/Genbukan links

[Ka]

There is an interesting thread on e-budo about links with Ba gua and Genbukan at www.ebudo.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11024
its under the ninpo disscussion

[Kempo Guy]

This was my reply to your question in the KF forum:

"The reason people are bringing up the Ba Gua / Genbukan connection is because Tanemura (the GM of Genbukan) is also a practitioner of Ba Gua. One of his teachers, Sato Kinbei was a Menkyo Kaiden of Hon Tai Takagi Yoshin ryu and Hon Tai Takagi Kukishin Ryu as well as a Ba Gua practitioner with some connection to Li Zi Ming (supposedly a 4th generation lineage holder or Grand Master) and was also the president of the 'All Japan Chinese Kenpo Federation'."

As I have only had superficial experience with Genbukan I can't really comment. As far as I know, there is no direct link between the techniques of Genbukan and Ba Gua. Imho, I would be very skeptical of any connection...

You can probably find more information on the official Genbukan website.


KG