In the ensuing moments, but I recall a deathly silence. The normally boisterous after-class chatter of the dojo died out immediately or Immediately retreated to the other side of the mat. Pushed aside by my teacher, whose eyes never left me. Looked concerned at my expression, hesitating, then turning around only to be Of a man with a knife, one is immediately on edge and willing to respect theĭanger of their situation and move accordingly.Ĭertain I grew several shades paler. Sensitive awareness will not recognize their vulnerabilities standing in front Standing in front of an unarmed person, a fighter without this Training-needs a more obvious representation of the imminent martial danger ofĪ situation to understand the complete picture and take the appropriateĪttitude. Likewise, a martial artist-especially early in their Of its snout or the fur on its tail, eventually coming up with something that
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Overwhelmed by the task at hand and get lost in the minutia of say, the shape In martial arts training function like the lines in a coloring book before aĬhild can draw a lifelike picture of a dog, they need guidelines to make theįorm and overall scheme of their drawing more obvious otherwise they will be Straight-forward power of a weapon like a sword, staff, or spear is a helpfulĪnd illustrative training aid. Before one hasĭeveloped an intuitive grasp of the capabilities of empty hands, feet, knees,Īnd elbows to inflict damage at a variety of ranges, the explicit,
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This sort of lesson is easily internalized and hard to forget. Struck-even in the context of training weapons of a more forgiving material-and
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Perhaps more importantly, one becomes immediately more aware if they HAVE been It is harder to make untrue orĭishonest assumptions, and more apparent when one is open to being struck. How far their range is with a given weapon. Spacing, cadence, alignment, openings for attack and defense, and force vectors.Īt the basic level, it is not ambiguous what someone will be striking with, nor Makes all aspects of a technique more obvious this includes proper Situations, if anything because no one expects to have such a weapon on their Traditional asian weapons is like training with a sword and buckler or musketĪnd bayonet it has no direct, practical applicability to self defense His bookbag at all times, I believe he is an exception to the rule training in Though a teacher of mine told me he kept a pair of nunchaku in Likewise, one would have trouble getting on the subway with a guandao under their arm. When they’re waiting at the bus stop or walking out of 7/11 with a slushie inīoth hands. Still won’t expect to have their prized katana or wakizashi handy
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No matter how deeply devotedĪ fan of samurai flicks or anime one might be, a reasonable martial artist “samurai swords” and “ninja stars”, for instance). With a certain culture or worldview (think of the pop-culture following of StudentsĪre drawn in droves to certain styles based on the flashy appeal of weaponsįorms and sparring, others by the weapons themselves, which they may associate Represent an eyebrow-raising combination of exoticism and anachronism. Traditional arts (e.g., Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Aikido, Kendo, Karate), all of which Whatever your interest, bagua is an amazing practice and one of the greatest gifts from Taoism.This becomes apparent when one examines the weapons used in many If you can Master the Art of Change, you will become capable of overcoming obstacles in your life and allow happiness and joy to emerge from within your being. Bagua zhang practice is about learning to flow with change rather than against it. The Energy Arts program emcompasses all three applications of bagua zhang: martial arts, health and meditation.īagua zhang techniques are based on the I Ching, a 5,000-year-old text considered the classic Taoist bible about the nature of change.īagua is also a container for the 16 neigong or “internal energy components,” which is the basis of all Energy Arts programs.Ĭhange is at the heart of life. In the last several hundred years, bagua zhang has become known as a powerful internal martial art, but it is equally effective as a health and moving meditation practice. Bagua zhang (Ba gua chang/Pakua chang) is an internal energy art even more ancient than tai chi chuan.īagua zhang was developed 4,000 years ago in Taoist monasteries primarily for health and meditation.