Translated by David Alexander Bagua Quan is a teaching system (I believe that other martial arts should also be like this). In my first book (Bagua Quan Foundation) I explained things through the medium of text and illustrations. However martial arts is like a kind of pictorial language in which knowledge depends entirely on ‘physical… Continue reading The tree of Bagua Quan
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Image and action are two separate things
Image and action are two separate things When in earlier times I studied ‘Later stage Bagua Quan’ my master often said “Image and action are two separate things ”. For a long time I didn’t understand. Afterwards I gradually caught some of the meaning and then passed over the threshold of ‘Later stage Bagua Quan’.… Continue reading Image and action are two separate things
Chinese martial arts: an investigation into how they developed from hard to soft and into their current status
Chinese martial arts: an investigation into how they developed from hard to soft and into their current status Human culture has arisen for the purpose of resolving problems in order to satisfy needs. This article takes this as a premise and investigates the development of Chinese martial arts. What martial arts (as well as every… Continue reading Chinese martial arts: an investigation into how they developed from hard to soft and into their current status
Conversation with He Jing-Han, on 1/7/01.
The Chinese martial arts are not for creating fighters but for training human ability (human potential) in the abstract. Actually the character wu is inaccurately translated as “martial.” The word “martial” in English has to do with war, but the word “wu” in Chinese is one part of the wen/wu dichotomy. This wu means the… Continue reading Conversation with He Jing-Han, on 1/7/01.
A posture is like a battle formation
A posture is like a battle formation Postures are an important part of Chinese martial arts. They are an indispensable part of the training in every school. In particular every school’s ‘basic form’ will contain the basic postures which are the ‘mother posture’ (also known as ‘original posture’) followed by several ‘son postures’ (also known… Continue reading A posture is like a battle formation
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