Bagua & Xing Yi

 

Bagua and Xing Yi are Chinese martial arts systems which emphasize energy cultivation as the foundation of their arts.  The combative techniques of Bagua focus on circular motion while the combative techniques of Xing Yi focus on linear motion.

 

BAGUA / BAGUAZHANG

One of the most important exercises of this martial system involves walking in a circle around a central focus point while in a two handed guard.  The foundational exercise of Bagua is essentially a moving form of the Santishi stance from Xing Yi.  Walking in a circle while holding the palms of your hands in certain positions and in certain orientations causes a massive grounding effect, especially on the direction changes.  It really stunned me how strong the effect was the first time I experienced it.  (Recommended DVD: Lushan Wudang Bagua Palm by Wang Ping)

 

 

XING YI

This martial system involves mostly linear motion and is primarily one leg oriented like Tai Chi.  The three most important practices of this system are the Santishi standing energy cultivation posture, the Wuji standing energy cultivation posture and the Beng Fist moving energy cultivation exercise.  Santishi involves standing in the Santishi stance for hours a day, months on end, in order to open your body to chi energy flow and to become perceptive of chi.  Beng Fist involves walking in a straight line while doing alternating right and left hand punches while heavily weighted on one leg.  The Wuji stance is used to anchor the energy changes into your body.  (Recommended DVD: Xing Yi Quan by Scott Meredith)

 

I offer private individual and small group instruction in the foundational exercises of these two arts for the purposes of energy cultivation.  The curriculum I teach is listed below.

 

BAGUA & XING YI CURRICULUM

 

1. Wuji Stance

 

2. Santishi Stance

 

3. Beng Fist

 

4. Open Hand Variation of Beng Fist

 

5. Bagua Circle Walking in Santishi Guard

 

 

 

 

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TIM CHARLES

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