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Thank you Omar for your kind reference.

Yep! Omar, I am always amused at that story--Ding ZiCheng--in his 40s knocking over a 20 something Liu with 10 years of baji training. LOL

I always...

Rett--nice and thanks for sharing.

Here also is another piece of training we learned many years ago along with single posture shield work:
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In 1988 I was too stupid to see what a fantastic system the 8 Step Praying mantis system is--solid stuff--combined with the balance of the original Wu style form and training is really great.

I...

Actually it was not 8 Step Praying Mantis which knocked Liu over 3 times when he was in his twenties [sorry Omar]--it actually was the "softest" of all of the praying mantis systems--6 Harmony...

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Really Interested in the Yi Jing? Its history is complex and there is no pat answer:

Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in...

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Baji flavor of Liu Yun Qiaos's students, around 1978

Go to the video gallary

go to bottom of the page and click on:

Wu Tan v. Wu Tang (long before the musical group). I know in 1980 the banner my teacher brought from Taiwan already had Wu Tang on it. Wu Tan, alter upon which all traditional martial arts can be...

Bagua Zhang, pa kua chang the same.

Justa Man:

Just reread my self-indugent BS. So I re-edit and want to try to keep things in the public as informational as is possible. E-mail me if you want to discuss the age thing.

I turned...

Tainan Mantis:

Thanks for the tip on Gao DaoSheng but I am not the webmaster so I'll pass it on.

Its been 12 years since I have done beng bu but the levels are small technique posture changes. ...

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Here is a link to help show the fighting applications. We refer to this particular group of single moving postures as jin gang ba shi. This is where...

Brad:

http://www.plumpub.com/

His VCDs are very well priced for the US. Probably the best prices in the states. Jarek also sells them.

The VCD he gave me is similiar to the one posted on...

Tainan Mantis:

Got a little carried away on the post and its a diversion form the original topic.

I have seen the Lan Jie tape and also there is a tape where he spars with my teacher Yang...

Here is the standard formula suggested for training in xiao baji.

Holding postures for 8 breaths, to the 8 structural parts of the body is the ultimate goal. I don't know anyone who has trained...

Brad:

The form on the film is baji Lei Huan. You can see the complete form on Master Su's 2 tape series. Master Su actually teaches the entire form and applications. They play GM Liu in...

Bagua, Baji, China, Qingdao Footage
Master Ma Long of WuTang USA has put out a new website with lots of great footage.

If you to the Tournaments and Events demo, you will see the Hall of Fame...

Royal Dragon

I've been with him for 13 years (ke tou ceremony, also). Asked about the system for many years and his answer is that he forgot it. Might be true, but I know he is not interested in...

Royal Dragon

I appreciate your thoughts, but I have been with him for over 13 years (I have also gone through the ke tou ceremony) and he is not interested in teaching it to anyone. He says he...

I appreciate your post, Royal Dragon.

I don't know much about Liu Yun Qiao's Tai Zu Quan except what has been posted by the Toronto site of Guo Laoshi and my own teacher.

When I first started,...

Tainan Mantis

Tai zu quan of Liu Yun Qiao is very difficult to find. I have seen some of its movements demonstrated but know of no one teaching it in the curriculum of the Wu Tan(g) system.
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Check out the articles and photos. There is a short clip of the baji/pigua combination form.

Stop by in October and you can participate in the Hall of Fame...