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3 basins, 5 elements step, 8 amp 64 palms, 10 stretch exercises Ten Heavenly Stems , 12 animal forms and the 24 essences. The linking and developing of Yi Ching with Ba Gua. Basic Stretch exercise Ten Tin Gon Tian Gan Pre-Heaven Single change Palms Double change Palms Eight Mother Palms Five Dragon Palms Post-Heaven 64 palms arranged in 8 sections with separate usage for each section 12 animals forms studied by some students Weapons Usage of the palm is directly linked to weapons The Wu Long...

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Sun Tang Bagua

Li Yuen Zhang, 5. Pau Chum 6. On Jai Did your teacher ever talk about Wu Meng Xia If so, what did he say Wu was a private student. Therefore, Ho never met him in the public park. Wu published a book called 81 postures of Taiji Quan and an Explanation of the secret nine scriptures. Ho wrote a letter to the publisher and got Wu's address. Wu was happy to answer all of Ho's queries. Ho said Wu's Tai Ji book contains many of the Ba Gua theories, instead of Tai Ji. Zhang Jun Feng was very furious...

Ba Gua Zhang Summer Workshops

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Over the last several years the Ba Gua Summer Retreat has become one of the most popular Ba Gua Zhang learning and sharing environments. Many instructors have created annual events which continue to grown in popularity. The summer retreat is an excellent format for students to submerse themselves in Ba Gua Zhang practice for anywhere from a few days to up to one week. Below we list four of the most popular events. Park Bok Nam's East and West Coast Ba Gua Camps Park Bok Nam began his annual...

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Central Square, MA 02139 617 497-4459 Richmond, B.C., Canada 604 273-9648 Lin Chao Zhen San Francisco, CA 94102 415 921-6978 Elmhurst, NY 11373 718 779-5909 Lin Chun-Fu Baltimore, MD 21224 301 732-4890 Kevin Lovas Oklahoma City, OK 73132 405 728-8462 Nan Lu, O.M.D. Alexandria, VA 22312 703 658-0580 Ron Matthews Vallejo, CA 707 558-8765 Ray McRae Boston, MA 02111 617 426-0958 Thomas Miles Pacific Grove, CA 93950 408 655-2990 Harrison Moretz Newport News, VA 804 827-8923 Al-Waalee Muhammad...

Ba Gua Instructor Wang Shu Jin Remembered with a Memorial Stone placed at Dong

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In Volume 3, No. 1 of the Pa Kua Chang Journal, we presented a history of Dong Hai Chuan's tomb which now needs to be updated to include the newest addition to the tomb site. During a ceremony which took place on October 14, 1994, a stone tablet was erected by the Japanese Cheng Ming Society in memory of Wang Shu Jin. The tablet was placed on the left side of Dong's eight-sided tomb. The dedication of Wang's tomb was aided and supported by many noted Ba Gua Zhang practitioners from the Beijing...

Methods and Applications of Ba Gua Specialty Weapons

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The North American Tang Shou Tao Association teaching curriculum includes the study of numerous Ba Gua Zhang two handed specialty weapons. In order to provide an introduction to some of these weapons, North American Tang Shou Tao instructor Marc Melton has submitted the following article. Marc is of Chinese descent on his mother's side and speaks the language fluently. In addition to his study with the North American Tang Shou Tao Association, Marc has also traveled to China on several...

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Please make Checks Payable to Higjh View Publications - Thank You Randy Elia Bernard Langan Park Bok Nam Richard Upton New York, NY 10003 212 533-1751 Ray Ahles Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201 385-3130 Tucson, AZ 85740 602 544-4838 John Bracy Burton, MI 48529 313 743-1450 Clawson, MI 48017 810 280-2788 Tim Cartmell Westminster, CA 714 896-9531 Woodland Hills, CA 818 702-6946 Victor Chao Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 5C8 613 546-2116 Col. Ret. Y.W. Chang New Orleans, LA 70118 504 861-4283 Yonkers, NY...

Gao Style Ba Gua in Hong Kong The Life and Teaching of He Ke Cai

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Two issues ago we announced that He Ke Cai T T , the last of Gao Yi Sheng's fii A Mt direct lineage students, had died. In the Pa Kua Chang Newsletter Volume 2, Number 3 we had presented an article about He Ke Cai, the majority of that article being biographical In this issue, in honor of He Ke Cai's passing, we will again present some of the highlights of his life and then discuss some of what He Ke Cai taught his students. The majority of the information presented in this article was gathered...