TRue my mess up My computer sux at work and I couldnt see it well. KC
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Keep IS-Dfr locked down. All IS-Dfr posters deserved to be punished.
Delete them all. Let Yama sort them out.
TRue my mess up My computer sux at work and I couldnt see it well. KC
A Fool is Born every Day !
May I ask when and from whom you all learned the 8 animal and/or Dragon Bagua sets?
I learned both forms from David Soard, and he didn't move anything like any of the practicioners in the videos linked, at least not during instruction.
However, I ask because the video Kwaichang posted is by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson, who is frequently referenced as a source of credibility at some of the Soard schools. The claim made is usually something along the lines of: Dr. Johnson is a highly respected authority on Bagua, and the Bagua he does is very similar to ours, so they must have a common, authentic source.
Given everything that has come to light lately, it would be interesting to hear how long these forms have been taught within SD. Dr. Johnson has published many books (and videos obviously as well), one dating to at least 1990: http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Chan...y+alan+johnson
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Dr. Jerry Allan Johnson is a very reliable source for knowledge...he is CYKFA BB # 74 http://www.chingyikungfu.com/index.php?m=5 He was recently awarded 5th degree BB http://www.chingyikungfu.com/index.php?m=51
If you look down the first list you will see my name # 102.
Last edited by tattooedmonk; 12-11-2012 at 01:30 PM.
I saw the 8 Animal Pa Kua in 91 in its entirety , I learned it in 2002. The Dragon was taught in 2001 I think cant really remember at work KC
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Last edited by themeecer; 12-11-2012 at 08:57 PM.
themeecer actually shares a lot of the passion that Bruce Lee had about adopting techniques into your own way of 'expressing yourself.'
-shaolinarab
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No Syn7. Those were common English spellings for the words.
It is like when an American pronounces Paris as Paree. Freaking annoying.
Edit: You do realize there was no standardized way to spell these words when it first hit the US. In the early 80s when I learned these, these words were spelled as pa qua and tai chi here.
And yes the pronunciation is somewhere between kua, qua, and gua.
Last edited by themeecer; 12-11-2012 at 09:43 PM.
themeecer actually shares a lot of the passion that Bruce Lee had about adopting techniques into your own way of 'expressing yourself.'
-shaolinarab
(Nicest thing ever said about me on these boards.)
The bastardization of proper names annoys the hell out of me. And Americans are the worst at that. Like droppin the I in aluminium is just lazy. Or saying Ceaser when the word is actually Caesar. I mean you can atleast try to say it properly.