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Originally posted by jon
Just as an opinion from another Bagua practioner (albiet lower level) I honestly think the walking is good.
Its nothing particualy spectacular or special but its also quite well executed and he obviously has good control over his body.
Sure he doesnt step the same way exactly that we do in my linage but thats also to be expected. Most Bagua linages seem to have a slightly different interpretation depending on what there trying to achieve at the time with the 'walk'.
To my knowledge the heel toe stepping is a perfectly legit stepping method, its not one i employ but ive certainly seen it before. I could be mistaken but i believe Li Zi Ming used this step reguarly and i would have a hard time listening to anyone claim his stuff was not legit.
At the Ba Gua/Tai Chi farm, I've heard from a friend of mine that you learn to constantly 'step' where ever you go cause Dr. Painter may come up and try to nudge you off balance. So because of this, he does pheonix stepping wherever he goes, all the time.