Gao Yi Sheng
carry them a step farther. Additionally, whereas the single palm change taught the practitioner to change the body energy, power, and focus from one side to the other, the double palm change teaches the practitioner how to divide the strength and power to both sides at the same time. The mechanics of developing power, energy, and awareness in a balanced manner to both sides of the body at the same time also takes the training to a new level. The practitioner begins to learn the principle of...
By Sun Lu Tang Translated by Joseph Crandall and Helin Dong
Sun Lu Tang was one of the most prolific writers in the history of Chinese martial arts. He was the first to publish works on the internal martial arts and his ideas set a tone for the study and practice of martial arts since the early part of this century. Sun was deeply interested in the study of the physical boxing art as it related to the principles of Chinese philosophy and many of his writings address his ideas about the connections between physical practice and philosophical theory....
The Study of Ba Gua Zhang Movement
Ba Gua Zhang is an art of principle. It is not an art of choreography, it is not an art of technique, it is not an art of form. This does not mean it does not have choreographed sequences, techniques, or forms, this means that all of these things are rooted in theory and principle and thus there is an almost unlimited potential for variation in technique or form as long as the technique or form adheres to the underlying principles or energies of the movement being studied. Therefore, in...